tombking Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 One thing I also find absurd about 40k since 3rd edition is that a model can move and only shoot once OR can move, shoot, and then move more, and then swing about their weapons a bunch, and then move a bit more. I liked how 2nd edition and fantasy had the charge move as part of the movement phase and no extraneous assault phase. If you choose to assault, you eschew shooting to do so. The current version breaks my mind in that the amount of time in a turn is so arbitrary. 2nd was odd for a modern combat game. They basically used the fantasy framework and bolted shooting/etc onto it with a god awful close combat resolution system. The fiddly bits you can get away with in Fantasy work okay because you have large blocks that are essentially one big blob/model rather than everything spread out skirmish formation. I started out playing miniatures games before GW got into the game and had experience with Middle Ages, Ancients, WW2, Modern, etc and what works for one type of warfare does not always work for another. I remember playing some 500 point games in the last days of 2nd and actually really liking it with the much lower model count. Things just worked right at that level and it really starts to bog down over that. I have always thought the rules were there best with Necromunda and GorkaMorka. 3rd took a higher level view where all the things like the difference between a bolt pistol/chain sword/sword/etc just don't matter and went back to the standard resolution for close combat that fantasy and Rogue Trader used. I honestly really liked the new approach. Psychic powers worked better in the flow of the game which was very very welcome. Now we are at some happy medium with some monster heroes again but they are expensive and still can go poof if caught out of their element or can be avoided and a little more variety in the close combat weapons and with official options to bring in BIG THINGS if you want to. I just wish I had time to get in some games. edit: added enough thread drift On topic... Maybe they are looking to take on Fantasy Flight, maybe there is something in the air that Hasbro or some such are looking at them maybe they have their eyes on something entirely different. Who knows right now it is all pure wishful speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacelessMage Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Or they could be getting ready to be acquired and are trying to make themselves look better to get more cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GAW.L#symbol=gaw.l;range=19940930,20131212;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined; Not sure if I'm reading the chart correctly, but here's how it looks to me: Over the past 5 years, GW looks great. Regular seasonal dips around this time of year with good, steady increases in stock prices. Looking back further, they tend to have a five-year cycle of steady increases, followed by sharp plummets. I'm not certain if this is an artifact of some sort of reporting, but it looks like they're about at their peak, and are getting ready for a sharp decline. If, that is, the past two cycles are any indication. *shrug* Wow - sometimes I scare myself. this just in: http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=qjocmh66&headline=Games_Workshop_Shares_Down_24_As_FirstHalf_Profit_Tumbles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I won money off of your prediction Jim, you just need more confidence in yourself....I think you just leveled up, from godfather to prophet ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raak Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 "a prophet ...one of some renown, you'll have heard of him of course: ... ... Hieronymus Pots" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashthedean Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Welp, looks like a thing happened: So who is going to takeover GW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 The same people who took them over each time this has happened before? They crash like this every 5 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'd say they are going to look for a company that looks great on paper so that it will take away the focus on their own failings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GAW.L#symbol=gaw.l;range=19940930,20131212;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined; Not sure if I'm reading the chart correctly, but here's how it looks to me: Over the past 5 years, GW looks great. Regular seasonal dips around this time of year with good, steady increases in stock prices. Looking back further, they tend to have a five-year cycle of steady increases, followed by sharp plummets. I'm not certain if this is an artifact of some sort of reporting, but it looks like they're about at their peak, and are getting ready for a sharp decline. If, that is, the past two cycles are any indication. *shrug* I didn't predict a 40-odd% drop and Kirby getting the boot, but, I'll still take credit for calling it... http://investor.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2013-14-Press-statement-final-website.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Angel Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Hmm I'm just a layman but how do you loose 11m in rev. and 5m in profit and say it was a good year? I agree maybe that with rearranging and cost cutting can come back strong, but to call it a good year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Profit loss is from investment. So if you are positioned well, even a profit loss can be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Also, any year we lose Kirby is a good year... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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