No one is arguing for it either. You have made a slew of assumptions on how things would be implemented and are making broad statements based on them when frankly the discussion is (currently) as simple as "Allow forgeworld, yes/no? Why?"
To this point we were mainly discussing interest and finacial repercussions for BG, the two most important issues. If we get over those hurdles, then we can discuss balance and other factors.
This is even more obvious from your last post... As Grimwulfe noted why would you only allow some FW models and not all 40k approved models from every book?
We use plenty of FW models to count as GW models right now. Why is it shocking that someone may want to do the reverse when FW is allowed?
Did I say that some FW should be banned? Or did I just suggest that "allowing FW" doesn't automatically mean "allowing all of FW". That would be the next step in the discussion once we pass the initial part.
Sure, some people might want to, some people might want to use cups as drop pods, but that doesn't mean cups are not legal to drink out of at BG.
Sure, explaining what one or two models do is trivial, but why is someone suddenly only allowed to bring 2 FW models? What if I have 6? What if my opponent also has 6? What if they are playing an entirely FW approved list? Wanting to not alienate players has come up multiple times, but how long will it take you to explain every unit in your army to someone who is still relatively new to the game?
If you are relatively new, odds are I will need to explain a bunch of shit to you anyways. If I am playing a FW list, you know it is legal because Sam/Chase checked it, and you can fucking read it any time you want during the game. Shit, my movement phase and deployment might be a good time. It isn't my fault if your reading comprehension is not good enough to look at stat lines and gear descriptions and figure out what they do. You can also ask me while I am deploying. Do you just always play people who aren't helpful? When I play you, I am going to beat you because I am better than you, not because I sneakily hid what my models could do.
Playing Sisters, I can tell you for a FACT that it can take 5 minutes to go over all of my army's special rules, each unit's act of faith, and provide documentation when someone says "Celestine cannot die? You are joking... show me. Wait, your faith roll is sometimes a 4 and sometimes a 3? What?" Adding in FW explanations, now our deployment time has been cut in half or more. Sure, that is a "perfect storm" scenario, but certainly possible.
Yeah, sisters don't have an actual codex, so it is not very availible BAN TEH SISTAHS!!!11!!ONE!
Be less dismissive of the possibility that events may play out differently than how you have assumed, or at the very least share your laundry list of "obvious things" that are required for FW allowance to work and actually contribute some depth to the discussion.
Have better informed opinions and I will be less dismissive of them. I have every confidence in the world that Chase/Sam/BG will ABSOLUTELY require actual FW models to play them, and ABSOLUTELY require the rules for said models to be present as well. It is a non issue. FW has been allowed at BG events in the past on limited occasions and that is always how it is gone. BG has megabattles that allow anything/everything, and that is still required.
Maybe instead of getting on my ass about it, you could actually ask the community or chase et al before you assume that people are going to be able to use toothpicks to create their special FW goodness.
I am very aware of what it takes to make FW work. If you read all of this discussion you'd realize that I started it, and, that I suggested we discuss chase's concerns about finacially damaging the store by allowing FW, as if BG is not comfortable for monetary reasons to allow FW regularly, none of the things you brought up mean shit.
