Re: [BTSS] WD Sept.

Friday, September 2, 2011

I disagree. A thing is official if your opponent cannot "take it away". E.g.
your OP cannot say you are not allowed to take Exorcist tanks in your army
just because he doesn't like it.

For the Repressor, he/she can. Thus, it is unofficial.

On 2 September 2011 22:19, ShinyBlueThing <shiny_blue_thing@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> **
>
>
> The thing is, from GW's position, there is no such thing as 'official'.
> You can do it if your opponent lets you do it. You can do ANYTHING if
> your opponent agrees to let you do it, since its nobody else's business
> but you and your opponent. Whether that's fielding Repressors, a
> three-sided battle, or smashing up each others removed casualties with a
> hammer its all the same to them.
>
> GW still don't like the idea of 'official' and 'unofficial' because they
> don't think its their place to dictate to their players what they are
> and aren't allowed to do in the comfort of their own gaming boards. Now,
> there's something of a contradiction between holding this attitude and
> simultaneously organising a range of 'official' tournaments where
> specific gaming standards and conventions are enforced, but in a
> non-tourney setting, its whatever you and the guy opposite agree on.
>
>
> On 02/09/2011 14:42, Roland Fejes wrote:
> > I phoned up GW on the Repressor, because it just bugged me why to mention
> it
> > and donate a full page to FW vehicles if cannot be used. The conversation
> > went like this:
> >
> > Me: Hello, this is XY speaking and I'd like to know if sisters of battle
> > army can now officially take a Repressor as a dedicated transport now
> that
> > they are so widely advertised in White Dwarf and are mentioned in the
> codex?
> > GW rep: I don't know. You need to ask Forgeworld office. *click*
> >
> > So, I phoned up FW. They said, it was still an "if your opponent allows
> you
> > to bring it in then you can use them" scenario.
> >
> > bullcrap :(
>
>
>


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