Wise Old Elf wrote:
This is a great shame. I'm certain that at one point LOTR was the highest grossing product of the three mainstream lines that GW run. If they had reinvested in LOTR when The Hobbit was released, and used The Hobbit SBG as more of an update (like WOTR) rather than an overhaul, I could see it continuing as a success for the next decade or so. I recently took an interest in starting a new Rohan and Easterling army, but with so many miniatures becoming OOP so rapidly, I just can't invest in an army that I might never get the opportunity to complete.
Well it would be nice if the price wasn't ridiculous....that'd help. And I do feel your pain. I spent the time since september getting back into the hobby and bought like 85% lord of the rings stuff since then not hobbit.
And im running out of money to waste on this stuff. Im going to fall way short of getting everything I want till I have a more stable income.
Lord Hurin wrote:
Yes, the game is dying. I live in the most densely populated region of Canada, and one of the wealthiest, with lots of expendable income to go around. During the heyday of the game (2001-2005ish) I could go to any one of twenty places within a half hour's drive and pick up just about anything I wanted from the range. Now, I have 2 GW stores and the independents are basically only good for glue, paint and terrain supplies. They can all order me stuff in, but no where practically has anything on the shelf anymore. Most of what I see are old EfGT sets, The Trolls and the White Council that no one bought 16 months ago when they were new. Even 20% off couldn't convince me to buy the WC, it just ain't worth it.
So yeah, I see a slippery slope ahead. Probably less severe in the UK, but certainly still unavoidable.
Oh yeah I know what you mean. Im in the Chicago area.....obviously like 6 million people and plenty of money. Three GWs closed and when they were open, none had hobbit events, and only 1 had the Desolation of Smaug stuff. The opening day for the release, they had 2-3 books, about 15 blisters and 6 box sets. This the head manager told me was the largest location in the USA. There was like 20 tables or more and they could barely put one product on each to fill it.