People on hiatus Speak out!

First of all by people I mean ME.

I've recently read thru another post in the forums about some guys thinking that this "win-at-all-cost" attitude and that "rules-bending" and "rules-lawyering" is the pinnacle of gaming skills.  That for you to be the Ryu of games is to be the most shadiest most cunning bastard on the street.

These people are sadly mistaken.  Meriam webster defines what a game is: "a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other."  A competition conducted according to rules. It is not an activity that guages and rewards players on how well they can play outside of the rules.  There are many words to describe the contrary.  Some are even illegal like "hacking".  No gentlemen (and the occasional ladies)!  What makes a great player is his ability to play by the rules and win.  The sheer force of will when all sense tells you to surrender.  A deep understanding of strategy and logic as the rules of the game dictate.  In other words true skill and heart!  The greatest player of any game is one who actually plays the game.  To tell you the truth friends (and according to some Macedonian members of our society,.. lovers. lol)... to play and win by rules exploit is not playing the game.  It's playing outside of the game.  Ryu they are not.  No.  Sagat would be more likely. I mean seriously?  The guy is taller than anyone in that game.  It's like a bully picking on little kids for sport.


I do not believe that the traditional Warhammer community needs to change it's ideals or the way it conducts business to accomodate newbies.  Sorry but that is wrong.  When you enter a group or a community it is you who is the new comer.  It is not the community that needs to go out of it's way to please you because you are not the center of their world.  If you wish to join any group it is you who has to learn to assimilate.  That is a fact of life.  I admire the way the proper attitude was defended by the old timers.  The GW hobby is meant to be enjoyed and played a certain way as dictated by PAGE 2.  You wish to enjoy the game then understand that. 


Lastly I find it ironic that the very same people who espouse the use of rules-exploit and run-everybody-over-to-get-to-the-finish-line-win-at-all-cost-attitude(pant pant), which is tantamount to putting one over someone else would then make an appeal to humanity when their ideals are attacked.  Run over someone and ask that people be politically correct around you?  There's plenty of things wrong with that picture.  That's like a mass murderer who appeals to the UN council to treat him more humanely...

With the grand tournament lurking just around the corner I would hope that  every member of this blog would exemplify the proper gaming attitude that we tried to foster within the Galleria sector.  I'd like to think we raised our kids well.  lol. :P