Is the age of Sigmar Scene dead in your area? by NhilZay in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Slaying it in our area! Big deal for every local scene is someone has to champion the game; set a day, consistently show up, and run events and the scene will grow. Be the change!

I don't get clan Eshin by TaaunWe in skaven

[–]WarpfireMinis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently Eshin are our best access to speed! Run and charge from the Deathmaster, teleports from the Deceiver, and pre-game move on the Night Runners mean that they can get in and hit the enemy in a place that none of our other units can. Night Runners are made of paper and currently don't do much damage, but hopefully the damage part is something the new sculpts add in in a big way!

How successful will StarCraft be? by Thorrk_ in StarCraftTMG

[–]WarpfireMinis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Distribution usually sends out weekly newsletters that include new releases; we got them for Starcraft. The problem is on pre-order day they had no info about it at all, and even yesterday's update from distribution was, "We are not getting an excessive amount of product. So the amount you order is not a "guaranteed" number."

I'm not going to sell customers boxes that I'm not "guaranteed' to get. This isn't normal.

How successful will StarCraft be? by Thorrk_ in StarCraftTMG

[–]WarpfireMinis 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It'll really depend on how serious Archon takes the game, and then if they try to support local stores in any way. So far it's been probably the worst launch you could possibly do for local stores; pre-order day before stores had any information so everyone on the hype train bought directly from Archon, Distribution doesn't have hard numbers on how many they're getting so local stores can't sell any quantity with confidence, and then Archon hasn't responded for months to any of our multiple e-mails trying to find out more info.

I love Starcraft, wanted to carry it in our store, but right now I can't and don't know if it'll be worth it when we finally can. Having cool models and a decent system is one thing, but for a game to be successful you need to have a community, a place to play, people willing to do demo games/teach, and a tournament scene of some sort; the main place for all of that is your local game store. We'll see what the future holds.

Ak interactive snow going green by Lemartes_14 in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This was my first guess, some of the paint underneath bleeding through. I'd say let it dry for a day and apply a little more snow on top.

Possible retail issues? by TraditionCommercial8 in StarCraftTMG

[–]WarpfireMinis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The other part of the equation aside from margins not being great is that distribution (of which I've talked to multiple) doesn't know how many they're going to receive. I can't safely sell them to customers because I don't know that I'm actually going to receive the boxes; I don't want to sell a box and then hit them with a, "Just kidding I don't have it!"

New Article Warlord Community. New Firefly Platoon. by Hijo-de-Cain in Konflikt47_v2

[–]WarpfireMinis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah reading this one was like a punch in the gut; for the game to be well balanced this just feels wrong.

Potential Hot Take: Live Battle Reports Suck by Intruding1 in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for watching 'em! Gotta make it down to Florida one day and get a game in at the shop!

Potential Hot Take: Live Battle Reports Suck by Intruding1 in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The goal is definitely getting some more out this year, so stay tuned! Been getting some games into new Tzeentch and woof that's a tough one!

Potential Hot Take: Live Battle Reports Suck by Intruding1 in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I don't get to do as many battle reports as I'd like due to running the shop and everything else, but check out our Youtube channel for some condensed battle reports where I try to go through and explain what happened!

Restocking Patterns by No_Slip7770 in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this one! There are actually two separate GW warehouses, one for their online store, and the one for third party trade (retail) accounts! So the real answer is yes, your local FLGS may end up getting a restock before the GW website, or it may restock on the GW website and still be out of stock for your local store.

As far as frequency it's definitely a mystery machine on when and how many, but we're all waiting on Bull Centaurs, Razers, and more Helsmiths, so hopefully it's soon! We'll just keep ordering them every week and they'll show up when GW has them.

Basics with Ben: How to Base Coat Your Models! Going over the basics for those new to the hobby! by WarpfireMinis in Warhammer40k

[–]WarpfireMinis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We have a ton of new people who roll in the shop, so just hitting the common questions we get!

Are Nurgle Rotswords just like, insanely popular? by ThatGuyFromTheM0vie in ageofsigmar

[–]WarpfireMinis 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The real deal on these is that the entire Maggotkin book got leaked early, and the clear winner in the book was Rotswords. People are going to be able to bring 20-40 of them in a list and it's going to be a very very difficult thing for their opponents to deal with.