Editing Squatted (section)

==What does it mean to be squatted?==

Given the origins of the term itself, it might not be too unwise to use the example of the Squats to figure out what it really means to get squatted. A quick look at their history gives off most examples of a good ol' squatting, and most other factions who followed them on their path to corporate obscurity usually reflects their lifespan as a forgotten/forbidden army.

A faction/sub-faction/character/anything counts as squatted if:
* '''Their stats have not been updated in a very long time''' : The most obvious and common denominator of the squatted bunch. If your army didn't get a new codex, or at least an update regarding their stats, then it probably means their company forgot about them, or wants you to FORGET about them.
* '''There isn't much lore to be found''' : For those who don't play the games ( :^) ), you may notice that some faction or character barely gets a mention in recent books or codexes. This is a good indication that the [[Black Library]] forgot about your favorite [[Orks|boyz]], too.
* '''There aren't any new models at all''' : An army can be ''old'' and have very few updates besides the usual balance changes between editions, but they may still have fairly recent models, [[Skaven|or at least a catalogue of minis decent enough to still pass as good today]] (that is, if you paint them well). However, a squatted faction/anything is one that doesn't get shit. No model. None. Nada. You may afford some old models, but there aren't any new ones. For that one, it's actually most likely that your faction is about to get squatted, but it's just too soon to tell.
* '''Their company is remarkably silent about it''' : Corporations being corporate, communication is a central key to their great relationship with the customer. While some companies have the decency of at least listening to their customers and providing goods and services adapted by their demands, GW is a bit different. You see, they don't see any loyal fanbase, instead they saw a wide range of possible customers, and their only way of "communicating" with said customers was to look at a ubiquitous pie chart every month. At least at the time when [[Tom Kirby|he-who's-name-shall-not-be-pronounced-here]] was in charge. If Games Workshop has not said a single word about them for ''quite some time'', then I'm afraid I have some less than stellar news for you, my friend.
* '''Your faction is niche''' : If the Squats themselves didn't raise any red flags earlier in the article, it would be an understatement to say that, in the base game, they were ''especially niche'', only becoming relevant in the bigger, even more niche and definitely-not-available-to-anyone-with-a-thin-wallet alternative game [[Epic]]. If your faction/subfaction isn't popular amongst other players, or occupies an oddly specific role in the game, then chances are GW is gonna drop it once there aren't enough sales being made. Or if they don't make enough appearances in tournaments.
* '''The company outright censors you for mentioning them''' : Well, the case of the Squats was a most peculiar one, and it was a frequent phenomenon during the era of the [[Tom Kirby|massive cunt who was such a]] [[Extra Heresy|FUCKING HERETIC]] [[Tom Kirby|that he rivals even]] [[EA]] [[Tom Kirby|at their own game]]. But to be fair, it's such a rare instance that you're not even gonna get a ban or a mute on the forums for mentioning this or that faction that got scrapped some time ago. Hell, the forums made some highlights on some [[Oldhammer]] stuff, including the uber-squatted [[Chaos Android]]s.

Should your chosen faction fit some if not most of those criteria, there's a chance they might be squatted. But bare this in mind; discussions regarding the possible squatting of a specific faction/subfaction are '''ALWAYS''' driven by suppositions. Even the [[Leagues of Votann|Squats themselves got un-squatted]]. "Being squatted" never means the end of a faction, it just means that the community regards it as a "dead and long gone" thing of the past. Not GW.