I do need a major change, while Warhammer 40k has a great fluff and great minis, the turn base system is quite slow and time to play can get quite long. Heavy Gear is more fast pace and way less minis are needed, major turn off is that for 100.00CAD i only get roughly 10 minis. Well i sent a email to DP9 since i felt i had to share my feeling that Heavy Gear Blitz! price tag was far from competitive. DP9 is known to care about the fans so once i get an answer i'll share the news.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Contacted DP9, got an answer same day, was happy that the service towards the clients has not changed a bit. Seriously those guys are dedicated to the bone for the fans, even if i do not agree with every thing they do, i respect the team and still have a big soft spot for the products they offer. Okay now the answer i got from the President of DP9 himself.
The prices are higher because we actually cast the metal and package the miniatures here in Canada and not over in China. Our books are now printed in the USA, so all of our products are still made in North America, not China. We have made a decision to keep the jobs here and support the local economy not ship jobs over to China as other companies have done. That's the reason.
Honorable Stand, But my pockets do dictate my spending on the hobby. A real sorry since i just love DP9 stuff and minis, all in all, less minis it takes to play and the fact is more dynamic than GW turned based system make still worth it, but to play a decent size 750-1000pts army is still roughly a 200.00CAD to 250.00CAD and there is not tons of minis. i do agree that it may be all metal and if i do compare with a GW all metal collection, it's way cheaper but the absence of plastics it's really a bugger.
only time will tell if i try to venture on Terra Nova again
