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I think my FLGS still has all the copies of Dreadfleet they originally ordered save for the one they bought as a store copy. I never saw a game played an the boxes just sit there.

It doesn't look like a bad game, but it has no tie-in with anything else and is 15% more expensive than Space Hulk with fewer gaming pieces that aren't compatible with other systems and zero nostalgia factor.

No idea what GW was thinking with the Dreadfleet release, and less still with a decision to recall and destroy the copies as opposed to simply putting them on firesale or shipping them somewhere they might sell (I doubt the shipping costs are *that* high that it's more worth destroying them than redistributing them).

Johnny-Crass wrote:

Ouze wrote:This thread has inspired me. I'm finally down to take part in awesome ship-to-ship combat with my friends.

This is why I just bought two small fishing boats and some potato cannons

Now that sounds like a fun game! (and expandable too)

I dont think they would just dump them in a landfill. I work at a car factory that makes bumpers and plastic parts and they grind up the bad parts so they can be used for something else.

Local GW shop was packing up loads of stock and Dreadfleet today to be sent back.

It sounds daft, but stock sitting on a shelf can cost more than destroying it.

GW has millions of pounds worth of stock sitting on shelves in open shops, frequented by the public, with glass windows and a couple of locks.

Compare the insurance cost of that level of assets with no assets or warehoused stock.

Better to spend a penny on shredding a book or storing it until specifically needed than paying for something you don't need if you can get your stock management streamlined.

My LFGS has sold 11 of the 15 copies it has and the owner told me yesterday that he has had not a peep from GW regarding the recall.

FLGS may not get it since that would actually cost GW having to reimburse them in some manner. GW stores sending it back costs nothing outside shipping and a few minutes of an accountant's time to write off that value from the books.

Yeah I really doubt this would include non-GW stores.

A recall would only include independents if the stock was faulty. It isn't, GW just don't want to sell it any more - the independents are on their own. After all, GW have sold that stock (at wholesale price) which is already a profit. They are hardly going to buy them back just because they don't think the independents can sell them.

Howard A Treesong wrote:A recall would only include independents if the stock was faulty. It isn't, GW just don't want to sell it any more - the independents are on their own. After all, GW have sold that stock (at wholesale price) which is already a profit. They are hardly going to buy them back just because they don't think the independents can sell them.

Thats cool, most GW stores exchange items without question.


You could say that..... *puts on sunglasses* Dreadfleet is in dry dock YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Hmm, ~$80 USD (inc. shipping) from Miniatures Market. That's fairly tempting.

Gitkikka wrote:Hmm, ~$80 USD (inc. shipping) from Miniatures Market. That's fairly tempting.

Until you realize that it's still Dreadfleet and will just sit on your shelf unused after you've played it once or twice.

Ravenous D wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:A recall would only include independents if the stock was faulty. It isn't, GW just don't want to sell it any more - the independents are on their own. After all, GW have sold that stock (at wholesale price) which is already a profit. They are hardly going to buy them back just because they don't think the independents can sell them.

Thats cool, most GW stores exchange items without question.


You could say that..... *puts on sunglasses* Dreadfleet is in dry dock YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Well played sir...

Breotan wrote:

Gitkikka wrote:Hmm, ~$80 USD (inc. shipping) from Miniatures Market. That's fairly tempting.

Until you realize that it's still Dreadfleet and will just sit on your shelf unused after you've played it once or twice.

If you say so, sparky. I'm sure you know my gaming habits better than I do.

I know for a fact Independent retailers can take GW product to the Chicago Battlebunker for an exchange. My FLGS just did this with Necron overstock that didn't look like it would sell.

That's great if you're in Chicago. Most of the US isn't though.

Ravenous D wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:A recall would only include independents if the stock was faulty. It isn't, GW just don't want to sell it any more - the independents are on their own. After all, GW have sold that stock (at wholesale price) which is already a profit. They are hardly going to buy them back just because they don't think the independents can sell them.

Thats cool, most GW stores exchange items without question.


You could say that..... *puts on sunglasses* Dreadfleet is in dry dock YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

That had me LOL David Curouso's one liners are the worst
O&A fan?

I got dreadfleet for my birthday and I have to say, I actually like it. I think before I was looking at it wrong, I should have been looking at it like I look at the b movies I love so much.
its truly camp, this game, a sort of parody almost of many things [at least i hope thats what it supposed to be]
I mean. No its no uncharted seas but its something I can show to a non gamer and they won't cringe at it, well I introduce it much more comedically then its intended to be but it works and its fun

12thRonin wrote:That's great if you're in Chicago. Most of the US isn't though.

I got a chuckle out of this

12thRonin wrote:That's great if you're in Chicago. Most of the US isn't though.

Wow you're right, it's to bad Chicago has the only Battlebunker in the world.

The 'exchange' can be done at any GW...doesn't have to be a bunker

Lormax wrote:The 'exchange' can be done at any GW...doesn't have to be a bunker

Shhhh don't tell everyone. Since I mentioned the Chicago bunker it must be the only place.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

They did a similar thing after 4th came out, sending all the left over 3rd Ed boxes (and all those plastic Marines and Land Speeders) to landfill.

Boy if I knew where that landfill was I'd be there with a shovel and a mile wide grin in a hearbeat. Cheap DE warriors and Land Speeders. ^-^ And I think the 3rd ed. had some of those neat cheapo plastic buildings I'd love to have.


On topic though, it is a shame Dreadfleet isn't doing well, but I think GW has got to realize nobody has a great deal of desposable income right now, and not only drop prices, but they need to rethink what they package and charge for in thier kits. But meh, the critisms of GW have been so overdone it's beating a dead horse.

Now comes the inevitable price rise to cover the lost revenue from dreadfleet.

So, when do we get to start calling it Dreadfail?

Lormax wrote:The 'exchange' can be done at any GW...doesn't have to be a bunker

That's great if you live near a GW store. Most of the US doesn't.

The nearest GW to me (and I'm in a mid-sized metro area) is at least 2.5 hours. I've lived places (again, metros) where the closest GW was over 5 hours away.

It is a super cool game, and the box is filled with plastic goodness.

It was a steal at $99.00. I honestly don't think they could have sold it for less.

If you haven't actually physically looked at the contents in the box, I would highly recommend you do so before forming an opinion.

Kairos wrote:It is a super cool game, and the box is filled with plastic goodness.

It was a steal at $99.00. I honestly don't think they could have sold it for less.

If you haven't actually physically looked at the contents in the box, I would highly recommend you do so before forming an opinion.

You could say that dreadfleet

*puts on sunglasses*

Failed to make waves....

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

biccat wrote:

Lormax wrote:The 'exchange' can be done at any GW...doesn't have to be a bunker

That's great if you live near a GW store. Most of the US doesn't.

The nearest GW to me (and I'm in a mid-sized metro area) is at least 2.5 hours. I've lived places (again, metros) where the closest GW was over 5 hours away.

Actually most of the U.S. does and so what if you don't? The nearest one to me is an hour out, the bunker nearly two. I visit those stores about once or twice a year, and I don't own a business. As a business owner being able to exchange unwanted product is worth a 2-3 hour trip a few times a year. Or if you happen to be in a dead zone that is unreasonably far from a GW then it would be smart to establish a relationship with a business maybe half way or so. Be creative and adapt its part of running a good business. Few other companies in the world offer and exchange option like this, take advantage.

I'm not sure if this was a clerk misunderstanding something or not, but apparently my FLGS is being given the option by GW to send their copies back for credit on their account.