Games workshop price rise, southern hem, and resin rant

Me off on a lengthy rant as to why GW are grinding my gears!

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[Tyrantd]

Dark sphere is my local store as well, and i support them fiercely lol :) great video mate, ive just converted to warmachine i think its the way to go imho.

[cyphertheory]

@Tyrantd good on you, Dark Sphere are a good store :)

[squidgybidge]

Reason I commented as below. I agree somewhat with your rant, but all hobbies are expensive.

[cyphertheory]

@squidgybidge aye they do, but if they stop representing value(entertainment, quality etc) its time to walk away imho

[Ritcherdd]

GW can't stop ebay!!!

[holanoobs]

soooo...... anybody up for some warmachine?

[simposayerman]

@CoolsBreeze you` re right fellow- it is becoming too expensive. you take warhammer fantasy battles for example- GW Orcs and Goblins Arrer Boyzs £12.50 for 3 figures, unit composition 10+ You` ll have to spend at least £50 for you to put this unit togther, Time to shop @ ebay!!

[OFcLegato]

VAT

[Tristania64]

Wow Vampire Counts Blood Knights (5 models) in the U.S. are $99, that's 64gbp not including the 10% extra tax we get charged over here. I think it would be cheaper to cast them out of pure gold. Ouch.

[Tristania64]

let's see what it takes to play a "legal" 40k with the basic components;

1 Space Marine Commander (1xHQ): $20

10 Man Space Marine Tactical Squad (2xtroops): $37.25

Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook: $57.75

Codex: Space Marines: $33.00

Total: $148+$15.18(tax)=$163.18

163.18! This is just for 11 models and the rules. I really enjoy 40k, but like most GW customers I don't understand how they expect to raise their prices for the same exact product and expect us to keep on buying when we feel ripped off.

[getsomegetsomenow]

Battlefront Miniatures is where it's at now. The smaller companies are now taking big bites out of GW.

[IhateLynnMoses]

Well said! I stopped playing Warhammer and 40K when they brought out 8th edition for Warhammer when 7th was only four years old! And they wanted to charge £60 for the rulebook!! They also hype up games like Battlefleet Gothic when they come out and then totally forget about it! I play a lot of boardgames and for £50 you can get a very good wargame from the big companies.

[TheBrigantii]

Alas, too true. Their figs are nice (some are brilliant), but they are, let's face it, just plastic toys. The prices are becoming ludicrous, and it's a slap in the face for loyal hobbyists.

[underfire987]

Go and try out some none main stream games, 15mm sci fi is amazing as well as 28mm strange aeons . I know everyone is saying infinity or warmachine, but though i am not saying their bad companys, it shows the real problem is the wargaming community itself, they let a few wargames dominate the market and if u do that the same GW shit will go on again. Support diversity not main stream, sure u can support prive and infinity, but also check out some of these awesome other game systems and companys