| The Gray Ghost | 13 Nov 2015 2:08 p.m. PST |
This is just a question
people have been talking about WFB was a dying game, here, on other sites, youtube.
my question is how was it dying? I don't understand. |
| Rudysnelson | 13 Nov 2015 2:19 p.m. PST |
In the southeast, the fb is too much turmoil in regards to changes which is a GW characteristic. They seem to be hitting to playing kings of war instead. The several groups I have talked to are very happy with kow. |
| Mithmee | 13 Nov 2015 2:38 p.m. PST |
It wasn't making GW any money due to the amount of money a gamer would have to put out for just one decent 2000-2500 point force. When it costs you almost as much gamers do not buy. Plus GW had hosed over the rules as well. |
| McWong73 | 13 Nov 2015 2:43 p.m. PST |
A problem entirely of GWs making. |
Tgerritsen  | 13 Nov 2015 2:51 p.m. PST |
Anecdotally, I never see it played at conventions any more, or at the local FLGS. I know they still play it at Adepticon, but at a far less ration than 40K or Warmachine. |
| thabear | 13 Nov 2015 2:55 p.m. PST |
Southeast of where ? Down here in Melbourne and other Aussie capitols there has always been a thriving WHFB community. I personally stopped playing a few years ago when KOW first came out but WHFB was always a popular game with many clubs and garage gamers and still is now even with 9th just being released . cheers Tom |
| Garand | 13 Nov 2015 3:04 p.m. PST |
The number of players was in decline, is the general gist of how I understand it. I know locally the number of players had decreased. This combined with the high cost of entry meant fewer players entering into the game. Thus it was dying. Damon. |
 20thmaine | 13 Nov 2015 5:12 p.m. PST |
There was a huge game of WHFB at Salute this year – picture here :
Part of : link (and probably elsewhere too  ) |
| Rudysnelson | 13 Nov 2015 7:34 p.m. PST |
Sorry southeast USA. I attend over a dozen shows a year. Down from my pre-open heart surgery schedule of 20 or more shows a year. I have been going to shows since 1983 and stopped stocking GW in 1985 when they started weird mandatory levels of purchase policy. Not stocking them has not killed my store. Lol, I have outlast many fly by night operations over the last 32 years.
Anyway, I have seen many trends and burps on the interest radar.this is a strong one. |
| dsfrank | 13 Nov 2015 9:40 p.m. PST |
My favorite GW game was the 6mm Space Marine in most of its iterations – enjoyed 40k, necromunda, blood bowl & man o war – but never had satisfying experiences with wfb – wanted to -still have several armies but never had fun with it -not even when I worked for GW – got talked into Kings of War reluctantly – but really really like it – to me KOW is what wfb should have been |
| Tiny Legions | 14 Nov 2015 7:41 a.m. PST |
Honestly it depends on what you mean. Officially there is no WFB from GW but Age of Sigmar. For all intensive purposes, WFB is dead according to GW. I think that the WFB community that was is devolving into three categories. Those who want to play the next shiny toy in Age of Sigmar, those who want to play the editions that they really liked, and some who are using it as a basis and building something new from there. These different factions are more prevalent than in years past. Basically the dying of WFB would have been a slow death as their customer base was eroding due to various issues that are explained else ware. This now has made it a more of a quick death with the advent of AOS. BTW (shameless plug I know) for those who are interested in WFB from the 4th to the 6th feel free to check out my website classichammer.com where we focus on that era of gaming from WFB and 40K. |
| wminsing | 15 Nov 2015 5:50 p.m. PST |
I think's more about relative performance vs. 40K. I think it's true that WHFB only had a fraction of the popularity (and sales) that WH40k. I suspect the AoS reboot is basically an attempt to capture whatever zest that keeps 40K chugging along and apply to the WHFB -Will |
