Australasian Team Challenge - Who wants to come? Options

[difsta]

Anyway, the legitimacy of the team and to some extent the event hinges on the team selection process, and I'd like to think that you'd set aside your biases and realise that.

woah woah woah

While I am a committee member for the ATC, I have no weight on how the selection process is done, it also doesn't even guarantee me a position. I am simply another guy saying I want to play.

I have already said in my previous posts that these are my oppinions, and if the majority want to do it differently then thats the way it will be done, I am just offering alternative solutions.

If you're not inviting the top players in victoria because they do well in soft score tournaments (they also do well in non-soft score tournaments fwiw, but you haven't been involved in tournaments here long enough to know that) then you're probably missing the point

Once again, not sure where this came from. I just put my hand up and said I would get the ball rolling on this one. I hadn't seen any movements on this on the forums from the vic people. I offered some oppinions, and I feel that some of these comments have come accross a little harsh (if they weren't meant that way then fair enough, but it is difficult to get tone on a forum).


that said, it is quite simple, I don't have every single 40k person's email, wargamerau handle, phone number or even name. If you know someone that you want to be on the team, simply either put their name down here or get them to post for themselves.


I think writing lists for a comp tournament and writing lists for a non comp tournament are so far from the same that saying one is good at one is irrelevant. I am NOT saying that people who are ranked well in victoria are not good at non comp'd tournaments, but there aren't many floating round, so that is why I have suggested running some. SWD at realm will be a good example (well maybe not as that is a 3000pt non comp) but having some non comp tournaments leading up to it would be good. If these highly ranked people deserve to play for vic, then they will probably win these tournaments. Whats the issue?

I don't think I am missing the point, I think I disagree with the point being made.

As far as legitimacy, winning a qualifying tournament against some of the highest rank people makes them worthy of being in the team, and as such it is legitimate. Picking names out of a hat, or first in best dressed would not be, but that is not what I am suggesting.


How about this for an option...

We can ask a friendly mod to add a poll with some options. People from victoria can come and vote on the poll, and that is how we will decide on the method for choosing the team. If people think my ideas are crap, then it wont get chosen, and I will say "fair enough"

[Neopoleon]

Once again, not sure where this came from. I just put my hand up and said I would get the ball rolling on this one. I hadn't seen any movements on this on the forums from the vic people.

Hi Josh,

Good on you for getting the ball rolling - but from a historical point of view the Vic community doesnt seem to really do the Lords/Masters/Invite thing with any sort of conviction. In fact, in general I'd there's real apathy for those kinds of events here (seemingly travel plays some factor in it, or maybe its a northern states thing).

You might want to start by putting the post up to say "who wants to come?" and then figure out (if you have enough) how the interested parties gets in.

Good luck mate.

Cheers,

Ben

[tintaman]

Would love to play this if I wasn't such a tactical spaz.

And I think you shouldn't have too much trouble getting people to play, you might not get the top 8 players in the state but there's enough really good players in Vic that it's not really an issue.

[difsta]

thanx ben, you gonna put your hand up to play? I have updated the title and details of the post to clarify a few points

[Griddon]

Hi Josh,

Good on you for getting the ball rolling - but from a historical point of view the Vic community doesnt seem to really do the Lords/Masters/Invite thing with any sort of conviction. In fact, in general I'd there's real apathy for those kinds of events here (seemingly travel plays some factor in it, or maybe its a northern states thing).

You might want to start by putting the post up to say "who wants to come?" and then figure out (if you have enough) how the interested parties gets in.

Good luck mate.

Cheers,

Ben

I was going to say much the same thing. As always, who is in top 10 or good with the 'kays will be irrelevant compared to who can actually make it and wants to play.

Good on ya for making the effort to get the ball rolling.

Hope they manage to miss Downfall with their timing. Those guys got torpedoed last year. Be a shame if they cop a clash this year. Although perhaps not the same people attending anyway.

[Chaplain_Fortis]

It'd be nice if we could put that crap behind us and maybe consider the event first. I never understood why there's so much grudge holding and bs within our community... it's so counterproductive.

[fort1tude]

Brenton shaw was the best black templar player at arcanacon.

take him

[tintaman]

Brenton shaw was the best black templar player at arcanacon.

take him

I beat Brenton Shaw (and yourself at Eastcon for that matter Josh). Take me

[fort1tude]

room enough for the 2 of us Jason room enough for the two

[Durkah]

Take:

Anthony
Squish
Steve

Much lolz will ensure.

[difsta]

I beat Brenton Shaw (and yourself at Eastcon for that matter Josh). Take me

eastcon was my first ever tournament, so lets have a re-match

[fort1tude]

in all seriousness, i would attend if you need an extra.

[Durkah]

in all seriousness, i would attend if you need an extra.

Pfft. Were already going to high lords. You want another one?

I could attend too. Depending on the dates.

[Cave]

We should stay true to the Victorian style of play - our major tournaments are currently a comp environment. We take hobby as a part of the game, and that that lead to one of the healthiest tournament scenes in the country.

No comp, no painting, no sports - I can go on the internet download a nasty no comp list, build it, airbrush it and play with it. It doesn't sound like much fun.

I won't even qualify for the team, but have played with, drunk with and been sworn at by pretty much the top players in the state over the last 5 years. The guys holding the tops spots, win consistently in any point size, with different armies in variety of conditions; he top players pretty much get full painting, full sports, and win games, no matter what armies they use.

There is also currently a plan that has been announced for a Victorian championship this year - maybe the people who qualify for that should be the first to say know.

[lijosahn]

We should stay true to the Victorian style of play - our major tournaments are currently a comp environment. We take hobby as a part of the game, and that that lead to one of the healthiest tournament scenes in the country.

We should first of all tell Josh who is willing to make the trip and play. Everything else comes later.

No comp, no painting, no sports - I can go on the internet download a nasty no comp list, build it, airbrush it and play with it. It doesn't sound like much fun.

Since it will be a non comped tournament then I guess you won't be going

I'd love to go, and I'd build the biggest meanest nastiest 'nids list I could (or just randomly pick stuff from the new grey knights codex if it's going to be anything like the wolves or bangles ones), but being married with children means that I have responsilbilties, as I am being reminded right now, something about dishes and baby bottles...

[lijosahn]

...wait, no, it's sex.... no, no it's not... it's dishes after all

sorry, married humour

[difsta]

...wait, no, it's sex.... no, no it's not... it's dishes after all

sorry, married humour

you have 3 kids, so there must have been some over the year... or was it just 3 times

At this stage I think officially all that have said they want to be part of the team are:

Joshua Diffey (myself)
Brenton Shaw
Tintaman
Durkah
Blade_of_Apollo (maybe, not sure your real name, so not sure if you were in the names you put forward)

so ignore how are we going to decide who plays, we haven't even got 8 people who want to play. Can those who keep saying invite the people ranked highly tell them if they know them to say hi on this discussion. I will see if I can make some phone calls on my end, but surely people know these people in the real world outside the internets...

[Dark Apostle]

Take:

Anthony
Squish
Steve

Much lolz will ensure.

What am I getting signed up for?

[difsta]

What am I getting signed up for?

it depends, do you want to represent vic at the Australasian Team Challenge in Canberra in September. All the details are there at your fingertips to look at

[Dark Apostle]

I'd go, but i am a random as far is it comes to tourney's. I go to most of the ones in Melbourne and usually place top half.

Aren't we suppose to send our uber players?