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No worries.

Everyone has their own opinions on what they like or don't like. I will agree with the IC being a top-notch webcast. I really like listening to those guys. But now I'm off-topic.

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ph34r wrote:
Bullockist wrote:I'm still trying to figure out where Aussies had this "special discount".
The point is most aussies using maelstrom ect were using them because GW prices are grossly inflated here. All prices are inflated, GWs doubly so.
Seriously i don't understand where this "you guys should pay more" mentality comes from.

*edit. Perhaps this kind of attitude shown by a fair vocal amount of a certain country is why a certain country is regarded as a bunch of funwits

Now back to the radio show....
Everything is "more expensive" in Australia.


Not just warhammer. GW is not doing some sort of unique feth-you to Australian players. They are doing the same thing as everyone else. Australians evaded this for a long time by buying from oversees. Now they have to pay like everyone else.

I hope your buying your products from GW Aus.
   
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Winter wrote:
ph34r wrote:
Bullockist wrote:I'm still trying to figure out where Aussies had this "special discount".
The point is most aussies using maelstrom ect were using them because GW prices are grossly inflated here. All prices are inflated, GWs doubly so.
Seriously i don't understand where this "you guys should pay more" mentality comes from.

*edit. Perhaps this kind of attitude shown by a fair vocal amount of a certain country is why a certain country is regarded as a bunch of funwits

Now back to the radio show....
Everything is "more expensive" in Australia.


Not just warhammer. GW is not doing some sort of unique feth-you to Australian players. They are doing the same thing as everyone else. Australians evaded this for a long time by buying from oversees. Now they have to pay like everyone else.

I hope your buying your products from GW Aus.


Pft. At those prices? Pa-lease. He's an American! He's gonna go buy some product off of the internet so he can get a good 25% discount, then make a cigar out off the money he's saved. Smoking it, he'll lounge in his pool of GW plastic, constantly telling his autographed picture of Tom Kirby about how much he 'wuvs his widdle CEO'.

And back on topic:

You know, what did happen to Scott and Chipley? Weren't they supposed to come back at some point and do a guest appearance on the show?

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I like 40k Radio. It's funny and informative.

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MIKEtheMERCILESS wrote:
evancich wrote:
How DARE this Podcast host have an oppinion that differs to my own! I don't care that he stressed how it's just his oppinion - I refuse to buy products from people who's viewpoint isn't aligned with myself!

Now if you excuse me, I'm off to question a Car Salesman over his stance on the US foreign policy in the Middle East before I complete the purchase of a car.


Sorry, your post was a little long - did I sum it up correctly?


No, you really didn't.

I don't care that his opinion is different than mine. What bugs me:
1) He is incorrect and hence his opinion is not well formed
2) He speaks from a pulpit and many folks will take his opinion as fact
3) His company battlefaom is one of the enablers for him to have the forum he has

Maybe you should read the post before you attempt to erroneously sum it up.
   
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From an accountant:

I'm going to keep this short.

Romeo is correct in interpreting GW reasons for price rises and embargos.

GW is wrong for not admitting that they do infact abuse fluxuating currency markets.

GW's reasons would be credible if their finance department was allowed to adjust prices accordingly. But this is just gouging.



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evancich wrote:I think Battlefoam's problem is they so much want to make GW bags that they can't take their eye off that prise. I think Romeo bought 40K Radio to show GW how much he supports them.


Doubtful. GW keeps everything they can in house. If they sell a liscense for something, it's for a large amount of money like a video game, or the deal with FFG. They have their own cases, they don't want to sell others in their stores, or liscense through anyone else.

Romeo has an opinion, you differ with it. Doesn't need to be such a big deal. If you don't like what he says, don't listen.

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I don't think 40k Radio is even worth discussing. They're sad, pathetic people filling hours upon hours of "broadcast" with banter so inane as to make sitcom writers cringe, all powered by a collection of monstrous egos. Losers, through and through.

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Winter wrote:I hope your buying your products from GW Aus.
Sure thing, it'd make zero differerce.
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evancich wrote:
I don't care that his opinion is different than mine. What bugs me:
1) He is incorrect and hence his opinion is not well formed
2) He speaks from a pulpit and many folks will take his opinion as fact
3) His company battlefaom is one of the enablers for him to have the forum he has

Maybe you should read the post before you attempt to erroneously sum it up.


Romeo is an oppinionated person on every episode, which is usually at odds with GW; and no, he's not always right, in fact some times he's way off the mark.

So let's face it; if Romeo was frothing at the mouth against GW's latest policy in eppisode 20, you would have been more than happy to sit there nodding.
No. You feel passionately about a topic for which Romeo is broadcasting his differring oppinion (which he is well entitled to do), and you've gone on the forum to broadcast your feelings on the matter.

That's also fine to pick holes in his argument; it's also fine to stop listening to his podcasts - after all, why listen to something that is simply going to fustrate you?

However, going so far as to boycott Battlefoam is a complete overaction to the point of cutting your nose of to spite your face - and that's what I'm calling you out on.
   
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On a slightly more positive net, I assume people in is thread have battle foam cases and foam? About how much did it cost you to carry a 1850-2000 point army? I am considering battle foam.

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Agamemnon2 wrote:I don't think 40k Radio is even worth discussing. They're sad, pathetic people filling hours upon hours of "broadcast" with banter so inane as to make sitcom writers cringe, all powered by a collection of monstrous egos. Losers, through and through.


Tell us how you really feel. Please.

ph34r wrote:On a slightly more positive net, I assume people in is thread have battle foam cases and foam? About how much did it cost you to carry a 1850-2000 point army? I am considering battle foam.


720 with custom cut foam carries my 1750 kanwall + boyz with room to spare. Hard to say if it would fit a 2000pt army if you have a ton of big cheap vehicles or droppods and stuff.

   
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MIKEtheMERCILESS wrote:
evancich wrote:
I don't care that his opinion is different than mine. What bugs me:
1) He is incorrect and hence his opinion is not well formed
2) He speaks from a pulpit and many folks will take his opinion as fact
3) His company battlefaom is one of the enablers for him to have the forum he has

Maybe you should read the post before you attempt to erroneously sum it up.


Romeo is an oppinionated person on every episode, which is usually at odds with GW; and no, he's not always right, in fact some times he's way off the mark.

So let's face it; if Romeo was frothing at the mouth against GW's latest policy in eppisode 20, you would have been more than happy to sit there nodding.
No. You feel passionately about a topic for which Romeo is broadcasting his differring oppinion (which he is well entitled to do), and you've gone on the forum to broadcast your feelings on the matter.

That's also fine to pick holes in his argument; it's also fine to stop listening to his podcasts - after all, why listen to something that is simply going to fustrate you?

However, going so far as to boycott Battlefoam is a complete overaction to the point of cutting your nose of to spite your face - and that's what I'm calling you out on.


Is it though?

If Battlefoam wants to align themselves with a tool, what does that say about them? Point being that Battlefoam condones discussion of nutsacks, fart jokes, or whatever the going frat speak is on tap. Is this what Battlefoam is about?

Isn't the fact that the guy is wrong, or that he is an insufferable tool. The fact is that were talking about a PODCAST being advertised by a PRODUCT.

The spokesmen for the PRODUCT is representing the product in a negative light with the form of his presentation.


Thats the point.



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Grot 6 wrote:

If Battlefoam wants to align themselves with a tool, what does that say about them? Point being that Battlefoam condones discussion of nutsacks, fart jokes, or whatever the going frat speak is on tap. Is this what Battlefoam is about?
Isn't the fact that the guy is wrong, or that he is an insufferable tool. The fact is that were talking about a PODCAST being advertised by a PRODUCT.
The spokesmen for the PRODUCT is representing the product in a negative light with the form of his presentation.
Thats the point.


Yeah, because there's obviously such a lack of gamer drama and nerdrage that we need to boycott a product because we didn't like a podcast?

And seriously, this is Romeo. He's quite the enthusiastic lad. Whether he's telling off the commissioner of MLB, telling us about how cool the latest Packbag is, or talking on 40k radio. He rants, yells, sells, wheedles, and convinces like the best used car salesman or carnival barker. Part of his charm and personality. He's got an excess of energy, which is one of the reasons he's taken Battlefoam so far and so fast.

We've all known this. Why the drama now. Because he agreed with GW once? This doesn't take anything away from the product. The man sells damn fine bags.

So you didn't like an episode of 40k radio, or don't like his stance on something, so what?. Have a beer and play a game of 40k instead of listening to it then.

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mikhaila wrote:
Grot 6 wrote:

If Battlefoam wants to align themselves with a tool, what does that say about them? Point being that Battlefoam condones discussion of nutsacks, fart jokes, or whatever the going frat speak is on tap. Is this what Battlefoam is about?
Isn't the fact that the guy is wrong, or that he is an insufferable tool. The fact is that were talking about a PODCAST being advertised by a PRODUCT.
The spokesmen for the PRODUCT is representing the product in a negative light with the form of his presentation.
Thats the point.


Yeah, because there's obviously such a lack of gamer drama and nerdrage that we need to boycott a product because we didn't like a podcast?

And seriously, this is Romeo. He's quite the enthusiastic lad. Whether he's telling off the commissioner of MLB, telling us about how cool the latest Packbag is, or talking on 40k radio. He rants, yells, sells, wheedles, and convinces like the best used car salesman or carnival barker. Part of his charm and personality. He's got an excess of energy, which is one of the reasons he's taken Battlefoam so far and so fast.

We've all known this. Why the drama now. Because he agreed with GW once? This doesn't take anything away from the product. The man sells damn fine bags.

So you didn't like an episode of 40k radio, or don't like his stance on something, so what?. Have a beer and play a game of 40k instead of listening to it then.


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I think that the show is improving. The humor is very sophomoric, but when isn't 40k humor? I've always liked that from any gaming podcast. It makes the hosts seem more like real people that I might actually game with than home-dwelling, fact runners that never enter a gaming club.

Now that the store's set up, they might be getting some (more?) games in. This might lead to some better discussions of tactics and rules...of course, this might not happen. I hold some hope for this though.

The Black Library Corner fills a lack that I find with just news and tactics podcasts. For some of us, there is a story. Getting to hear someone else's take on the books written about it is worth wading through some fart jokes.

Additionally, I've learned some things from the Hobby Hot-Spot. My modelling/painting bag can always use some new tricks.

So, in this episode, Romeo sticks his foot into his mouth to see if he can swallow his own thigh. He even goes so far as to add on to the end of the episode his negative review of Finecast. He posits that his position changed after seeing what he felt was a shoddy product. Perhaps if Finecast had been all that was promised, he might have felt vindicated. Instead, he voluntarily ate some crow.

I still think he's going to say stupid things. I still think the informative parts of the show could be distilled down to 45 minutes or less. At the end of the day, though, I'm still entertained. Your mileage may vary.

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mikhaila wrote:
Grot 6 wrote:

If Battlefoam wants to align themselves with a tool, what does that say about them? Point being that Battlefoam condones discussion of nutsacks, fart jokes, or whatever the going frat speak is on tap. Is this what Battlefoam is about?
Isn't the fact that the guy is wrong, or that he is an insufferable tool. The fact is that were talking about a PODCAST being advertised by a PRODUCT.
The spokesmen for the PRODUCT is representing the product in a negative light with the form of his presentation.
Thats the point.


Yeah, because there's obviously such a lack of gamer drama and nerdrage that we need to boycott a product because we didn't like a podcast?

And seriously, this is Romeo. He's quite the enthusiastic lad. Whether he's telling off the commissioner of MLB, telling us about how cool the latest Packbag is, or talking on 40k radio. He rants, yells, sells, wheedles, and convinces like the best used car salesman or carnival barker. Part of his charm and personality. He's got an excess of energy, which is one of the reasons he's taken Battlefoam so far and so fast.

We've all known this. Why the drama now. Because he agreed with GW once? This doesn't take anything away from the product. The man sells damn fine bags.

So you didn't like an episode of 40k radio, or don't like his stance on something, so what?. Have a beer and play a game of 40k instead of listening to it then.


Well said Mikhaila

   
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MIKEtheMERCILESS wrote:
evancich wrote:
I don't care that his opinion is different than mine. What bugs me:
1) He is incorrect and hence his opinion is not well formed
2) He speaks from a pulpit and many folks will take his opinion as fact
3) His company battlefaom is one of the enablers for him to have the forum he has

Maybe you should read the post before you attempt to erroneously sum it up.


Romeo is an oppinionated person on every episode, which is usually at odds with GW; and no, he's not always right, in fact some times he's way off the mark.

So let's face it; if Romeo was frothing at the mouth against GW's latest policy in eppisode 20, you would have been more than happy to sit there nodding.
No. You feel passionately about a topic for which Romeo is broadcasting his differring oppinion (which he is well entitled to do), and you've gone on the forum to broadcast your feelings on the matter.

That's also fine to pick holes in his argument; it's also fine to stop listening to his podcasts - after all, why listen to something that is simply going to fustrate you?

However, going so far as to boycott Battlefoam is a complete overaction to the point of cutting your nose of to spite your face - and that's what I'm calling you out on.


Please tell me more about my life and my future actions. I'm very interested.

Again, I guess you don't really understand. I used to enjoy 40k now I don't and I fueled R's ability to buy 40k radio by buying his bags.

So, I won't buy his bags anymore. There is a major pizza place in the USA that is very right wing and I don't eat / buy their pizza. Battlefoam makes a very good bag (please see my posts defending them) and I have many bags made by them. Romeo is an idiot and simply wants to crawl up into GW and this colors his podcasting. His views have lost him a customer.

Again, I don't really care about his opinion, I care that he (do you actually read posts, or do you just look at a couple of letters and assume after that?) is not correct in his assertions and he carries sway over the 40k community via a podcast that my bag purchases helped fund.
   
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evancich wrote:
MIKEtheMERCILESS wrote:
evancich wrote:
I don't care that his opinion is different than mine. What bugs me:
1) He is incorrect and hence his opinion is not well formed
2) He speaks from a pulpit and many folks will take his opinion as fact
3) His company battlefaom is one of the enablers for him to have the forum he has

Maybe you should read the post before you attempt to erroneously sum it up.


Romeo is an oppinionated person on every episode, which is usually at odds with GW; and no, he's not always right, in fact some times he's way off the mark.

So let's face it; if Romeo was frothing at the mouth against GW's latest policy in eppisode 20, you would have been more than happy to sit there nodding.
No. You feel passionately about a topic for which Romeo is broadcasting his differring oppinion (which he is well entitled to do), and you've gone on the forum to broadcast your feelings on the matter.

That's also fine to pick holes in his argument; it's also fine to stop listening to his podcasts - after all, why listen to something that is simply going to fustrate you?

However, going so far as to boycott Battlefoam is a complete overaction to the point of cutting your nose of to spite your face - and that's what I'm calling you out on.


Please tell me more about my life and my future actions. I'm very interested.

Again, I guess you don't really understand. I used to enjoy 40k now I don't and I fueled R's ability to buy 40k radio by buying his bags.

So, I won't buy his bags anymore. There is a major pizza place in the USA that is very right wing and I don't eat / buy their pizza. Battlefoam makes a very good bag (please see my posts defending them) and I have many bags made by them. Romeo is an idiot and simply wants to crawl up into GW and this colors his podcasting. His views have lost him a customer.

Again, I don't really care about his opinion, I care that he (do you actually read posts, or do you just look at a couple of letters and assume after that?) is not correct in his assertions and he carries sway over the 40k community via a podcast that my bag purchases helped fund.


Since when does a pizza place have a political stance?
   
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evancich wrote:I believe it is show number 20 and around the 2 hour mark, Romeo and his underling talk about the GW territory embargo.

They repeatably ask to not be raked over the coals for their opinions.

They seem to believe this embargo is good for business. Their argument centers on the idea that limiting competition will make the FLGS able to survive, that out of territory sales are killing off FLGS. They ignore that fact the the AUS $ has moved in relation to the UK pound and our fellow AUS players have been grossly over charged for years because GW set prices when currency values were at one point and have since moved and GW hasn't altered the AUS prices to affect this.

Romeo says he looked at the "data" and decided that this is a move GW was required to do to stay in business. In other words, their new store front welcomes less competition. Just like Sabol, right Romeo?

In his rant, he doesn't seem to be able to keep the level of discount in mind, he vascilates between 10% and 1%. I'm having trouble dealing with the ignorance on this podcast.

I've defended Battlefoam in the past and I have many of their bags. I'm done listening to 40k radio (I can't deal with that level of ignorance) and I'm done buying battlefoam.


I don't mean to be rude, I honestly want to know. As a poster with an American flag, why do you care what a British company does in Australia? I mean care to the point that "ignorance" of the issue bothers you so much you refuse to buy products from a difference company and stop listening to a show? Are you worried if Americans don't get really angry, then GW will do the same thing in the United States? Do you have a friend who lives in Australia?

I don't mean to be ignorant, I'm trying to undo it if I am.

Edit:
Griever wrote:Since when does a pizza place have a political stance?


Since at least 1993-4 I think. To prove that without introducing any politics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOG3rD5CrQ

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Griever wrote:
evancich wrote:
MIKEtheMERCILESS wrote:
evancich wrote:
Stuff


Even more stuff


Wow that's a lot of stuff


Since when does a pizza place have a political stance?


When they're conservative with their hot sauce?

   
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MajorTom11 wrote:
mikhaila wrote:
Grot 6 wrote:

If Battlefoam wants to align themselves with a tool, what does that say about them? Point being that Battlefoam condones discussion of nutsacks, fart jokes, or whatever the going frat speak is on tap. Is this what Battlefoam is about?
Isn't the fact that the guy is wrong, or that he is an insufferable tool. The fact is that were talking about a PODCAST being advertised by a PRODUCT.
The spokesmen for the PRODUCT is representing the product in a negative light with the form of his presentation.
Thats the point.


Yeah, because there's obviously such a lack of gamer drama and nerdrage that we need to boycott a product because we didn't like a podcast?

And seriously, this is Romeo. He's quite the enthusiastic lad. Whether he's telling off the commissioner of MLB, telling us about how cool the latest Packbag is, or talking on 40k radio. He rants, yells, sells, wheedles, and convinces like the best used car salesman or carnival barker. Part of his charm and personality. He's got an excess of energy, which is one of the reasons he's taken Battlefoam so far and so fast.

We've all known this. Why the drama now. Because he agreed with GW once? This doesn't take anything away from the product. The man sells damn fine bags.

So you didn't like an episode of 40k radio, or don't like his stance on something, so what?. Have a beer and play a game of 40k instead of listening to it then.


Well said Mikhaila


Well said out of left field, but incorrect.

The drama is lost on me. As a matter of fact, There is no drama. The guys a tool. Period. I hate their podcast and I think the guy is a tool. He doesn't know what he's even talking about half of the time, the other half he's running on empty with fart jokes.!@#$ that guy. My point is that they want to sell something seriously? they need to be serious. Not dead-pan, but at the very least be a LITTLE professional.

As for the bags? What about them? I'm not going to waste my time listening to 40K radio. Why would I want to buy anything from them?

I went back and listened to it, just for GP, and it hasn't improved. Now instead of 3 primo danna's, we have 1. Whee.

Next time you want to respond, try reading who your responding to, next time.

Bottom line I have is that the guy is a tool, and I agree with evencich. I said so. BECAUSE they are not serious about selling anything. All they are doing is spouting off on the treestump, and the bags are an afterthought.

The bags are not even in the conversation, by the by.



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ph34r wrote:
I assure you that i have a solid understanding of economics, probably more than you, but not as much as you think you do.


Thank god, with our knowledge of economics you can probably explain these things for me!

1. Why are the cost of several items notably Televisions, bikes and computer games closer to the exchange rate than Games Workshop products? (P.S JB Hi-Fi sells computer games for about $20-$40 less than EB games in Australia).

2. Why arent other wagaming systems, Malifaux, Warmahordes, Infinity etc selling at double their american prices like GW? What makes them so special that they are tied to the exchange rate at GW is not?

Thanks

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I listened to the first few shows when Eldenesh was still on and Romeo was "in the background" and not wanting to be involved. Say what you want about Spencer and his antics, at least he never tried to be the Alex Jones of 40k podcasting. If I wanted to listen to that, I'd actually listen to Alex Jones.
   
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ImperialTard wrote:
evancich wrote:I believe it is show number 20 and around the 2 hour mark, Romeo and his underling talk about the GW territory embargo.

They repeatably ask to not be raked over the coals for their opinions.

They seem to believe this embargo is good for business. Their argument centers on the idea that limiting competition will make the FLGS able to survive, that out of territory sales are killing off FLGS. They ignore that fact the the AUS $ has moved in relation to the UK pound and our fellow AUS players have been grossly over charged for years because GW set prices when currency values were at one point and have since moved and GW hasn't altered the AUS prices to affect this.

Romeo says he looked at the "data" and decided that this is a move GW was required to do to stay in business. In other words, their new store front welcomes less competition. Just like Sabol, right Romeo?

In his rant, he doesn't seem to be able to keep the level of discount in mind, he vascilates between 10% and 1%. I'm having trouble dealing with the ignorance on this podcast.

I've defended Battlefoam in the past and I have many of their bags. I'm done listening to 40k radio (I can't deal with that level of ignorance) and I'm done buying battlefoam.


I don't mean to be rude, I honestly want to know. As a poster with an American flag, why do you care what a British company does in Australia? I mean care to the point that "ignorance" of the issue bothers you so much you refuse to buy products from a difference company and stop listening to a show? Are you worried if Americans don't get really angry, then GW will do the same thing in the United States? Do you have a friend who lives in Australia?

I don't mean to be ignorant, I'm trying to undo it if I am.

Edit:
Griever wrote:Since when does a pizza place have a political stance?


Since at least 1993-4 I think. To prove that without introducing any politics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOG3rD5CrQ


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I just finished listening to the latest ep. of 40K Radio in question, and I was disappointed by Romeo's nonchalance about the embargo as well. However, I think he was spot on regarding the price hike, at least in the addendum on the end of the episode.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:
penek wrote:wtf is wrong with GW ???

It's being run by people with short term vision and enough greed to extinguish a sun.

Perhaps they're the C'tan.
 
   
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Grot 6 wrote:
MajorTom11 wrote:
mikhaila wrote:
Grot 6 wrote:

If Battlefoam wants to align themselves with a tool, what does that say about them? Point being that Battlefoam condones discussion of nutsacks, fart jokes, or whatever the going frat speak is on tap. Is this what Battlefoam is about?
Isn't the fact that the guy is wrong, or that he is an insufferable tool. The fact is that were talking about a PODCAST being advertised by a PRODUCT.
The spokesmen for the PRODUCT is representing the product in a negative light with the form of his presentation.
Thats the point.


Yeah, because there's obviously such a lack of gamer drama and nerdrage that we need to boycott a product because we didn't like a podcast?

And seriously, this is Romeo. He's quite the enthusiastic lad. Whether he's telling off the commissioner of MLB, telling us about how cool the latest Packbag is, or talking on 40k radio. He rants, yells, sells, wheedles, and convinces like the best used car salesman or carnival barker. Part of his charm and personality. He's got an excess of energy, which is one of the reasons he's taken Battlefoam so far and so fast.

We've all known this. Why the drama now. Because he agreed with GW once? This doesn't take anything away from the product. The man sells damn fine bags.

So you didn't like an episode of 40k radio, or don't like his stance on something, so what?. Have a beer and play a game of 40k instead of listening to it then.


Well said Mikhaila


Well said out of left field, but incorrect.

The drama is lost on me. As a matter of fact, There is no drama. The guys a tool. Period. I hate their podcast and I think the guy is a tool. He doesn't know what he's even talking about half of the time, the other half he's running on empty with fart jokes.!@#$ that guy. My point is that they want to sell something seriously? they need to be serious. Not dead-pan, but at the very least be a LITTLE professional.

As for the bags? What about them? I'm not going to waste my time listening to 40K radio. Why would I want to buy anything from them?

I went back and listened to it, just for GP, and it hasn't improved. Now instead of 3 primo danna's, we have 1. Whee.

Next time you want to respond, try reading who your responding to, next time.

Bottom line I have is that the guy is a tool, and I agree with evencich. I said so. BECAUSE they are not serious about selling anything. All they are doing is spouting off on the treestump, and the bags are an afterthought.

The bags are not even in the conversation, by the by.


Amazingly, I think you don't even read your own posts.)

How can you be so upset about how they represent a PRODUCT, and then claim the bags aren't in the conversation?

You hate their podcast, but continue to listen?

If you think Romeo is a tool, and don't like the bags, then WTF do you care how his actions reflect on the PRODUCT?

It's all just nerdrage and ranting about nothing.


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Guys!!, if you don't like it, TURN IT OFF. If any of you listened to the financial show, you will see how much Romeo DOES NOT like GW.
If you listen to the next show you will hear how stupid he thinks these comments are and you will realize that their is not point in this topic.
If you take the time to continue listening to the show you will hear that Romeo hasn't played 40k or any GW games in more than a month.
If you think the embargo is bad then head over to the Freebooter forum, pay $25, and get 25% off any GW product for a whole YEAR!!

Romeo is taking 2-3 hours out of HIS OWN busy day to give you guys a production that you will hopefully enjoy, by hating on him, you are encouraging him to stop making the podcast, and by this, you are letting down the other 2000+ listeners who actually like the show (ME).

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evancich wrote:It has been stated that GW is 85% of the mini war gaming market. So, those other named bags are great, but BF (if you listen to their podcast, Romeo has made trips to the UK to attempt to broker this deal) wants to be the bag maker for GW.


Need to know the actual point of reference to comment on this quote. Where did you get this source of information?


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