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OK, guys, let's finally do this poll.

Because baseplates are very important and I wanna know who has them but doesn't use them.

Pros of battling on baseplates:
-More attractive to view
-Easier to deploy troops (carpet floors can be unstable for minifig feet)
-Means Non-dimmydom.

If you don't have them but you wish you did, go grab one. Hurry. Even if it's just one. And do all your next battles on it. And then get another one. And your battlefield is bigger. Now you won't stop. And people will like your reports.

I'm gonna have to agree with you that baseplates help but I like buildings best

Buildings are built ON baseplates.

Cons of battling on baseplates:

-- Cost huge amounts on Bricklink when you need to buy other supplies
This is why I only have four large baseplates. I used to have one or two more, but I traded them for... something. I forget what.

I have a copious collection of baseplates, but isn't it kind of hard to have a trans-parlor battle when you need to laminate the floor with baseplates? I just use small ten by tens or whatever for squads and let vehicles run without using baseplates.

Sometimes I put baseplates around structures and cover to further encourage the infantry, but any vehicle-heavy match doesn't really need an awful lot of them.

personally, I find large baseplates unwieldy in a brikbattle.
I prefer to give each minifig a small stand.
the only exception would be when I have buildings.

When I'm older and rich, my house is going to have a room in which the entire floor is baseplates.

base plates are expencive, the ones from bricklink are even more expencive if you want older ones!
a 5 by 5 layout of base plates from lego costs quite a bit.

how are they expensive a medium green baseplate only costs £6 and i recently got 3 vintage moon plates for £15+p&p.

^^^ that's kindof a lot, man.

Personally, I prefer the hardwood floor. You're not limited at all by space, and minifigs stand up just as easy on it.

How does a lack of baseplates promote dimmydom anyways?

I have about four big grey ones, one of em' has a huge coffee stain on it, so I pretty much only have three usable ones. I also have some road plates and a couple pieces of terrain, like the one in that coast guard set a while back. I try to use them as much as possible in brikwarfare.

i have 3 or 4 desert plates and thats about it - i got a couple more but i use them for buildings

IVhorseman wrote:^^^ that's kindof a lot, man.

Personally, I prefer the hardwood floor. You're not limited at all by space, and minifigs stand up just as easy on it.

How does a lack of baseplates promote dimmydom anyways?

Reports of battles without baseplates are boring and less fun than serious battles reports.

I bet Natalya's battles wouldn't be as awesome if she didn't use them.

You didn't answer the question. What property do baseplates have that makes them "more serious" and "less boring" than those without?

Baseplates provide a easier deployment of troops, better build of buildings (especially after the start of the battle), and an overall view of better organization.

Non-baseplated floor should be used only as:
-Sea
-Instant death terrain
-Other environment that doesn't let minifigs walk straight or build

Of course, if you have a real mini-jungle, playing BrikWars on it is so much funnier because you can actually use fire and explosives without damaging any valuable LEGO pieces.

By the way, has anyone done this before? Real environment battles?