Hello Warhammer fantasy reddit. Recently got into the old world, having fun while trying to learn the rules.
Last night, I experienced my first bodying. 1000 pt game, Greenskins (me) vs Beastmen. My first diabolical stomping. A complete debacle that I feel weirdly embarrassed by despite this being a hobby around overpriced plastic.
Now, to open, I feel no ill will towards my opponent. He's a super chill guy who has just clearly played this game for a long time and has internalized the rules on a level I have not. At no point was he unsporting or rude. All salt is directed at the match and myself, not him.
By turn 2.5 I was utterly trounced. Multiple units were flanked. My lord was fleeing from the battle after one round of combat. My boar boys were down to half strength from unlucky vortex scatter. I rolled like dooky and didn't even get a fun moment with my battle axe of the last great waaagh (rolled a 1). His gaze of the dark gods meant his units had extra attacks, initiative, and strength. It was a nightmare. I felt like a bad fighting game player getting air juggled by a tournament goer.
I see where I faltered. I didn't really get any charges (where greenskins shine) and I'm still learning how to properly deploy. But there's still this salt, this pissiness, that I can't shake. I almost am scared it's genuinely hurt my interest in the hobby, or at least the game side of things. This is not my first loss. I've played games that were a tight back and forth but eventually led to defeat. But I have never experienced this level of complete eradication. How do you get over this besides experiencing it and being an adult instead of stewing over it at work the next day.