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Anyone have the original monger for the price increase?

Talarn Blackshard wrote:The main problem I am going to have is finding a game locally that has a strong following, or any following really outside of 40k/fantasy. I think War Machines and/or Hordes might work out for me but Im still on the fence about it. Not sure costwise how it compares.

On a per model basis, it is also quite expensive although less so than GW. It is easier on the wallet overall in that you need fewer figures to make an army and thus far less money.

Hulksmash wrote: I do worry it'll limit the number of new players and I'm hoping for a fun 6th edition.

This is my biggest concern. My wallet can take the hit, it's not like everything else doesn't go up in price too (gas, milk, eggs), but that I've already made a large investment in the game, and it would suck if all the opponents went away.

My fear too, is that high prices like these will keep new gamers from getting into the hobby.

At least we can hope that the savings from buying battleforces and starter boxes will be significant enough to convince players to shell out $100+ just to try the game, right?



Addendum - At the slower pace people will be forced to buy models (those that don't give up on the GW brand, whether because they're just too ingrained or because 6th ed 40K turns out to be incredibly fun and *cinematic*) there will be far more painted armies on the table. If i don't have money to buy new plastic i usually take that time and put paint on a few minis.

It's a pretty bad move for GW, but it's just like every other one to be honest. Problem for them again is the fact that they aren't the only producer of like-minded product. Plenty of manufacturers who make things that can be used as a proxy for their games. Eventually, people who buy the miniatures from other manufacturers to use for GW games will buy the rules as well, and possibly find that their system is better.

I gave up on GW stuff and proxy as much as I can. For things I don't have a good proxy for, I buy as cheap as I can or second hand off the net. Grabbed 2 mounted Nazgul to use as Hexwraiths for $5 each, and I am fine with waiting for the rest to make a big unit of them.

Mantic's Undead absolutely rock, so apart from needing some Great Weapon weilding dudes for Grave Guard, they have me covered on a lot of my needs. Anything else is ably covered by other manufacturers.

I am disappointed in their price hike, but it's nothing if par for the course at this point. They're a public company, and the head of GW loves getting his dividends, so if you think they are likely to change any time soon, you'll be in for a shock.

I will laugh and laugh and laugh if they increase Australian prices proportionally to this. Go ahead, screw us even further guys.

To the original topic, I am unhappy about price raises and about the fact that I thought this was a hoax and was wrong. Good to the OPs, bad to GW. (There, H.B.M.C., happy?)

I still think it isn't the end of the world and I can afford it fine. It isn't like they haven't price increased every year in memory. No one should be surprised by this. I was because of the magnitude of some of the increases.

How many sprues are in the Stormraven box?

It is interesting being on the other side of the fence now. Normally, I'd be frothing at the mouth because of this, but all it is doing is validating and further solidifying my decision to leave The Hobby.

(Don't worry pretre, I'll save the shameless auction plug for another few posts )

Whenever this comes up, I like to have other ask themselves... When is enough, enough? and When will it be too much for you?

I was hoping to get my friend into the hobby, Convince him to come down to 40k and show him how fun it is.
There goes that. He wont shell out 5 bucks for a game, he isnt going to do anything for this.
Does anyone know how they figure the price increase?

aka_mythos wrote:Whenever this comes up, I like to have other ask themselves... When is enough, enough? and When will it be too much for you?

Apparently the answer to both questions is "May 28th".

Thank God I got all the LoTD figures!

My current Silver Skulls force is big enough that I can field 2000pt lists with lots of options. I also have a baneblade and 90% of my Megaforce unassembled.

I thought I would be expanding/revamping my Tau in the future but that is clearly off the table.

And starting Tyranids and/or Chaos is definitely not happening now.

I mean I truly have to wonder if the people at GW are not truly delusional or certifiably insane! They are pricing themselves out of business!

And to think I wanted Tyrannofexes and Winged HT's. They were to be my "thing" for this year, as I've not bought anything else this year from GW other than the odd Bits & Kits bit, and a few LotD minis before they went Finecost.

SickSix wrote:Thank God I got all the LoTD figures!

And thank God I got the ones I wanted too!

At what point is it over the top, and into the realm of illegal?

These "price hikes" are now at the point of price gouging and well into the realm of not passing the sanity test.


Seriously GW, WTF?


BOYCOTT!!! Stop buying GW's shill game!!!

What sucks for me is I love my GW armies (eldar and GK) I love the fluff and the black library books. But after I got home from my FLGS last night (the owner read us the email with the new prices) Ididn't even want to paint them anymore. I'm friggen done. Like for real done buying from them. Anyone wanna recommend a Hordes faction to get me started?

WarOne wrote:The best way to beat a price hike on a commodity like GW models is to not spend anymore on GW.

Corrected your typo.

There are other mini producers for the same game, other games as well. heck I couldn't get a 40K game at the FLGS if I tried at this point. I think I was the last GW player.

I think this might turn me off wargaming and geek hobbies in general.
It seems as if companies have no love for us :(

Right now I own everything I could want for the next 12 months. I might have bought a few things here and there just to get some new stuff and fill out the Tanith I'm working on, but I think I'll take a year off the impulse buys just to spite stupid GW upper manangement,

I've got all my models, mostly. May pick up the new space marine flyers, and will be getting battlesuits when the next tau codex comes out. Possibly a tau flyer too. That's pretty much all I'm buying though.

Been too busy buying 40k RPG books.

Anyone else wonder why GW thinks this is a good idea?
Basic economics means.
Lower price=more sold.

I just got an email from a certain well know miniature war gaming group that does retail with GW mini's informing they have received word that GW will be pushing up their price by 5-20 %

I fear its very true, I hope it doesn't happen we Aussies already paid through the roof for GW stuff

I bought my Mantic dwarf army of 200 models for £60, which effectively meant that I paid 26p per model for them.

It's easily 3k points of competitive warhammer fantasy, if I ever want to play that game.

If you play fantasy, there are alternatives.. not just Mantic either, there are dozens of small companies out there which are cheaper than GW.

Despite what a lot of people here on Dakka will go out of your way to tell you at every opportunity, the alternatives aren't bad looking either.

40k is a little more problematic, due to GW having non-generic IP for that game... that said, other manufacturers can still make Ork/Tyranid/Guard armies without any problems.

Well, I really have all I need for nids, and I only need another chimera to run any guard build I want. This seems like a perfect time to stop buying GW. Privateer Press, Corvus Belli, you guys get my money now.

Pretty crazy, they're definetly seeing how far they can push the customer base.

Fortunately I've already collected a lot of Guard stuff to keep me busy for a while. .

darefsky wrote:What sucks for me is I love my GW armies (eldar and GK) I love the fluff and the black library books. But after I got home from my FLGS last night (the owner read us the email with the new prices) Ididn't even want to paint them anymore. I'm friggen done. Like for real done buying from them. Anyone wanna recommend a Hordes faction to get me started?

Head on down to the WM/H section, and begin your journey!

One of us! One of us!

I was sitting on the sidelines waiting for 6th.

I'm not sitting anymore. 6th could be the best thing since sliced bread. I just don't care anymore and won't be buying the rules.

Anyone want a tallarn army? Or a Sisters army?

To Infinity ... and beyond.

Shotgun wrote:I was sitting on the sidelines waiting for 6th.

I'm not sitting anymore. 6th could be the best thing since sliced bread. I just don't care anymore and won't be buying the rules.

Anyone want a tallarn army? Or a Sisters army?

Even the 6th Edition will pop up on a million places online a few weeks after its release. I don't even want to think how much GW will be charging for the book.

I'm looking into Flames of War now since I'm a big WW2 buff, but the models seem ugly and also quite expensive.

Harriticus wrote:I don't even want to think how much GW will be charging for the book.

Maybe they will follow their new paint-by-numbers system. One book for movement, one book for assault, one book for shooting...

Ok, not defending GW... but here might be their thought process...

Raise the prices on all these transports/tanks to drive people towards more reasonable flyers. They may also have slowed/stopped production of the tanks/transports for the flyer release and figure the increase will work just right for the amount of time it will take to produce the large initial release of the flyers (If it takes months to restock, might as well jack up the price and make max $ on the two that the local GW isn't going to be able to replace anyway).

Foot troops and xenos aren't going up much, if at all (which might tip the hand on less durable 6e vehicles), and these can stay in production in the mean time.

They're trying to drive new money towards their new flyers and discouraging people from buying what will most likely be weaker units in 2 months any way.

May not be all that evil/stupid after all... and all the rage quitting because landraiders are expensive, while you're an eldar/tau player is just silly

It's really easy to act all superior and smug toward your fellow gamer... especially if they've been staunch supporters of GW in the past.

As anyone who has read my Blog ( http://thefrontlinegamer.blogspot.co.uk/ ) before will know, I'm hardly GW's biggest fan. But honestly those of you who are still enjoying your GW hobby and who have been loyal have my deepest sympathies you really do.

Whatever you do though, don't rage quit the hobby. There are other games systems out there and if you want to ask me or anyone else for that matter about them do so. You won't regret it. Hell right now I'm in the middle of a mammoth giveaway of stuff over at my Blog:

http://thefrontlinegamer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/happy-birthday-frontline-gamer.html

Pop along and see if you can't net yourself some free.