Beelzebrush
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Was quite surprised to see this article on the BBC news main page - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17274186 hah!
40K on the Beeb
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"Gary Chalk, a 59-year-old fantasy game creator and illustrator, knows all about its Britishness. He used to design Warhammer and Warhammer 40K games in the 1980s and 90s. His trademark wit is evident in Bloodbath at Orc's Drift (an elvish version of the Michael Caine film Zulu) and a naval ship battle he called "All the Dwarves Love a Sailor". Still an enthusiastic table-top gamer, he does, however, believe Games Workshop uses its monopoly on the products to target and exploit increasingly younger fans. The prices for essential models, paints and books are "eyewatering", he says.
"They are not selling a hobby. They are selling a craze."
Several players say they feel exploited. "You need at least £200 just to set up a half-decent legal army for a game, and if you want a board and scenery to go to play with friends you're looking at least £200 on top of that," says Craig Lowdon, 25, of Crewe.
Games Workshop's executives say they don't do media interviews, preferring to focus on their hobbyists. But CEO Mark Wells e-mails me about the claim of price exploitation. "That would go against everything we stand for. It's just not in our nature," he writes."
Hmmmn "Price exploitation.....Just not in our nature". Cynical Moi? Certainly Not:eyeroll!:
"Gary Chalk, a 59-year-old fantasy game creator and illustrator, knows all about its Britishness. He used to design Warhammer and Warhammer 40K games in the 1980s and 90s. His trademark wit is evident in Bloodbath at Orc's Drift (an elvish version of the Michael Caine film Zulu) and a naval ship battle he called "All the Dwarves Love a Sailor". Still an enthusiastic table-top gamer, he does, however, believe Games Workshop uses its monopoly on the products to target and exploit increasingly younger fans. The prices for essential models, paints and books are "eyewatering", he says.
"They are not selling a hobby. They are selling a craze."
Several players say they feel exploited. "You need at least £200 just to set up a half-decent legal army for a game, and if you want a board and scenery to go to play with friends you're looking at least £200 on top of that," says Craig Lowdon, 25, of Crewe.
Games Workshop's executives say they don't do media interviews, preferring to focus on their hobbyists. But CEO Mark Wells e-mails me about the claim of price exploitation. "That would go against everything we stand for. It's just not in our nature," he writes."
Hmmmn "Price exploitation.....Just not in our nature". Cynical Moi? Certainly Not:eyeroll!:
noneedforaname
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Well they certainly train there staff to exploit young new customers despite whatever lies mark wells spouts in the press lol
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Tommie Soule
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I thoroughly enjoyed this article 
Thanks
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dogfacedboy uk1
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Not to pimp my blog but he said all this type of stuff in the interview I did with him last year. The BBC is behind me lol.
http://doggysdoings.blogspot.com/2011/10/gary-chalk-interview.html
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http://doggysdoings.blogspot.com/2011/10/gary-chalk-interview.html
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Beelzebrush
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The video was quite well done. I thought the guy came across fairly 'normally'... although his mate didn't seem overly keen to appear on camera I skimmed past the negative part of the article tbh.. Too much negativity in the world at present. My son enjoys playing the game, so that's good enough for me really. It's interesting that GWs turnover is on the up though - it's good to see a bit of positivity for a business for a change.
I skimmed past the negative part of the article tbh.. Too much negativity in the world at present. My son enjoys playing the game, so that's good enough for me really. It's interesting that GWs turnover is on the up though - it's good to see a bit of positivity for a business for a change.Tommie Soule
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The video was quite well done. I thought the guy came across fairly 'normally'... although his mate didn't seem overly keen to appear on camera
like too much moaning
Yeah I enjoyed the article too, it's good to see GW is growing, means more future hobbyists and even better models into the future. I like to imagine a day when table top gaming becomes more mainstream. although i think we have all met former gamers who we never thought would be into table top gaming "Warhammer...I used to do be heaps into that" and if theres one thing I know about ex hobbyists is that you never truly leave the hobby.
although i think we have all met former gamers who we never thought would be into table top gaming "Warhammer...I used to do be heaps into that" and if theres one thing I know about ex hobbyists is that you never truly leave the hobby.