Azreal13 wrote:
Another day, another regional pricing fail.

Reset watches in 3..2..1..

Wayniac wrote:

 Azreal13 wrote:
Another day, another regional pricing fail.

Reset watches in 3..2..1..

I've fallen victim to it myself haha. It's funny in a "jump scare" kind of way, or like the end of a hororr movie, where the killer is defeated but something happens to the protagonist at the end anyways.

IT COSTS HOW FETHING MUCH?!
*checks flag*
Oh, whew that's in Australian dollars *changes flag to right country*
IT COSTS HOW FETHING MUCH?!

Wayniac wrote:
Looks like it does, I don't know if the regular box has that too though. What is bugging me about them is the models are so cheap points-wise. So you end up buying several of the same boxes. That and the fact they keep putting those ridiculous "web bundles" that save no money.

OP probably fell victim to the "Let's reset the country flag to Australia for no reason" curse; it's $70 in Dollary-doos.

Of course, $45 for a squad that's what,70 points is a bit hard to swallow even then.

Wayniac wrote:
Looks like it does, I don't know if the regular box has that too though.

Danny slag wrote:
Anyone who's played GW games for any length of time knows they're renowned for being one of the least consumer friendly companies in existence, their pricing is obnoxious in general, but this is jumping the shark even for GW. The new genestealer cult pricing has to be some sort of joke. $70 for a box of guardsman with different heads? What's next, "GW brand dice, only $135 per die."

I thought i'd seen it all, but i hope no one is buying this garbage.

 EnTyme wrote:

Danny slag wrote:
Anyone who's played GW games for any length of time knows they're renowned for being one of the least consumer friendly companies in existence, their pricing is obnoxious in general, but this is jumping the shark even for GW. The new genestealer cult pricing has to be some sort of joke. $70 for a box of guardsman with different heads? What's next, "GW brand dice, only $135 per die."

I thought i'd seen it all, but i hope no one is buying this garbage.

No worries. That's just the price when adjusted for the Huntsman Spider tax.

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:

Danny slag wrote:
Anyone who's played GW games for any length of time knows they're renowned for being one of the least consumer friendly companies in existence, their pricing is obnoxious in general, but this is jumping the shark even for GW. The new genestealer cult pricing has to be some sort of joke. $70 for a box of guardsman with different heads? What's next, "GW brand dice, only $135 per die."

I thought i'd seen it all, but i hope no one is buying this garbage.

No worries. That's just the price when adjusted for the Huntsman Spider tax.

We have those here in the states too, admittedly they are smaller. Maybe its more a Sydney Funnel Web tax?

 Kanluwen wrote:

Wayniac wrote:
Looks like it does, I don't know if the regular box has that too though.

It does not. The regular Cadian squad can build the following combinations:
10 Lasgun equipped models(this isn't legal in the IG book as you do not have the option to equip a Sergeant or Veteran Sergeant with a Lasgun anymore); one of which has a Vox-Caster.
9 Lasgun equipped models(one with a Vox-Caster) and a Laspistol + Chainsword wielding Sergeant
8 Lasgun equipped models(one with a Vox-Caster), a Laspistol + Chainsword wielding Sergeant, and a Flamethrower or Grenade Launcher equipped Guardsman
7 Lasgun equipped models (one with a Vox-Caster), a Laspistol+ Chainsword wielding Sergeant, a Flamethrower equipped Guardsman and a Grenade Launcher equipped Guardsman.

Heavy Weapons have not ever been part of the vox, regrettably. That's why they sold the Heavy Weapons Team box(which is the $16 box included now) for $10 and had it as a regular stock item for a long while. It's Direct Only now.

What is bugging me about them is the models are so cheap points-wise. So you end up buying several of the same boxes. That and the fact they keep putting those ridiculous "web bundles" that save no money.

OP probably fell victim to the "Let's reset the country flag to Australia for no reason" curse; it's $70 in Dollary-doos.

Of course, $45 for a squad that's what,70 points is a bit hard to swallow even then.

Try playing actual Imperial Guard sometime.
The core infantry formation for the Cadian detachment is the Emperor's Shield Infantry Company.
That consists of:
A Company Command Squad[5 models]
3x Emperor's Shield Infantry Platoons(each of which consists of 1-3 units of Sentinels[1 to 9 models], a Platoon Command Squad[5 models], and an Infantry Platoon with the maximum 5 squads[50 models])
So you're looking at 15 infantry squads for 150 models, 4 Command Squads for another 15 models, and anywhere from 3 to 27 Sentinels.

That does not include any Special Weapon Squads, Heavy Weapon Squads, or Conscript Platoons you might choose to take as part of your Infantry Platoons.

 Blacksails wrote:
Totally off topic, but I only just clued in you're Waynethegame.

Was wondering where this new kid showed up who somehow had thousands of posts and yet I had never seen you post anywhere else before.

Scared me. Thought I was going crazy, but it turns out we aren't, right Other Blacksails? No, definitely not.

I always figured the flag reset to Australian dollars to make the sticker shock less for the rest of us.

 Z-Ray wrote:

I always figured the flag reset to Australian dollars to make the sticker shock less for the rest of us.

It works the other way down here, you check out the new stuff on the GW site "wow those are reasonably priced, I could totally start a new army!"
and then, once you are keen and your mind is full of lists, conversions and paint jobs...you realise the site has defaulted to US$ and everything is actually going to cost you double that...but now you have hopes and dreams for a new army...and your willpower...is slipping...away...

 Azreal13 wrote:
Another day, another regional pricing fail.

Reset watches in 3..2..1..

GreenNinjaCactus wrote:
The GW prices are sad, yes.
What's even sadder, however, is that people ARE buying the overpriced sets!
I don't get it, 66 euros for the Genestealer Cults Acolyte & Neophyte Hybrids, the box you are referring to.
Buy a set of guardsmen and a couple of Chaos Cultist heads and switch the heads from the Guardsmen box with the Cultist ones and ta-daaaaaa!

The prices are really bad for a lot of units, yes.
But there's also been a lot of complaints regarding GW's apparent "We like this army, so they become OP.".

Thank god for retail shops.
I have a couple nearby that buy directly from GW but sell for -15% so that saves me some tears.


What army do you play/do you want to play/did you want to play?

GodDamUser wrote:
Yeah feel the AU pain...

you get cheaper on eBay.. but then half the time they have ridiculous postage charges that make it pretty much on par with GW pricing... D=