tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post4141860961494971245..comments2024-02-20T20:28:00.097+13:00Comments on Scott's War-gaming: The Hobbit - An EXpected Shafting!Scottswargaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-91378954125825860722012-12-04T10:46:22.307+13:002012-12-04T10:46:22.307+13:00No worries, I understand your difficulties and unf...No worries, I understand your difficulties and unfortunate position Greece finds itself in. I hope there is a return to better fortune for your country soon.<br />Thank you :-)Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-26491853061852739282012-12-04T10:42:52.840+13:002012-12-04T10:42:52.840+13:00Yeah I have looked at LIVEWIRE before, but he didn...Yeah I have looked at LIVEWIRE before, but he didn't seem to stock any LOTR stuff, lets hope that changes soon...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-14846390913408129092012-12-03T19:34:16.469+13:002012-12-03T19:34:16.469+13:00Many thanks for your thoughts :-)Many thanks for your thoughts :-)Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-9976935235337827652012-12-03T17:53:01.870+13:002012-12-03T17:53:01.870+13:00I don't have anything to add you already read ...I don't have anything to add you already read my blog and we are of similar minds. We actually love the game and would support it but the quick turnover is being sought here plain and simple.<br /><br />Glad I re-discovered your blog as a a result though!Minitrolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922412141162967651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-24383429213515348432012-12-03T17:50:11.956+13:002012-12-03T17:50:11.956+13:00Please drop us a line if anything concrete emerges...Please drop us a line if anything concrete emerges. @Livewire Games said he is looking for a cheaper source and he's usually able to do 50-60$NZD below on the boxes so who knows?Minitrolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922412141162967651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-90507241818018772042012-12-03T07:24:25.276+13:002012-12-03T07:24:25.276+13:00My apologies for the delayed response again. I don...My apologies for the delayed response again. I don't do this on purpose. I'm doing shifts at the Service I am now and I don't have access to the internet there.<br />Financial situation is still difficult here and nobody knows when it's getting better, if ever.<br />By the way, the cemetery is very nice!<br />Panagiotis. dramatic katastaseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889506573733493015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-3969831904481792562012-11-27T20:41:03.749+13:002012-11-27T20:41:03.749+13:00I could not have said it better myself!
Thanks Bre...I could not have said it better myself!<br />Thanks BrendanScottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-90051742922371215442012-11-27T19:30:29.712+13:002012-11-27T19:30:29.712+13:00We must drive gold cars here and have gold falling...We must drive gold cars here and have gold falling out of our bottoms. How much? Fricken insane. <br />I walked away from GW years ago but now it is even more insane with it's prices. If gaming companys were people.....perhaps GW is the un-medicated lunatic running around and repeating ...."must make more money than every one else, must have all the money in the world, must have inconsistent pricing around the world, sell only to the rich elite."<br />Give me a break!..sheesh!The Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-45356619588496400692012-11-27T14:23:36.765+13:002012-11-27T14:23:36.765+13:00Its just insane here, The White Council is NZ$145,...Its just insane here, The White Council is NZ$145, that about US$120 !<br /><br />The rule book here is NZ$165, that's US$135 !<br /><br />Bolg - one figure, is NZ$50, that's US$41 !Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-11383813585837832402012-11-27T13:16:54.521+13:002012-11-27T13:16:54.521+13:00Prices in the US are fairly ridiculous at this poi...Prices in the US are fairly ridiculous at this point. The White Council is US$75! The rulebooks is US$85. I can't imagine what GW was thinking. I see from here and other places where gamers around the world post that neither does anyone else understand them.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039318962064899079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-70501081672783414262012-11-27T11:59:30.933+13:002012-11-27T11:59:30.933+13:00Good to hear.
Yeah that's the problem...Good to hear.<br /><br />Yeah that's the problem...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-14280907794615064962012-11-27T10:00:00.647+13:002012-11-27T10:00:00.647+13:00Good to hear you are a fan Michael... I look forwa...Good to hear you are a fan Michael... I look forward to seeing your work! :-)<br />Oh, just to make you feel a little better about buying those trolls for £50, the price here is $165NZ, thats about £83...<br /><br />Makes my blood boil... I feel like becoming an arsonist...!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-25330388247307761442012-11-27T09:54:51.629+13:002012-11-27T09:54:51.629+13:00Thanks for the support Ray!Thanks for the support Ray!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-38140102999563462302012-11-27T09:54:31.116+13:002012-11-27T09:54:31.116+13:00Yeah I feel for you Panagiotis. Greece is still ha...Yeah I feel for you Panagiotis. Greece is still having a pretty tough time of it financially at the moment?Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-58216595432633246642012-11-27T09:53:31.493+13:002012-11-27T09:53:31.493+13:00Yeah thats the biggest kick in the guts for us ove...Yeah thats the biggest kick in the guts for us over here, why are we being ripped off. It wouldn't be so bad if we didn't know it, but in these days of internet and global awareness, its just taking the p*ss! <br /><br />And frankly its not like I earn more over here than I did in the UK, quite the opposite, my salary is probably 2/3rds what I could earn in the UK for doing the same job... (still, there are other breaks to being in NZ)Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-15074968455531088622012-11-27T09:49:51.072+13:002012-11-27T09:49:51.072+13:00Pleased I have inspired you with LOTR :-)
Yeah, I...Pleased I have inspired you with LOTR :-)<br /><br />Yeah, I don't go to the pub either, don't drink much at home, don't smoke... though my wife does occasionally raise her eyebrows at my hobby expenditure, but never complains ;-)Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-3483206481199398762012-11-27T08:42:36.528+13:002012-11-27T08:42:36.528+13:00I was very exciting about the release of the Hobbi...I was very exciting about the release of the Hobbit miniatures as the Lord of the Rings saw my foray into the hobby, but I was flabbergasted when I saw the prices - £50 for three trolls!!! As for the mark up over there - absolutely shocking and yet I know I will have to pick up a couple at some point. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-52820810748757322602012-11-27T07:29:49.833+13:002012-11-27T07:29:49.833+13:00That's a bit of a piss-take with the price, I&...That's a bit of a piss-take with the price, I'd be as angry as you,,me thinks!!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-29438352689242197912012-11-27T04:09:54.535+13:002012-11-27T04:09:54.535+13:00"The Hobbit" new releases bring happines..."The Hobbit" new releases bring happiness, while the prices bring sadness! To buy the LE box or not? This is my dilemma of Xmas. <br />In my opinion it is the only one that is value for money, but unfortunately, it is so expensive! 100 euros are a lot of euros!<br />Panagiotis.dramatic katastaseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889506573733493015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-14262340382251982462012-11-27T03:19:31.742+13:002012-11-27T03:19:31.742+13:00It sucks the average price for just the basic LE s...It sucks the average price for just the basic LE set is around £64.00 from various GW Re-sellers I suppose though if you compare it to games like zombiecide etc they are of a similar price?<br /><br />I have to agree the import prices are extortionate. Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-46554160827921221532012-11-27T01:22:33.407+13:002012-11-27T01:22:33.407+13:00Tough Scott, I ordered the stater box over the wee...Tough Scott, I ordered the stater box over the weekend here for 125$ post free. I am not really sure why I bought it but your blog was one of causes for my re-kindled interest in LotR.<br /><br />This is something you want though, and your rationalization of the purchase is very reasonable, I am not out in the boozer overnight, my addiction is wargaming, my wife can not believe how little I spend in a year.<br /><br />Johnjohn de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-87032327186209006762012-11-26T23:47:09.360+13:002012-11-26T23:47:09.360+13:00Thanks Chris, your thoughts and opinion are most w...Thanks Chris, your thoughts and opinion are most welcome.<br />If you were intersted in starting the game, look for cheap deals on ebay... its the only sane way...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-60957878816540698892012-11-26T23:44:30.175+13:002012-11-26T23:44:30.175+13:00What I fail to comprehend is other than the Die-ha...What I fail to comprehend is other than the Die-hard fans who may also happen to be comfortably well off, how on earth do GW expect to grow this game???<br />They are turning people off to GW products left, right and centre... you've just got read some of the blogs and forums out there... and how the heck do they expect to attract new customers to the game at these prices? $240NZ for box of plastic toy soldiers and a couple slim pamplet size 'rule books'. Who in their right mind would pay that?<br /><br />Looking potentially ahead to the Battle of the Five Armies, if they plan a revamp of the WOTR rules for this setting, who on earth will be able to afford to buy such a large force at the current pricing?<br /><br />The whole thing is just farcical... I'd laugh if I wasn't crying inside...<br /><br />The release of The Hobbit should have been a time of pure joy for the fans of the story and game... as it is it feels like a right royal square on kick in the bollox ... a pained and sickened feeling...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-7041375145883330332012-11-26T23:43:54.642+13:002012-11-26T23:43:54.642+13:00I'm doing fine thanks, won't be blogging t...I'm doing fine thanks, won't be blogging till next month though.<br /><br />I do think that the only way to get them to change is to boycott them. Leave them with stock sitting on the shelves and maybe, they'll change. Hard to get a consensus though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-17823928784034641862012-11-26T23:40:49.174+13:002012-11-26T23:40:49.174+13:00I really like LOTR and the hobbit, but as of yet I...I really like LOTR and the hobbit, but as of yet I have not collected figures for it and at those prices helps stiffen the resolve not to. That said I do agree and like your justification for doing so. I do really dislike GW's corporate polices.:-( <br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.com