GD Australia and IA/Forgeworld units at touraments

[the_trooper]

Thankfully it sounds like GW is moving away from spikey means chaos.

[Achillius]

Battleground does not sell Forgeworld models, so I just don't see how BG sales would be boosted. Because people are overpaying for Forgeworld resin, suddenly they'll come up with more money to spend on their army at BG?

I'm pretty sure if this was fixed and independant retailers could sell FW and make a profit then this whole debate would go away.

[Chase]

Battleground does not sell Forgeworld models, so I just don't see how BG sales would be boosted. Because people are overpaying for Forgeworld resin, suddenly they'll come up with more money to spend on their army at BG?

I'm pretty sure if this was fixed and independant retailers could sell FW and make a profit then this whole debate would go away.

Yup.

[minimag47]

I would happily make my FW purchases through BG if they started allowing them in tournies again. I have no problem supporting the store to be able to play some of the weirder stuff FW makes.

[keithb]

I would happily make my FW purchases through BG if they started allowing them in tournies again. I have no problem supporting the store to be able to play some of the weirder stuff FW makes.

The problem is that even doing so doesn't "support" the store as BG makes no money off the order, whether you pay BG or FW for it.

[Chase]

I would happily make my FW purchases through BG if they started allowing them in tournies again. I have no problem supporting the store to be able to play some of the weirder stuff FW makes.

The problem is that even doing so doesn't "support" the store as BG makes no money off the order, whether you pay BG or FW for it.

Yup.

[andalucien]

I read a rumor a while back that ForgeWorld was going to open up a new distribution center in North America, or something, and would start retailing through all types of stores.... anybody heard anything about that?

[Chase]

I haven't heard anything about that since people were talking about it a couple months ago.

It would be nice, but I don't have my hopes up.

[andalucien]

Sorry to keep resurrecting this, I'm not expecting anyone to change their minds necessarily, but this article was published today and is very topical.   The TO for the 40k tournament at Comikaze describes what it was like to have allowed FW.

http://www.frontlinegaming.org/2012/09/19/forgeworld-at-comikaze/

[Chase]

I agree with most all of that.  I think it CAN work fine in a GT setting.

With that said, I am not planning to allow FW rules and units in any Singles events we have in the foreseeable future and when we run a GT we won't be allowing it the main event either.

Like I said before, I won't get into details but I just do not believe it is in the best interest of Battleground to do so.  Several of the reasons have been touched on in this thread and I am all for the community discussing the pros, cons, ins, outs, and anything else they'd like about it.

[Benjamin]

... and when we run a GT...

Well, you said it. Now it has to happen.

[Chase]

It will.