Every time I start thinking about getting back into 40k GW do something like this and I remember why I shouldn't.
@JustGimmeAFrakinName
Жыл бұрын
OPR seems to have hit a balance of old school feel with modern mechanics. They really seem to have hit all the right tweaks that GW dances around to make money.
@mac23rev21
Жыл бұрын
Yup exactly the same. I play gorkamorka so have tons of orks and grots so to get a decent list together I would only have to buy a bit but every time I think about it they pull something dumb like this and it’s an immediate nope from me. Way to go GW, you’ve lost a bunch of sales to people like me.
@2WARDEN2
Жыл бұрын
Never related so hard to a comment. Pretty much stopped sometime in 7th, tried coming back each following edition, and even with a host of options for pirating rules and whatnot, I settled on just collecting and painting a handle of models that I like, and I occasionally play Kill Teams to scratch the 40k itch. 40k is just a dumpster fire of a game system through-and-through and has been since I started in 5th.
@Vallinen92
Жыл бұрын
Yep.. I have been feeling the urge to finally finish up my Ork army.. Nah man, I think I'm good.
@guitarpop
Жыл бұрын
Just buy third-party miniatures/STL files. GW sucks
@meiketorkelson4437
Жыл бұрын
"Working on your army list when you're in line at the DMV" I can feel the rage flowing through you...
@zaynevanday142
Жыл бұрын
Yes yes let it flow through you Luke 🔥
@SunburntHands
Жыл бұрын
It's like McDonald's charging you to look at the menu.
@KalNertea
Жыл бұрын
Perfect comparison
@HeretixAevum
Жыл бұрын
Kind of? It's not like you can't look at the 'menu' on their website so I think it's more like having a menu that simply says 'burger' on it, but you have to pay to find out the ingredients and nutritional value so you can really make a proper decision. And all the while, there's Russians loitering in the restaurant handing out bootleg 'full' menus for free.
@jackadams1864
Жыл бұрын
SHHHH! Dont give them ideas!
@timunderbakke8756
Жыл бұрын
@@HeretixAevumwahapedia isn’t updated yet so that’s kinda shot
@liberalhyena9760
Жыл бұрын
3D printing burgers is the way to go.
@craggylotus
Жыл бұрын
You're the first other person I've heard in a long time saying how making a dedicated app for everything is way worse than just a web-app that works through a browser on a computer, tablet or phone. The current corporate push that every single action we ever have to do needs to be made through its own individual app is astounding to me and I've honestly got to the stage of just not giving many companies my time if they can't respect me enough to allow me to use a webpage.
@2nd_Directorate
Жыл бұрын
Proprietary software allows for more control and easier legal coverage (easier to sue essentially). In addition, in marketing schools nowadays it is taught that you have to occupy the attention of the customer as long as possible (for customer binding). The more attention on your product, the less on products of the competition. Social media "services" like X, Twitch and KZitem went full force with this since years now. Your attention has become a currency now too...feel honored....
@BlastastiC
Жыл бұрын
Privacy protection, restrictions on use of 3rd party cookies - all these things are being heavily regulated (by EU law for example) through the web channel, but they can be circumvented when it's a native app that you fully control. That's the why part. If it was about ease of development / maintenance, accessibility and user experience then web apps would be the way to go - but sadly that's not the main factor at play 😔
@Mikey__R
Жыл бұрын
Also, apps can do push notifications, which drag your attention back to the brand at regular, annoying intervals. Trickier to do with a webpage.
@timothyreeder2931
Жыл бұрын
In theory I like web based software better but I've had too many that aren't optimized for the device I'm using so I can't access parts of it.
@craggylotus
Жыл бұрын
@@2nd_Directorate I can't pay my fuel bills with attention.
@Gabrielof1600wings
Жыл бұрын
I hate our subscription based economy right know, I miss actually owning the things I pay for! I will stick to pen and paper until I find a list building app that works. Great video as always!
@Mr_jz_12
Жыл бұрын
Gotta get used to it unfortunately. With the UN and WEF EVERYTHING including your house will be subscription based.
@friendlyneighbourhoodnerd
Жыл бұрын
Genuine question, what does the UN and WEF have to do with everything turning into subscriptions?@@Mr_jz_12
An exclusive world eater model that cant even be used in a world eater army. What a deal!
@nyekomimi
Жыл бұрын
Wait what please tell me
@jellydamgood
Жыл бұрын
@@nyekomimi the world eaters index doesn't have an entry for a Terminator Chaos Lord.
@nyekomimi
Жыл бұрын
@@jellydamgood Wow, that's just dumb. Also, it's great argument for making various Chaos Legions just one Codex: CSM with different detachement-based rules imho.
@alexanderdavis3755
Жыл бұрын
@@nyekomimithe world eaters index is a disaster. My fear is that the codex will release in a year and a half with, like, two new kits. GW really screwed up this one
@BSJDynasty
Жыл бұрын
They target ppl like me who just wanna paint and look at cool shit out of their golden youth. That model is sculpted after one of the most iconic chaos atworks of all time, i would've paid double or twiple the price of wh+ for that. When you're sinking hundreds of hours into a single miniature, those 50 bucks become irrelevant.
@neonsamurai
Жыл бұрын
Just imagine an army builder app that actually helps you building an army by providing hints, army templates and even build tutorials.
@BEASTmodeontheRoad
Жыл бұрын
Why we have KZitem now and pen n paper for last 30 years of playing
@JorisVDC
Жыл бұрын
That would mean that the people who write the app need to be 40k buffs who play competitive tournaments and scour the Internet for the best synergies and wacky army lists that exists. We all know that GW will never properly play-test anything, they just make the line of models that they want to sell broken. Once all stock is out, it's time for a rules update and repeat the cycle for the next faction.
@ChrisKCook
Жыл бұрын
So you want a WAAC Powergamer Dudebro netlist App?
@Fenris86
Жыл бұрын
The fact alone that their army builder is free has led to many impulse purchases from CB's Infinity range for me.
@hydra66
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. If GW makes more money from the models and accessories than the stat sheets/codexes, an accessible list builder is a must. If you lock it away, I'll buy one or 2 cool looking models but not an army... on second thoughts GW may be accidentally trying to save me money
@liamoneill7692
Жыл бұрын
I am a model lover first and foremost. I have considered running a small army since my local GW store is run by an incredibly excellent dude. This sort of nonsense from GW Mothership makes me not want to. I will stick to the one or two models now and again.
@fmhummel
Жыл бұрын
@@liamoneill7692 My thoughts exactly. I bought single models or units now and then for more than a decade. Whenever I think about expanding one of those collections into an actual army and start playing, something like this happens.
@congobryan5571
Жыл бұрын
While I do prefer the idea of the list builder being free, or even a buck or two, I'll probably try the app based on this. I'm just happy they're not putting all the rules behind a book wall.
@tlsog
Жыл бұрын
@@congobryan5571oh, when the codexes are released I bet you anything there will be no digital only option to buy the rules. The physical book will come with a code to unlock the rules in the app. That will be the only way.
@VernHarlow
Жыл бұрын
Unless they change drastically from what they did in 9th edition you will have to buy the book to have access to that section of the army builder app so you are behind a paywall and a book wall. @@congobryan5571
@DasDevilSquid
Жыл бұрын
The word "roadblock" you used really does encapsulate how I feel about this. The army builder and index have been super useful for me getting back into 40K, but sticking such a basic function of the game behind a $60 paywall is a real stick in the craw.
@bruderfaust5021
Жыл бұрын
The whole game is behind a $600 (minimum) paywall. What's 60 more, or 80 on a month to month basis for the next 12 months
@DasDevilSquid
Жыл бұрын
@@bruderfaust5021 Its the difference between choice, and implied requirement. I can choose to spend that $600 (you're being generous) or not to play the game. But since I've already spent that money, having the army builder as an enhancement to that is a good deal. But making me pay for services I don't want in order to get something useful that enhances the money ive already spent... that's a dick move. As said in the video, I'd be happier if it was just a subscription for only the army builder, and not for a setvice i have zero desire for. In short, I'd have to pay for trash I don't want in order to use an item i do, and that's some BS. "You want some ketchup for your fries that you ordered? That comes with a bowl of soup you must purchase separately."
@Jamesotronart
Жыл бұрын
The corporate side of GW loves screwing over GW.
@nikthedestroyalator6796
Жыл бұрын
The Alpha Legion have infiltrated GW
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
I'm willing to bet the people in the C-Suites are not gamers, don't care for games, and only give a shit about money.
@therustbeltblacksmith
Жыл бұрын
They're more concerned about holding their fans hostage than anything else.
@dominusbalial835
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's literally like the alpha legion has implanted sleeper agents into games workshop and is sabotaging them from the top down
@troublemaker9899
Жыл бұрын
One cannot overestimate GW's ability to seize defeat from the jaws of victory. The love of money is, as they say, the root of all evil.
@CS-zn6pp
Жыл бұрын
GW have always taken every opportunity to gouge every last penny from its customers....
@LoftOfTheUniverse
Жыл бұрын
Many evils*
@IVIRnathanreilly
Жыл бұрын
@leanja6926I love messing with things but a lot of people don't. They are actually making it worth it for those people to spend time and money doing something they don't understand or enjoy. If they were to keep prices for minis reasonable they'll keep lots of customers. But that takes foresight instead of just chasing profits.
@KenrickDargoth
Жыл бұрын
people were saying that for years, they still make money, so it seems to be working.
@michaeltrivette1728
Жыл бұрын
Translation : Money is the root of all evil.
@Andyyybeeeee
Жыл бұрын
It's becoming less and less new player friendly, with every added cost it puts people off.
@KneeCapHill
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention its expensive af to begin with. 60$ for plastic? Paints, Brushes, tools etc
@AFnord
Жыл бұрын
It feels like the new player friendliness of GW games comes in cycles. They'll do something that makes the games more accessible and easy to get into, then they'll realize that they can earn more money by increasing prices and making the cheap stuff harder to come by then it goes far enough that there's no good entry point and there's a lack of new players, at which point the cycle will begin anew and GW will release stuff that will make it easier to get into the games. Right now it feels like GW still realizes that there needs to be some entryways into the hobby, with the pretty generous starter set and the combat patrol games, but we'll have to see how long that lasts.
@thezombiemachinist01
Жыл бұрын
This seems to be happening a lot in the hobby world. Whether it's table top games or other collectables.
@Demortixx
Жыл бұрын
But the whole point of 10th edition is to be new player frienddly!
@robbielast6118
Жыл бұрын
Every now and then I think about getting back into it but the price of re-entry is very steep even though I have the models ready to go. It is far cheaper for me to use my old models in different systems like OPR or 5PFH
@sevenfiftygaming
Жыл бұрын
100%... When I got back into the hobby I came across Battlescribe and spent hours building armies... which got me excited about the game again... and 'encouraged' me to splash out on the plastic! Free marketing, right there... and that wasn't even their software... madness!
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
And to think, they've been trying their damn hardest to shut it down for years.
@Loki61642
Жыл бұрын
The thing that actually makes me laugh about the army builder being paywalled now is we've all had a chance to use it and found that its not actually very good. Its missing a bunch of functionality that I feel should be reasonably easy to build, and is a bit clunky. While it is improving, we have essentially been dealing with a free beta, so I can only imagine there aren't many folks who would be tempted by it in its current state. Its perfectly fine for free but I really dont think its worth paying for as is.
@Tropicoboy
Жыл бұрын
The UI is so gross like what were they thinking with drop down menus on a stablock??? And why 7 dropdowns 🤮. Who ever creates these ideas is on something
@alexwild1435
Жыл бұрын
I mostly disagree. It’s not the prettiest to look at, but all my group have been using it in game instead of having cards or print outs and it works beautifully.
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at it's functionality personally, but only because the previous app they tried putting out was such a heaping pile of crap. The only functionality I dislike about it is how I have to tap once on a unit, then again on a button in the corner to see its data sheet properly. BattleScribe creates a printable and highly readable list in one button, I'd like to see something similar in Battle Forge.
@dannygashjones
Жыл бұрын
I find the app has good functionality and is easy to use. Was already subscribed to WH+ which lets be honest is a minimal amount anyway, so don’t really see an issue here, unless the app isn’t maintained properly, and so far it has been. People that are happy to pay £5-25 for a small plastic soldier moaning about paying like £5 per month to use an app I find quite bizarre. It would be good if they could find a way to give new players a free usage period although no doubt people would abuse it.
@josephzimmer5385
Жыл бұрын
The 9th Ed version was clunky and buggy enough that I just cancelled my Warhammer+ subscription, and nothing I've seen about this new version has made me want to go back
@jonasskinner5536
Жыл бұрын
Battletech and Infinity have great free online army builders that are updated as new units and errata are produced.
@Jenjak
Жыл бұрын
What will most likely happen is that free army builders will pop everywhere on the internet.
@MrMaharg79
Жыл бұрын
That didn't happen in 9th, everyone used battlescribe the whole time
@Jenjak
Жыл бұрын
@@MrMaharg79 I'm sure Chat GPT 4 will make you the perfect army if you ask it xD
@ddis29
Жыл бұрын
@@Jenjak i think i love this idea. it can make the custom chapter, craftworld, hive, what have you as well.
@BEASTmodeontheRoad
Жыл бұрын
@@Jenjakit's what I used lol for fun.
@franklinsmith6583
Жыл бұрын
Battlescribe is your friend.
@riffcrypt8438
Жыл бұрын
I often go through this process of -Getting into 40k lore -Wanting to get into some of the tabletop stuff -Remembering it is entirely exploitative and anti-consumer and the lore is the only good part of the IP.
@ddis29
Жыл бұрын
i kind of don't want to be that guy, but one page rules. (probably only if you have buddies you can convince to play to.)
@adamduffield7782
Жыл бұрын
@@ddis29nothing wrong with mentioning grim dark future by one page rules, even if you go for the £5 a month patreon and get the character/unit calculator to put charactwr and unlisted units into the GDF rule system, you can do that in a month, download all the rules qnd codexes you need and you only paid a £5 for it all! GW literally use 40k as a cash cow and nothing else
@shaunlavalley1131
Жыл бұрын
The models are great too. But if you want cool, easily accessible lore, and cool models then Gundam and Gunpla is the way to go.
@riffcrypt8438
Жыл бұрын
@@shaunlavalley1131 I dig Gundam, put together some model's years ago. I've taken to painting Battletech just because the figures are super affordable, and not nearly as scummy as GW tabletop.
@squirrelsyrup1921
Жыл бұрын
They are trashing the lore as well. Remember their statement that 40k is a dark and horrible place but "we" are not dark and horrible people, so "we" will purposefully be creating new characters who represent our idealised political beliefs about 2020s Earth.
@zenntrox8695
Жыл бұрын
Exactly this kind of thing is why I've moved away from anything GW, because it just feels like they're disrespecting their customers at every opportunity they have. I fully agree with you on the list builder being a key tool to get people hooked and that it should be freely accessible. I remember spending loads of time building different lists and trying different gimmicks in BattleScribe and then actively looking for models to specifically extend my collection in a way that I could play those lists.
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
I actually avoid going into GW stores because their sales policies basically make the shops themselves very anti-consumer and anti-hobbyist. I thought it was just because our local store is run by That Guy but I moved cities to study at uni and the store over there was basically the same. Apparently it's just GW policy to train sales people like that - pushy, difficult, and angry when you mention any brand other than Citadel (I nearly got kicked out of the store for recommending W&N Series 7 brushes to a new friend).
@astrovarius543
Жыл бұрын
@@robinfox4440 You mean *anti-customer* GWS are very PRO-consumer, as they always direct you towards the most popular/newest products on offer. Customers make informed and gauged choices; consumers buy what they are told to.
@janviggoneubergjohansen
Жыл бұрын
OPR all the way. I just play for headcannon & the storytelling. Alot of solo Planet28, the derelect for Planet28 is fun. Plus i started to make my own minnis!!! This hobby is so much more than GW.
@colinmacmillan2944
Жыл бұрын
'This hobby is so much more than GW' - I couldn't agree more!
@sirrathersplendid4825
Жыл бұрын
I see GW as just the entry port to the hobby. The hotels are vastly overpriced and you have to eat in expensive restaurants, but once you get to the next town there are cheaper bed-and-breakfast hotels and you can buy takeaways, and in the one after that you can rent a room that suits your budget and cook your own meals.
@janviggoneubergjohansen
Жыл бұрын
@@sirrathersplendid4825 That is a good analogi.
@JustinBrown-gh9vv
Жыл бұрын
It’s the Tzaangor effect. They lost money from WH+ after investing heavily into it, so they take something good to bundle their flop item with. Hence, the Daang Tzaangor effect.
@davedogge2280
Жыл бұрын
Interesting this Tzaangor effect, what you referring to ? I know that there are / were Tzaangors that were AoS only, then they had Tzaangors that were WH40K also all in the same box (with WH40K chainsaws and pistols etc) but then they got rid of the WH40K Tzaangors box and split their WH40K weapons as a separate upgrade pack to buy with the AoS Tzaangors. Don't think I don't spot these business practices !
@luketfer
Жыл бұрын
@@davedogge2280 I too would like to know what the Tzaangor effect is.
@JustinBrown-gh9vv
Жыл бұрын
@@davedogge2280 The 40K Tzaangors were not very good in a Thousand Sons army. They’re GREAT in AoS, but in 40K they’re lackluster. Nobody wanted them. So, GW threw 20 of them into the Thousand Sons Combat Patrol box. There are only six models in that box that are not Tzaangors. They did the same thing with Space Marine Impulsors. They throw an unwanted item into a bundle box and tell you it’s a good deal. And now they’re trying to sell WH+ as a “better value” bundle by including an app that should be free. The Tzaangor effect.
@timunderbakke8756
Жыл бұрын
@@davedogge2280the tzangor effect is they over invested in making tzangor sprues that nobody asked for, so they now package them in literally every Tzeentch related 40K or AoS box set. Look at the thousand sons combat patrol and how it’s literally “oops all tzangors”. Nobody who plays thousand sons wants a million of these little beaky beast men we want the marines of the army. But GW has to push them out somehow. That’s what he means.
@philhitchings
Жыл бұрын
They didn't lose money, they made a profit albeit a little one
@2nd_Directorate
Жыл бұрын
GW´s marketing team is atrocious since over a decade at least. The only thing that keeps them alive is their name brand in the niche that tabletop gaming still is. I have a degree in marketing and i have trouble counting the number of times their decisions induced a heart attack.
@hydra66
Жыл бұрын
They need stronger competition. Privateer press at its peak is the closest I've seen in the last couple of decades but nowhere near the sheer presence of gw
@2nd_Directorate
Жыл бұрын
@@hydra66 It is a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy. Competition would need to put money into it (starterboxes, lore, several factions) to challenge GW. But they don´t because they think they can´t do it. They don´t realize that at this moment so many people are just fed up with GW and their price hikes, that it would be easy to carve out a good base-market segment.
@johndimitriadis3171
Жыл бұрын
Mantic games firefight was my choice over gw
@necalovescake
Жыл бұрын
@@2nd_Directorate its not just their name though, its their product. their lore/world and their models are the best in the space by a long, long, long, long way. Theres plenty of other model companies that make their own models and they are out there to buy, and none of them are anywhere near as consistently good as GWs minis.
@DatTeilchen
Жыл бұрын
@@2nd_Directorate there are discruntled wargamers for decades. Warhammer is the only one with brand recognition outside of people who already play wargames. I know some 40k fans who know all the lore and stuff, but never touched a single mini. that is a hard feat to replicate.
@zachhughes9149
Жыл бұрын
GW needs to familiarize itself with the concept of corporate espionage. No group of people can be this incompetent on their own.
@dominusbalial835
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's astonishing just seeing their business decisions from a outside looking in perspective. They seem to have a complete and utter lack of understanding of.. just what kind of company they are and how they actions will affect the reputation and stability of their business over a extended period of time. It's like they're trying to turn their consumer base against them and force themselves into bankruptcy, they refuse to automate their production lines as well. Their stock is always out of stock which costs them money, and paying workers to make their models also costs them money. it's just horrific as a shareholder I would be mortified with the companies business decisions.
@theophrastusbombastus1359
Жыл бұрын
@dominusbalial835 As a shareholder you would be very wealthy, and would back each decision they make. Welcome to warhammer. You sound like you're new to the game. This shit, and worse, has been going on for the last couple of decades
@jacktowers7533
Жыл бұрын
I think you underestimate the British for incompetence
@dadcomeback1470
Жыл бұрын
It isn't incompetence its keeping the shareholders happy it's a pandemic in everything from video to table games and movies I could go on but you get my point, the shareholders want money and that's the end of it they don't care how terrible the product becomes as long as they get their money
@dadcomeback1470
Жыл бұрын
@@jacktowers7533racism is awesome
@LatenightLyle
Жыл бұрын
I've just fallen in love with One Page Grimdark Future. All of the fun, none of the BS.
@marinapfanzelt468
Жыл бұрын
I hate listbuilding, but the army builder from OPR is really the best and I even enjoy making lists with it.
@TiberiusWallace
Жыл бұрын
I hate list building as well. I play because it's a story and it's a culmination of hours of modelling to get a good looking game happening so worrying about legal wargear is tedious to me since I field units that are fun to paint and look good so anything that's tick box that lets that get done so I can play then that's great. I'm not paying for it, though.
@The_Tradwife
Жыл бұрын
List building is my favorite part of the game.
@nomore2226
Жыл бұрын
@@The_Tradwife thank you.
@MasterAlighieri
Жыл бұрын
and it is completely free, imagine that :D
@tonylusa9951
Жыл бұрын
I mean in the end, it's just the latest move by GW that shows how tone deaf they can be. They are the KINGS of bad decision making in the world of nerd gaming.
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
If I could sum up GW's tone deafness in one image, it would be that atrocious airbrush they did when someone finally convinced the higher ups that us nerds were using airbrushes.
@ashwynfaust
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with you. Putting it behind their flailing streaming service is a terrible decision. I subscribed to it for a couple months to check it out and it was not worth the price. Not enough content for that much when compared to other services.
@skywatcheradept
Жыл бұрын
Warhammer + definitely not worth the money.
@tinkertoiler744
Жыл бұрын
Thats right. I found angels of death worth watching, thats just a few hours long. Easily watched in a week. Really there is nothing else on it.
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
What really adds salt in the wound is how much content they took off of KZitem in order to create their oh so amazing streaming service, while telling the rest of us such fan-based enthusiasm was now verboten. Some idiot in corporate just thinks "streaming services" are the way to go. You see this with corps that have changes in leadership, and the leadership always wants to chase the Big Thing they think will make money - be it video games, subscription-based services, or streaming. Hasbro/WOTC is a good example.
@matthewdavies986
Жыл бұрын
Having the rules for ever unit and the army builder be free is a major factor in my decision to get into a Wargame, the master unit list website is one of the biggest reasons I choose Battletech Alpha Strike over other games.
@BrettParsons66
Жыл бұрын
I’ve paid the annual price for WH+ and sold both models to justify the cost, but I wouldn’t pay for the army builder specifically and the animation content is now coming out at a snail’s pace, probably because the subs are so low they can’t justify the cost to produce a ton more. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a majority of the video content go away and the army builder be left holding the bag in a year or two (at a reduced monthly cost).
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
I just love how they took the best free animated content on YT, put it behind a paywall, told everyone they're not allowed to make fan animations anymore, and now the animations themselves are barely even being produced. Fucking GW, man.
@ObsidianCrane
Жыл бұрын
I want to like this video twice! The GW business model sees the sales to entrenched hobbyists as cream on their sales cake, and Warhammer+ is a tool for getting more cream on their cake. The only way to change their mind is to hit their wallet and do it loudly, as was demonstrated by the D&D community earlier this year. The GW community stood around and thought it was hilarious, but you can bet they’ll just fork out their cash to GW.
@Danrandon900
Жыл бұрын
Not only are they moving it behind the paywall, current monthly paying subscribers are having the price put up by a £1 per month while keeping the yearly price the same. But with only 136,000 Warhammer + subscribers they’re not making enough money to keep the shareholders happy
@luketfer
Жыл бұрын
I think this is the key thing Warhammer + was pretty much a massive flop and the subscriber numbers aren't getting the costs back. As pointed out in the video, Lore, Batreps, painting...all of that can be gotten for free on youtube, usually to a higher production standard (Play On's 40k in 40 minutes has very good editing and production values and I'd argue is a better brand ambassador than anything GW puts out). The painting advice is probably literally just the 'eavy metal style which Duncan covers already plus other styles as well (them losing Duncan was a pretty big blow to their online presence, especially when he was popular enough to make his own youtube channel AND paints brand and be a pretty big success). Lore is covered by fuck knows how many channels, from the cringey edgy teenage boy style takes of Majorkill for that crowd to the listicals and shorts of Weshammer to more indepth coverage by Luetin09 and Occulus Imperia. So all you're left with is the expensive animation (hence why the early hammer and bolter episodes were basically motion comics because it's cheaper) and the free miniature as the key draw and that's not going to draw enough people in. So tagging the need to use Warhammer Plus onto the Army Builder app is literally just a way for corporate to try to make up the numbers and, like you said, keep the shareholders happy.
@anotherzingbo
Жыл бұрын
40k's dominance in the wargaming marketplace probably means GW thinks it doesn't need to use the army builder to drive sales, so it's only worth their time if it's making them some money. After all 3rd parties are already happy to make army builders at no cost to GW and GW don't seem to struggle to sell almost everything they can produce. If GW felt their position in the market was under more pressure than it is we'd see them doing more consumer friendly actions than they currently do.
@steveharrison76
Жыл бұрын
I remember the old days when I was a beardling. I had to subscribe to… a pencil and a piece of paper. It was something that made maths fun. And it made me buy LOADS of minis. Been away for nearly two decades. I want to, but I’m in two minds about getting back into the hobby because of this stuff. I just don’t have the disposable income for apps and subs and what have you. I could acquire a small army in time, pace myself so I can paint it up really nicely and that… but the idea of paying every month just to organise the lists and whatnot… it feels like something I can’t really commit to. Especially since I’d be coming back, not already established with loads of opponents and what have you. I dunno. It is, as you say, “off putting” to a recidivist noob. Other games don’t do this, so I’ll probably focus on those instead.
@icyblankets4971
Жыл бұрын
It’s a terrible idea on their part. One of many. My friends and I recently decided to turn our backs on current GW after finding 10th lacklustre and dusted off our old fantasy models for some games of 6th and 7th edition fantasy. It’s incredibly refreshing to be outside the bubble of GW money drives and space marine parades.
@sirrathersplendid4825
Жыл бұрын
Now, you just need to ditch the GW rules altogether and play something that’s actually fun with your armies. l would suggest the scifi/fantasy mod for Chain of Command, which is vastly superior in every respect.
@ChrisKCook
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to Warhammer: the Old World then?
@icyblankets4971
Жыл бұрын
I remain optimistic... But I'm not holding my breath.@@ChrisKCook
@Kingofturves
Жыл бұрын
I recently played a game of Battlefleet Gothic. I agree it's great playing abandoned games beyond GW's meddling.
@elGordo1888
Жыл бұрын
Well, they did the same with White Dwarf - they binned that off and that was effectively a monthly catalog for their goods THAT THE PUNTERS PAID FOR! I'm sure that they'll have lost a lot of casual interest in their products because of that. They eventually reinstated the magazine. Maybe they'll see sense this time around too? Shame they didn't learn from the previous experience though.
@gregs7562
Жыл бұрын
I bought thd most recent WD after being gifted Primaris marines from the new box by a mate. First WD I've bought in years. Really naff. Waste of £6. Told me very little & the 40k batrep was garbage.
@jasonbaxter3658
Жыл бұрын
I'm a returning wargamer and the day they announced this I started looking for something else to play other than 40k. Kill team, warcry and moonstone all have great free support online so all my money goes into models which is where my limited budget should be spent!
@sjhhej
Жыл бұрын
Use your models with OnePageRules
@MrHaicken
Жыл бұрын
I notice 2 of the three game you listed are GW.
@mrmaster9801
Жыл бұрын
How strange that GW tries to squeeze more money with a non consumer friendly move, didn't really expect it... Jokes aside, I hope for 40k players that other "solutions" will come out (don't know if BattleScribe is still on, but that was a good solution). Otherwise, I guess that paper & pencil are always available. Meanwhile, I'll keep enjoying my free Infinity army builder, which has just been updated with the new optional rules, again for free.
@freddiebates5795
Жыл бұрын
BattleScribe has been updated for 10th, thank the Emperor
@mrmaster9801
Жыл бұрын
@@freddiebates5795 hope they won't face any problem from GW scu...legal department, since I think that a good chunk of players are still around 40k thanks to them. Not that GW wouldn't mind making another dumb move if it meant squeezing some extra cash, but I hope this time they'll be smart.
@Mikey__R
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I thought for years that Infinity was the more expensive option. I can't believe how wrong I was.
@adamduffield7782
Жыл бұрын
Well battlescribe, or use grim dark future from one page rules as a complete alternative rule system
@Tropicoboy
Жыл бұрын
@mrmaster9801 I only play 40k because battlescribe its already hard to make a list checking so many PDFs and statblocks, then setting up time with friends, setting up the table its already a heavy time investment im not paying for something that sucks.if battlescribe goes under i would play the game maybe 3 times a year compared to maybe once a month
@britinmadrid
Жыл бұрын
I hope GW watches this video! The 'tinkering' and the subsequent temptation to buy was inspired. Next, they'll be charging you for the air you breathe if you enter their stores.
@pseudonymeantipersonnelle2190
Жыл бұрын
They do. But not the board because why should they care?
@cyberlox2ndgigdixon211
Жыл бұрын
One-page rules army builder is damn near perfect!! If your patreon you can actually build your own stats for your custom miniatures! I love it!
@jeremyfoster4191
Жыл бұрын
Best T-shirt ever. I remember buying every ziplock bag of Carwars games and addons I could find back in the early 80s. And still have many of them locked up in an old cardboard box that my wife threatens to throw away. Heresy!
@Hughes81
Жыл бұрын
Wyrd offering their app for free was great. Help me get other people into the game.
@andreacook7431
Жыл бұрын
I wish their app would tell you what box a figure was from. That's my only complaint.
@TheJankmaster
Жыл бұрын
GW has “Blood from a stone” as one of the pillars of their business plan.
@mtgmac1
Жыл бұрын
I completely agree. Yet even in my casual group I have people defending the choice of GW. This basically led me to believe that GW has finished building up their base of whales sometime in 9e and now the business is catering only to them, the rest be damned. The whales will consume anything GW offers and will fanatically stand by any change to their beloved systems, regardless of how idiotic the change is. OPR is great, but it just cannot gain steam in my local area, because people just can't imagine playing a different game than 40k.
@luketfer
Жыл бұрын
Basically Games Workshop have established the one thing any company wants, a Lifestyle Brand. Hasbro has done the same with D&D now you get people who don't play the game they just like the 'brand', they'll buy 40k T-shirts, mugs, read all the books, make being into 40k (it's always 40k, I rarely ever see it with Age of Sigmar) their whole personality but they don't actively engage with what was the core part of the hobby, the tabletop game, the miniatures and painting said miniatures, they don't engage with any of that side of the hobby and just spend their time arguing on internet forums about lore and such. This is why OPR isn't ever going to be as big purely because it lacks a lot of lore (namely because most of its stuff is just legally distinct GW stuff), it's purely tabletop game focused which is great for miniature wargamers but those 'lifestylers' won't ever engage with it.
@arielsanchez465
Жыл бұрын
@luketfer 1. No one ever argued that OPR was going to become bigger than 40K. 2. OPR is just a rule set so it isn't incompatible with GW lore.
@luketfer
Жыл бұрын
@@arielsanchez465 Oh I've seen plenty of comments that OPR is the 'Warhammer Killer' from people a bit too enthusiastic about it. As I pointed out the 'lifestylers' don't give a fuck about rulesets, they're largely not interested in the game at all, they're interested in the IP and 'lore', which is what GW is transitioning towards by making 'Games Workshop' or more explicitly 40k a lifestyle brand instead of a miniatures and ruleset brand.
@InfinateRadiant
Жыл бұрын
GW’s greed is untethered and knows no bounds
@CS-zn6pp
Жыл бұрын
GW have always taken every opportunity to gouge every last penny from its customers
@leonidaspereirafilho499
Жыл бұрын
They think themselves gods! GOLDEN GODS!
@janiser4711
Жыл бұрын
I need my list building TOOLS!
@josephp4031
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought of offering consultation services to the GW team? 😋
@gribblethemunchkin
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, I've been using the warhammer app for list building and everything you've said about maintaining engagement is so spot on. The moment it goes behind the paywall though, I'm switching to battlescribe. It works fine for my needs and its free. I don't want a warhammer+ account or a monthly charge and I have options. GW really do need to look at the app as a loss leader. I've created about a dozen lists and my desire to buy the minis for several of them (beyond the armies I already collect) is strong. If I'm not playing with the app though, whats my driver to expand into new armies?
@viju_diju
Жыл бұрын
if they wanted to make more cash with the app they could have impelemented a "where to buy" button or a link to the webstore for every unit. so you can tinker and think "damn i want THIS unit! its cool!" oh look... a link to the store and another 100 bucks gone 😂 i used the app and it was nice but now i'll drop it like a venomous snake...
@TheQbuss
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they could even do the webshop "Other people have bought this"-thing, where they recommend a unit that works well with the one you are looking at. They could turn it into such a money sink for people like me, but nope.
@GuiltyKit
Жыл бұрын
This sounds like if I was running a business that sells lights, and I made an app that would let you preview how lights would look / reflect off of a variety of different room types, how different color temperatures would look, had all the info on them, how much money you could save by switching to various lights based on your square footage... And then told my customers that they would have to pay a subscription in order to use my app. Except worse because lights aren't impulse purchases nearly as much as a purely luxury hobby like wargaming is. This is so nutty of them.
@Ko12395
Жыл бұрын
I think a mass email complaint campaign is due for GW. This paywall is a total slap in the face of existing customers and potential new entrants to the hobby. They need to be told that people are not happy about this.
@peterpienczuk2664
Жыл бұрын
took them 25+ Years to make a fun working army builder but only seconds to break our hearts
@miller1172
Жыл бұрын
i now exlusivly play other games, mostly because of the rules changes and range changes but that sucks to hear, still enjoy some of their miniatures for collecting and painting but other than that i've been and will be abstaining from GW games.
@yxcdeb
Жыл бұрын
I dont buy subscriptions, EVER. I am used to the "pay once, own forever" business model of the 90s. You can take the "pay forever, own never" model and jog on over the nearest hill. I am not paying multiple times for something only to lose everthing the second I stop paying and this is absolutely the hill I die on. Now I get things on the internet under the "pay never, own forever" model. Your move, GW.
@intense_pickle
Жыл бұрын
GW has been taking ideas from the video games industry since they came under new management after 8th edition...Remember when they made loot boxes? Pepperage farm remembers...Also, all I ever needed for building a list is notepad and a calculator. I don't get how that's so hard...
@grimgoreironhide9985
Жыл бұрын
Hasbro…..
@intense_pickle
Жыл бұрын
@@grimgoreironhide9985 I'm sorry?
@grimgoreironhide9985
Жыл бұрын
@intense_pickle1232 The CEO of GW is a former Hasbro employee. Once he joined GW that's when things became a money grab. These business practices you see made by GW are classic Hasbro.
@darkmadbat_
Жыл бұрын
GW: look at all the engagement we get on this app also GW: let's reduce engagement on this app by installing a paywall for something that people don't actually need to use
@NeedGamesNow
Жыл бұрын
I completely agree. That app would drive a ton of new sales and get new players. I would sit on the AOS one and look at units and then order things based on seeing it on the app.
@heliconone3977
Жыл бұрын
Something you didn't mention is that this move is coinciding with the first codex for 10th being released, the free index datasheets were one thing but GW were never going to allow players to bypass the codex purchase requirement to access the codex rules for free or for a nominal cost. You can make the argument that codex rules should be free too for the same reason, but the decision makers in Nottingham don't agree and they're not going to allow a backdoor route to the same end goal either.
@edackley8595
Жыл бұрын
That video where Uncle Atom realizes GW is shifting from a model company to an IP driven company. With the rise of 3D printing, revenue streams to get at the IP is Warhammer's future. Enjoy.
@N0TYALC
Жыл бұрын
Yup, she’s a dying franchise. Amazon has its hooks in now. All that’s left is a few years of waiting for that to release, then the implosion begins.
@wernerfuhry
Жыл бұрын
As someone who studied business development and marketing, nearly every decision GW does baffles me so damn hard. I seriously can't imagine anything coming nearly close to the stupidity of GW. Warhammer+ doesn't fully work where I live (Austira), meaning, I could only be read the stuff and watch maybe painting tutorials and battlereports, both of which you find plenty on KZitem. So why in the world would I subscribe with the full price for a aervice I can't really use all it's offerings. And now this. Bravo GW, bravo. Stupid piss-face suits.
@m1northreat
Жыл бұрын
Bummed cause I’m barely getting int 40K and I found the app very helpful to figure out what I would want to buy next
@timunderbakke8756
Жыл бұрын
Don’t get too down, you can still look at the index rules and datasheets for free and that can tell you what you want to buy. We’re just losing the list builder.
@negatorxx
Жыл бұрын
"what i want to buy next" lol
@grud8495
Жыл бұрын
GW sales keeps making decisions that looses them money. What I mean by that is not that they are going into red. What I mean is that when presented with the option of making some money right now or a whole lot of more money down the road, they always take the "some money right now" option.
@xaiunara
Жыл бұрын
Love the warhammer 40k setting, always have. So I will most likely continue playing whatever dumb greedy move they make. However, owning a 3d printer I cannot see myself buying models from them again or paying a subscription for stuff that should be free... They lost me as a customer.
@AlterumVeniet
Жыл бұрын
Tail end of 7th ed/ dawn of 8th ed, there was a listbuilder app that was web based. It was essentially GWs current listbuilder, but it was better (if u changed how many models were in a unit, it would automatically adjust the stock wargear). It had pictures, points, the works. GW took it down with a copyright strike. Funny thing is, that web app was free, and GW wants to charge for an inferior product..
@HeretixAevum
Жыл бұрын
It's decisions like this that make OPR my system of choice for playing with my Gee Dub models. There's no way in hell I'm signing up for warhammer plus because they've locked the listbuilder behind it, I'm just going to use a different list builder, especially since the official one doesn't have the essential function of being able to print out a quick reference page of everything you have in your army. the app is still a good rules reference, though, so I'll keep using it for that. I'm going to have my first game of 10th this weekend, and from what I've read it looks like I'll almost certainly like it more than 9th, but if this is any indication then Grimdark Future is still going to be my jam.
@TiberiusWallace
Жыл бұрын
The problem I have is that anything that's subscription based isn't something someone kids will get. Parents won't pay for that because they won't see an actual physical thing and that means new people will miss something that makes playing easier to get into. When you make an app entirely subscription that what that means is they won't install it and that means you remove them seeing your logo on their phone every day and you won't get push notifications, you wo't get their email on your mailing list and it's out of sight out of mind. That is the reason shops have their own apps, to make sure you see their business every day and will be more likely to buy.
@theycallmepiccolo9985
Жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD. This has honestly dampened my intrest in playing 40K and I just started to play honestly such a dog shite change...
@intzbk1
Жыл бұрын
"Software as a Service" is a term coined a few years ago to try to add a continuing revenue stream from consumers. I, like most people detest it and try not to purchase things that use it. When Microsoft started it a few years ago, I switched over to Open Office instead of their suite of products. I wholeheartedly agree that GW is shooting themselves in the foot with this, it will turn off people from using their products.
@darwinawardrecipient955
Жыл бұрын
Just ordered a $190 dollar box, had a missing piece and a few bent. GW stuffed my emails for four weeks... So just found a DHGate seller who's getting my next GW order. 😂 Suck it GW
@BriarLeaf00
Жыл бұрын
Chinese recasts so hot right now 😂
@darwinawardrecipient955
Жыл бұрын
@@BriarLeaf00 The seller sent me the pics and it no joke had less flash then my GW "Perfect" armigers.
@corvididaecorax2991
Жыл бұрын
I already stopped buying anything from GW since early 9th, and actively planned on never playing 10th ever since I saw what horrors they inflicted on my Tau. And somehow still I find that every move they make increases how much I hate them. I thought I would have hit a limit by now.
@j-vlog002
Жыл бұрын
one thing not mentioned in the vid, was that they are increasing the price of WH+ to accommodate the value add of this app. I'm not sure I have the numbers correct but is it an extra $1 per month or and extra 1 sterling per month?
@BriarLeaf00
Жыл бұрын
1 pound I believe
@JudgeGlanton
Жыл бұрын
I'm very in to 40k lore and playing, and I like list building, but I've got no interest in warhammer +. GW get enough of my money and don't treat their playerbase especially well, arbitrarily scrapping units etc. I havent used battlescribe for a while because of the quality issues, so I'm back to old style pen and paper lists. Also, while the 10th edition free wargear is fine, I hate the fixed unit sizes - it means you quite often have big point holes left in the army where you dont have enough for an entire unit, but cant fill the gap by adding just another 2 or 3 guys to a minimum squad.
@sjhhej
Жыл бұрын
1. OPR listbuilder is the gold standard. Their Patreon "make your own list" fuction is amazing too. GW's janky offering doesn't come close. 2. OPR as a game is 10/10, compared to GW's thin gruel antique broken games, e.g. 40k 10th being 2/10. 3. I subbed for Warhammer+ for the first year to check it out. I was hoping it was going to be an awesome resevoir of great GW content. Never again. It is NOWHERE NEAR being value for money. 95% of the animations are awful. Some were little more than narrated slideshows - clearly cobbled together on the cheap. The Vault is awful. A disjointed few back issues of White Dwarf, with all the game content, old rules etc. stripped out - you know, the stuff that's actually interesting. The painting videos were worse than most of the stuff you can see for free on KZitem. The early battle reports were dire. The presenters were unengaging, the reports disjointed, and the visuals surprisingly bad, with models obscured by video effects like snow on the screen. And the camera angles used (mostly top down) meant you simply couldn't see what was going on half the time. The production quality was amatuer (why are you shakily filming the guy who is moving the models rather than filming the midels he's moving?!) Far better offerings for free on YourTube. The Loremaster videos were OK if you're into that sort of thing, but again there's better stuff on KZitem. Same with the learn to play videos. There were "subscriber offers" apparently but I only received one in the whole year, and it wasn't worth it (a £10 voucher - what can you buy at GW for £10?). As soon as my "free" miniature turned up I cancelled the sub on that day. Now they've paywalled the army builder (which is inexplicably an app rather than a webpage - i assume so they can monetise it easier?), I'm even less likely than the 0% chance I had of resubbing to GWs ridiculous "streaming service". With so many FAR BETTER options out there it amazes me that people still give money to GW, while GW kick them in the metaphorical teeth.
@garytayler3411
Жыл бұрын
GW are learning the lessons so many companies have in the past, creating compelling digital content costs time and/or money and it's not something you can do half-hearted. It's been pretty clear to date, GW have created digital content in-house, using existing staff and resources, which is quirky, nerdy, geeky and fun... when staff have time to create it aside from their regular job of writing rule books, designing packaging, editing a magazine etc. So the content tends to be sporadic, rushed and charming and the audience is okay, because it's free and about what they want. It also leaves massive room for GW customers/game players to fill in the gaps with their imagination. It's also the British way... for example the production values of Dr Who through the 1970's and 1980's vs Battlestar Galactica or Buck Rodgers. Now back to the future and GW have been shocked to see creative people use their IP to create amazing content and tools, but not grasping that it's been done via love and a lot of time vs. a traditional studio model of get a big bag of money and hire as many people/tools and get it done... yes, it costs more, but once it's working you just keep rolling the content out. GW is a massive siloed business that not only owns the IP, they own the manufacturing and retailing as well... so at their core, the business is running a store, with people coming in the door to buy and all activity needs to lead to people coming into the store (and coming back). Warhammer+ was created to replicate the store experience and also enhance it. It would have cost a reasonable amount of money to set up and keep running and they have now learnt 2 years on that creating more original content is really more expensive than they thought, so now they are trying to find more products and services to add to it. Rightly or wrongly it's a more a sandbox for them and it's future could easily see it shuttered and all the content becomes free (or vanishes back in a vault), or it expands to included access to other content such as digital games (mobile, PC, console etc.), a print your own mini service, or downloadable STL files. For me, I think the bigger question is what should they do to make the army building exercise easier, because if it needs an app (free or behind a paywall), then it's too fucking complicated to begin with... and that's a problem.
@RaimondsT
Жыл бұрын
I’m 100% sure GW won’t feel anything regarding this decision. Everyone will still buy models and play game. And this makes me sad 😞
@robinfox4440
Жыл бұрын
The models and lore are just that good, especially these days. Can't quit that plastic crack.
@valacan
Жыл бұрын
This wasn't the first sign of them going back to their old ways, the fact that you can't get free warscrolls on the store page for Age of Sigmar since 3e started was big.
@WoffBoot
Жыл бұрын
Completely agree. The App has been great to get new starters engaged in their armies. The subscription is an absolute turn-off.
@onewholeegg
Жыл бұрын
Back in 9th edition, when I first discovered onepagerules's army builder, I literally spent hours brewing up lists for Grimdark Future more than I have with 40k. The condensed view with keywords popping up on touch was amazing for learning. Seriously one of the best army building lists out there. AND IT WAS FREE.
@keeop
Жыл бұрын
Now that all of my homeclub's AoS armies are 'caught up' with 3rd edition I'm feeling like this is the perfect time to get off the acquisition rollercoaster and let GW sail off into the sunset without me. I did enjoy that brief period of "New GW" though. That was nice for a hot second.
@aaronbeardsell4964
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that 5 or 6 year period of New GW was great. Shame it didn't last!
@corranhorn85
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the OPR army builder. The best thing is that they have a bunch of third party armies included. So, I've been building an army from Dragon Trapper's Lodge and I can really easily use the OPR army builder.
@klocks2543
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. My previous organization also didn’t understand that marketing is a cost center. They figured they paid for salaries why would you need more money for lead generating activities when they’re not revenue streams. That being said, I don’t know the development cost and maintenance of a web-based army building tool that is regularly updated for a large corporation. What I think these corps forget about is price elasticity and underpricing the cost of entry over a long period of time is a great way to subsidize your costs and potentially make a little bit of money. BUT (like you’re saying) be an amazing on-ramp for purchases, which is obviously the core business. I mean hell, I pay $10 a year for a video games collection app to track what I own and see game prices. You better believe it gets me to discover and buy more video games.
@Marconius6
Жыл бұрын
The rules themselves should not be revenue sources either: they should all be available for free digitally; they should sell physical books at cost, or just give you PDFs you can print yourself.
@GabrielRodriguez-vv6lb
6 ай бұрын
As somebody who just gotta hobby in the last few months, I can say one of the biggest hurdles to this hobby is the cost. I've spent hundreds of dollars on paint, modeling tools, and the miniatures them selfs, and I don't even have enough miniatures to make a thousand point army. Every time I think I have everything I need, GW finds away to gouge me. The fact that I have to subscribe to a streaming service just to use the basic functions of their app speaks volume to their priorities. I'm already looking for different tabletop companies that have more consumer friendly practices.
@ChairmanMjau
Жыл бұрын
This is the final thing that prove that I won't be spending money on Warhammer+. It's good that the hobby is growing, BUT i don't like where is heading. There is a difference between easy access and have to buy or subscribe on things you really don't need. There used to be a time when it was a creative hobby. Now its more like fill in the right colors. It used to be your creation of stories that matter, now its like playing video games.
@sirfatant
Жыл бұрын
Love the Car Wars T shirt. "The right of way goes to the biggest guns". Great game.
@DStecks
Ай бұрын
If I had to pay $5 once for the army builder app, I'd feel ripped off. Effectively making it $5 a month by bundling it with their crummy cartoons, that's highway fucking robbery.
@Xander101
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I've recently been fortunate enough to get a deathwatch combat patrol off a friend cheaply. Just yesterday, I made a large purchase of plastic because I've had the freedom to mess about with my lists in the app. I have been messing with the lists during my lunch break/before bed/during meals and I haven't even played my first game yet. As a brand new player, without the ease of access to the forge, I doubt I'd be diving into the hobby as hard as I am.
@garretth.251
Жыл бұрын
Warhammer+ is worth it to me. The original 40k app was $3.16/mo USD (including tax) when it first came out and I was completely on board with subscribing. Spread over a year, that was $37.92/yr. After several months, they announced that they were bundling the app with Warhammer+, so I could continue to pay monthly, or I could get it with a Warhammer+ subscription. That subscription cost me $63.35. In other words, I was going to pay for the app anyway, but for an extra $25.43 a year, I got a "free" miniature AND Warhammer shows AND access to old lore. I mean, the miniature alone is worth the $25.43 extra. My point is that the 40k app was never going to be a buck or two, and at the prices they were charging, the added value of a Warhammer+ subscription is totally worth it. Having said that, I do agree that it feels weird to have a Warhammer+ subscription and a White Dwarf subscription where it feels like I'm paying to be advertised to. Oh well. I guess that's what I get for being obsessed with Warhammer!
@tgrier3858
Жыл бұрын
The thing I noticed about 10th is that models that people didn’t use in 8th & 9th became needed or useful , and that units people did use got point cost increases or units where dumbed down which is a very clever way to drive sales on units people didn’t use or buy before. Adeptus Custodes player from 8th ed.
@ashrog82
Жыл бұрын
Whenever there are complaints about GW's rulesets being poorly written or balanced, defenders always say things like "GW is a model company, not a rules company". But, like, they are charging money for the rules too?
@rmfberry261
Жыл бұрын
i was so excited when they started 10th with free rules and codex. but putting the army builder behind a paywall goes against the foundation they started with. on ramps and ease of use are needed. like you said it needs to be easy and free to drive sales for models and paints. the more people play and think about playing the more they want to spend and justify spending.
@charlescarpenter9098
Жыл бұрын
I have Warhammer+ and never understood the hate towards it. Your points are all 100% valid, but also just criticisms, not hate. For $60, I get a free mini that would be ~$45 (and 3 out of 4 were very cool), and a $10 voucher. That means it's like $5 for some shows I'll binge to catch up every few months. Personally though, I think the smartest thing they could do is tweak the model to make it a net $0 to the customer via vouchers. For example, make it $10 a month for the app and the shows. Drop the "free" mini (maybe keep exclusive access to buy) and then every month you get a $10 GW store voucher that's valid and stackable for 13 months. You'll get some people who use the $10 every month on stuff and supplement with their own cash, some who save up the full $120 (still spending their own cash, just not as much), and even some who forget about the vouchers and so it's an easy $10 that GW still makes. Edit: and the consumer feels like they're not being taken advantage of. Getting "free" stuff always makes an associated cost seem more palatable. Like when you get the free monthly games from xbox/ps subscriptions.
@onwardsumo5189
Жыл бұрын
also for opr you can use custom armies made by people, you can find wip to ones that are full complete and verified ones, patron to make your own but they give info to make it without I believe, I'm definitely enjoying trying to make my own army of nobles that are more single models with large variety of weapons and buffs, but lighter is easier to shoot while heavy isn't but have better armor, need to learn how to make minis just for these models though and that's the hard part as theirs not to much info
@rutherfordappraisal258
Жыл бұрын
“You could literally from the toilet buy a unit.” My spirit brother.
@stephenmurray5684
Жыл бұрын
Warhammer Forge Builder is great but I am not paying £5 (UK) a month to use it casually throughout the year when there is now Battlescribe 10th Edition and also "Game Datacards" on mobile. GW will drop the ball on this one putting behind Warhammer+ instead of a, say, £2 a month subscription paywall.
@vitaldude4355
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty new to warhammer, but from what I've seen in the last 18 months I have no idea how anyone could put so much into this hobby. It's like building a house on loose sand. I purchased a 3d printer and will be more than happy to never buy another GW product.
@Moonlighter_TV
Жыл бұрын
I ended up buying 2 additional Conquest: Last Argument of Kings armies because their rules are all on their army builder for free.
@Ruinstad694
Жыл бұрын
Paying for advertising is the way I've felt about Warhammer+ since it came out. I understand for the shareholders, in the short term graph goes up but it won't last imo.
@KarhsXII
Жыл бұрын
the thing that really grates about the battleforge being (eventually) paywalled is that it's... not even correct about a lot of things. the UX and stuff is great, don't get me wrong, but it seems to be full of little holes and inaccuracies. missing or improperly-handled wargear options, keywords in places they shouldn't be... it's one thing to have a free app popping up error signs because the list i'm building follows the rules in the book, but there's no way it'll ever be worth paying for in that state.
@Knightstruth
Жыл бұрын
I am new to Warhammer. The gateway drug was StarWars Legion and it all escalated from there. Upon buying a few Warhammer figures I was shocked to discover the actual rules to play the game were a series of expensive hardcover books! Crazy! It does hurt my moral as a new player to learn that buying the ridiculously overpriced unpainted figures was only the beginning. And I mean SERIOUSLY overpriced. Like I was looking at the new Minka Lesk figure and she's 40 dollars for one tiny sprew worth of plastic. That's crazy.
@thedourkin
Жыл бұрын
In his latest monthly live chat, Gaetano (One Page Rules CEO) described his company's approach as "agile" - a term borrowed from software development which implies a co-operative relationship between vendor and customers with systemic mechanisms to enable iterative development and review. OPR's corporate attitude is based on making everything as transparent as possible and providing products that are as useful as possible. Many other game publishers and miniature designers follow variations on this approach In contrast, GW seem to be de-evolving to a 'we talk, you listen', 'take it or leave it' corporate dictatorship in which the talented writers and designers, customers and retailers are all tied by the company's inflexible 'monetize everything' roadplan. It's crying shame that they've taken this approach and a wonder that such a strong enthusiastic community persists despite being permanently held hostage.
@ketri9055
11 ай бұрын
Love your Car Wars t-shirt! But what did you made Steve Jackson work on?
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