I ain't paying £50 for a set of rules!

[Aldramelech]

I went to my local GW last week to stock up the paint larder, heres the conversation I had.

Manager: Looking forward to 8th?
Me: Nope, not buying it
Manager: Why not? (shocked)
Me: I ain't paying £50 for a set of rules, you lot are having a laugh
Manager: But its double the size of the last book and its all color
Me: And how much of that is actual rules?
Manager: Well, umm, but (blusters)
Me: I don't need a section telling me about painting, races, making terrain, history, or any of the junk you've padded it out with to make it double the size, and since when were books priced in the real world as to how thick they are?
Manager: Sooo thats 5 pots of paint and a black spray, anything else?
Me: No thats it thanks.

8th wont start for me until I find one on ebay for £25-£30

Discuss.......

[Diagnosis Ninja]

I don't want to buy the hardback, but I don't really care for the races in the starter box :?I think I might have to eBay one too...

[Herald of Nurgle]

Woah. £50?

Hope you're at least exaggerating there, my friend.

[Aldramelech]

Woah. £50?

Hope you're at least exaggerating there, my friend.

Nope. I was told by another GW type that its expected to retail at around £50, and it would seem that their not allowed to tell you that without telling how many pages its got, like I care....

[UltramarineFan]

Nope. I was told by another GW type that its expected to retail at around £50, and it would seem that their not allowed to tell you that without telling how many pages its got, like I care....

i thought it was gonna be 45?

[Aldramelech]

i thought it was gonna be 45?

Still far too much

[fuzzbuket]

hmm when it was 4rth ed 40k i was soooo pleased to get the 4rth ed rules and i was soo happy and thaought it was a good deal.


month later 5th ed comes out


in april i decided id just get an old BRB for 99p iiy came with dice too


wait for starter box rules to come on ebay

[Nikephoros]

So you wont pay 50 for a giant book with high production value, but you'll pay 10 for black spray paint?

[Aldramelech]

So you wont pay 50 for a giant book with high production value, but you'll pay 10 for black spray paint?

Large maybe but Giant? And as for high production value, how do you know, you aint read it yet

[Chuck777]

The Big Rule book is designed for a small subset of people - early adopters, fluff junkies, people who game every week and new players.

If you are not one of those types of people, you can wait 2 months and buy the mini rule book for cheap on eBay.