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  • #1904800

    lawnor
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    It’s almost December, so it’s time to put this out there once again (Last years page for reference).  It’s that time of the year when I start thinking about my hobby progress for the current year and my hobby goals for the next year.

    As some of you may know, for the past few years I’ve been running a thread like thisthisthisthis, this, or this.  This is a communal place to post your hobby new years resolutions. Please set yourself some goals below, add them to the spreadsheet and post your progress across the year here.  If we can all see each others progress towards these goals then it provides encouragement and motivation for us all.  I’m looking at the progress sheet for 2024 (2024 tab at the bottom) and I can see a lot of progress ongoing, and I’ve seen lots of results in the thread, although it’s been a bit quieter than past years.  I know I’ve been focusing more on playi g that painting so I’ve had less to show off in posts.  There’s been a lot of great work though.

    Here are some guidelines:

    • Set yourself some realistic hobby goals for 2025, allowing yourself plenty of wiggle room to buy and focus on new stuff because its going to happen.  For example, I usually paint just north of 300 models a year, but I realise I’ve slowed down now I’m out of bulk paintables so in the past I’ve try to pledge under 150, but I’m aiming for well below 100 this year, but with contingencies to grow, depending on what I’m playing and what arrives when.  It’s early December right now and I’ve finished all the goals I could, except the paint-more-than-I-gain one.  Black Friday messed that up for me, but its a WIP.
    • Don’t let this force you to do things you don’t want to do, or to paint faster or harder than you are comfortable.  It’s meant to add encouragement and fun to the hobby only, not to ruin it for you.
    • Feel free to change your pledge as time goes by to keep it attainable and fun.
    • Consider adding conditions, such as “I’ll only aim for this if my KS arrives before July” to give yourself options and breathing space.
    • You know those models you’ve been putting off painting for a while?  Perhaps they intimidate you?  Perhaps they’re a lot of work?  Pledge to get them done.  Setting yourself a deadline and allowing yourself to feel publicly accountable for missing it can be the push you need to get them done.
    • If you pledge something open ended like “hit 100% complete in my Tyranid army by the end of 2024”, do not count models gained in December 2023.  That’s not realistic, or fair on yourself.
    • Don’t be afraid to change your pledge as the situation changes.  Once again, it’s meant to be fun, not a burden.  I know mine will not be static until the start of the new year at least.  I’m still working out what my goals want to be.  They largely depend on what Kickstarters arrive when.  I know I want to embrace playing more.

    Anyway, here’s the link to the editable shared Pledge Spreadsheet for 2025 (2025 tab at bottom).  Get thinking about what you want to achieve, and add yourself, and post a summary below.  Tweak as you see fit until the start of the new year.  Check out last years post and sheet for examples, and my pledge below.

    Let me know if the links don’t work or aren’t editable.  They work for me but it’s my sheet.

    #1904801

    lawnor
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    Here’s my current pledges for 2025.  As my pile of shame approaches 0 models, by goals become less quantifiable, and become more about playing.

     

    Gaming pledges

    • Start new campaign game with friends (RE2 and Frosthaven lined up)
    • Any 3 of the following solo plays:
    • A) Finish C4 of ATO
    • B) Finish C5 of ATO
    • C) Play a Campaign of KDM, Earthborne Rangers, Stargrave, or Rangers of Shadow Deep etc
    • D) Play a Campaign of KDM, Earthborne Rangers, Stargrave, or Rangers of Shadow Deep etc

     

    —Optional extras

    • Win Black Knight Campaign
    • Any other mini campaigns that arrive

     

    Hobby Pledges

     

    • Paint at least as many models as I gain
    • If a faction/game starts the year 100% painted it should end the year 100% painted
    • Always get it painted before it gets to the table
    • Paint any unlocked Frosthaven minis once we start playing (7/(7+?) done)
    • Paint ATO gaming Minis ahead of playing with them
    • Treat KDM pinups and 30mm painters pieces as modular minis.  Once I know what weapons I want them to hold, modify them, then paint them

     

    —Optional extras

    • A bust type model for Spring Cleaning Challenge? (Probably not going to happen)
    • Have no unpainted non-modular gaming pieces left by the end of the year, ignoring anything that arrives in December 2025

     

    Actual Models from above in queue:

    • ATO C4 models (Quantity unknown)
    • ATO C5 models (Quantity unknown)
    • ATO Godforms (Quantity unknown)
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    #1904809

    zoidpinhead
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    I’m in.  This is my favourite thread on any forum.  Thanks @lawnor for posting and keeping us all motivated through the year.

    I’m hoping for a better year in 2025.  I’ll go with my usual pledge of 365 miniatures painted in the year.  Specifics are a little unclear at this stage but I do have a large Darkest Africa collection which I am in the middle of finishing off and would then like to paint up some forces for Death in the Dark Continent.
    I’ll be plugging away at my various Saga armies and it looks like I’ll be adding a couple of extras with Age of Chivalry coming out in December (hopefully).

    Other than that we’ll see where inspiration strikes.  I’m moving next year but my hobby goodies will never be too far away so I should still get plenty done.

    #1904811

    lawnor
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    I’m really happy to see some people enjoy this and find it helpful.  Thank you.

    #1904834

    grantinvanman
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    My hobby pledge for 2025:

     

    1. finish Battletech and actually play a game!
    2. merge Legions Imperialis terrain and stuff somehow with Battletech, or just use the terrain separately

    3. Gaslands/Car Wars – this is delayed by Canada Post as I wait for some parts to convert Hot Wheels

    4. Complete! So long, Vietnam!

    New stuff? I think I’m going to cut back drastically on that this year. I tend to get a pile, get overwhelmed, sell it off, repeat. This is the year to change that!

    • This reply was modified 5 days, 7 hours ago by  grantinvanman. Reason: Vietnam stuff sold
    #1904845

    laughingboy
    20728xp
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    My hobby pledges for 2025

    1. Become part of the community and have more of a presence, I have certainly had a back seat for a while and been quiet but I enjoy all the interactions with the people here so I will put more effort into that.

    2. Play more games. I don’t need to buy more, but I do need to play/build/paint more of what I have. Ideally, I want to get to the point where I have at least one game night and one painting night.

    3. More live streams/videos on my journey with painting and playing tabletop

    That will do for now

    #1904879

    collins
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    1. don’t make anymore pledges… I haven’t succeeded in my previous ones
    2. paint more minis

    bugger… failed already at pledge 1

    #1905214

    144artist
    25545xp
    Cult of Games Member

    Last year I discovered Crisis Protocol after making some specific pledges but then only painted that.  I did paint a bunch of those so am calling it a win.  For the upcoming year I will be a little broader, less specific in my goals.  I hope to paint more minis than I did this past year and make more terrain.  In addition, I would love to actually play more games with the toys I paint.

    #1905217

    pagan8th
    Participant
    10856xp

    Might as well have a go at pledging something as I have 12 months to achieve something.

    1) Get my homebrew RPG rules system in a format that makes sense to other people and play a short campaign to test it.

    2) Finish painting all my Carnevale miniatures and play a short campaign of that.

    3) Finish painting the last miniatures for Journey’s in Middle Earth and play it again.

    4) Play some games of Mythic Battles: Pantheon now that the I have Core and Pandora boxes fully painted…

    5) And as I went nuts and bought Hera, Hephaestus and Poseidon boxes I need to paint them.

    That’s five that I can potentially fail in the next year. I’ll count it a success if I complete just one of them.

    #1905219

    sundancer
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    I’m not sure I’m ready to commit to pledges again XD

     

    Seeing me “failing” almost all from last year

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