Reply To: Warhammer 40,000: Conquest – Nationwide Go-Live 29/08

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@torros :

oh god .. those reviews.

I’d expect at least some of them to be a bit positive, except not like that.

That’s not just a red flag … it’s an entire parade ground worth of red flags.

@kiranamida : that’s why these types of ‘subscriptions’ manage to be so ‘cheap’.
They’re counting on people to never ever complete their full set.
I’d also would be surprised if they could finish producing the collection.

@dawfydd : Did you manage to get all the parts of that Falcon model ?
I’ve seen similar things, but never knowing when or if I could have all the parts to build the model always made me skip them.

This collection does have the small advantage that single units will at least be complete, but I kind of doubt they’re doing the bigger kits as single issue releases.

Also keep in mind that the total cost of both these armies assumes one important thing : the various models/units won’t be available at a discount. It also depends on them staying in business for the entire duration.

Are there any guarantees that they will deliver everything as promised ?

It kind of sounds too good to be true, so even if it were available locally I still wouldn’t risk a subscription.

There’s no risk in pickup a copy at a shop if and when available, because at least a single issue + model is kind of useful.
However even then I’d wonder how much money you’d be saving when compared to just buying a regular boxed set from GW at a FLGS with a discount.

Part of the problem is that a significant amount of models are from the current 8th edition starter set.
So unless you only bought the rules for this version you’re going to get a lot of duplicates. Great for a bits box, not so great for actually building an army.

And then there’s another thing that may or may not be of interest : will these armies themselves be useful ?

The game itself will evolve during all the time it takes for your subscription to finish.

In theory the added value could be in the magazines and other extras.
However with the amount of material on-line and in White Dwarf that might be kind of dubious.

Can you do a review of the issue you’ve bought ?

It is an interesting concept, that’s for sure.
I just can’t get past the slightly iffy and rather aggressive sales model combined with their terrible reviews by customers.

I would have a bit more faith if this was GW itself. And even then I’d be wary about the long term subscription I’d be ‘forced’ to commit to in order to get the perceived value.