Re: [NetEpic ML] GW shares crumble

From: Ed Raith <ewraith_at_...>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:57:43 -0400

I've seen way to many game companies die in the 30+ years I've been playing,
Avalon Hill, SPI, etc. I loved them and I hated to see them go. Yes GW
prices are high, perhaps the highest in the market but, their quality is
pretty good overall and it keeps them in business. I think of the extra
expense over some miniature makers as paying dues to keep GW healthy. I
want new GW material, the monthly magazine, and gaming challenges that GW
brings. This is not an endorsement of how GW does things (especially with
what happened to the Specialty Games line). But, if you could bring non-GW
miniatures to GW Tournaments and GW stores, there would be no reason to buy
GW's miniatures (unless you loved the way they looked). This would KILL GW
very fast and I don't want to see that happen. GW has a lot of warts and
the bad breath of questionable "gaming" decisions but, it still has the best
games it town, by far.
Ed Raith

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jarreas Underwood" <jarreas_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] GW shares crumble


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> >I can only hope that several up and coming companies that are making
> >popular games continue to bite into GW's bottom line. That will get
> >change quicker than anything else will.
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> One of the problem is that GW has the infrastructure in place, and nobody
else can match it. Outriders, RT tournaments, huge sales and marketing
forces and a history of staying in existance for decades. It's not something
at store is going to look at and say, "You know, I'd really rather give
frontage to this new unknown product that may or may not be supported in a
few years."
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> Personally, the biggest torque in my sockets is the "GW models only" at
tournaments. It's entirely understandible and I don't blame them for it, but
it means I can never use the vast majority of my models in some of the
largest tabletop get-togethers around. *shrug* I guess I'm stuck with
playing at my local store.
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> *gets off soapbox*
> -Yar
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