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Mauleed wrote:
It's all excuses with Xtapl.

S-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-re it is.... that's me, all right. Always "making excuses." Of course, much like your "interesting" interpretation of the LOS rules, you have nothing to back up the statement.

At any rate, we are agreed. You design the list, and I'll go undefeated with it.

I'll design your list, and see how you do.

Something tells me that although we'll both step up, neither of us will shut up, so it's pointless to even consider.

Regardless, the deal is on.

I always thought that a "Balanced" list was something that wasn't very over powering but wasn't completely min/maxed or tooled up either. This is the kind of game that you'd normally find in pick up areas. "Friendly" lists and all that, warm and fuzzies, etc. IMO, this is an entirely different game than playing 40k in a tournament where it is perfectly acceptable to bring the hardest-most tooled up list you can think of. They're very different games and are played differently, and both are fun so long as you know what kind of game you're going to play.

A game where someone takes a normal, "balanced" list when fighting tooled up army isn't going to be that much fun for either player.

Saying that a balanced list is something that mixes things like assault and shooting in equal parts is pretty hard to do since some armies simply can't do that. You don't see Tau armies with good counter charge units or Orks with really shooty mobs - it just doesn't work.

Actually those Lists I have seen and can give you an accurate list of each barring wargear on some.

    Its Highly arrogant of you to say you can beat all those lists when its all fine and dandy in TheoryHammer but there will always be extra variables when it comes to game time and no game is ever 100% won. Pauls list had 3 power assault units that made up for his shooting and most of his list was mobile as well.

    I do remember when you backed down Chicago 2005 GT when you knew Marc was coming to play. Now I am not saying you could beat him or vice versa, I am only saying that when it comes to wins He is along with Shawn Kemp are exceptional gamers that are the best in the nation and not because they win every game, its because they make solid lists most of them non MEQ, making sure both sides have a good time win or lose, and lastly superb paintjobs and great conversions. Maybe I am wrong and its not a balanced army that wins but infact the balanced individual.

How may balanced gamers do you know?
I can count them on one finger.

I'm one. I have never fielded a single Las/Plas squad in my Marine Army. I usually run a 40/60 mix for assualt and shooty (respectively) with my Marines.

I didn't "back down" from going to the Chicago GT. I just didn't go. I travel to more than half a dozen tournaments a year. If I don't make every single one I'm suddenly ducking people? Mark and Shaun are fantastic players, and while I'd love to play them, jumping on a plane so you can see if I'd beat them isn't exactly a priority of mine.

But the Daboyz GT is coming up in a couple of months and I might be able to attend that one. Why don't you contact them and request I be paired against Shaun in round 1. I'm sure they'll be just as concerned with the matchup as you are.

Xtapl:

Bravo sir. Game on. Once the codex comes out, I'll post a list and the challenge.

Posted By mauleed on 08/24/2006 10:01 AM

Edit: and besides, all of those would have lost terribly to my unbalanced list!

Funny, I've always found your lists to be quite balanced...Especially the most infamous one.

Posted By mauleed on 08/24/2006 5:09 PM

I didn't "back down" from going to the Chicago GT. I just didn't go. I travel to more than half a dozen tournaments a year. If I don't make every single one I'm suddenly ducking people? Mark and Shaun are fantastic players, and while I'd love to play them, jumping on a plane so you can see if I'd beat them isn't exactly a priority of mine.

But the Daboyz GT is coming up in a couple of months and I might be able to attend that one. Why don't you contact them and request I be paired against Shaun in round 1. I'm sure they'll be just as concerned with the matchup as you are.

  fair enough

this challenge sounds like fun...maybe some DCM donations could go to providing Xtapl and Ed cheap air tickets to throw down and settle this once and for all. bookies should start making a line.

Alright another wang measuring contest!

Posted By Green Bloater on 08/25/2006 8:51 AM
Alright another wang measuring contest!

Spoken like someone that knows he shouldn't enter these sorts of contests.

Posted By mauleed on 08/25/2006 10:18 AM

Posted By Green Bloater on 08/25/2006 8:51 AM
Alright another wang measuring contest!

Spoken like someone that knows he shouldn't enter these sorts of contests.

Ed, you do know that Green Bloater is BloodyT, right?

And getting back on topic.... I think that an all star gaming showdown would be pretty enlightening.

Posted By bigchris1313 on 08/25/2006 10:34 AM

Posted By mauleed on 08/25/2006 10:18 AM

Posted By Green Bloater on 08/25/2006 8:51 AM
Alright another wang measuring contest!

Spoken like someone that knows he shouldn't enter these sorts of contests.

Ed, you do know that Green Bloater is BloodyT, right?

Of course.

If anyone cares, (which I know they don't) I am undefeated with my Latest Mech Tau incarnation 5-0-0

Although I have a game against a necron player on Saturday and will probably get rocked.

Posted By happypants on 08/25/2006 12:14 PM
If anyone cares, (which I know they don't) I am undefeated with my Latest Mech Tau incarnation 5-0-0

Are they tournament games?

No, but 3 of them were against tournament players, 1 was GT champ '04 which I am pretty proud of. (Crushing victory)

I probably won't be playing heavy tourneys until next season b/c the kids are a bit young for me to be taking off for the weekend and leaving the wife at home more than I already do for business.

I probably won't be playing heavy tourneys until next season b/c the kids are a bit young for me to be taking off for the weekend and leaving the wife at home more than I already do for business.

  I can sympathize with that, since I've got kids of my own.  In the past couple of years, I've been able to play in  only three local tournaments(RTT's).   When the kids are older, I think it would be fun to go to a GT with some of my buds and get some games in.

No chance you are around Toronto is there?

I'm spoiled because I only have my kids every other weekend, and the future mrs. works most saturdays.

So if I'm not too hung over to wake up, I go to two tournaments a month.

So if I'm not too hung over to wake up, I go to two tournaments a month.

Die!

Maybe you should change your name to "Angrypants"

He does ALWAYS seem to have anger issues. I hope he is not like that around his kids. Those are his kids in his avatar, aren't they? If, by some chance, those are not his kids in the avatar I am VERY concerned about a guy who calls himself Happypants.

Darrian
(Concerned citizen of the US wondering about the laws of Canada)

Doh, sorry for triple post, I thought it was blocking out "Screw" and now it won't let me nix them.

Oh, and anyone who has kids hates hearing about people sleeping in :p

And yes, those are my kids, Sky and Tao, 2 years and 3 1/2 months respecitively.

Posted By happypants on 08/25/2006 3:28 PM
And yes, those are my kids, Sky and Tao, 2 years and 3 1/2 months respecitively.

Are those their superhero names or are you a stinkin' hippie?

Hippies can bathe too!

Are you sure of that? I mean, in my limited experience with "hippies" I have seen NO evidence of bathing. On the contrary, I have seen a very strong aversion to any act of personal hygene.

Darrian
Hippie = dirty

I said they can, not that they did! :p

Edit: Also, note that older "hippies" most certainly do. It's just the pseudo nouveaux riche hippies in thier German automiboles paid by mom & dad that don't. Gamers seem to bath less than most hippies, which also at least have the decency to at attempt masking their stench with cologne.

Are those their superhero names or are you a stinkin' hippie?

Little from column A, little from column B