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GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby Angelwing » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:02 pm

I guess people find the software really useful? I've never tried it myself.
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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby Spack » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:18 am

jlong05 wrote:Doesnt battlescribe have a no GW rule?

http://battlescribe.blogspot.co.uk/2011 ... ement.html


I've had a look around, and while the discussion of GW files is banned there, the software itself links to repositories where users can upload their own files and GW lists are available if you know where to look. Expect the repository owners (main one is discussed here: http://catalogue.randomhit.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4 ) to be getting a notice from GW shortly if they haven't had one already. Where AB and BS differ is that AB has the DFC lookup included by default, but BS requires the user to link to the repository themselves.
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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby killmaimburn » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:20 am

Angelwing wrote:I guess people find the software really useful? I've never tried it myself.

Good ones are helpful to noobs,helping them follow rules they can't be bothered to read, oh what you mean I can't have 4 powerfists mounted on my assault cannon?
Its helpful for pick up games.. whilst LH still swears by pen and paper (primarily due to his own accuracy with numbers) actually reading a list people have scribbled out 3 minutes before a game using all his own acronyms and """s and shorthand is V hard to follow. If you set the standard you can expect more from your opponent than "I have some stuff and 26 speeders, what do you mean list??".
Its easier in game to have one/two pages with your armies rules (rather than in force org page, unit pages, special character pages and USR bits. (although thats probably the bit GW get most upset with, and also the bit that frequently needs double checking with source).

For me.. they (as a general product) are a useful tool for defragmenting an army list. If you write out some long chain formula (with proper footnotes so someone else can understand it)it gets messy pulling on random loose threads if your not a logarithmic ninja (I'm not).Altering sub sub elements of it efficiently (hotswapping) makes army list ideas alot quicker to thrash out and then judge.It means I can play more varied lists without having to handicap them with bad math or worse the 'ooh yeah I didn't have time to scribble on my napkin, I've got 300 points left :? We'll just add 2 squads of terminators and call it fair' guy.

Its a maths thing but its also a social thing.
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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby BANE » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:31 am

@ Toby,

You going to meet up in Oct? If so bring the assault cannon 4 powerfist, ill let you use it.
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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby Stunty » Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:00 am

you gonna bring that building Nige made?
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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby BANE » Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:05 pm

The droppodable defense laser of much massiveness! Maybe I will.
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Re: GW swings the banhammer on Army Builder files ...

Postby conscriptboris » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:10 pm

As long as they support it and it becomes multi-platform....not just ipad, then were saved (except cost of course!)

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