Community Grow-Up … Bit of a Rant … and a DA List and Batrep

So the community at large has its share of folks who find it easy to cut on others. These types can be found from random gamers all the way up to big name players and other event organizers. Every year I get to hear from others about the things they say ... whether it's about the NOVA or other events ... and I always feel frustrated. I ALWAYS want to overreact and go right at it ... I'm working hard at being more professional, and more patient. It's hard work growing up!

I don't understand what it is that causes people to cut down their peers within the hobby at a whim ... why they don't understand the outlay people put down to put these events on for the public. I don't understand why folks so readily act like kindergartners to cut down others among their buddies. I will say, I'm tired of it. At least as far as the NOVA is concerned, we've spent every year putting down thousands of our personal hours, and thousands of our personal dollars, to see hobbyists have a grand time. We're taking it a step further now by driving our efforts toward both fun at the convention, and raising real money for the greater good of the world at large.

It's not much of a rallying cry ... it's just another blog in a blogosphere and community full of them ... but color me hoping everyone and anyone out there will join me in trying to make our hobby a better place. I stand on my own past faults in asking this - I've been just as small as others from time to time. Let's try to show the people we meet and interact with that our hobby is full of GOOD people ... who won't quietly watch and sit as losers tarnish our hobby by cutting down on the hard efforts of others.

The ones I hope will adjust the most ... and look, I heard this myself from other TOs when I got started, and was way too outspoken in the wrong ways ... are fellow event organizers. You guys and gals understand BEST what other people go through. Stick up for each other ... keep in mind how much crap you go through, and how much it hurts when people level false accusations at you, or talk about your event without ever checking to see if what they're saying is true. When you do that about someone else's event, what does that make you if not incapable of learning from your own biggest pet peeves?

In more relaxed subject matter news, tackled the following Daemons list using the following DA list ... keynote was using the FNP warlord trait and guard blob to charge and pin down 2 squads of screamers ... was a giant pain to the poor blob (which took a ton of casualties the turn the daemons arrived, and so charged in banged up), but enabled the combat squadded remainder to deal with the un-engaged screamers and 3 flamer squads + troops in detail quite easily. The mission was objectives, but it turned into a focused effort to simply table the daemons; this succeeded, so there's not much need for a batrep.

Daemons won the turn roll and elected to go second. Sent preferred wave of all-but-troops in to try and mop up the blob ... which they killed about 50% of on arrival (4++ and FNP was pretty effective at enduring a hell of a lot). Libby rolled and got re-roll-saves power, so kept that instead of picking up Prescience.

DA List:

Azrael - 215
Librarian w/ Force Stave (I like the S6 better than APX), Auspex - 70
Primaris Psyker - 70

Guardsman Marbo - 65 (he did well, blew up 4 flamers with his nuke on arrival, due to them shooting my blob instead of running to spread ... 9 wounds, failed 8 saves rather abysmally)

6 Ravenwing Bikers w/ 2 Meltaguns, Attack Bike w/ HB - 226
6 Ravenwing Bikers w/ 2 Meltaguns, Attack Bike w/ HB - 226
6 Ravenwing Bikers w/ 2 Plasmaguns, Attack Bike w/ HB - 236
6 Ravenwing Bikers w/ 2 Flamers, Attack Bike w/ HB - 216
Platoon Command w/ 4 Grenade Launchers - 50
Guard Blob w/ 5 Squads of Power Axe equipped Sarges, 2 total sniper rifles - 310
Platoon Command w/ 4 Grenade Launchers - 50
Guard Squad w/ sniper rifle - 55
Guard Squad w/ sniper rifle - 55

Daemons List

Herald of Tzeentch w/ Chariot - 65

9 x Flamers - 207
9 x Flamers - 207
9 x Flamers - 207

5 x Horrors w/ Changeling - 90
5 x Horrors - 85
5 x Horrors - 85
5 x Horrors - 85
5 x Plaguebearers - 70
5 x Plaguebearers - 70

9 x Screamers - 225
9 x Screamers - 225
9 x Screamers - 225