The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Cubs]

If they bring this out and it's the Old World with heavy AoS flavour, they'll lose the very market this move is aimed at, rendering it pointless.

This is the rub. Is it going to basically be a resurrection of the later editions of WHFB, or a hard reverse into Oldhammer? Whichever they do, it's not going to please everyone. If I was them - and I can't quite believe I'm saying this - I wouldn't bother with the Oldhammer market since us old farts love the models from 30+ years ago and I don't see them going that far back with the fluff or sculpting style, plus we tend not to spend huge amounts at a time so it may not be financially viable. If they do bring out new models with the subtle understated flavour of the 80's I'll be gloriously happy, but I don't expect it.

[Tim Haslam]

Yup,
Sadly I agree.
Fantasy was never GW’s major money maker, it was always 40k
This is why eBay is flooded with barely used 2nd hand space marines.
AoS, no matter how good a game system some may say, is just fantasy 40k.
And it sells.

Anyhow, hope I’m wrong in 3 years time, and loads of lovely new plastic fantasy figures are released.

[FramFramson]

A friend of mine also pointed out that 30k is sort of "Winding down" in a way, in that they've reached the Siege of Terra in the main release storyline, and while the Black Books are behind that, they're not far off.

A return to Oldhammer in 2-3 years gives them something to shift to while leaving 30k fallow for a while.

[YPU]

A friend of mine also pointed out that 30k is sort of "Winding down" in a way, in that they've reached the Siege of Terra in the main release storyline, and while the Black Books are behind that, they're not far off.

A return to Oldhammer in 2-3 years gives them something to shift to while leaving 30k fallow for a while.

This seems like a very sane idea too be honest.

[Cubs]

I get the distinct impression there are actually thinkers in charge at GW these days, a mix of hard-headed business people who have actual 5yr strategies, with people who love the hobby and understand the importance of not maximising profit with every decision if it nurtures the genre.

[Sir_Theo]

Could the Old World hook be a way of doing a few more boxed games? An Old World edition of the new versions of Warhammer Quest, or a Mordheim product, maybe.

Seems odd to announce it three years early. But seems too much of a coincidence that a new King's of war edition just came out.

[TheMightyFlip]

Sisters of Battle limited edition super rare box set sold out after 2 minutes, much to the despair of people on Facebook, looks like a lot of scalpers got copies based on eBay listings.

[Condottiere]

MiniWarGamers React to "Warhammer: The Old World" Announcement...

Despite claims of the base being unimportant, squares were pulled from the store earlier in the year, but if they're returning to the Old World, will these be returning?

[Dr Mathias]

Sisters of Battle limited edition super rare box set sold out after 2 minutes, much to the despair of people on Facebook, looks like a lot of scalpers got copies based on eBay listings.

I nabbed one off the main GW site. I started buying Sisters when they were first released and never really stopped collecting them even after many years without playing 40K. I think the new models are excellent overall.

[syrinx0]

Unfortunate I took way too long to respond to the email notice of the sale. All sets were already gone.  The ebay parasites will not get my money. Maybe I will see a set in a local store.

[beefcake]

You never know. They might Space Hulk it and have another limited edition box come out. 

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Unfortunate I took way too long to respond to the email notice of the sale. All sets were already gone.  The ebay parasites will not get my money. Maybe I will see a set in a local store.

You won't be the only one - having been F5ing religiously (seems fitting...) for 20 minutes that morning, it appears the main pre-order window (global minus North America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan) opened a minute early (9:59am), I only received the newsletter email at 10:08 and the webstore displayed they were sold out 10:12.
The website apparently also crashed due to the amount of traffic, and reportedly anybody arriving even shortly after 10am was unable to get anywhere. While I had continued access, every step of the ordering process took almost a minute in loading time; felt like dial-up internet at times!
I think it took the antipodes a bit longer to buy their allotted number, and North America seems to have taken about half an hour to sell out.
Good thing there was a two-week pre-order period. 

Anyway.. I guess they were a bit popular.

[Andrew May]

But seems too much of a coincidence that a new King's of war edition just came out.

Do you even think Mantic register on the GW radar?

[Lost Egg]

I don't see why not, even if only for the fact that it was started by an ex-GW employee.

[mcfonz]

I suspect they are aware, but I don't think Mantic really bother GW in the sense of make them knee jerk in such a way.

More a case of watching the market and seeing the 9th Age and a host of other games doing well enough to test the waters with a game that pays honour to the longer term fans.