These are dusters.  It’s a pilot in a mech suit. A very powerful unit, dusters are strictly optional in game play and you only bring them if both players agree.

Honestly, most players don’t play with them but the models are neat.

@grantinvanman
I’d say it’s not that 40k is aimed at ‘tournament players’.
I’d say it is aimed at sucking wallets dry.

It only aligns with ‘tournament players’, because the goals of both align as they want to play games while only ever engaging with the hobby-side of things as little as possible. That’s why tournaments need to have prizes for…[Read more]

// of course you can play any game any way you want but that wasn’t the point. the point is: what is your jam?
If I had to pick a jam ?
It’d be anti-competitive 😛
It’s not something I do for a living, so I’m not a professional gamer either.

// if you buy a game that is designed competitive but you change rules so you can play more fluffy and c…[Read more]

Never played competitive. Always play with (against?) friends. Winning is nice, but having fun is more important.

I’m completly on board with @grantinvanman and @jeffersonpowers here.

@limburger of course you can play any game any way you want but that wasn’t the point. the point is: what is your jam?

Side thought: if you buy a game that is designed competitive but you change rules so you can play more fluffy and casual (or vice versa): is it still the same…[Read more]

@jeffersonpowers

“I would place myself as casual with a dash of narrative. The reasons I like to play games are having fun with my friends, and immersing myself in a world, idea, or even just the mechanisms and structures of a well-designed set of rules.”

This is where I stand/sit; I like non-competitive at all cost games and tournaments. I l…[Read more]

every game is miniature agnostic.
every game is a narrative game
every game can be a tournament game
it’s all about perception and how the community responds.

Good rules aren’t things that are strictly for tournaments. Claiming that only tournaments need them is false and makes narrative games feel like a way for companies to cheap out on the…[Read more]

I would place myself as casual with a dash of narrative. The reasons I like to play games are having fun with my friends, and immersing myself in a world, idea, or even just the mechanisms and structures of a well-designed set of rules.