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Re: 40K NEWS: Space Hulk Arrives!

Daddy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:50:27 -0000

...want it but as i already own 2 of the older box sets, also all of the extra sets like Deathwing i'm not sure i can justify buying it just for the terminators. especially as i already own 50 terminators! some of those tiles look really nice though...

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reaperofdoom — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:45:47 -0000

those models look awesome, but i think most people will take a long time before they paint them lol

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reaperofdoom — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:45:47 -0000

those models look awesome, but i think most people will take a long time before they paint them lol

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Steven Canavan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:27:50 -0000

same as the second edition rules.....but you now have an option like overwatch but for close combat

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Fifey — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:27:23 -0000

$150 for a board game isn't bad. I mean, 150 for a hardcore boardgame. The new Axis and Allies is near that, same with Twilight Imperium, without the expansion.

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rob0362 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:21:28 -0000

Games Workshop s Far form BROKE they are flush with Cash right now I do not know why you think GW is close to Bankruptcy

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3sdgames — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:32:33 -0000

Oh, I have a clue. Let's work out the math.

GW Sells a product to retailers at 45% off. GW Profits = ~20% of retail

Retailer sells the product to customer at retail: FLGS profits: 45% of retail

customer sells product on Ebay. Low supply and high demand return 200% of retail. Customer Profits = 100% of retail.

So tell me, how is it that GW and teh FLGS benefit over the reseller in this model?

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xllrapidllx — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:52:14 -0000

I Think You'll Find the Profits go to the shareholders like myself in the company not to average joe worker.

That's How Business Works My Friend And Clearly You Haven't Got A Clue.

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Adam Sweeny — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:13:08 -0000

Space Hulk Shortages are really pissing me off. I was just told by my distributor that my pre-order of 20 boxes was dropped to 2-3 boxes...

What was GW thinking? How does this do anything but push eBay sales? It hurts them, it hurts FLGS!

I continued my rant here...

http://www.3sdgames.com/ium...

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Colin M — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:31:57 -0000

Are GW going to support this with any future releases?

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David5th — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:00:48 -0000

Played it today at leamington store. Easy to learn but very strategic. Models are stunning but Marines have lots of Blood Angels Icongraphy so a lot of filing etc will be needed for other chapters.

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Nash — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:22:00 -0000

I really wonder why it's the same each time GW issues a new product: people complaining GW's stealing from them at "such high prices that they'll never be able to afford"...

If it was true, those people would have left the hobby a long time ago and wouldn't check bulletin boards and blogs about it, so how can there still be complainers still? Unless they're lying about their ability to afford GW's price and should therefore STFU, of course...

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PenelopeTheWonderPony — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:00:05 -0000

*Angels

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nurgledude — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:20:12 -0000

honestly, the only 2 things that i am going to do with my space hulk is:
play space hulk
use the termies as part of the ba 1st company army im building

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Esven — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:36:50 -0000

I just returned home from visiting GW Copenhagen, where they were breaking open their store copy as I walked into the shop. So I got to see a bit of the box content, and actually hedl the sprues in my hand. I could hardly stop drueling. There are 2 sergeants, with thunder hammer & storm shield, and Power weapon & Storm Bolter. One Psycher who has 3 powers and 20 psi points, whatever they are. And 9 Termies each with their own stuff. I counted an assault cannon, a heavy flamer, a chain fist, a storm bolter with targeter, a storm bolter with a wing ornament, a pair of lightning claws and a knealing termie tearing up the floor. So keep your eyes pealed on the GW website, as they release more pics every day. And by the way the Brood lord is BIG, and Hard to Kill.
Also like the little CAT model. A roaming objective on tracks. aparently it used to be a counter in the old days

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kellykuciemba — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:20:08 -0000

Thomas did build 4 buildings, pretty quickly. I built one. I did prime everything and base coat the board. I have been looking through magazines and booksfor ideas for painting the buildings. I have been getting rid of some junk to make room for a table. And I need to get a table figured out, I have a friend who can help build a table. I will bring that dreadnaught, (it has an ASSAULT CANNON and POWERFIST/STORM BOLTER I believe!) probably Friday or Saturday!

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Anon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:30:03 -0000

Everything else was blood angels?

Um, dude... There was a whole spacehulk expansion TITLED deathwing.

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shadelance — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:07:01 -0000

Because there was an old pc version of space hulk that featured Death Wing, then everything else was Blood Angel. So the Dark Angels think they have sum claim on it, bah I say

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Jonathan B. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:06:59 -0000

I saw the Space Hulk game up close and personal today. The minis are the same size as the rest of the 40k line. Genestealers get two identical sprues plue one more with the broodlord and dead Space Marine. The Space Marines get two different sprues, the smaller one having the Librarian and the CAT. The rules book is pretty simplistic, although there are rules on jamming your storm bolter and reloading the assault cannon. The mission book gives a detailed history of the Blood Angels, a thumbnail history of each of the Space Marines (including why two of the regular terminators have assault termie weapons). One termie sargeant has a TH/SS.

The tiles were VERY DISAPPOINTING, but that was not unexpected

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matus — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:38:53 -0000

I'm sorry GW haters, but these guys are right. MIcrosoft or Blizzard can spend millions developing an xbox game or WoW but sell it cheap because they have a massive user base, Wizards of the Coast coast can sell Magic cards cheap because printing is not that expensive, Unfortunalty our hobby requires lots of investment and there are not that many consumers to spread that out amongst. Its a niche hobby and without marketing tricks its a hobby that is in danger of disappearing. Then we'd all be stuck fighting over those second hand minis on ebay until we all give up and find some other entertainment medium to spend our time on.

Space Hulk looks like fan service. Its only ever likely to be bought by nerds like us anyway, how many people do you know who went out and bough the world of warcraft board game or DOOM board game who weren't already gamers.

Its fan service form GW and a nice source of income to keep an at times almost bankrupt company going. The hype and limited edition ploy was a good way of making all those people who petitioned for this game actually buy it so GW don't loose money on it

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Rudy — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:19:16 -0000

Hey Kelly!!!
How is your battle board? Thomas told me you got him into making it and painting it? Don't forget to bring the Old school dreadnought to the store! Any chance youd bring that tomorrow??? or thursday rather?

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karl69 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:13:24 -0000

Terminators have no standar bases cause are big for the 30 mm. squares.

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gserhar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:30:31 -0000

"I feel bad for those who actually bought it..."

Why? What's to feel bad about? They're happy. Either because they're going to enjoy playing the game, or selling it for mad profit on Ebay to others who will enjoy playing it for even MORE of a premium. There's nothing to feel bad about here.

Mike X (and apparently a slew of others) is utterly uninterested... so noted. Move along to something that *does* interest you. Otherwise, "methinks thou dost protest too much." -shrug-

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Clovermilk — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:40:25 -0000

"Space Hulk - Games Workshop vs. Economy in a Desperate Battle!"

Re: 40K NEWS: Space Hulk Arrives!

gserhar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:20:22 -0000

Knock it off with your sense-making, mister! We'll have none of that in THIS discussion! ;)