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Re: 40K NEWS: New Bitz Additions

UltramarineFan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:05:22 -0000

Where have all these ideas of SG being ahead of fantasy come from? The essence of SG is lying on the floor with its stomach ripped open and the spit of the other systems mixing with its blood, seriously barely no one plays the SG anymore or even buys them.

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Schnitzel — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:00:25 -0000

Go great with Choas and Renegade Chapters as well.
I'm buying a couple pack of it to make some slick Renegade Apothcaries and such. Heck, maybe I'll look into twisting a Chosen Chaos Space Marine squad into an all Apothecary squad. Heheh... A "Cult of Mutilation" or somethin nifty like that. :D

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Siph — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:40:19 -0000

The Chirugeon bitz pack includes 4 Cypher backpacks which make great SM Veteran or Character backpacks especially if you are Relictors, Mortifactors, Templars, a Chaplain etc... any one who loves skulls and bones really.

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rob0362 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:30:41 -0000

I like 40K and Fantasy and I love the Game and I have really no Complaints with GW except the stupid Website change I miss all the Great Content

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AngeredinAkron — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:13:12 -0000

REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF SALES OPERATION IN LOCAL CURRENCY

Continuing operations

Six months to
30 November
2008 Restated
Six months to
2 December
2007

Continental Europe €27.3m €28.6m
United Kingdom £21.1m £18.5m
The Americas US$24.8m US$23.3m - YOU LOSE!
Asia Pacific Aus$10.0m Aus$9.2m

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AngeredinAkron — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:05:54 -0000

OK, you believe whatever it is you want to believe. There's no convincing the Hatorz out there. Good luck with your BFG or whatever it is you enjoy.

I say to you Good Day.

I SAID GOOD DAY!

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rob0362 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:56:06 -0000

Actually your wrong on several point

1.) US is as big if not bigger than UK and bigger than Asia and Europe combined need to check the investor reports.

2.) US sales were up and Asia and Europe were down.

3.) Even GW retail sales admits no one Plays LOTR and that to be a Stockist THEY FORCE LOTR on you and make you carry the starter stuff and that slights the numbers.

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RealGenius — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:54:36 -0000

Actually, I love the Land Raider Terminus Upgrade Kit. It is the gun sprue from a Predator and a Razorback; perfect for all of the Marine tank commanders out there. An easy way to get extra sponsons and weapons for all your STC designs.

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AngeredinAkron — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:24:27 -0000

No, the Moose is right. The US accounts for just a small portion of the global sales. I know that's hard to imagine, when we think of ourselves as "Numb3r One111!!!" all the time.

The Moose's figures are accurate. Global sales for the years 2002-2008, since LOTR was produced, have 40k-LOTR- and then a struggle between SG(all) and Fantasy for the last spot.

Any Specialist Games game on its own isn't even worth including in the data, the numbers are so low. But combined, that's ALL the SG games, they have an impact.

LOTR has never been a dog. Never will be. It's just the "hatorz" who have always wished it ill. Those in the know (such as myself) feel bad for people like that.

Now, Fantasy on the other hand, is hurting in a bad way. A really bad way. Even the big 7th edition "hysteria" barely put an upward blip on Fantasy. It's a hurting game.

5th edition 40k even hurt Fantasy more, and frankly, War of the Ring, will practically kill it. It's that good, and Fantasy is that much of a dying system.

Sad, but true.

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UltramarineFan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:45:15 -0000

"Fantasy and 40K are always been Number 2 except when the LOTR movies were out." so your saying that when the LOTR movies were out Fantasy and 40k were ahead LOTR. ?
I have never heard that LOTR was behing specialist games, even combined. I find it even harder to believe considering that at my store nearly everyone has a LOTR army.

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Forhekset — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:24:39 -0000

Dunno if its been said, but all that stuff has been there for a very long time.

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rob0362 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:26:47 -0000

You are on CRACK
Fantasy and 40K are always been Number 2 except when the LOTR movies were out.

Is your sales data form 2004 or 2008

Yes in 2004 Fantasy was number 2 and LOTR was number ONE Specailist has always been f4 or 3 in sales.

LOTR is a DOG
When GW sent an email out to Independent retailers in the US last week for pushing War of the Ring Point was was this word for word
"VERY Very Few People Play Lord of the Rings so there are no Veteran games"- even the retail sales staff acknowledged was the public has know LOTR is a game NO ONE PLAYS

Thats was a GW Quote in an email so how with that and 2008 sales do you say LOTR is number 2 sales? Maybe in New Zealand (no offense to New Zealand) but not in US or Europe.

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Dave — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:53:20 -0000

Old news these have been there for awhile

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BruceTheMoose — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:35:46 -0000

Bfg did NOT sell more then LOTR.

The sales were

40K
LOTR
All Specialist Games COMBINED
Fantasy

The turd in the lineup is Fantasy.

Any person who thinks LOTR was a mistake is a moron.

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rob0362 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:11:57 -0000

All companies that last are after profit my Lord are we so foolish not to see that The way GW did bitz was not profitable for them I totally understand that and most people should to They have let others like www.bitzbarn.com handle the bitz side of the business. The warehousing and employee cost of maintaining and do bitz orders was way too high for them to maintain that system.

As for Specialist games I could not agree more. Hell last year I heard BFG sold more the LOTR. They screwed up on LOTR and they are paying for it.
BFG is a Great game and fits the 40K universe the same way Mordhiem fits the Fantasy environment. Pushing these games would make more financial sense then pushing LOTR. Which I suspect they will stop making LOTR rules now that War of the Ring is out or at least they should

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rob0362 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:04:50 -0000

Check out sites like www.bitzbarn.com and get the pieces you want to customize the mini's that the way I do and the shipping is not insane like GW

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burn666 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:02:03 -0000

Hear hear!

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UltramarineFan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:48:36 -0000

If they are going to make an attempt at doing bitz seriously then about giving us something that is crucial but are really hard to get spares of like, I don't know, LEGS! I have about five convertions going that are stalled because they have no legs. GRAAH!

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Herald of Nurgle — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:37:48 -0000

Bah. Humbug
The Bitz have been on for at least 3 months

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Semi Clean — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:14:31 -0000

I agree.

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AngeredinAkron — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:31:01 -0000

And that's what I've said - GW is REGRESSING!

15 years ago when I started into this hobby, I would look at my shiny catalogue, and then go to the store - NOT AVAILABLE. How about... NOT AVAILABLE.

Forget bitz. Forget availability. Forget actually having a cool army like White Dwarf - for you kidz out there, White Dwarf was a magazine with real articles, cool stuff, and real people. Not a monthly catalogue and no personalities.

Ah yes, the days of Adrian Wood, Paul Muller, Paul Sawyer, Tuomas Pirienen (I'm sure I spelled that wrong...).

Back then Alessio was just some clown who was winning tournaments in Italy.

Back then Specialist Games - for you kids out there, Specialist Games was this awesome side of Games Workshop that emphasized fun over winning - was IN White Dwarf, and more importantly, was IN THE BLOODY STORES!

Fast forward fifteen years.

Games Workshop is run by a former Shampoo Salesman named Mark Wells. He has singlehanded turned a games company into a SHAREHOLDING. Something you own like Wal-Mart, or Pfizer , or McDonalds, it's no different.

The life has been bled out of Games Workshop to make more profit, more shareholder return.

RUBBISH! RUBBISH! RUBBISH!

Games Workshop thinks it's tightening the ropes, battening down the hatches, and making good decisions.

They forgot about the wave starting right here in Akron Ohio!

STAND UP! HOOK UP! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Re: 40K NEWS: New Bitz Additions

Semi Clean — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:01:21 -0000

Nice to see GW trying to return to how they were 10 years ago lol.

GW must seriously employ only the strongest tongued window lickers around.

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berzerkermike84 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:47:42 -0000

they want to helpo us out with converions and add on's. bring back all the bits for sale. thats my 2 cents

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GuyLeD0uche — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:22:55 -0000

There are more than a couple of mail order bitz companies that are available to you in Akron. All minis need not be the same now.

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AngeredinAkron — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:09:45 -0000

Right on brother! Preach the TRUTH!

Everyone needs to EMAIL GW! Every country! Every email! Let them know we are angry.

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