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No to the constant rise in Games Workshop prices!

No to the constant rise in Games Workshop prices!

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 3 months ago
This is a petition collecting signatures against the rise in Games Workshops prices. Over the last couple of years Games Workshops prces have risen dramatically, starter box sets having gone from £50 to £61.50 and are now set for another rise. As gamers we are fed up of the constant increases and the movement towards big business, rather than focusing on the hobby aspect. So many people are being priced out of the market. £12 for a single model means most kids wont be afford to buy a model, paint (now £3 a pot!) and brushes (£5 a time). The whole point of this as a hobby as that it would be fun, relatively easy to play and above all else affordable. The average cost of starting the hobby is now ludicrous. £40 for the main rulebook, £17.50 for the codex, starter hobby set £30 and then a single model at £12. Who has nearly £100 spare now? The future of the business is based on children. How many of them can afford that? As a collective group of gamers, hobbyists and enthusiasts i think it is now time for us to express our displeasure directly to Games Workshop. Hopefully they will listen, hopefully they will hear the cry of the gamers.

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Reached 250 supporters

May 23, 2011

May 20, 2011

One hundred people have signed on to say that these prices have gone too far. My eyes are tired from staring at the screen and reading your stories about being priced out of the hobby we love. It is a long road ahead but I am staying here and keeping this going.

Reached 100 supporters

May 19, 2011

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Daniel
12 years ago Featured

As a veteran Warhammer player with several huge armies I believe that these price rises are totally unacceptable. When I started with the hobby you could buy 20 models for the price of 1 now. Games workshop is squeezing players and ruining peoples experience of the hobby for the gain of profit. They originally claimed that finecast models would reduce the price of the miniatures but it instead has increased it, They also claimed that the models would have an increase in quality. Having bought over 10 finecast models with no discernible difference from standard models I now believe that games workshop is just squeezing money from us

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Daniel
12 years ago Featured

As a veteran Warhammer player with several huge armies I believe that these price rises are totally unacceptable. When I started with the hobby you could buy 20 models for the price of 1 now. Games workshop is squeezing players and ruining peoples experience of the hobby for the gain of profit. They originally claimed that finecast models would reduce the price of the miniatures but it instead has increased it, They also claimed that the models would have an increase in quality. Having bought over 10 finecast models with no discernible difference from standard models I now believe that games workshop is just squeezing money from us

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James Greer
15 years ago Featured

remember when the starter box actually felt like a deal? now it barely covers the cost of a single unit. really sad to see what they have done to the game i love.

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Mark Harris
15 years ago Featured

STOP THE PRICE HIKES. I want to build my army without taking out a bank loan.

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Sarah Newman
15 years ago Featured

GW has gone greedy. 3 pounds for a tiny pot of paint is just robbery. Fix your prices.

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Dave Chavez
15 years ago Featured

Ridiculous prices. I used to buy squads for pocket money, now a single captain costs a fortune. They are killing the player base.

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Supporter Verified
13 days ago

its seriously important that people be able to play such a great game despite how much Money is in their wallet

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Jack C
11 months ago

Hear hear!

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