Comments | scltspider: In the Future, there will be only Marketing

scltspider

In the Future, there will be only Marketing

Jan 28, 2008 21:13

So, I know that there are hardcore fans of the Warhammer 40K minis game, and I know many of those people will swear that it's the greatest minis game for it's vast universe and it's massive support. I've never enjoyed it myself, as it's just not my kind of setting and I just could never get behind the massive amount of rules dictating every aspect ( Read more... )

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richvstone January 29 2008, 03:49:49 UTC

Here here

amazingadrian January 29 2008, 05:26:17 UTC

So what does this mean? I'm not sure if I understand the article right, but it appears they are saying that this will be the last Warhammer rulebook, and they will now be focusing on the novels?

scltspider January 29 2008, 05:30:53 UTC

This means that Talisman (the new edition of the board game), the Warhammer Fantasy RPG, and Warhammer 40K RPG will now end so they can be a cut-rate publisher of official fanfiction and art instead of acually making games.

The minis games are both directly controlled by Games Workshop, who also just announced the discontinuation of Bitz ordering on a per-part basis. Now you must buy in bulk lots and "kits". This, of course, is a major difficulty for those that want those single parts for conversions and special projects.

amazingadrian January 29 2008, 06:07:26 UTC

That's kind of stupid. I mean, aren't the gaming materials outselling the literature? They're basically doing away with their big moneymaking product in favor of producing this cut-rate byproduct of their franchise. It'd be like if McDonalds stopped making food to focus on producing those little happy meal toys.

How long do you think this is going to last, in all honesty? I think it's only a matter of time before someone picks up Warhammer again. They're pretty much ending it at the height of its popularity.

scltspider January 29 2008, 07:00:47 UTC

Since Black Industries was a direct holding of Games Workshop, and this isn't the discarding of a liscense, there's nothing to pick up. The minis games will continue, and GWS will pricegouge the hell out of it because they beleive their fans will do it just because they tell them to. But the RPGs? Too much work, and that has to be balanced! They can't make enough money on a balanced game.

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katen February 23 2008, 16:59:10 UTC

Read a post by Chris Pramas this morning that reminded me of your entry here...

scltspider February 23 2008, 21:29:13 UTC

Yeah, I got that news yesterday, myself.

And I'm not so proud as to say that I never saw that coming. It's good that the 40K fans will get support for a game that many of them enjoy from a company I trust. That said, I hope Fantasy Flight's experience in quality design goes hand-in-hand with the new management at GWS.