The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Rhoderic]

Bizarre. I'm inclined not to buy it, but that just leaves me wondering what the joke is supposed to be.

[OSHIROmodels]

Had a quick scan through that thread (missed the link before) and I'm still not convinced.

I certainly won't be holding my breath and even if it is true, it will be different to what it was (which might not be a bad thing...).

[beefcake]

I call bull. There isn't any corporate indentity on the flyer and we know what GW are like for corporate identity. Quite a few other grammatical errors in there as well.

A shame but I didn't really think any resurrection of Specialist Games would ever happen, ever again..

 

No skullz either. Can't be real.

I'm also inclined to think it too good to be true. However if it is true I'll probably spend some money with GW.

[redeaston]

I have my doubts but I hope its true.

[Cherno]

Popped up on TMP today as well:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=403068

Beasts of War:

http://www.beastsofwar.com/games-workshop/specialist-games-coming-games-workshop/

Well, as they say around here, "nothing is eaten as hot as it is cooked", so we better wait until the first product is on the (virtual) shelves.

[Rhoderic]

I mean, if it's true... oh, the Necromunda gangs I would buy! Ratskins, come to me! Eschers, I summon you! Pit Slaves, hither!

Actually, however much I want them, I might genuinely not be able to afford them as things stand right now. Their prices would be "premium" for sure.

Not that I'm convinced it's true. Don't know what to think yet, other than "bizarre".

[YPU]

Well if this isn't true somebody has been cranking the rumour mill hard, and on purpose.

[Modhail]

Heh, I'll believe it when I see product in shops, until then I'm maintaining "If its too good to be true"-clause and "previous experience with GW" saline levels...

[Vermis]

Had a quick scan through that thread (missed the link before) and I'm still not convinced.

Scanned down the first couple of pages, and TBH, I'm getting a faint impression of something like Stockholm syndrome.

Especially when a lot of good games and rulesets are being dismissed as mere 'SG clones'...

And that the SG rules were always available and, to some extent, catered for...

I enjoy a bit of an SG myself - I've been buying up minis for a couple of Epic armies (I don't have to wait for GW to get desperate enough!) - but this is putting a bad taste in my mouth. Even before it's confirmed as true or false.

[Tactalvanic]

Yeah, wait and see.

Specialist games has always had a special meaning for GW, and it will be difficult to believe that they wish to use it to bring things back..

Hard not to see it and read "FW to become Specialist games" which would be on par for normal levels of GW strangeness.

Will wait. and see.

[Dr. Zombie]

Will this new Specialist Games bring back Warhammer Fantasy I wonder...

[Mahwell skel]

Sounds like "dreams and rainbows" to me...

[Vermis]

Seems like there are some people - including reliable rumour-mongers - saying that the 'Specialist Studio' is to house LotR and  (parts of?) FW, no mention of much else, let alone the old SGs. It's possible the 'Specialist' bit just threw some Australian managers off.

Given how much store staff actually know about upcoming releases, I'm inclined to go with that.

[baldlea]

Just went into my local store and the manager knew nothing. He'd even been at a management meeting yesterday where nothing was said about any of this.

[Tactalvanic]

Visions of high quality 6mm Epic multipart kits in high quality finecast cough, cough, I mean high quality resin. and all those other classic games....

novel idea, but cannot escape thinking:

a) upcoming vacancy GW Australia store.
b) business as usual and things like LoTR and some FW stuff is going to the "Special" Place.

Back to work and waiting and seeing...