Ah, I suppose I'd better address this.
All right, that's it.
1) I haven't posted in this thread since page 8
2) You brought up my name, and somehow I've been part of this conversation for 3 pages.
So you've been reading it, then? You haven't set foot in the store we play out of for at least 3 years, and I haven't been in a BG event in over a year myself. So why do I fucking hear about you so much? That is probably the question you should ask.
3) I most certainly did bitch you out via PM -- Because I thought you were being pompous, preachy, and condescending. I PM'd you because I wanted I didn't want to continue making a public scene of it, I just wanted you to stop. Well, so much for that!
Well, as far as I can tell, I did stop. What am I supposed to do -- not refer to my club? My club being about to run events of its' own (and, by extension, BG's popular events) is the only reason I am even on this board right now. The same formula is applied to everything I do with that club -- look at what makes people unhappy in other situations and do my best to prevent it/facilitate its' opposite. Combined with the fact I'm hearing tall tales and rumors about things down there it was a clear thing to check out. I don't really care that it annoys you that I talk about my club, I am not lording it over anybody and just because you take it as such doesn't mean that is my intention. BG has a bigger community and the best and biggest events in the area BAR NONE and my club will never touch but a shred of that same popularity, and I know that. I say "my people" because that is what they are, I don't play at BG.
Don't get pissed at me because the closest thing you guys have to a sense of community is everyone talking shit about you. I say those things to make sure everyone knows I am here as a guest and that I have my own little bubble where we do things differently, elsewhere, and to take what I say with a grain of salt at their discretion.
4) You have spent many, many pages in this thread about comp talking about how BG has such a bad reputation, everything is better where you play, everything would be fine if we weren't all jerks, and how up at the battle bunker you need to protect "your people".
Not even close to true and completely subjective. No one here has been a jerk, show me where I've said as much. Even above, read what I wrote -- that you probably get a bad rap, and that have of the bad things I've heard are exaggeration. The point is that comp, as a feature, makes all that bullshit less likely. Aren't you tired of being called a bullshitter? Play in an event with comp and no one can say your list is bullshit, you match the comp, everyone elses is at the same level. it is not just a tool to actually level the playing field, but a tool to level peoples' perceptions of the playing field as well -- a PR tool, that will get more people coming in. This comp system FURTHER has the benefit of potentially allowing both casual and hardcore players to co-exist at BG. It is from all angles a good idea.
I protect my people from being treated like shit because THAT is the founding principle of Evil Dice, because when I started,
I was treated like shit. No one told me how to paint, how to play, how to act, how tournaments and clubs worked, none of it. Openly mocked by guys, disrespected and bullied. So yeah -- I protect those people. My club is for people who like this game and don't want to put up with that bullshit. It's why I founded it and why I gave six years of my life to it and will give a hundred more if I have to. So if you want to put me on the cross for that, fine -- do it. My conscience is clear, I never came here to rub anything in your face.
5) I don't even think any of this is true (well, except for everyone thinking I'm an A-hole, that's totally true) BG has a reputation for having a competitive scene -- which is totally deserved. I certainly think that can drive less-competitve people away....and that's also probably justified, no one enjoys being totally outclassed. But it's not a bad thing, in and of itself, in fact I think it's great. BG has basically never had trouble getting huge attendance for it's tournaments, and recent drop-offs almost certainly have everything to do with turbulence in 40k, and nothing to do with BG.
Like I said to you in the PMs -- we're all playing the same game. Regardless, we're in agreement here. But rulings need to be made or you are going to always have two camps: comp vs no comp, double FOC vs 1999+1, super heavies vs. no super heavies. This comp system idea was a good way to at least let people put a number to it, so that they could all exist in the same homogenized scale.
6) Hey please stop telling us how we do everything wrong and you do everything right -- that was why I PM'd you saying you were being pompous, condescending and other names. Feel free to tell me what a jerkhole I am -- preferably via IM.
7) I would really like to go back to discussing comp, now. (and not how comp relates BG's general righteousness, moral standing, and reputation)
I never said any such thing, and would never -- Chase has been super friendly to me since day one and I would never disrespect the store. What we do up there works for our needs and BG is a very different environment both in size and audience. I'm a club, you guys represent a store. Obviously the same methods can't work. But for the sake of discussion, why
wouldn't I bring them up? I already told you, I'm here to compare notes, and actually got a lot of valuable information from this thread (and how it was handled).
Still. Interesting to see. "That's it" eh? You're the dude coming at me! My last post was actually defending you. I wasn't even that annoyed when you PMed me, I get that you took how I was talking a particular way and were being defensive. But what the fuck, dude? If you want to nail ME to a cross for defending "my people" then you'd better get two sets of nails for you defending yours. But whatever. Get at me if you want to get at me. You don't even know what you're dealing with. Just make sure you don't ever show your face at my club again.
And the rest of you out there reading this. Yeah, you lot. Go ahead and stand around and watch, and nod in approval, like you weren't just telling this guy to go eat shit and die not 24 hours ago in other threads.
Look. I get it, I'm an outsider, my opinion doesn't matter much here, and I came off poorly. Regardless, I got all the information I need, and it is clear where I'm not welcome. So there is no need for me to stay around here and get peppered with this bullshit anymore. It's clear there is no point in continuing to communicate.
Thanks for reminding me why I started doing what I do, and why I need to keep doing it.