tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post3768903019866309389..comments2023-09-17T07:13:54.045-06:00Comments on Drunken Samurai Painting Blog: Life Without Games WorkshopRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-48235318566663094222013-10-18T05:11:15.897-06:002013-10-18T05:11:15.897-06:00agreed,
love my ork army,
haven't bought a ne...agreed, <br />love my ork army,<br />haven't bought a new mini in 2 years,<br />hurray for EbayClovis Cithoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208194219083373456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-91597973634824395742013-10-15T16:43:19.124-06:002013-10-15T16:43:19.124-06:00The more I think about this the more the minimum w...The more I think about this the more the minimum wage/cost of living in Australia and New Zealand may contribute to the product pricing. But again, I am no economist.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-60732917458929800252013-10-07T15:41:42.862-06:002013-10-07T15:41:42.862-06:00I am not out of the hobby yet. The last two items ...I am not out of the hobby yet. The last two items I bought were the 6th ed box set and a codex. All the GW models I have purchased in the last couple years have been from second hand sources. I like the game and love the figures but I am moving my hobby more into pulp and Historical gaming. I paint more than I game and love collecting miniatures. GW were my models of choice for years but when I can get 90 28mm WWII figure from Wargames factory for less than five chaos terminators from GW, What do they expect? Once upon a time I was all GW fanboy and I still have a closet full of models but now I am tempted to sell most off to cash in on the new prices before they go under.ColKillgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525442150477092825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-3655114937942276512013-10-07T14:45:37.772-06:002013-10-07T14:45:37.772-06:00I am certainly in the same boat as you guys, and a...I am certainly in the same boat as you guys, and agree with all thoughts and comments made here and in the comments... and other than maintaining a collection of LOTR stuff, mostly for the love of the fluff and PJ imagery, I haven't actively played a game of it in over a year it seems...<br />40K I am forced to dabble in once again, even though I swore blind I wouldn't ever touch it again, due to the interest of my pre-teen son... any future purchases will be 2nd hand or Chinese copies...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-58711837950043732312013-10-07T04:49:58.517-06:002013-10-07T04:49:58.517-06:00My timeline with GW matches pretty closely with yo...My timeline with GW matches pretty closely with yours, and I've sworn off buying another GW mini. My wife wants the Hobbit intro box, because she really wants the dwarves, but I may try to get them from the secondary market. <br /><br />On the other hand, there's nothing stopping me from playing any of the GW games I own. I played some Battlefleet Gothic a couple of months ago, I still have my large collection of minis for LotR, and my Chaos and Inquisitor armies for 40k, and I've got my mordheim and necromunda stuff too. <br /><br />I really wish GW wasn't so set on pricing themselves out of business. And I don't understand the switch to finecast. It's cheaper for me to buy minis from the other side of the Atlantic with shipping than it is to buy GW. On the other hand, it's made room for companies like Mantic to introduce some nice cheap minis. David The Archmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649391406526258069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-80461886643301895912013-10-07T03:08:01.470-06:002013-10-07T03:08:01.470-06:00There's an old saying "History repeats it...There's an old saying "History repeats itself" and your story almost exactly mirrors mine - only with a 15 year gap between when I 'dropped' GW and your own escape! GW has been synonymous with large price hikes and hawkish business practices for many years, recent events are just the continuation of a process that started a long time ago.BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-82492993072781964902013-10-06T23:36:42.462-06:002013-10-06T23:36:42.462-06:00Thanks for the comments guys! I do fear that when...Thanks for the comments guys! I do fear that when they get to redoing the Orks for 40K they will release some models that I will have to get. It makes no sense but I know I will buy them.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-66503102157269515632013-10-06T21:09:14.175-06:002013-10-06T21:09:14.175-06:00I'm in much the same boat. The only GW product...I'm in much the same boat. The only GW product I've purchased in a long while was a pot of Liquid Greenstuff I bought just to try it out. I once owned several sizable armies for WHFB and 40K, but I've sold most of them off. I only consider purchases on a model by model basis now, for things that will find use in the other games I play. Even then, with the high price tags, I haven't liked any recent releases enough to pay their exorbitant prices. I may still pick up one of the phoenixes, since my wife LOVES phoenixes, but that's about it.Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-82063133056710572632013-10-06T20:37:08.200-06:002013-10-06T20:37:08.200-06:00Oh as for armies, I have sold my Necrons, working ...Oh as for armies, I have sold my Necrons, working my Tau now. I have one Fantasy army left. I do plan to keep some armies but very minimal. I do plan to remain loyal to the old classics like Necromunda and Mordheim that brought me great joy! styxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149216774007558819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-53222529012786688592013-10-06T20:35:50.751-06:002013-10-06T20:35:50.751-06:00You and I are in the same boat in many ways. May w...You and I are in the same boat in many ways. May was my last 40k game for me this year. I have been interested now in Bolt Action and many other games including Judge Dredd which takes me back to the Necromunda days...other games like an old West Game Shoot and Skeedaddle and Strange Aeons have started to plug the holes slightly in my interest. The only problem is converting others over. Many around here are die hard, brain washed fanatics still for GW product. Most are young and have drank the Kool Aid and are addicted to the plastic crack. <br /><br />I was talking the other day with some other players and this summed it up well for me. I don't hate the game, I love the fluff and their models. What I don't love is the price and their corporate attitude in general. I worked for GW, I read the red book and they have totally walked away from the base guiding principles of the company. What they are doing simply with the price hikes is a short time gain, eventually two things will have to happen. The prices will be dropped or GW will close their doors after a hard depression of cuts. Odds are the company will be sold to someone else that may try to revive the game and I give GW shelf life about 10 years at most, 5 given the downslide will start to become more serious into a free fall of depression for the company. GW has done nothing to maintain my loyality and support, anything by me is minimal of late (mostly paint purchases) and I admit I am shifting quickly to other paint lines.styxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149216774007558819noreply@blogger.com