Hey, Dave! Here's a idea: Once Stacey has trained some more and gotten some games under her belt (and if she chooses Slaanesh)... welp, you know what to do. Khorne vs. Slaanesh!
@@commanderstorm8874 Slaanesh has a lot of fun melee abilities. Being able to turn one die in a charge roll to a 6, getting additional attacks for every model killed in melee, fighting first in ongoing combat.
I mean she works in the media industry. Talking to a camera is actually an acting skill and not one which many people do well; but either way she still did give a great entertaining performance which is why people tune in anyway.
If Stacy and Steve do end up playing each other, I wouldn't know who to root for. Her excitement is palpable and infectious, but... I believe in Steve!
Nick is legitimately a great teacher. He let's you know without telling you what to do. Please do more of these Nick! It's also nice seeing another girl. Are we going to see the War Maiden return this season?
@@TheStaceyRoy honestly Nick seems like one of the coolest dudes. I would love to play him in legion some day. Great Win! You are very entertaining, you defiently need to come back and face Steve, its what the people want :P
@@TheStaceyRoy You are most welcome! I hope to see you enjoying more 40K on the channel, It's great to see someone enjoying the game as a beginner and I hope it inspires more new players to take up the hobby!
@PersonOf Color I know lots of women like Stacey, who would really have fun and get into the dark aesthetic & gameplay if the space was more welcoming. Unfortunately, when the hobby is 95-99% dominated by men, and there isnt representation for women on channels like Play On, it doesnt give an heir of welcomeness to us. Additionally, there are some who try to actively gatekeep the hobby. Not all, but they do exist, even if its subconscious like when guys say "women dont like this game." When its clear they can get into it and do enjoy it. I think a demographic so heavily slanted toward one group shows more than just "oh every single girl hates this game." Because just like men, women can all like different things.
@@SoftSpott yes and no. @PersonOf Color is actually partially right. One problem is that the community can be very bad for women since we sadly have quite a large amount of incels and "nice" guys in the 40 k community (they are also in the DnD community but since that game became kinda mainstream over the last few years it is not as bad) who actively gatekeep or are just acting all creepy towards women who try to join the hobby. I have seen some of this in my local hobby store when we had a girl who wanted to get started with her gorgeously painted Orks and it seriously wasn't fun to watch ... we still sometimes meet up to play privately but she has never returned to that shop and for a good reason. If this situation were to improve I do think that a lot more women would be open to try their hand at warhammer. The second problem is that once again contrary to dnd you can't just easily get into 40 k. The barrier of entry is extremely high with GW charging an arm and a leg for a few models (and everything is getting even more expensive lately), you also needing to purchase everything you need to paint and you need a codex. All of which also isn't cheap. Combine the pretty steep price you need to pay to get started with a community that at first glance appears unfriendly to women and you know why this is a very male dominated hobby. And let's be honest unless you exclusively play with your own friend group in private sessions you will sooner or later meet "that guy" ... we sadly all do.
Personally 40k lore was what my drumline captain would regale me with back in freshman year in high school. At that point it was by FAR the most metal thing I’d ever heard of. I’d always been a reader so I starting reading Horus Heresy and man the authors are exceptional! I truly felt like I was watching super humans who fundamentally don’t relate to us normals. The primaries felt truly divine and the amount of biblical allusions was wonderful! It’s still such a metal series and I love universes so big that you can make your own stories in your head and there’s a good chance it happened somewhere!!
Nice to see some marines vs marine games and as a first game it makes sense. Both the space marines and chaos marine (I wonder if playon is using leaked info for this game?) are similar in power. My first game was me playing 8th edition tau versus 9th edition necrons. I did not win. but still had fun and I think that is the most important thing for a new person is to have fun in their first game. April 1st may have come and gone but my call for Space Marine Steve vs Chaos Marine Steve in a mustache narrated by Steve shall continue!
Stacey was playing csm renegade chapters here. Definitely the most fun legion trait for a first game. So not quite new rules but im excited to see what they are. Also, my first game was 8th ed csm vs guard, lost my first game too, really don't like demolisher cannons but the game was really fun which is definitely the most important
I 1000% remember my 1st game of 40K it was my 9th birthday in 2008 and it was amazing and what 40k means to me is having fun with playing the army ( tau) that I spent hours building and Painting
Well, well, well! Usually I expect top-tier players from PlayOn's content, but it's quite refreshing to see an unseasoned commander try their hand at the battlefields of the 42nd Millennium! I still remember my first game of 40K like it was yesterday. I was walking around a Warhammer store in Ocala and there was nobody but a store clerk and me. I saw that the store had some armies from both 40K and AOS in a large display case. These weren't for sale, but when I timidly asked if I could try a round of AOS with some of the models, the clerk was nice enough to let me. The next week, I was back, as he'd promised me a round of 40K. So it happened: he offered me a choice between Salamanders and Custodes. I took the Salamanders, and he chose the Custodes. 400 points for both of us. The mission? Kill each other! Even though I hadn't played a game of 40K in my life before, many, many viewings of this channel's batreps and the d4chan wiki on the game made sure I knew what I was in for: a melee army that was as tough as a tank and hit just as hard in melee. So, knowing this, I purposefully selected the Salamanders. If there was one thing the Salamanders loved, it was melta, and I knew if i was gonna kill even one Custodian, I'd need guns better aimed at tanks than infantry...because our points limit was too small for massed dakka. So I chose a unit of 3 Eradicators each armed with a multi-melta(some hospitality on the part of my opponent, so I was cool, for those of you complaining only one Eradicator gets a multi-melta), 3 Bladeguard Veterans(felt bad about consigning such an powerful unit to be cannon fodder, but I knew I needed to make ABSOLUTELY SURE the Custodes didn't get into my Eradicators's faces, so I needed a tough unit), Incursors(had some points left over, so I thought I could use the extra melta rifles), and Adrax Agatone as my warlord(definitely my worst choice: A great beatstick, but no synergy otherwise, and I definitely didn't want to give my enemy Slay the Warlord for free. But I was forced to work with what I had available, and I did want a named character for fun reasons). It was a blast-I somehow managed to one-turn a ALLARUS TERMINATOR-in OVERWATCH, no less; and I was able to even wipe Custodian Guard-in melee, mind you- with my ERADICATORS, of all people(Man, I was laughing so hard when I did it-I thought I'd lost the game for sure.) In the end though, a slightly bruised Trajan charged my Eradicators and I immediately declared Overwatch, SOMEHOW KILLING HIM IN THE PROCESS! Nevertheless, it'll be amazing to watch Stacy's progress as she grows into a more experienced commander, and I cant wait to see what army she'll choose! EDIT: Realized I'd gotten the ending wrong. Trajan had actually gotten into melee with my Eradicators and he was so low on health I managed to knock his lights out with some lucky rolls. So I punched one of the best beatsticks in 40K to death with a unit that wasn't supposed to be anywhere near melee..WOW.
They are both balls of energy! Stacy is awesome, charming, nautrally nerdy (she went 'pew pew pew'), and genuine. Also, as a Canadian every time I hear something distinctly Canadian I get the warm and fuzzys and Stacys' "Oh, Okay" at 10:28 is so freakin' Canadian. Nick is a nice guy, when he plays with kids or new players I honestly feel like he wants to win, but he wants them to have a good time more.
Really enjoyed watching a game play out for a complete beginner, as someone who's only painted warhammer for the past 8/10 years and been to intimidated by the rules and not being able to remember everything this really showed with a hot of help how much you can still enjoy a game. Thank you id love to see more of these match ups on the channel.
Always good to see new players be excited about the game and the hobby such as Stacey, but what isn't shown here is her first reaction to seeing your displays of models in person. Playing your first game is magical, but so is seeing an army for the first time as it really gets the mind racing with ideas. I hope she does take the plunge and try her hand at something new. Its great to get more women involved and I hope it's something that we as a community can help foster.
I mean she's a media industry professional and we normally get paid to be on productions, though I'm unaware of the specifics of this arrangement. If you want her on the show more the best thing to do is prove to Play On Tabletop that there's a good financial case to have her on: *Get your friends to watch/like/favourite this video *Support the sponsors of this video *Write in feedback to both Play On Tabletop and the sponsors how much you enjoyed this video and ended up supporting them financially
What a great battle report! The enthusiasm shown from both players goes a long way, and the editing makes it very clear what's happening and what's at stake, without getting bogged down in repetitive shots of dice rolling.
That was so fun to watch! And Stacy definitely has to play World Eaters as her faction of Chaos Marines. I can already see her running up the board with huge squads of berserkers and cultists with Kharn the Betrayer leading the charge and something like a Brass Scorpion in support! Angron and Khorne are proud of your playstile girl xd
Nick seems like a good teacher, and she’s got great energy. Steve’s commentary is the cherry on top. Steve, you are an inspiration and a warning: you play the most beloved faction, you make careful-yet-bold decisions, and you curse the dice you touch. There’s something really Warhammer-y about your story.
I remember my first battle of 40k, it was in 2nd edition, I played Imperial Guard and it was a horrific one sided massacre... for my opponent. See in 2nd Ed, Guard got a 'preliminary bombardment' which dropped a battle cannon shells on you opponent b4 the game started, you got 1 plus an an additional 1 for every comm-link (which were restricted to command squads) and every tank in the army, routinely at 2000 points you dropped 8 before the game started, I used to watch enemy armies vanish pre-turn 1 then each vox let you call in an additional artillery strike each go if you passed a leadership test, combined with the tank reserve rules, combined arms at its finest!
The energy and chemistry with these two are amazing, I couldnt stop smiling watching this game unfold, Teacher Nick is just as entertaining as Tau Nick!
I’d love to see more of these beginner videos with smaller armies. It’s much easier for newer players to understand and absorb. Also love to see people’s first experience with the hobby!
I've been watching a couple videos now because I'm just getting into 40k. I've consumed a lot of lore, I convinced a friend to start the tabletop game with me. But I've been having a bit of a hard time following along in games. They're cool to watch for sure, but when everything happens so fast and rules and stuff are almost glossed over to keep everything moving it gets really difficult for a new prospective player to follow. I really appreciated this video because it did a good job of keeping action fast, tensions up, and still explain every move that was going on and I really felt invested in the game actually knowing what was going on. I hope you guys have done/will do more like this
this was so awesome!! both the players and the narrators were great, but what struck me the most was how friendly and supportive the advice-giving was, and how genuine everyone involved was! most games can get pretty competitive and tense, especially when world champs come to the studio, but this video was fantastic at making the hobby seem both accessible and relaxing!
This was a great battle report! Clearly Nick did a good job of teaching (not to take away from Stacey's battle acumen). This is the kind of first game that will hook a person: crushing lows (all those 1s), glorious highs (the hero gunner spiking his overwatch) and a lot of fun and laughs with a friend. I hope we see her again!
All the Play On videos are awesome, but this one was especially great to watch as a brand new player. Thanks to your videos I now have 90 Cadians, some tanks, and a couple manticores all waiting for my paints to arrive in the mail (yay batch painting?). Looking forward to hooking up with some folks here in Nova Scotia and getting into 40k.
Not even finished turn 1 and I already love her personality and her energy. Nick is a pretty good teacher just need Chaos marine Steve to take her under his wing. She seems to have already taken to the Chaos.
So I am a brand new person to the hobby and I have been watching your content while painting my plague marines....I can't wait to get into my first game with them... I hope it is as good as this
I thought she seemed a little silly first but she really won me over, lovely personality and a quick wit. Loved the video! It really helped me as more of a painter understand the game. Bring Stacey back!
Every video like this where an excited and genuine teacher shows a new player the game helps bring more people to the hobby. Take heed, we all should teach people like Nick does. For the Greater Good of the hobby! Bonus points for getting more people like Stacey, she's a blast to watch and she must be back!
Really fun episode! I don't know you managed to contain the energy from both players and keep the building standing. And that chaos space marine with the plasma pistol deserves a daemonhood. Spoilers: I'm imagining him just cooly firing off his overcharged shots at the charging landspeeder before turning his back as it crashes to the ground behind him.
@@TheStaceyRoy oh noes... is Tycho ok?!? P.S. you might want to rethink playing Steve, ever since he's played/embraced Chaos I think he's only lost one game this year!
I dont know why, but watching enthusiastic new players makes me super excited about the game and brings me back to the time i started. More of her! And more new Players please! get celebrities and influencers involved.!
Man, nick is the funniest person on the channel along with tycho, they're one of the channels that helped me get into the hobby, keep up the amazing work
Always awesome to see new players jump into the fray and join the fun! Nick did great teaching Stacey and, of course, his energy was infectious. Bravo gang! Here's to hoping we'll be seeing Stacey again some time
I played my “first game” just yesterday. I based one army on the patrol box for space Marines and one army on the yet to be released custodies patrol. I played it against myself on my living room floor with cardboard scraps and 2, 5 inch diameter 5 inch tall candles for terrain. My units were some of my DND models for the custodians and groups of dice for the ultramarine‘s. It was more like a 600 point combat patrol Because I mucked up my teams on BattleScribe but they were still about equal to each other point wise. Still had a blast and was excited that I finally did it to actually try and apply the mechanics in a more real scenario. I think I’m gonna ask for custodies models for my birthday and Christmas so by the end of the year I can at least run a combat control against someone at a local game store with real models.
Bringing in new People for introductory exibition battles would be legitimate. This was well made as it could have been. Knowing Nick could have easily won, its about good will to the ppl and having fun. Also, Steves commentary is couldn't get any better. It's Comedic and insightful
Fantastic win! Stacy may have been running her Marines as Renegades, but they're in classic Word Bearers colors, so I'm calling this Vengeance for Monarchia! For Lorgar and the True Gods!
A fantastic army to start. CSM was my first and still my favorite army I have ever played, I've divulged into Deamons and deathgaurd, but my black legion and emperors children just hit diffrent
Hahahahahahaha that was lovely game! Damn guys, I'm 40k veteran and that game made me smile a lot and wide :D And those reactions are brilliant. But those dice rolls maaaaaan, Chaos Gods are certainly looking favourably at this Young Champion :D By the Gods damn that plasma guy is having like ALL the luck and chaos gods themselves guide his hand. God damn that many overcharged shots, not a single 1, and that overcharged overwatch COME ON these dice are hot :D Maaaaan that video was great and fun to watch, would love to see more like that :D
@@TheStaceyRoy Glad to see that :) I do hope you'll have some more matches, maybe even on their chanel, there is SO MUCH MORE fun units and stuff in general.
New chaos marines with 2 wounds (finally) and 3 attacks as standard is going to be interesting. Nice to see you getting more people to the table. Please let Stacey return, she's hooked now!
As someone who not long ago bought the Chaos Start Collecting set on a whim, this was really good to watch! I don't have anyone to play with, but i'm a lot less worried about when I eventually do, so thanks!
Stacey Roy is awesome (met her at a couple conventions years ago) and it's cool to see her play! Hopefully she stuck with it and curious which army she ended up with.
Epic finish! Death by Overwatch, Double 6's with an overcharged plasma! What!? I have never cheered at my computer so hard lol. Fun game y'all. Good job Stacey! and if you see this comment and still want to play Chaos Space Marines, I am sure you were/are thrilled about the update. Now they will be even tougher!
Great video. I've been bingewatching your battle reports for a few days now, and I have to say that for someone like me who has depressive tendencies, the energy of Nick and the whole team makes me feel so good. Keep up the good work!
No lie, that was incredible. Her excitement is so good, I really hope to see her play again and would love to see what she would do with an army of her own. The fact that she is beautiful and likes the game is just extra sauce on that sunday.
Great game from a pair of great people! Stacy picked it up quick and Nick was a great teacher. Hopefully we can see Stacy again and the play on crew teaching more players!
If Stacey comes back, you guys should do a mini series of her progression as a player, to show how much she grew and got better. And then at the end, have her fight Nick again
Thank you so much for having me! I had so much fun, and you better believe that I will be back!
Awesome to hear! Looking forward to it Stacey!
I look forward to seeing the army you bring =D
That last double 6 for overwatch! Was AWESOME!!
It's time to make Nick cook! Take him on your channel and give him a complicated cooking task! It's only fair!
You were amazingly fun to watch! Chaos seems to suit you. Well played!
I’m totally biased but I LOVE Stacey! She totally rocked it! You MUST have her back on the channel.
Hey, Dave! Here's a idea: Once Stacey has trained some more and gotten some games under her belt (and if she chooses Slaanesh)... welp, you know what to do. Khorne vs. Slaanesh!
We agree :)
@@DJROCKSTAZ she seems more like a khorne player from this match
@@commanderstorm8874 You are NOT wrong, my friend, but it'd be fun to see another Chaos player other than Tycho. Besides... 3-way Chaos god battle!
@@commanderstorm8874 Slaanesh has a lot of fun melee abilities. Being able to turn one die in a charge roll to a 6, getting additional attacks for every model killed in melee, fighting first in ongoing combat.
Stacey is great, amazing energy, she seemed to have learned very fast AND she knows how to trash talk like a pro already.
Actresses tend to have amazing energy.
hahaha you're too kind :)
I mean she works in the media industry. Talking to a camera is actually an acting skill and not one which many people do well; but either way she still did give a great entertaining performance which is why people tune in anyway.
You talk like she is applying to work at a wild nightclub
If Stacy and Steve do end up playing each other, I wouldn't know who to root for. Her excitement is palpable and infectious, but... I believe in Steve!
Ohh they ended up playing eachother off camera alright
Infectuous you say? Sounds like she should play Tycho next ;-)
3 things I've learned watching this channel this year.
1.you don't split fire
2.never reroll a 3
3. This is the year of Steve!!
In other words, you win either way!
We’ve heard of the Year of Steve (TM: Play On Tabletop), but what they won’t tell you is that it’s actually 40,000 years of Steve.
Nick is legitimately a great teacher. He let's you know without telling you what to do. Please do more of these Nick!
It's also nice seeing another girl. Are we going to see the War Maiden return this season?
Indeed we are! We’re looking forward to it!
Nick is the best :)
@@TheStaceyRoy honestly Nick seems like one of the coolest dudes. I would love to play him in legion some day.
Great Win! You are very entertaining, you defiently need to come back and face Steve, its what the people want :P
Wow I love her energy! you can see her really getting into the game and imagining how the chaos would fight! More of this content guys and girls
Thank you!
@@TheStaceyRoy You are most welcome! I hope to see you enjoying more 40K on the channel, It's great to see someone enjoying the game as a beginner and I hope it inspires more new players to take up the hobby!
it's hard not to love her energy! nick is a great teacher, hope to see her around more often!
Thank you and yes he is!
I love this!! As a girl who's also just getting into playing 40k after watching these for a few years, we need more women in the hobby!
Agreed!
I agree tho I have seen some posts of people gatekeeping so i will add that if you see this kinda stuff, call them out on it! warhammer for everyone!
@@bisine everyone. Except from Nazi’s, racists, homophobes, gatekeepers and misogyonists. 👍
@PersonOf Color I know lots of women like Stacey, who would really have fun and get into the dark aesthetic & gameplay if the space was more welcoming.
Unfortunately, when the hobby is 95-99% dominated by men, and there isnt representation for women on channels like Play On, it doesnt give an heir of welcomeness to us.
Additionally, there are some who try to actively gatekeep the hobby. Not all, but they do exist, even if its subconscious like when guys say "women dont like this game." When its clear they can get into it and do enjoy it.
I think a demographic so heavily slanted toward one group shows more than just "oh every single girl hates this game." Because just like men, women can all like different things.
@@SoftSpott yes and no. @PersonOf Color is actually partially right.
One problem is that the community can be very bad for women since we sadly have quite a large amount of incels and "nice" guys in the 40 k community (they are also in the DnD community but since that game became kinda mainstream over the last few years it is not as bad) who actively gatekeep or are just acting all creepy towards women who try to join the hobby. I have seen some of this in my local hobby store when we had a girl who wanted to get started with her gorgeously painted Orks and it seriously wasn't fun to watch ... we still sometimes meet up to play privately but she has never returned to that shop and for a good reason. If this situation were to improve I do think that a lot more women would be open to try their hand at warhammer.
The second problem is that once again contrary to dnd you can't just easily get into 40 k. The barrier of entry is extremely high with GW charging an arm and a leg for a few models (and everything is getting even more expensive lately), you also needing to purchase everything you need to paint and you need a codex. All of which also isn't cheap.
Combine the pretty steep price you need to pay to get started with a community that at first glance appears unfriendly to women and you know why this is a very male dominated hobby. And let's be honest unless you exclusively play with your own friend group in private sessions you will sooner or later meet "that guy" ... we sadly all do.
Nick: "Or you could split fire and shoot over here too..."
Stacey: "No both! It's all going over here."
And so the student becomes the teacher.
20:26 The irony of Steve picking on Nick for rolling poorly while playing Space Marines. Haha.
Year of Steve!
Personally 40k lore was what my drumline captain would regale me with back in freshman year in high school. At that point it was by FAR the most metal thing I’d ever heard of. I’d always been a reader so I starting reading Horus Heresy and man the authors are exceptional! I truly felt like I was watching super humans who fundamentally don’t relate to us normals. The primaries felt truly divine and the amount of biblical allusions was wonderful!
It’s still such a metal series and I love universes so big that you can make your own stories in your head and there’s a good chance it happened somewhere!!
Nice to see some marines vs marine games and as a first game it makes sense. Both the space marines and chaos marine (I wonder if playon is using leaked info for this game?) are similar in power. My first game was me playing 8th edition tau versus 9th edition necrons. I did not win. but still had fun and I think that is the most important thing for a new person is to have fun in their first game.
April 1st may have come and gone but my call for Space Marine Steve vs Chaos Marine Steve in a mustache narrated by Steve shall continue!
Stacey was playing csm renegade chapters here. Definitely the most fun legion trait for a first game. So not quite new rules but im excited to see what they are.
Also, my first game was 8th ed csm vs guard, lost my first game too, really don't like demolisher cannons but the game was really fun which is definitely the most important
So great to see new players getting into the hobby, especially when they seem to be having so much fun! Great game guys : )
I 1000% remember my 1st game of 40K it was my 9th birthday in 2008 and it was amazing and what 40k means to me is having fun with playing the army ( tau) that I spent hours building and Painting
I love how animatedly people on POT act. The weekly Warhammer crowd in my local hobby shop merely communicates through grunts... ;-)
We do tend to get into it, don't we.
Look forward to seeing Stacy back with her own army in a few months. Looks like she's hooked.
Well, well, well! Usually I expect top-tier players from PlayOn's content, but it's quite refreshing to see an unseasoned commander try their hand at the battlefields of the 42nd Millennium! I still remember my first game of 40K like it was yesterday. I was walking around a Warhammer store in Ocala and there was nobody but a store clerk and me. I saw that the store had some armies from both 40K and AOS in a large display case. These weren't for sale, but when I timidly asked if I could try a round of AOS with some of the models, the clerk was nice enough to let me. The next week, I was back, as he'd promised me a round of 40K. So it happened: he offered me a choice between Salamanders and Custodes. I took the Salamanders, and he chose the Custodes. 400 points for both of us. The mission? Kill each other! Even though I hadn't played a game of 40K in my life before, many, many viewings of this channel's batreps and the d4chan wiki on the game made sure I knew what I was in for: a melee army that was as tough as a tank and hit just as hard in melee. So, knowing this, I purposefully selected the Salamanders. If there was one thing the Salamanders loved, it was melta, and I knew if i was gonna kill even one Custodian, I'd need guns better aimed at tanks than infantry...because our points limit was too small for massed dakka. So I chose a unit of 3 Eradicators each armed with a multi-melta(some hospitality on the part of my opponent, so I was cool, for those of you complaining only one Eradicator gets a multi-melta), 3 Bladeguard Veterans(felt bad about consigning such an powerful unit to be cannon fodder, but I knew I needed to make ABSOLUTELY SURE the Custodes didn't get into my Eradicators's faces, so I needed a tough unit), Incursors(had some points left over, so I thought I could use the extra melta rifles), and Adrax Agatone as my warlord(definitely my worst choice: A great beatstick, but no synergy otherwise, and I definitely didn't want to give my enemy Slay the Warlord for free. But I was forced to work with what I had available, and I did want a named character for fun reasons). It was a blast-I somehow managed to one-turn a ALLARUS TERMINATOR-in OVERWATCH, no less; and I was able to even wipe Custodian Guard-in melee, mind you- with my ERADICATORS, of all people(Man, I was laughing so hard when I did it-I thought I'd lost the game for sure.) In the end though, a slightly bruised Trajan charged my Eradicators and I immediately declared Overwatch, SOMEHOW KILLING HIM IN THE PROCESS! Nevertheless, it'll be amazing to watch Stacy's progress as she grows into a more experienced commander, and I cant wait to see what army she'll choose!
EDIT: Realized I'd gotten the ending wrong. Trajan had actually gotten into melee with my Eradicators and he was so low on health I managed to knock his lights out with some lucky rolls. So I punched one of the best beatsticks in 40K to death with a unit that wasn't supposed to be anywhere near melee..WOW.
Love to see stories like this! Thanks for sharing.
@@PlayOnTabletop Anytime! Is Stacey going for a Slaanesh army?
This was great, gonna show this to anyone half interested in the hobby
They are both balls of energy! Stacy is awesome, charming, nautrally nerdy (she went 'pew pew pew'), and genuine.
Also, as a Canadian every time I hear something distinctly Canadian I get the warm and fuzzys and Stacys' "Oh, Okay" at 10:28 is so freakin' Canadian.
Nick is a nice guy, when he plays with kids or new players I honestly feel like he wants to win, but he wants them to have a good time more.
Really enjoyed watching a game play out for a complete beginner, as someone who's only painted warhammer for the past 8/10 years and been to intimidated by the rules and not being able to remember everything this really showed with a hot of help how much you can still enjoy a game. Thank you id love to see more of these match ups on the channel.
Always good to see new players be excited about the game and the hobby such as Stacey, but what isn't shown here is her first reaction to seeing your displays of models in person. Playing your first game is magical, but so is seeing an army for the first time as it really gets the mind racing with ideas. I hope she does take the plunge and try her hand at something new. Its great to get more women involved and I hope it's something that we as a community can help foster.
That would have been just footage of me being silently enthralled in wonder and amazement haha
She was hilarious and she genuinely enjoyed herself! Please invite her back!
Haha thank you so much!
I hope she's gonna be on the show more, she seemed to really be having an awesome time
It was so fun!
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What a great battle report! The enthusiasm shown from both players goes a long way, and the editing makes it very clear what's happening and what's at stake, without getting bogged down in repetitive shots of dice rolling.
That was so fun to watch!
And Stacy definitely has to play World Eaters as her faction of Chaos Marines. I can already see her running up the board with huge squads of berserkers and cultists with Kharn the Betrayer leading the charge and something like a Brass Scorpion in support! Angron and Khorne are proud of your playstile girl xd
And we'll maybe see a WE codex around holidays
I'm thinking Orks, but that works too.
Nick seems like a good teacher, and she’s got great energy.
Steve’s commentary is the cherry on top. Steve, you are an inspiration and a warning: you play the most beloved faction, you make careful-yet-bold decisions, and you curse the dice you touch. There’s something really Warhammer-y about your story.
I remember my first battle of 40k, it was in 2nd edition, I played Imperial Guard and it was a horrific one sided massacre... for my opponent. See in 2nd Ed, Guard got a 'preliminary bombardment' which dropped a battle cannon shells on you opponent b4 the game started, you got 1 plus an an additional 1 for every comm-link (which were restricted to command squads) and every tank in the army, routinely at 2000 points you dropped 8 before the game started, I used to watch enemy armies vanish pre-turn 1 then each vox let you call in an additional artillery strike each go if you passed a leadership test, combined with the tank reserve rules, combined arms at its finest!
Now to wait for the part 2 where the Tyranids swoop in and nom on the survivors
Imagine having as amazing teachers as the cast and crew of 40k in 40min that must have been amazing
The energy and chemistry with these two are amazing, I couldnt stop smiling watching this game unfold, Teacher Nick is just as entertaining as Tau Nick!
I’d love to see more of these beginner videos with smaller armies. It’s much easier for newer players to understand and absorb. Also love to see people’s first experience with the hobby!
I've been watching a couple videos now because I'm just getting into 40k. I've consumed a lot of lore, I convinced a friend to start the tabletop game with me. But I've been having a bit of a hard time following along in games. They're cool to watch for sure, but when everything happens so fast and rules and stuff are almost glossed over to keep everything moving it gets really difficult for a new prospective player to follow. I really appreciated this video because it did a good job of keeping action fast, tensions up, and still explain every move that was going on and I really felt invested in the game actually knowing what was going on. I hope you guys have done/will do more like this
this was so awesome!! both the players and the narrators were great, but what struck me the most was how friendly and supportive the advice-giving was, and how genuine everyone involved was! most games can get pretty competitive and tense, especially when world champs come to the studio, but this video was fantastic at making the hobby seem both accessible and relaxing!
This was a great battle report! Clearly Nick did a good job of teaching (not to take away from Stacey's battle acumen). This is the kind of first game that will hook a person: crushing lows (all those 1s), glorious highs (the hero gunner spiking his overwatch) and a lot of fun and laughs with a friend. I hope we see her again!
More of these with Nick teaching please. Amazing. Stacey is great and has a nice army.
Stacey's energy and enthusiasm for the game would be a great addition for the channel so I hope we get to see more of her 😁
All the Play On videos are awesome, but this one was especially great to watch as a brand new player. Thanks to your videos I now have 90 Cadians, some tanks, and a couple manticores all waiting for my paints to arrive in the mail (yay batch painting?). Looking forward to hooking up with some folks here in Nova Scotia and getting into 40k.
Not even finished turn 1 and I already love her personality and her energy. Nick is a pretty good teacher just need Chaos marine Steve to take her under his wing. She seems to have already taken to the Chaos.
My first ink was Chaos cross at 18. Now 42 and still proudly ware my cross.
Blood for the blood God, Skulls for the skull throne 💪🏻
It'd be fantastic if everyone's 1st 40k experience was this fun.
they both have so much energy… i love it
Stacy is a great addition to the team! Incredible energy and great rapport with nick. Hope she can make it back soon!
Thank you! Me too!
She seems... bloodthirsty. Love the energy of the game. I'm now wondering what faction she would take to playing.
Bloodthirsty is the way. Aggression all day every day.
I hope we get to see Stacy's journey into the hobby!
So I am a brand new person to the hobby and I have been watching your content while painting my plague marines....I can't wait to get into my first game with them... I hope it is as good as this
I hope your first game (and every one after) is awesome. Welcome to the hobby!
I thought she seemed a little silly first but she really won me over, lovely personality and a quick wit. Loved the video! It really helped me as more of a painter understand the game. Bring Stacey back!
It’s nice to know that play on tabletop appreciates muben so much, they got a player that pronounces his second phase exactly like his name
Every video like this where an excited and genuine teacher shows a new player the game helps bring more people to the hobby. Take heed, we all should teach people like Nick does. For the Greater Good of the hobby! Bonus points for getting more people like Stacey, she's a blast to watch and she must be back!
Really fun episode!
I don't know you managed to contain the energy from both players and keep the building standing.
And that chaos space marine with the plasma pistol deserves a daemonhood.
Spoilers:
I'm imagining him just cooly firing off his overcharged shots at the charging landspeeder before turning his back as it crashes to the ground behind him.
Who's to say the building IS still standing...?
@@TheStaceyRoy oh noes... is Tycho ok?!?
P.S. you might want to rethink playing Steve, ever since he's played/embraced Chaos I think he's only lost one game this year!
and it's double shot so I imagine he scored 2 direct hits at the pilots and killing them.
One of the most fun matches to watch on the channel. She did great for a new player. Keep up the excellent content.
Nick is such a fun dude to play with in any level of competitiveness! The energy is so infectious!
I dont know why, but watching enthusiastic new players makes me super excited about the game and brings me back to the time i started. More of her! And more new Players please! get celebrities and influencers involved.!
Man, nick is the funniest person on the channel along with tycho, they're one of the channels that helped me get into the hobby, keep up the amazing work
But you don't splash your shoots when you play like nick right? ;)
@@Malod1997 nah splitfire isn't for me but it's hilarious when he does it
Always love the energy. Sadly since my local store has more competitive players, the energy is never like this. Glad to see a new player! :D
You guys have competitive? We have literally just rp bullsh*t
Stacey is great her enthusiasm is infectious. more Stacey please.
Thanks, guys! Thanks from Shanghai! During these uneasy times, you really make me smile!
I remember my first game like it was 2 weeks ago.
Because it was 2 weeks ago.
I'm already considering getting a couple of Combat Patrol boxes.😅
that last moment of the game with the plasma fire was genuinely one of the most exciting moments I have ever seen in a battle report! Sick video!
Always awesome to see new players jump into the fray and join the fun! Nick did great teaching Stacey and, of course, his energy was infectious. Bravo gang! Here's to hoping we'll be seeing Stacey again some time
I'm really liking all these patrol games! It keeps the action personal and easy to understand.
I played my “first game” just yesterday. I based one army on the patrol box for space Marines and one army on the yet to be released custodies patrol. I played it against myself on my living room floor with cardboard scraps and 2, 5 inch diameter 5 inch tall candles for terrain. My units were some of my DND models for the custodians and groups of dice for the ultramarine‘s. It was more like a 600 point combat patrol Because I mucked up my teams on BattleScribe but they were still about equal to each other point wise. Still had a blast and was excited that I finally did it to actually try and apply the mechanics in a more real scenario. I think I’m gonna ask for custodies models for my birthday and Christmas so by the end of the year I can at least run a combat control against someone at a local game store with real models.
No shade on other guests, but her energy and enthusiasm is great.
Bringing in new People for introductory exibition battles would be legitimate. This was well made as it could have been. Knowing Nick could have easily won, its about good will to the ppl and having fun. Also, Steves commentary is couldn't get any better. It's Comedic and insightful
First game. Imperial guard vs black Templar’s. Our terrain was literally books and small jars / buckets. Not sure why I remember it so well, but I do!
Energy, enthusiasm, quick learning, Stacey is everything you want to see in a WH opponent. So much more fun when you can both get into it. Great game!
the world needs more Staceys.
My extremely casual friends never want to play with more than 500 points anyway. Good size game.
Fantastic win!
Stacy may have been running her Marines as Renegades, but they're in classic Word Bearers colors, so I'm calling this Vengeance for Monarchia!
For Lorgar and the True Gods!
Yep, I remember. It was my Raven Guard vs Necrons 8th edition. Had no idea what i was doing, still had a lot of fun.
A fantastic army to start. CSM was my first and still my favorite army I have ever played, I've divulged into Deamons and deathgaurd, but my black legion and emperors children just hit diffrent
Holy cow, this was a perfect storm of infectious energy. Nick was a terrific teacher, and Stacy was an absolute blast. Great job, folks!
Hahahahahahaha that was lovely game! Damn guys, I'm 40k veteran and that game made me smile a lot and wide :D And those reactions are brilliant. But those dice rolls maaaaaan, Chaos Gods are certainly looking favourably at this Young Champion :D By the Gods damn that plasma guy is having like ALL the luck and chaos gods themselves guide his hand. God damn that many overcharged shots, not a single 1, and that overcharged overwatch COME ON these dice are hot :D Maaaaan that video was great and fun to watch, would love to see more like that :D
And that comment just put a giant smile on MY face!
@@TheStaceyRoy Glad to see that :) I do hope you'll have some more matches, maybe even on their chanel, there is SO MUCH MORE fun units and stuff in general.
New chaos marines with 2 wounds (finally) and 3 attacks as standard is going to be interesting.
Nice to see you getting more people to the table. Please let Stacey return, she's hooked now!
Stacey was a joy to watch, her energy and enthusiasm were incredible, can't wait to see more of her, plus Chaos is always a win for me.
Awesome game! It appears that Tycho and Chaos Dave have a new apprentice to train in the ruinous powers!
As someone who not long ago bought the Chaos Start Collecting set on a whim, this was really good to watch! I don't have anyone to play with, but i'm a lot less worried about when I eventually do, so thanks!
Stacey Roy is awesome (met her at a couple conventions years ago) and it's cool to see her play! Hopefully she stuck with it and curious which army she ended up with.
"Do you remember your first battle of warhammer 40k?" That unlocked a deep memory for me. Thank you :)
Having played my very first game of 40K last night with a friend, watching this is inspiring!! Great work guys!
Her energy level was on par with Jinx from Tabletop Tactics. She's another fun one to watch.
Her energy is very infectious in a good way. Once she relaxed into it she was enjoying this so much!
Please make more welcoming videos like that 🙂
I've only just come across this particular channel and it's good to see how Stacey was loving it. It honestly looks interesting to me.
I love WH40k and I play often as I can I got a few friends interested in it too so it'll be fun to have them play it for the first time too
Epic finish! Death by Overwatch, Double 6's with an overcharged plasma! What!? I have never cheered at my computer so hard lol. Fun game y'all. Good job Stacey! and if you see this comment and still want to play Chaos Space Marines, I am sure you were/are thrilled about the update. Now they will be even tougher!
Glad to see you upholding the tradition of the first match Nick ;) Good episode and i hope we can see more of her and more First games.
There was so much excitement in this game, thoroughly enjoyed! DOUBLE SIXES!
Great video. I've been bingewatching your battle reports for a few days now, and I have to say that for someone like me who has depressive tendencies, the energy of Nick and the whole team makes me feel so good. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Appreciate it. We’ve been enjoying working on this!
No lie, that was incredible. Her excitement is so good, I really hope to see her play again and would love to see what she would do with an army of her own. The fact that she is beautiful and likes the game is just extra sauce on that sunday.
I'm playing my first game in 3 weeks. 50 years old and still gaming
Tau Nick is a great person to teach 40K. He has so much enthusiasm!
Loving the energy here! This was a joy to watch all around.
Great game from a pair of great people! Stacy picked it up quick and Nick was a great teacher.
Hopefully we can see Stacy again and the play on crew teaching more players!
That was a fun watch! Props to Stacey for trying something new on a big stage.
I am very excited for if Stacy gets into 40k. She would be an amazing future guest
It was really cool to see you guys bring on a newbie! I've never played myself and this really makes me want too
This was so much fun to watch! I would love to see you giving more UA-camrs a first experience of warhammer.
This is my favorite so far. I love the genuine excitement
If Stacey comes back, you guys should do a mini series of her progression as a player, to show how much she grew and got better. And then at the end, have her fight Nick again
This is great, I love seeing you guys being good teachers and making the game fun
Watching this while building my first army so keen on playing my first game this was awesome!