tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post1424288471347333138..comments2024-03-15T19:23:56.947-06:00Comments on The Excessive Gamer: $74.00 for a rulebook?? Huh??The Lord of Excesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12844701226225155792noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-12082779997013679292010-06-18T23:16:30.989-06:002010-06-18T23:16:30.989-06:00Yeah FW is massively exensive here too, and even a...Yeah FW is massively exensive here too, and even accounting for currency conversion, I am still put off by the prices.<br /><br />The little companies out there are d<br />doing some fantastic work in filling the niches left by GW - heres hoping GW don't go all legal on them in an attempt to curb the move to smaller, independent mini producers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-75273479157927456872010-06-18T08:31:38.612-06:002010-06-18T08:31:38.612-06:00Good point :) Indeed it could be worse for us in t...Good point :) Indeed it could be worse for us in the USA. The worst thing here as for foreign currency exchange rate bs .. is trying to get Forgeworld or black library (I mean the posters and limited ed stuff ... the regular books are in all the book stores and on amazon.com) and any other non-GW minis from Europe. With the little companies its understandable ... but with GW ... why they don't have a US forgeworld option is beyond me ... its really frustrating ... so much so that I generally don't pay attention to FW stuff anymore really. <br />I find myself more and more looking to other companies ... it does seem like its easier for small companies to produce minis and bitz at a decent price. Also the little guys are catching on that they can ride GW's coat tails all the way to the bank. I say bravo to that too ... if GW can't or won't produce things their customers want at reasonable prices ... I'm glad to finally see others doing it! On the Australia note ... you guys seem to be getting more and more companies producing minis that compliment the GW range too. We don't seem to have many in the US really ... they seem mostly to be coming out of Europe still. Wargame Factory Plastics is our dark horse I guess.The Lord of Excesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844701226225155792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-43417401818638678452010-06-18T06:07:52.291-06:002010-06-18T06:07:52.291-06:00You think your prices are a bit steep over in Amer...You think your prices are a bit steep over in America. $74 US converts to around $85-90 Australian, yet to buy the book from my local GW would have cost me $124 Australian for the normal book, and $200 for the special edition. The mark up over here is massive compared to the UK and US price points (I think its to hedge against currency fluctuations or something).<br /><br />I ended up getting mine from the UK which with the current exchange rate came out much much cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-8537073265866114022010-06-17T23:20:23.584-06:002010-06-17T23:20:23.584-06:00Ya really its the same for me too ... I have so mu...Ya really its the same for me too ... I have so much stuff I'm largely insulated from what they do.The Lord of Excesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844701226225155792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-40535503333427866602010-06-17T18:26:32.553-06:002010-06-17T18:26:32.553-06:00I stopped buying GW stuff two years ago. I've...I stopped buying GW stuff two years ago. I've got 10 years worth of painting and gaming ahead of me, just from the stuff I already have.<br /><br />GW, see you in 2020.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-31293496024554027972010-06-17T10:53:02.874-06:002010-06-17T10:53:02.874-06:00Hehe typical GW thinking-prices are always higher,...Hehe typical GW thinking-prices are always higher, ever higher. Im glad that my spending into that evil company had gone from easily about 100 a month to the hundred or so I barely spent last year. Dont worry about the binding cause the book is only worth anything as long as the edition is current, which prob will only be a few years at best. Indeed- viva la revolution- play more 4e :)Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417688336214858203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-86888305017170228662010-06-17T08:05:30.872-06:002010-06-17T08:05:30.872-06:00Ya know the first thing i thought of when looking ...Ya know the first thing i thought of when looking online @ the $123 for the Gamer's Edition rule book was 'Fancy book, I wonder how long before it's binding fails, like on my SM codex?' <br /><br />My SM codex is spiral bound btw, was WAAAAY cheaper than buying a new one. As for WHFB, I haven't played in over a year & I'm NOT going to pay that much for an update. So I'll sell that army.<br /><br />GW extorting its customers = FAIL!Da Masta Cheefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941441877537371502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128492035551042878.post-5631112315701938562010-06-17T07:23:18.967-06:002010-06-17T07:23:18.967-06:00You will pay what they demand and you will THANK t...You will pay what they demand and you will THANK them for the privilege of doing so!<br /><br />Hmmm, if more expensive rulebooks mean fewer buyers then eventually any new edition will cost $10M, will only have one buyer, and will cover their revenue for the year. It's so obvious now!Mike Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119045198858883590noreply@blogger.com