I’ve had an interest in trying Infinity but none of the factions have really drawn me in enough to actually commit the time to learn the rules and none of my friends play it atm.
Also tbh that last bit is a positive for me since rules that lack models seem like fun kitbash fodder.
I played OPR for the first time recently too, although I did a smaller 750 point game of AoF just to get a grasp on the core rules of it. Took around 30 minutes to play and was mostly just my friend and I throwing our models at each other instead of doing objectives.
It was definitely enjoyable but I think it’s too simple for my taste. Admittedly this is partly due to me doing such a small game without any real objectives. But I’m also just not the type of person this game is made for since most of my favourite wargames are either decently complex or have pretty involved list building, neither of which are the case in OPR imo. I did really like some of its rules though: the morale rules in particular seem really cool as a movement control mechanic and I might try a few more games just to play with it.
They’re a man or woman now
This is why, this statement means that you don’t view trans people who haven’t “finished transitioning” as their actual gender. This is a transphobic and pretty reductive understanding of how transition works (albeit one that some trans people hold themselves, usually transmeds). I won’t write an entire essay on why but here’s just a small bit to chew on: consider that a “finished transition” is very different from person to person and some people might never consider it finished. Some people only want to socially transition, others have to medicate for their entire lives, both could consider reaching their ideal state “finished” or they could consider it a continual work in progress.
Also,
This isn’t defense, this behavior actively makes things worse for trans people.
The idea that pointing out someone’s transphobia will somehow support the transphobes is laughable. If being called out is seriously enough to make someone stop supporting trans people then their support was conditional and only surface-level.
Staying civil, as you suggest, is what actually helps conservatives since it allows their views to go unchallenged when their views are bad and should be challenged. Part of this includes challenging people who may think they are supportive but harbour transphobic beliefs that they haven’t analysed fully. And these wrong beliefs can have actual harm. As a simple example, there are a lot of “allies” who say that trans people are their gender but not their sex, which is a belief that can harm trans people when brought into a medical context where our bodies are (if on HRT) closer to those of our actual gender than to our AGAB.
40kcels will look at this and dismiss it because AoS “doesn’t have good lore” and “isn’t grimdark enough” when they’ve probably never even touched a 40k book, let alone an AoS one.
Or they’ll actually play AoS and hate the double turn, one or the other.
Games Workshop, they’re the company that produces Warhammer models and overprices everything. They are not good.
I initially had it as a positive but was having trouble coming up with a funny negative for plastic so I reorganised it. tbh the entire meme was just me coming up with the metal section randomly during the day and then trying to figure out other jokes for the rest.
True, but I hate 40k as a game. My point of comparison was more AoS since I prefer it.
When I was talking about the list-building though I moreso meant stuff like X-Wing 1e and 2e where it’s kinda like building a card game deck. (although from what I’ve heard 2.5e ruined it, I don’t play it anymore so can’t comment beyond that)