tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post546703318202471711..comments2023-09-05T03:46:53.607-04:00Comments on Constantly Risking Obscurity: Distorted Sense of Value Mike Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00119045198858883590noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-49896279022477139652012-09-10T22:43:34.887-04:002012-09-10T22:43:34.887-04:00Nitpicking, sorry- but there are six chosen, thoug...Nitpicking, sorry- but there are six chosen, though admittedly one is a duplicate of the other.<br /><br />I play Daemons, and my friend plays Vanilla Marines, so we split it (I got the mini rulebook) for the allies. It's... not bad. Not bad at all. The lack of options I'll have to get used to, but at least they didn't choose bad options, like if they gave the helbrute a hurricane bolter.SnaleKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056706364194282487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-89903010144538953872012-09-07T05:36:07.503-04:002012-09-07T05:36:07.503-04:00^^ sonsoftaurus to quote the recent internet meme ...^^ sonsoftaurus to quote the recent internet meme "ain't nobody got time for that!"<br /><br />GW's pricing is... yeah as you said Mike, better not to start on that rant. Box sets are ~ always a better deal per-miniature than assembling a force yourself, but that's because you're stuck with what's in the box. Don't want a Hellbrute? Too bad. Also, obviously it's a lot easier to manufacture a standard set of parts/minis that all sell at the same rate. So compared to singles this IS a good deal (unless you don't want the Hellbrute or whatever, but there's always eBay to try and recoup that).<br /><br />30% price increase over Black Reach is just "price pointing" IMO. They can claim that materials are costlier or whatever now, but I bet a simple fact is that GW believes a lot of the market for this are people who got into the game with BR, and now want another set... and now that they're in the hobby, they are willing to pay more. As we all know :PAllison M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362700513221195102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-65377084286170458072012-09-06T19:19:03.867-04:002012-09-06T19:19:03.867-04:00"Enough miniatures" just means that it&#..."Enough miniatures" just means that it's time to get into historicals. ;-)sonsoftaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466971377569066201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-21467171355730959192012-09-06T13:08:09.712-04:002012-09-06T13:08:09.712-04:00I compared it to the Reaper kickstarter and went w...I compared it to the Reaper kickstarter and went with that instead. Only thing I am really interested in is the mini rulebook (maybe at $15 certainly not $35+) and I will be damned if I will start random armies just for allies or buy "flyers" that are just ugly because they throw in new unbalanced stuff only to sell new models.eriochromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377904099582258296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-54861133551238739892012-09-06T13:00:12.565-04:002012-09-06T13:00:12.565-04:00I agree with The Dark Templar. Furthermore, I thi...I agree with The Dark Templar. Furthermore, I think it was clear (at the time) that Black Reach was something in the vein of a loss leader: sell low to get people to buy in. That's clearly not the case with Dark Vengeance.<br /><br />And, as you point out, in terms of $ per mini: it's still a great deal.Rushputinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867389429325778387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-58763141393456302622012-09-06T12:40:26.749-04:002012-09-06T12:40:26.749-04:00You forgot to factor in the value of the mini rule...You forgot to factor in the value of the mini rulebook! That alone was going for $35.00 at certain online shops.Mark_Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017077359923863647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22606431.post-59144312759783443802012-09-06T12:04:16.883-04:002012-09-06T12:04:16.883-04:00As much as I'm not one to defend GW much, the ...As much as I'm not one to defend GW much, the one I have to say about the new starter set to the old is that the models are much more detailed and (imo) much nicer (though not because of the detail I hasten to add).<br /><br />Compare the Hellbrute to the Dread and you'll see where I'm coming from – they obviously spent more time and money designing it. Then there is the several years' worth of GW blanket price increases.<br /><br />I bought one myself but I can't say whether I'll paint any of it. I guess I have enough minis too!The Dark Templarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051984305736707874noreply@blogger.com