Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6078851-20140623155736

so, GW have released another set of rules for 40k, a mere 2 years after the last set. is it just me or does it seem that GW are giving the finger to their customers? again. i know that some of the rules are an improvement, but some are also ridiculous and make absolutely no sense (like a librarian choosing to allow daemonic possesion of himself!).

generally new rules are released about 5 years apart, so why have they released the new ones so soon (i'm not a veteren of playing 40k but i really like the 6th edition rules)? they've essentially invalidated most of their publications from the last 2 years (of which there's been a few, and none of them are cheap), and at the same time have pretty much robbed anyone who invested in such publications.

now i love GW games, 40k in particular, i also love GW miniatures and GW novels, but i'm coming to loathe and despise GW as company. it seems to be that they are progressively caring less and less about their customer base and more about how expensive they can sell stuff for, while forcing their customers to buy current editions of rules and codexes by invalidating previous editions (and again, none of them are cheap). plus the whole 'limited editions' thing with certain publications are ludicrously, and completely unwarrented-ly, expensive! it puzzles me as to who would actually buy the limited edition stuff, but because they do sell then GW aren't going to be in any rush to quit unashamedly ripping-off their customers.

how GW can keep getting away with such business practices makes no sense to me, except for the fact that people keep putting up with it, and unless people start to call GW on their, monumental and growing, BS they will indefinitely continue with such BS.

this isn't so much a topic as it is a mini-rant at GW's money-grubbing ways, complete with an angry shaky fist in the air "why GW, godsdammit whyyyyyy!?!" :P but if anyone wants to rant then the floor is open, rant away..... 