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How are there 142 stores in the UK but only 87 in the USA? And they are opening new stores in the UK and closing in the USA. That seems crazy to me.
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Jul 29, 2014 12:41
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Look I just want GW to be nice and fun again  Bring back a community page on the website and cultivate a community, you dumb fucks, so that visiting your website is a daily thing everyone does rather than something that makes you feel like you're entering a used car lot (BUY BUY BUY IS YOUR CREDIT CARD OUT? NO? gently caress OFF!!!!). Make Games Day and the Golden Demon more of a thing, and put it back on the website (and bring it back to Canada you fuckers). Do something with bitz again. Have more community stuff and stop making GBS threads on your customers.Is... is any of this possible with Hasbro?
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Jul 29, 2014 12:48
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CyberLord XP posted:How are there 142 stores in the UK but only 87 in the USA? And they are opening new stores in the UK and closing in the USA. That seems crazy to me. "Next year, internally, there will be some disruption remaining from the big reorganisation we have just made and from the one man store programme. Nevertheless I still believe we should be growing by opening new stores; particularly in North America and Germany," said Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer Tom Kirby in a statement.
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Jul 29, 2014 12:51
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So this one man store business. What happens if the guy running it is sick? I'm guessing there's a lot of unspoken pressure to come in as long as you can still actually walk upright, which must be great for morale, but what happens if you actually can't get to the store. Does it close till you're better? Do they send a temp down from somewhere?
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Jul 29, 2014 13:11
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Deptfordx posted:So this one man store business. What happens if the guy running it is sick? I'm guessing there's a lot of unspoken pressure to come in as long as you can still actually walk upright, which must be great for morale, but what happens if you actually can't get to the store. Does it close till you're better? Do they send a temp down from somewhere? They hire "oncall" assistants. If they can schedule the oncall in advance, they do. If they can't, they don't. The one-man store manager of my local store is not stressed about it at all and does occasionally close for immediate family emergencies.
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Jul 29, 2014 13:18
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E: ^^^ That makes sense, yeah.Deptfordx posted:So this one man store business. What happens if the guy running it is sick? I'm guessing there's a lot of unspoken pressure to come in as long as you can still actually walk upright, which must be great for morale, but what happens if you actually can't get to the store. Does it close till you're better? Do they send a temp down from somewhere? I have read things around the Internet where people have said they went by the local GW and it was shut for lunch/illness/dude didn't give a gently caress/whatever, so I imagine it just goes like that until GW management gets tired of it and fire the old store manager and hire a new one. I have no evidence for this, of course, but given some of the other things that GW has proudly proclaimed they do or don't do (such as "market research in a niche is pointless"), I would not be in the least bit surprised if that was actually the case.
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Jul 29, 2014 13:19
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Deptfordx posted:So this one man store business. What happens if the guy running it is sick? I'm guessing there's a lot of unspoken pressure to come in as long as you can still actually walk upright, which must be great for morale, but what happens if you actually can't get to the store. Does it close till you're better? Do they send a temp down from somewhere? There are a few 'cover' staff for areas. What that means is certain bigger stores have extra staff that cover holidays/whatnot for people if its booked in advance. Also some stores are allowed to have essentially part timers, and their job is to cover the house the manager can't work. Be that because hes had to take a last minute day off for an emergency, or he has to go to a meeting etc. In practice, no store should close due to illness, however there will always be the odd day or so here and there.
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Jul 29, 2014 13:29
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Sydney Bottocks posted:I have read things around the Internet where people have said they went by the local GW and it was shut for lunch/illness/dude didn't give a gently caress/whatever, so I imagine it just goes like that until GW management gets tired of it and fire the old store manager and hire a new one. I have no evidence for this, of course, but given some of the other things that GW has proudly proclaimed they do or don't do (such as "market research in a niche is pointless"), I would not be in the least bit surprised if that was actually the case. For being a corporate store, they apparently give the managers a great deal of freedom in terms of management style. They have a few very strict rules such as "no non-GW models/games," "only use our authorized soundtrack CD that plays the creepy clown music," "follow our general planogram," and "don't set the place on fire." Otherwise they generally let the manager do their own thing, understanding that the survival of their position is based on their sales performance. They occasionally have upper-management swing by to check in and give suggestions, but the suggestions are only that and the manager doesn't really have to follow them if they dislike it.
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Jul 29, 2014 13:33
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Edit: wrong thread
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Jul 29, 2014 13:35
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Check dat sweet lens flare! Work in progress image of my Knight - The Bane of the Treacherous Sorted the colour scheme before that lame-rear end forgotten Knight came in. Working on the base at the moment. Gonna seal the sand on with PVA, do the drybrushing, then affix a crashed sentinel painted in my IG colours. I'll post more pictures when its fully finished, but I just liked how it was looking while doing the basing. EDIT: Yes I know its feet are covered in sand, I'll be able to remove it easily once its all dried.
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Jul 29, 2014 14:10
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When I worked at the Oxford store, we had the biggest number of staff in the area and so would often be asked to cover the one man stores if people were going to be away for holiday/training etc.
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Jul 29, 2014 14:11
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Does anyone feel like ranking and describing, on a spectrum from poor to awful, the following Chaos units?: Raptors Warp Talons Maulerfiend Forgefiend Defiler Helbrute Terminators Chosen I have a friend who played Chaos who I'm trying to lure back in, and I'd like to help him avoid nasty surprises. Our group tends to use a lot of terrain, for what it's worth.
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Jul 29, 2014 14:58
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PierreTheMime posted:For being a corporate store, they apparently give the managers a great deal of freedom in terms of management style. They have a few very strict rules such as "no non-GW models/games," "only use our authorized soundtrack CD that plays the creepy clown music," "follow our general planogram," and "don't set the place on fire." Otherwise they generally let the manager do their own thing, understanding that the survival of their position is based on their sales performance. They occasionally have upper-management swing by to check in and give suggestions, but the suggestions are only that and the manager doesn't really have to follow them if they dislike it. I don't know if I'd trust the word of the same guy who said that buying Stalker side plates on ebay was "ripping me off". I know you like Clay, but that dude is *party line*.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:05
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Sulecrist posted:Does anyone feel like ranking and describing, on a spectrum from poor to awful, the following Chaos units?: Well the Maulerfiend shouldn't be on that list because it's loving awesome. I'd put it Warp Talons Chosen Raptors Forgefiend Defiler Helbrute Terminators Maulerfiend For a ranking of worst to best. Also, Warhammer 40,000: Small, jewel-like objects of magic and wonder
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Jul 29, 2014 15:05
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http://www.talkwargaming.com/2014/07/leaks-more-white-dwarf-images.html?m=1#sthash.AOp6WpuK.gbpl 6 str 7 ap2 attacks with shred, master crafted, rage and rampage? For 135 pts that seems seriously good.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:09
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If it has rampage that's actually more attacks than that I think. It should be 4 +2 + Rampage Not sure if it get's an additional attack due its weapons or if it's included in the profile.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:14
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Murderfang is equipped with The Murderclaws. Of course.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:19
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Fuegan posted:Murderfang is equipped with The Murderclaws. Of course. Simultaneous the best and worst name GW has ever come up with.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:20
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serious gaylord posted:Simultaneous the best and worst name GW has ever come up with. Yeah. "Muderfang" with "murderclaws" is terrible, but at the same kind it's amazing. I find myself rather wanting to paint one of these new dreads, even though I have no intention of ever playing Spehss Mehrens. Esser-Z fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Jul 29, 2014 |
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Jul 29, 2014 15:21
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Hollismason posted:Well the Maulerfiend shouldn't be on that list because it's loving awesome. I thought the Maulerfiend (the melee one?) had a reputation for being beautiful and terrible and the Forgefiend (the gun one?) had a reputation for being less beautiful and less terrible. Maybe I misunderstood.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:25
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Fuegan posted:Murderfang is equipped with The Murderclaws. Of course. Don't forget that Murderfang sates his Murderlust with his Murderclaws! I'm just awaiting the first conversion with this over the sarcophagus.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:30
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PierreTheMime posted:For being a corporate store, they apparently give the managers a great deal of freedom in terms of management style. They have a few very strict rules such as "no non-GW models/games," "only use our authorized soundtrack CD that plays the creepy clown music," "follow our general planogram," and "don't set the place on fire." Otherwise they generally let the manager do their own thing, understanding that the survival of their position is based on their sales performance. They occasionally have upper-management swing by to check in and give suggestions, but the suggestions are only that and the manager doesn't really have to follow them if they dislike it. I stopped by to grab some paints the other day (mistake) and they were playing an Audiobook, so that was a first.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:38
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Sulecrist posted:I thought the Maulerfiend (the melee one?) had a reputation for being beautiful and terrible and the Forgefiend (the gun one?) had a reputation for being less beautiful and less terrible. Maybe I misunderstood. Maulerfiends are really good at what they do, which is wreck buildings and vehicles. They are fast and relatively tough, especially with the 5+ Inv. save. If you get them into any other kind of combat they will get tar-pitted just like any other Walker, occasionally getting one-shotted by Powerfists/Meltabombs/etc. For 125pts they are a fun pick. Not especially competitive, but if your opponent underestimates it it can run wild on their tanks. ShineDog posted:I stopped by to grab some paints the other day (mistake) and they were playing an Audiobook, so that was a first.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:39
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I noticed the GW store at London's Brent Cross had closed down. Any idea when that actually closed down? I used to pass by that store every now and then, but didn't visit for a year or so.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:49
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uncleKitchener posted:I noticed the GW store at London's Brent Cross had closed down. Any idea when that actually closed down? I used to pass by that store every now and then, but didn't visit for a year or so. Expensive rent and wasnt making money. It was closed and they opened 2 one man stores in adjacent areas.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:51
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As for there being more GW stores in the UK than in the US, I think that's because the US is a lot heavier on independent retailers. For instance, in Boston, which is one of the bigger cities on the East coast, we don't have a single GW store. The closest one is about 100 miles away. We have three independent retailers that are all varying degrees of lovely, but no GW stores. I think there was one a few years ago, but that was before I came here. Also the Murderfang has taken the place of my previous favorite usage of that word, which was in the Chaos Space Marines codex. The Murder Sword with the special rule: Murder.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:57
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SRM posted:As for there being more GW stores in the UK than in the US, I think that's because the US is a lot heavier on independent retailers. For instance, in Boston, which is one of the bigger cities on the East coast, we don't have a single GW store. The closest one is about 100 miles away. We have three independent retailers that are all varying degrees of lovely, but no GW stores. I think there was one a few years ago, but that was before I came here. Will the murder talons have the special rule: murder?
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Jul 29, 2014 16:02
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Has anybody pre-ordered the Legion Firedrakes and mind taking photos of the sprues for me when they arrive? I'm trying to figure out how hard it would be to give them combi-weapons.
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Jul 29, 2014 16:15
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GW have the same mentality as dethklok when it comes to naming poo poo
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Jul 29, 2014 16:21
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serious gaylord posted:Will the murder talons have the special rule: murder? Leaked page of the rules: 
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Jul 29, 2014 16:37
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Sulecrist posted:I thought the Maulerfiend (the melee one?) had a reputation for being beautiful and terrible and the Forgefiend (the gun one?) had a reputation for being less beautiful and less terrible. Maybe I misunderstood. They're both actually pretty good. Forgefiend is the best anti-air Chaos has, and the Maulerfiend is way faster than people are prepared for (ie how a cc dread should actually work), and they both have invuls.
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Jul 29, 2014 16:41
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Post 9-11 User posted:Leaked page of the rules: I raided ICC way too much, because all I can do it read that sign in Lord Marrowgar's voice. Edit: Repainted an old Zoanthrope: 
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Jul 29, 2014 16:45
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Hollismason posted:Well the Maulerfiend shouldn't be on that list because it's loving awesome. I'd rank them, worst to best, as: Warp Talons . . . Defiler Helbrute Chosen Forgefiend Raptors Terminators Maulerfiend
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Jul 29, 2014 16:55
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I just picked up a Defiler for cheap on ebay...I know it's not 'good' but should be fun to magnetize, paint up and use.
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Jul 29, 2014 16:57
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Lord Twisted posted:http://www.talkwargaming.com/2014/07/leaks-more-white-dwarf-images.html?m=1#sthash.AOp6WpuK.gbpl Ha, the Murderclaws aren't listed under wargear. Watch some sperglord argue that it doesn't have them and thus, can't use them.
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Jul 29, 2014 17:00
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SUPER NEAT TOY posted:Has anybody pre-ordered the Legion Firedrakes and mind taking photos of the sprues for me when they arrive? I'm trying to figure out how hard it would be to give them combi-weapons. I've got some on the way. I'll try and remember to do this before excitedly building them.
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Jul 29, 2014 17:05
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TheChirurgeon posted:I'd rank them, worst to best, as: Slimnoid posted:Ha, the Murderclaws aren't listed under wargear. Watch some sperglord argue that it doesn't have them and thus, can't use them.
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Jul 29, 2014 17:05
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Safety Factor posted:The badness of Warp Talons can not be overstated. Yeah Snikrot is the same way with his knives.
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Jul 29, 2014 17:10
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stop the presses the lord of macragge has to fight at s4 ap 3
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Leaked photo of Iron Priest special character. Rumor has it it's called the Frostmurder Cannon.
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