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  • by SandWyrm I’m not sure how much to read into this yet before their full financials are posted, but as we all know, GW loves to give out dividends. Well, according to their preliminary financial statement, they’re going to be giving out 20% less of them this year compared to...

    The Back 40K: GW Dividends Down 20%

    Posted on May 22, 2012 | No Comments
    by SandWyrm I’m not sure how much to read into this yet before their full financials are posted, but as we all know, GW loves to give out dividends. Well, according to their preliminary financial statement, they’re going to be giving out 20% less of them this year compared to...

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  • First off thank you all for the particiaption in the last post. There were some good thoughts but this is one I wanted to address directly as it King does a good job at stating why he perceives the games as slanted toward shooting. This is naturally open discussion. Everyone...

    They Shall Know Fear: 40k is a Shooting Game? Pt. 2

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
    First off thank you all for the particiaption in the last post. There were some good thoughts but this is one I wanted to address directly as it King does a good job at stating why he perceives the games as slanted toward shooting. This is naturally open discussion. Everyone...

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  • So…..lots of stuff in that title J This post is going to be long. It might be a bit ranty here or there and might be a bit holier than thou in some places but I feel some of it needs to be said. Also I’m going to try and...

    They Shall Know Fear: The Nova, Terrain in 40k, and 40k is a Shooting Game

    Posted on May 10, 2012 | No Comments
    So…..lots of stuff in that title J This post is going to be long. It might be a bit ranty here or there and might be a bit holier than thou in some places but I feel some of it needs to be said. Also I’m going to try and...

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  • Link to Imperius Dominatus Original Link http://www.imperiusdominatus.com/2012/04/discussion-awesomez-players.html

    Imperius Dominatus: Discussion: Awesomez players?

    Posted on April 12, 2012 | No Comments
    Link to Imperius Dominatus Original Link http://www.imperiusdominatus.com/2012/04/discussion-awesomez-players.html

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  • Only in this Hobby would I need to make that distinction… Anyway. There is a terrible and ugly practise that continues unabated within our game, because people simply don't like to criticise it.  Perhaps because they've done it themselves once or twice.  Perhaps, because they can't all be me, and carry ludicrous amounts of...

    Mind War, ftw!: Laxity, oh laxity, how lovely are your branches aka Mini-rant 1 (As in, a miniature rant, not a rant about miniatures…)

    Posted on March 31, 2012 | No Comments
    Only in this Hobby would I need to make that distinction… Anyway. There is a terrible and ugly practise that continues unabated within our game, because people simply don't like to criticise it.  Perhaps because they've done it themselves once or twice.  Perhaps, because they can't all be me, and carry ludicrous amounts of...

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  • by SandWyrm The news is starting to hit that GW is canceling it’s Throne of Skulls event and tournament circuit after this year. The more disturbing question, so far unanswered, is whether they’re going to cancel all prize support for tournaments. Even local ones. This is the email that supposedly...

    The Back 40K: Is GW Walking Away From Us?

    Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
    by SandWyrm The news is starting to hit that GW is canceling it’s Throne of Skulls event and tournament circuit after this year. The more disturbing question, so far unanswered, is whether they’re going to cancel all prize support for tournaments. Even local ones. This is the email that supposedly...

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  • by SandWyrm Let’s talk websites. Specifically, what Battlefront does with theirs vs. the fail that is the Games Workshop website. First, let’s look at the Games Workshop Website: It’s very “BUY! BUY! BUY!”, isn’t it? Maybe if we click on the Warhammer 40K link, we’ll get some more focused content....

    The Back 40K: Look And See: What GW Could Be

    Posted on March 28, 2012 | No Comments
    by SandWyrm Let’s talk websites. Specifically, what Battlefront does with theirs vs. the fail that is the Games Workshop website. First, let’s look at the Games Workshop Website: It’s very “BUY! BUY! BUY!”, isn’t it? Maybe if we click on the Warhammer 40K link, we’ll get some more focused content....

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  • by SandWyrm (sigh…) I suppose the 11-month reprieve in Sun Tsu quoting ‘tactics’ articles out in the blog-o-sphere was too good to last. With the general downturn in 40K morale/interest pre-6th, the stupid is starting to surface again. This time in the form of an article on Fantasy. Next we’ll...

    The Back 40K: Re-Post: Sun Tsu And The Art Of Stupid

    Posted on March 21, 2012 | No Comments
    by SandWyrm (sigh…) I suppose the 11-month reprieve in Sun Tsu quoting ‘tactics’ articles out in the blog-o-sphere was too good to last. With the general downturn in 40K morale/interest pre-6th, the stupid is starting to surface again. This time in the form of an article on Fantasy. Next we’ll...

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  • by SandWyrm GW spammed my inbox with an advert for their ’145 trailer’ this morning. Yeah, um. We all figured out what it was 2 days ago guys.Here’s the video: Obviously, it’s supposed to build anticipation for their upcoming paint revamp. Note the symbol at the end of the video...

    The Back 40K: One Forty Five… What?

    Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
    by SandWyrm GW spammed my inbox with an advert for their ’145 trailer’ this morning. Yeah, um. We all figured out what it was 2 days ago guys.Here’s the video: Obviously, it’s supposed to build anticipation for their upcoming paint revamp. Note the symbol at the end of the video...

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  • I took a little bit of time to actually attack my long neglected work area today after work. I set to work cleaning out the piles of stuff that I have accumulated over the last year or so. Finally, I got so disgusted, I just started throwing out boxes of...

    KANTOR BASE: Toy Soldier Clean Up

    Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
    I took a little bit of time to actually attack my long neglected work area today after work. I set to work cleaning out the piles of stuff that I have accumulated over the last year or so. Finally, I got so disgusted, I just started throwing out boxes of...

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