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Delephont wrote:Well, if I were GW, looking at this thread and the poll, I'd say they will be doing fine in the future. Add to the general "break even" between those who say they're leaving against those who will continue, the fresh new customers they always seem to bring in, and GW may just have done it again.

While I appreciate that not everyone on Dakka has taken part in this poll, however given all the ranting that has been indulged in during the last few weeks, I'm mildly surprised by the results.

Because as we all know internet polls are accurate.

I will continue to buy GW stuff but it will be 2nd in the priority list with Flames of War being 1st but I've nearly got a full army already and not even spent £100 yet!

I do enjoy 40k at the end of the day and me and my friends have some great games and overall times so I won't be stopping but just cutting back.

Sidstyler wrote:

Delephont wrote:Well, if I were GW, looking at this thread and the poll, I'd say they will be doing fine in the future. Add to the general "break even" between those who say they're leaving against those who will continue, the fresh new customers they always seem to bring in, and GW may just have done it again.

While I appreciate that not everyone on Dakka has taken part in this poll, however given all the ranting that has been indulged in during the last few weeks, I'm mildly surprised by the results.

Because as we all know internet polls are accurate.

The accuracy of a poll depends in a large part on the sample size - I put the poll on about 4 hours ago and its already at nearly 100 respondants - I'll be more interested to see how the results are looking tomorrow evening (to give people living in all time zones a chance to log on after work).

It's prob not going to affect my collecting. I'm too much of an addict to stop collecting pretty models, and anyway, I jump between 4-5 systems so I get regular breaks from gw games

Im not affected. I'm going to continue buying till we get a decent alternative to 40k with a similar style.

Nothing cartoony and nothing that looks uber generic.

Won't really affect my buying habits. I'm going to finish out my current army (O&G) but after that I won't buy much more than the occasional blister or (rarely, maybe once a year) box.

Although if I do decide to start a new army, it will probably be Warmachine or Hordes, for several reasons, not all related to GW's practices.

I've got the urge to get one of those Smog 1888 minis for quite some time now. Perhaps this GW situation will be my excuse to pick up the odd Smog mini ...

On the other hand and since I know myself, there will be the occasional GW / FW buy from time to time, their new miniatures look really nice.

I will be cutting back.
I will be buying the last of my WoC at some point, and it's foolish to say I will never buy from GW again. They may well release a miniature that I think is good value, and if they do I will buy it if I want it. I think that they have made a lot of their stuff bad value though, and I will be looking at alternatives for next projects, though I may use the occaisional GW model if it fits well. This is a change from my previous stance where my GW armies were GW only.

Gone, done and dusted, tata cocker, so long and thanks for all the pish.

Will I stop baying GW miniture - No
Will I increase my hobby budget - No more likely to reduce due to other demand (house hold bills etc)
Am I looking at alternaives - Yes. Indendant stores and other gaming system.

Will they make more money out of me - NO

Stopped years ago. 13 years ago to be exact.

Naff rules and silly figures.

"I have stopped buying from them because of recent events"

After 23 years, I am done patronizing GW with my monies... Off to other gaming companies to fill my war gaming hobby needs.

OMGOMGOMG THESE PRICE RISES DID IT FOR ME THEY THREW ME OVER THE EDGE AND NOW I SEE GW FOR THE EVIL B*****DS THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, MY GOD WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A PRICE RISE WOULD FINALLY MAKE ME SEE THE LIGHT? SCREW YOU GW I ALWAYS HATED YOU ANYWAY IT'S NOT LIKE I'VE BEEN A LONG-TERM FAN OF YOUR WONDERFUL WARHAMMER UNIVERSE ANYWAY.

I've converted over to historicals over the past 4 years. While that has included Warhammer Ancients Battles, GW has made every effort to make sure that no additional copies of the game are sold. At this point, the only worthwhile product GW sells is Devlan Mud...

I own three armies well north of 10,000pts, one more solidly at 3000pts (some still unbuild), a chaos terminator based Loganwing (2500pts), ~2000pts of tau, and my all paladin GK army (1850!)

The only 40k armies I own nothing (or no more than a squad or two) for are Dark Eldar, Demons, Necrons, BT and sisters (unless I borrow my 60+ stormtroopers). Those armies either 1) dont' interest me, or 2) I'm waiting for new models/rules.

So, my purchasing (which is mostly used anyway) really isn't that tied to what GW does. If GW releases an army that looks good, plays well, and is fun... I'm buying it. Until then, i'll continue filling in gaps.

RanTheCid wrote:I've converted over to historicals over the past 4 years. While that has included Warhammer Ancients Battles, GW has made every effort to make sure that no additional copies of the game are sold. At this point, the only worthwhile product GW sells is Devlan Mud...

Can I Like this post a million times???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nah, I'll still spend my gaming budget, its actually for the better because it'll mean I'll get more done. I find the rage quiters entertaining considering they are all jumping ship to GW-lite, its like trading up crack for worse looking crack but makes you feel better

Yep, I'm done. Last ever GW purchase was the entire HH series from Amazon. The money gee-dub would've recieved from me over summer is getting spent on starting up Warmahordes and some Mantic stuff.

I will continue to buy from them, but not as much as before

I was driven away from the full price stuff by last year's price rise.

If GW make some awesome Tau models (e.g. Orca gunship) I will buy them.

We are attempting to circumvent the recent issues at present.

Please direct all input here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/371626.page

Said it on other posts, I'm finishing up my current army project (hit a few boxes already before increases, have a few more to get TODAY!!!) then I'm done. I'm also doing a lot of converted models because GW hasn't made some of the models I need yet and the others are so over costed it's insulted...even if they are so good....

I've jumped the boat, my Cryx army is going strong.

I will continue to play warhammer 40k with my friends with our mostly complete armies but I'm not buying anymore GW products.

I have enough unpainted GW product to keep me busy for years, and I'm switching over to Vallejo paints because they have really impressed me with their quality.

I think my gaming group is going to dive into warmachine or infinity and see what those systems are like.

So long GW... it was fun while it lasted.

Yep, GW has shot and would probably continue shooting themselves in the feet for the next few months. Ive got several Independent Characters to buy for my BA army, after that no more until something fantastic enough pops up for me to purchase.

GW doesn't care if I spend money on them or not. Based on their
business model, any dollar I spend is a bonus. I've spent most of
my money in recent years on Privateer Press. I don't know if I
would have spent that money on GW if I hadn't, but I do know
that I no longer buy entire armies in one go.

I like to bitch and Moan about the price increase as much as the next guy, but all this isn't really going to affect my purchases. It will affect my LGS though. I really like to buy things from them to show my support but with the price increases I will have to take all my larger orders to the net. In all honesty the hike isn't really a deal breaker as long as it's still 20% off.

As I've said elsewhere, I did have a new O&G WFB army planned. However now, due to a combination of my location (meaning I can no longer mail order at a reasonable price), and the price increase, I've shelved the project. If I were being brutally honest with myself, the thought of painting and modelling a block of 50 orc infantry also gave me the feeling of being stood at the base of a mountain. I had to remember I do this hobby because I enjoy it, it shouldn't be an endurance event!

I've now decided to switch to Infinity, on the strength of both recommendations from a friend and comments on this forum. I'll still continue with my 30k World Eater army, but it's going to be purchased exclusively through bits sites and ebay, so my GW spending is going to be cut to a minimum. I'm even going to try out P3 paints, I've been so fethed off with the whole episode.

Support your LGS by buying non GW Josh

As for "ragequitting"
Nah
very calm, rational and happy about it
So there is no need to shout Henners

I only bought directly from GW once - the rest has been from discount online resellers and individual sellers on Ebay. Even with that, I haven't bought a single new model in... I'm not even sure, actually. It's been at least a year. I'm more interested in starting up Infinity than I am in expanding 40k, currently, which is part of the reason I won't nerdrage at GW, even though I don't agree with their policies, new and not so new. Whether those policies influenced my desire to branch into Infinity is debatable, but not impossible.