It looks like Games Workshop has gone back on its “reverse” paywall for Horus Heresy which seemed to be a huge success!
You may remember Games Workshop did a “reverse” paywall a while back with the Leviathan and Contemptor arms and weapons. Hobbyists obviously liked it, as it sold out quite fast, so we were hoping to see them do the same thing with the new Deimos Predator Tanks.
Games Workshop Goes Back on Their Reverse Paywall
When the Leviathan weapons hit the webstore, they sold out quite quickly, which in a way, we actually thought might be a good thing. Why? Well, if GW saw just how successful the venture was, we thought they might just keep doing it for at least Horus Heresy weapon options.
Weeks later, the same thing happened with the Contemptor sprue, so with both doing so well, there was a chance this would be the norm from GW. Instead of selling an individual kit as a paywall for a single new sprue, letting hobbyists buy it directly was a huge value!
However, this hasn’t happened yet for really any of the other kits, and sadly, the Predator is just so perfect for the same type of weapons sprue treatment the Dreadnoughts got!
The initial kit is still pretty expensive, but if you could just buy an upgrade sprue, then magnetize all the weapons on, this would really give people a ton of value!
This is a similar problem that hurt Horus Heresy in the past, where things became too expensive actually to get what you want. It really just also pushes people towards 3D printing (which we think is good when done responsibly). However, GW doesn’t seem to realize they may be pushing more and more hobbyists to 3d Printing, something they probably don’t want, by not giving people some kind of value.
The Games Workshop reverse paywall is one of the few things they have done recently actually to give decent value to hobbyists, so it would be nice to see them offer the weapon sprues separately for both kits in the future.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
