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2011/02/10 18:16:26
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Crazed Cultist of Khorne
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Like a couple others have mentioned this would be a great opportunity for GW to try and make a skirmish level game, maybe even something between like a Mordhiem and WarhammerQuest styled game with experience and whatnot. That would be something that I myself and a couple of my Tolkien dork friends could get into, but I am just not interested in buying a large fantasy styled army for another different fantasy game and the painting the models and etc.
From a marketing point of view it makes sense you have the BotFA for the epic scale, you could use WotR for bigger hero scale battles, and Hobbit for your adventures/questss. It would cover the scope of scales and also if you look at the newest D&D it is almost like a Table-top game so clearly there is a market and fan-base for that.
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2011/02/10 18:30:56
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Brooding Night Goblin
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But, um, current LOTRSBG is that skirmish-level game!
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2011/02/10 18:31:09
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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malfred wrote:Battle of the Five Armies!
They already did this, but forgot to try and sell it.
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2011/02/10 19:08:34
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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wiper wrote:But, um, current LOTRSBG is that skirmish-level game!
Agreed.
They created WotR because players were breaking the LotR system with the scale they were trying to play at.
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2011/02/10 19:13:45
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Mysterious Techpriest
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skrulnik wrote:wiper wrote:But, um, current LOTRSBG is that skirmish-level game!
Agreed.
They created WotR because people wern't buying enough models and they wanted more money.
fixed that for you
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2011/02/10 19:20:33
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Ancient Chaos Terminator
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The Battle Of Five Armies is still available for sale, though as has been stated GW doesn't put much effort into selling it. When are forum users going to stop complaining about GW trying to sell more models and make money? It is the reason they exist. As long as they are not dishonest, deceptive or detrimental to people in how they do it, no one should be complaining about that.
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2011/02/10 19:56:32
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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The LoTR glory years of the early 2000s may have seen GW get "fat and lazy" by their own estimation, but they also saw the launch of an entirely new faction in 40K (Tau) and the release of 4th edition.
Though it is true that other factions, such as DE and Necrons, were left to gather dust.
We don't know what GW meant when they said "fat and lazy". They could have meant that a full bitz service was supported, a range of Specialist Games, a website with user forums, Chapter Approved, and annual campaigns. All of this has gone since then.
Make your own mind up about whether this was all good or not.
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2011/02/10 21:04:14
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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I trust GW to do very good miniatures with the new franchise, no doubt about that.
It's making rules that dont suck that is their problem.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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2011/02/10 21:39:01
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Fixture of Dakka
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Orlanth wrote:I trust GW to do very good miniatures with the new franchise, no doubt about that.
It's making rules that dont suck that is their problem.
Plenty of good rule sets out there which allow use of any minis, to include GW minis.
Jake (Who just finishd reading The Hobbit with his 8 year old daughter before Christmas. Both of us are excited about the movies and the figures!)
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2011/02/11 01:34:30
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Warp-Screaming Noise Marine
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for the love of god WHYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
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2011/02/11 01:36:36
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Automated Rubric Marine of Tzeentch
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LotR really made GW explode. Sales really boosted at that point. Hugely. That's really when I gained my awareness for GW, and by extension, the hobby in general.
It's good that they'll be doing this again. Hopefully the sales will start going up and prices will start going down.
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2011/02/11 01:42:32
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Noble of the Alter Kindred
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If sales go up it will be interpreted by GW that everybody lurves their products at that pricing and will not reduce them.
Porches in a niche market yakkity yak.
Fire4effeckt, Why?
Because it is good to read stoies to the kids. Can't understand why you have a problem with that. 
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2011/02/13 07:55:49
Subject: GW granted The Hobbit licence by Warner Bros
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Sneaky Sniper Drone
Goose Creek, SC
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Osbad wrote:http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:GAW.L&display=news&action=article&articleid=8158195
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) announced today that it has extended its six-year licensing agreement with Games Workshop, enabling them exclusive, worldwide, all-language rights to produce tabletop games based on "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" properties.
why god, why do you keep tormenting me?!
It's good that they'll be doing this again. Hopefully the sales will start going up and prices will start going down.
yeah in your dreams man gw's profit margin is massive yet people keep buying plasti-crack the prices wont be going down anytime soon if ever
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my chaos lord can deal 18 strength 6 Power Weapon attacks. beat that
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