Quote Originally Posted by Bushido View Post
Its rough with out true support for the community, which definitely does not come from DL. I'm certainly no fan of current competitive 40k, but I can certainly observe the changes.

Nick isn't really on the road, but I don't think he really has the interest in playing Thursdays like he did at BFG. Thomas works on Sundays for the time being and also has less interest in being packed like sardines into DL on Thursdays, right in front of the 100 degree windows. I still see wolf playing every Thursday and he's really the only one I disagree with you on. I still think Wolf is in it to win it.

Even my own 40k spirit has mostly been killed off by the loss of BFG, my own work schedule preventing me from being at DL early enough to actually get a table, combined with the current ****ty play environment. I wont deny feeling the itch to play some 40k again once in a while, but as soon as I see the BS grey knights, Dark Eldar, and Space Wolves everyone is playing, it goes out the window.

All that being said, I think the competitive nature of Austin is still around, just somewhat dormant. I don't know if playing at someone's house would really renew it without the support of the community. The only way I really see it coming back is to get another store that is really willing to support that side of things and has the chops to tell their landlord to ef themselves when they try to circumvent what is detailed in the lease simply because other tenants are bitching.

My own true 40k spirit may be gone for the time being, but there's always the future.
Your right Jay, I don't have the intrest in playing on Thursday like I used to. I get off work at 6pm Drive 45 minutes to the store only to do nothing and sit around because there are no tables open or no one really to play. If I do get there I get to play one game then I drive home. The current situation at Dragons Lair is horrible and its not ideal. The scene is slowly dieing from my view as people are going out to either play at their house or other locations because DL isn't able to support. The move to touranments has killed it for a lot of people and its ridiculious that a lease aggrement has any say on how you run marketing events or events at your store. The "legal" battle they are fighting has gone on to long and by now should be already dealt with and thrown out.

Also things wont change till someone else opens a store and you have options otherwise the options are either support DL and stick with it or move out from the area and play at houses which really doesn't help either on a competitive environment either.