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Post subject: Finally got my copy  Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:18 pm |
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Well I popped into GW Birmingham today (as I was in the area).
They have a very nice (quite large) section for Epic, including a large number of blisters compared to other GW stores I have been in.
Some observations:
The rulebook was ?25.
There were lots of Ork blisters (buggies and battlewagons) but only two blisters of Imperium stuff, Whirlwinds!!!
Boxed sets were limited to plastic infantry and titans.
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:18 pm |
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My surprise came with the price tags for the second wave of stuff. The first set was a little expensive, but for GW quality, I was prepared to pay it. Now the second wave appears and they are asking for ?7 for 3 SM dreads. Sorry? More than ?2 each? Ork dreads suffer the same way. With dreads being quite a liability in most versions of Epic and now the price, I dont think that we will be seeing many of these, which is a shame because they are actually really nice minis.
8 Stands of Termins for ?10? I know they are metal, but still.
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:37 pm |
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| Quote (primarch @ 01 2004 Mar.,03:35) | Hi!
 True. We had TOO good for too long. Still a shock to see it so low against the pound. Its reaching cose to 50 cents more per dollar versus the pound.
A lot less minis to buy that way....
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 5:03 pm |
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Means I can play planetfall for the equivalent of ?8 a month...
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:20 pm |
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When I bought my copy in Swindon, UK it rang up as ?20, but the manager who served me knew the correct price was ?25. So all of you who got the rules at ?20 got a real break. I would have thought that GW would have sorted it out by now though! The bottom line though is that I think it is a good rule book and nicely presented (apart from the typos).
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:47 pm |
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...as well as fixing the typos I would like to have seen more picture of models and games and less "artwork".
A good example of what I mean is the picture on IIRC p49 is sooo small, why isn't at least half a page.
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:00 pm |
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Hi!
I understand your point Gandalf, but it still mean "I" pay more for less....
..oh well such is the way of economics...
Jimbo, I'll keep your critique in mind when net epic gold gets done. I gather that actual mini pictures are favored more than art.
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 12:29 am |
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I kind of liked the art, all told. But what I really like are mini pics next to their entries in the army lists.
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:37 am |
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Pics is what I'm looking for ... if I wanted pretty artwork I'd go to a museum ... 
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:46 am |
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I actually like the artwork. IMO it is the best rulebook yet from GW; the guys at Sabretooth really show promise.
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Jimbo
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 1:53 pm |
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...don't get me wrong I do like artwork, the grot bike on page 104 is a prime example (I want that model), it's just that the balance is wrong.
In Section 6, which is called Epic Gaming, there are 25 pictures of which only 3 are pictures of epic gaming...
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Legion 4
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 6:24 pm |
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I'll be buying the Rules and most of the new E:A once it arrives in the US in May-June ... then I'll know what you are talking about ...
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Post subject: Finally got my copy Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 6:26 am |
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I still have lots to do (and $ to save up), before E:A makes landfall in the colonies of the new world !  And as I said pics of mods over artwork ...
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