Reply To: Overpriced GW

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The tactics GW uses are at the very least morally and ethically questionable, but unfortunately they are also practices that give companies (short term) profit …

Let’s not kid ourselves here. The purpose of any ‘starter set’ by any company is to get their hooks into your wallet and get you to spend more by buying all the bits they’re selling.

@onlyonepinman finding an alternative game or an alternative source for models is easier said than done.
GW is the 5000 pound gorilla in the room and it is so successful because it is very good at selling the idea that only ‘official’ products are to be used with their games.

It takes a serious commitment not to follow the herd, which is something most people just don’t have the time and energy for (been there, done that, got the t-shirt). And that’s before you consider that the presentation and userfriendlyness of the packaging for most alternatives present barriers that look like Mount Everest.

Convenience is worth a lot to people at the gateway into our hobby and it’s about time the rest of the industry learned to appreciate that too.