tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post7841832287604108195..comments2024-03-30T01:28:34.826+13:00Comments on Fields of Blood: The People vs. Games WorkshopPete Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352990006052067650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-84250909806659890942011-06-09T23:30:13.293+12:002011-06-09T23:30:13.293+12:00I am certainly having a break from GW purchasing.....I am certainly having a break from GW purchasing... with the current price rise, and enough armies in the cupboard to paint for a while, I dont think I will buy anything GW for quite a while.<br /><br />Also, checked out Dystopian Wars at all Pete? If you want to send your hard earned somewhere else, this is a really cool game that is growing FAST in Australia.Tom Daminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887886081684414895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-16392175045127039252011-06-07T21:41:13.029+12:002011-06-07T21:41:13.029+12:00I'll admit I was upset for awhile, but that wa...I'll admit I was upset for awhile, but that was because I had decided to vote with my dollars. It will be sad to not buy the very excellent products GW produce. The good thing is that there are a lot of excellent miniatures out there in the world that I do get to try now. So this works out as an opportunity. Me to get some different stuff and other companies to produce things for me to buy.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432459595196277511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-50489003040835720832011-06-07T12:51:41.326+12:002011-06-07T12:51:41.326+12:00Well Said! I share your opinion not just with GW b...Well Said! I share your opinion not just with GW but with businesses in general. If you don't like what they are doing, don't buy. It's the only message they care about. At the end of the day, no amount of bad PR or internet rage lists is going to amount to a hill of beans because a) it's a captive market b) their market share is 100%<br /><br />regional sales will show what the results are. I suspect there will not be the large increase in local sales they're hoping for and they will close down some retail stores in asia/Pac. The embargo will likely never be removed unless it's proven to be illegal, something that can take YEARs to resolve if ever.Blaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663126929339161025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-33174465601124821732011-06-07T11:40:30.961+12:002011-06-07T11:40:30.961+12:00I don't know if anyone ever in the history of ...I don't know if anyone ever in the history of mankind has ever achieved anything with an online petition.<br /><br />For me, it has impacted my profit margin, and reinforced that I have to sell my armies at a profit when I'm done with them. As it's not a global change, I annoy able to suddenly demand a higher price, so instead it means I make less money off of it.<br /><br />Other than that, I can achieve nothing by being negative about it, so my options are either to stop being butthurt and get on with it, or move on. Too many friends in the scene to do the latter just yet :)Charlie St Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454506130621489366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-43344720202388809172011-06-07T11:35:31.613+12:002011-06-07T11:35:31.613+12:00You are correct Peter, nothing will change but I f...You are correct Peter, nothing will change but I for one am glad the protesters have done thier wailing and nashing of teeth. It has opened me as well as many others eyes to the utter fact that GW does not care about the hobby. Unless it's about making a buck of the hobbiest. <br /> For me and others, I believe, will now only be buying alternative minatures to play WHFB etc... and different games system. For that I would like to thank GW, as I would not have otherwise look to other fields.Sean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507844179534966762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-72182456734541807042011-06-07T10:12:48.579+12:002011-06-07T10:12:48.579+12:00Agreed, all the wailing, gnashing and chest beatin...Agreed, all the wailing, gnashing and chest beating is getting theatrical, and there's a few in the NZ community who appear to have used it as a reason to puff up and perform like attention-craving chimp at a circus. It's a personal choice, as you say, buy or buy not. The greatest impact all this has had on me is that I like metal figureines because they feel good when I pick them up, as opposed to resin. That's how it has affected me. Chaoswolf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com