Games Workshop has dropped a bomb.
The bomb in question isn't anything awesome like a Deathstrike Missile or Cyclonic Exterminatus warhead, but rather the new 'terms of service' for it's resellers in the UK.
Most notable victims of this particular bomb are Wayland Games and Maelstrom Games both are massive online stores that serve a huge portion of the globe.
They have managed to get so many loyal customers by supplying the goods we want and supplying them at reasonable prices.
As a comparison, I scored a Space Marine Attack Bike via Wayland games for £12.40 which translates to NZ$25.89
The same product for sale here in NZ from Games Workshop's own store costs NZ$48.00
It's not an isolated incident for 1 particular product either.
Such discounts apply across their whole range!
At one point I purchased a massive box set of miniatures that in NZ would have cost me NZ$330, but I got it from the UK for NZ$240 - Including shipping!
Such douchebaggery has been met by the international gaming community with almost universal condemnation, outrage and the sounds of mobs with pitchforks and torches.
Personally I am starting to look into establishing a legal workaround that may make me a little money on the side and will re-establish the much desired trade link that we've all been enjoying for so long.
Ultimately I will stick it to GW one way or other...
My workaround will work and everyone gets what they wanted (Except GW) or I will discontinue to have anything to do with GW at all (as will so many other people) and once again GW loses.
I personally hope they realize just how stupid this idea is and pull their heads out of their arseholes.











