I haven't voted because the whole thing seems bizarre; a new take on all those "Come on, everyone! Let's boycott
GW!" topics that used to pop up and fizzle away every time
GW raised prices or released a bad codex, or the Change.org petition that had 16,000 signatories (
IIRC) and achieved... pfff?
Other people have already said what I think, better than I could. Especially Blacksails.
Blacksails wrote:
Who said anything about about not playing?
Seeing as how you don't want to use another game's rules, you still have the option of using any of the editions you've bought over the years, including some sort of franken-edition that you've worked on yourself. Obviously this depends on your game group and how close you are.
But really, for the foreseeable future, there won't be a new edition, and chances are that you have an army with a recently updated codex. Boom, now you have no incentive or need to spend money on GW.
As for models, there are dozens of excellent third party companies that produce equal to, if not better, quality miniatures. I haven't spent a dime on GW in recent memory because I'm busy buying from the likes of Vic Minis for my Guard. I still get to build, paint, and play, but without spending any more money on GW.
Nobody wants to give up. But if the alternative is supporting something you dislike, than I'd rather cut my losses and hope my lack of spending gets the company to realize that I'm not alone in my reasoning.
If you haven't already, also try other games entirely. X-wing is a ton of fun, and Firestorm Armada is a great alternative to BFG, plus Spartan Games is coming out with a full set of games for battles in the Halo universe, and the models are stunning.
Its a big hobby out there. Support the little guys, and before you know it, GW will either realize it needs to adapt and change for the better, or become irrelevant.
I don't think trying to change internally will be met with any success, so speak the only language they know; their bottom line.
This, very much. Exalted. Some of us couldn't really be bothered saving
GW anymore because other games - especially other games' rules that you might slot
GW minis into yadda yadda - fill the hole very nicely thank you. And don't really manipulate you into constant buying... well, not as much. If
GW pay enough attention to their bottom line in time to save themselves or the game*, all well and good. If not, too bad, so sad.
And also, it 'depends on your game group and how close you are', but persuading them would be a far easier, more plausible task than getting a tiny foothold to persuade
GW's board.
*
Oop! Almost posted 'in time to save the
games'. But that time's past...
Mr. Burning wrote:5 million????
Are there that many patrons of GW? let alone those who want change?
Yyyup. Some gamers will happily burn hundreds or thousands of your currency of choice to own mediocre minis (or for the promise of mediocre minis) that they may not use, content with their position at the end of the conveyor belt. But ask them to devote a tiny fraction of that to improve the minis, rules, or process, and the shutters come down.
Not to mention that online petition, where 'only' 16-17K people signed up for free. Where are you gonna get 5 million people each waving a $10 note? Or 2.5 million with $20, etc.?
Azreal13 wrote:
A cookie for anyone who can tell the class where the inherent contradiction lies in this statement.
Oh, oh, sir! Is it because the super-honesty* includes acting like a crook and proudly admitting it?
*Isn't that one of silver-age Superman's powers?
coelomate wrote:Business law things.
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