Re: any one else totally pissed off with GW?

Posted by General Biakal on
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i feel i have an opionion to share!

i agree. with all of it.

it is a difficult time for me as my hobby mojo always fades this time of year for my other love, cars. and as i have some big descisions on the way regarding my classic car hobby stuff in general will be on the back burner.

BUT. i have an immense collection of Imperial Guard minis, and am indeed able to field the entire codex.

i get a lot out of wargaming, mostly the "building" side of it, but the painting too and then last place the actual dice throwing.

but what makes me negative are the following:

A. old models that have long since paid for themselves being down-packed from 20 to 10. for no reason, and then creeping back to their former cost. 100% price increase.

B. "juvenilation" of the GW media, including the website and especially the magazine.

C. some questionable sculpts. the wolf riders for space wolves looks so fucking spasticated i genuinley considered jacking it in.

D. Some bits of the new edition are not sitting well with me.

E. Matt Ward.

F. models that will soon be more diserable jumping up in price (bastion with no rules £18, bastion with mad fucking overpowered rules £25)


in the end it is all down to value for money. i NEVER buy books. I buy what i like, not what is "teh nu hotnesz", but I need sense of value for money even though I know they are overpriced. my honest and personal opinion is everything is 25-30% too much, and no more. but that is creeping up. my current formula is:

"if i had the staff 50% off, would i think id got a massive bargain". and the answer sometimes is yes (sentiel, cadian command squad, chimera) and often NO. if i think it is overpriced even at 50% off then thats a worry. and forgeworld new stuff is getting worse, but the old stuff is still great value COMPARED TO MAINSTREAM.