Re: No No no no nono NO!

Posted by Talsin on
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Thanks for the comment Gav,

I have been gaming for c14 years, (i have lost track). back when I started 10 plastic marines cost £10 (although the options were a bit more limited)! Compared now to 10 marines for £25 this is an increase of 2.5 times.

Of course inflation does have to be taken into consideration, which will certainly account for some of the increase, it is very unlikely however to be the sole reason for the increase. One suspects a Board which is out of touch with their customers, combined with a marketing and sales strategy which is aimed at parents with more money than sense, rather than supporting those customers who has spent money over many years building an army and suppporting a company which they had respect for.

The reason for my singling out of Mat Ward for ire (other than a bottle of wine) comes from reading a number of his recent works, which seem to view existing canon as being somewhat optional.

It is certainly possible to create interesting armies using the default codex, via a combination of painting/ modelling and careful choice of options in ones army list to support a theme.

Most of my reaction was fueled by a combination of exhaustion and wine, and I am willing to have a look through the army book for any useful ideas. However I doubt that the new models at the top of the thread will be involved in any of my work.

The new Vanguard veterans however have some very nice looking bits for be Slaanesh Marines, very nice indeed..., yes precious, we wants them...

T