The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Argonor]

That's exactly why existing companies use Kickstarter - getting cash for expansions in advance makes the world a much safer place.

[Modhail]

True, but for GW doing a Kickstarter isn't an option, as the whole concept is built around consumer input and empowerment. Two things GW considers anathema.

[Argonor]

True, but for GW doing a Kickstarter isn't an option, as the whole concept is built around consumer input and empowerment. Two things GW considers anathema.

I know - and isn't that exactly where they are failing?

[Major_Gilbear]

[...] GW doing a Kickstarter isn't an option [...]

Oof... Can you imagine their comments feed?

People would be pledging $1 just to post vitriol... And at the volume of pledges they'd likely get at that level alone, I reckon the KS might even fund without actually having any pledges to fulfil! 

[Vermis]

But that is not very likely to happen for a long time.

The company is still making money even if it is not as much as they used to they are still far far away from being in the red.

I think it's been mentioned back in the mists of time in this thread, but the same could've been said of TSR.

One of the signs of that collapse that stuck in my mind, was the increasing rapidity of releases. With GW, this week: the Grey Knights codex, two weeks after the Space Wolves codex. Even 40K fans are scratching their heads.

[Major_Gilbear]

With GW, this week: the Grey Knights codex, two weeks after the Space Wolves codex. Even 40K fans are scratching their heads.

To be fair, if the aim is to update all army books for 7E, GK are pretty easy to do since they have lots of Space Marines in 7E to draw from already.

After that you have... Blood Angels, Necrons and Dark Eldar? Not much really, considering that 7E has just be released, so I am left wondering what they are planning next.

[Argonor]

To be fair, if the aim is to update all army books for 7E, GK are pretty easy to do since they have lots of Space Marines in 7E to draw from already.

After that you have... Blood Angels, Necrons and Dark Eldar? Not much really, considering that 7E has just be released, so I am left wondering what they are planning next.

8th Ed. 

[Major_Gilbear]

8th Ed. 

Oh, you! 

[Vermis]

To be fair, if the aim is to update all army books for 7E, GK are pretty easy to do since they have lots of Space Marines in 7E to draw from already.

That's part of the problem: lots of Space Marines. From what I've heard they've stripped out all inquisition, ecclesiarchy and other auxiliary units from the list.

And what Argonor said. It's difficult to see what they'll try, otherwise. More supplements? Campaign books?

[Major_Gilbear]

It's difficult to see what they'll try, otherwise. More supplements? Campaign books?

Hmm, I don't get the impression that they've really been *that* much of a success... I might be wrong though.

[FramFramson]

I think it's been mentioned back in the mists of time in this thread, but the same could've been said of TSR.

One of the signs of that collapse that stuck in my mind, was the increasing rapidity of releases. With GW, this week: the Grey Knights codex, two weeks after the Space Wolves codex. Even 40K fans are scratching their heads.

Right. The company may have a technically-sound bottom line, but if the stock tanks (and it took a big hit already), all that matters is a bigger fish thinking that GW would be a good buy.

[OSHIROmodels]

Start buying up stock now 

cheers

James

[Timbor]

Nagash preorder is up, he is way huger than I imagined:



That looks like a 100mm base he is on.  Pricing aside, the thing is just too massive.  Why did they have to make him so huge? (Though his head seems the same size  )

If money was no object, I would not buy it on the principal that I would have to assemble and paint that huge thing.  I like painting miniatures, not action figures.  Not to mention trying to transport it.  I don't see why they would not just make him half the size and maybe 2/3 the current price or something.  That would almost seem reasonable.

It looks like you get a lot for the campaign book, though who knows what the quality of the ~300 page fluff book will be.  Maybe there should be a contest to guess the number of times the word "skull" is mentioned in the book?

[Momotaro]

Uhhhhhh.... 

[carlos13th]

Yeah I don't know where I would put that thing even if I wanted it.