Urauloth Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Heh. I have stopped buying anything from BL that isn't ADB. That guy sucks. Pff, he's perfectly fine. I think you just can't forgive him for killing your favourite Horus Heresy character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 To be fair, from time to time I like reading a Beer & Pretzels novel, just a wall of bolter-porn and shattered ceramite. It's a galaxy at war, after all, and that's what drew me into the hobby in the first place. But I'm only going to pay as much for a book as i think it's worth. If it looks overpriced for it's content, I'll step away and wait for a paperpack version. Votin' with my dolla' bills, y'all. I guess my main issue with BL is audiobooks. I can't hear worth a damn, so I have to wait for the Transcripts Novels. They are pretty good to read, but I have to wait for-freakin-ever. Years, sometimes. That's really ing annoying. Release the transcripts more frequently, please. There's enough material. Quoted for fact. Whilst my hearing isn't that bad, I'd be far more inclined to buy more Black Library stuff if it was in written format. I've always preferred written over audio, even when my hearing was 20/20 anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I've yet to get an Audio, I refuse them on principle. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus Ventanus. Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I only read the HH series, and a few years ago it was an amazing adventure. Now, i have no idea what is going on. We get more limited edition novellas per year then actual novels, and rehashed anthologies are all too common. It is almost halfway through the year and we have yet to get a full length novel. I fear the HH series will take another 10 years to complete, and that some of the best authors will just drop out from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rime Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The HH series was about the big E going out on a crusade to unite mankind and everything was done in a neat, orderly manner. Didn't last as long as some would have hoped. Its amusing how the publishing of the HH series has become a reflection of the story itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Heh. I have stopped buying anything from BL that isn't ADB. That guy sucks. Maybe you can answer this. But why is BL like, dead? Barely churning anything out, and most of what is getting tossed out there is weird shorts or 1-page stories that TBH aren't exactly the greatest of items? I mean, compared to what, 3-4 years ago, when you had SMB going strong, HH going strong, IG going strong, independent chapters novels going strong, etc etc. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It is almost halfway through the year and we have yet to get a full length novel. I fear the HH series will take another 10 years to complete, and that some of the best authors will just drop out from it. We have one now though! I don't mind if it does: I've said that I would prefer they didn't rush it and I mean that. I'd love to devour it all tomorrow like everyone else, but I'd rather equally have a sort of legacy and something to return to, in a fully fledged out setting, than having it conclude with there being lots more bits that would've added to my overall enjoyment of the story. I'm guessing I'm one of the few who doesn't necessarily feel these frustrations as I tend not to buy either eBooks or audios: and there's still a good amount of releases that capture my interest on a regular basis. I'd never turn down more Heresy naturally, but I know the authors are busy and it'll be worth it when it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor13 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Heh. I have stopped buying anything from BL that isn't ADB. That guy sucks. Maybe you can answer this. But why is BL like, dead? Barely churning anything out, and most of what is getting tossed out there is weird shorts or 1-page stories that TBH aren't exactly the greatest of items? I mean, compared to what, 3-4 years ago, when you had SMB going strong, HH going strong, IG going strong, independent chapters novels going strong, etc etc. What happened? This might be helpful http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?405760-Horus-Heresy-Limited-to-Death/page5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Heh. I have stopped buying anything from BL that isn't ADB. That guy sucks. Maybe you can answer this. But why is BL like, dead? Barely churning anything out, and most of what is getting tossed out there is weird shorts or 1-page stories that TBH aren't exactly the greatest of items? I mean, compared to what, 3-4 years ago, when you had SMB going strong, HH going strong, IG going strong, independent chapters novels going strong, etc etc. What happened? This might be helpful http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?405760-Horus-Heresy-Limited-to-Death/page5 wow....GW going down the :cusster, and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I really :cuss hate whoever is dictating what kind of books they release. It has to be corporate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Well I heard down at the Court House they are filing for Chapter 11. (sarc). I really hate whoever is dictating what kind of books they release. It has to be corporate. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor13 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I really hate whoever is dictating what kind of books they release. It has to be corporate. Corporate? More like illiterate. Blame the customers who bought enough crap from BL to make it tailor its catalogue to their demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 More victim blaming? Isnt it enough they shovel poor rules down our throats? From what I saw, there is even talk that BL is no longer profitable, and its only in the last few years that that took place. This is a corporate :cuss up, and as I work in a corporation, I know one when I see one. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gripharius Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I love to read BL books. I have always enjoyed the Bolter porn, and I have enjoyed reading even the "bad" books. I want to buy more BL books. I have money. I check the website quite often, looking for something to buy. I am a dedicated and loyal BL consumer, and I am dying to consume. But BL isn't giving me anything to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus Ventanus. Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 It is almost halfway through the year and we have yet to get a full length novel. I fear the HH series will take another 10 years to complete, and that some of the best authors will just drop out from it. We have one now though! I don't mind if it does: I've said that I would prefer they didn't rush it and I mean that. I'd love to devour it all tomorrow like everyone else, but I'd rather equally have a sort of legacy and something to return to, in a fully fledged out setting, than having it conclude with there being lots more bits that would've added to my overall enjoyment of the story. I'm guessing I'm one of the few who doesn't necessarily feel these frustrations as I tend not to buy either eBooks or audios: and there's still a good amount of releases that capture my interest on a regular basis. I'd never turn down more Heresy naturally, but I know the authors are busy and it'll be worth it when it comes. Oh, i by no means want the story rushed. Im perfectly fine with the novels they are producing, BUT the rate of production is very bad. That and the fact they keep releasing novellas that cost the same as a novel is just annoying now. They should be releasing 3-4 books a year imo. But at this rate of 1 a year, the series will be dragged out way too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor13 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I love to read BL books. I have always enjoyed the Bolter porn, and I have enjoyed reading even the "bad" books. I want to buy more BL books. I have money. I check the website quite often, looking for something to buy. I am a dedicated and loyal BL consumer, and I am dying to consume. But BL isn't giving me anything to buy. Got the Dark Eldar omnibus? Rob Sanders's non-astartes novels? The more recent IG novels, of which there's at least ten? Daemonworld? Lord of the Night? Chris Wraight's Flesh? Cadian Blood? Titanicus? The Necromunda novels? All less likely choices on a Space Marine board, but the consensus is they're all at least readable. Also, have you tried a WHFB novel? And BTW, is it just me or is BL's search function dreadful? Maybe that's part of the reason you're not finding stuff to consume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Got the Dark Eldar omnibus? Rob Sanders's non-astartes novels? The more recent IG novels, of which there's at least ten? Daemonworld? Lord of the Night? Chris Wraight's Flesh? Cadian Blood? Titanicus? The Necromunda novels? All less likely choices on a Space Marine board, but the consensus is they're all at least readable. Also, have you tried a WHFB novel? And BTW, is it just me or is BL's search function dreadful? Maybe that's part of the reason you're not finding stuff to consume. Many of us don't read 40k or fantasy, because we don't play 40k or fantasy. We play 30k. We're only interested in the Heresy. Why would I spend money on something that holds zero interest to me? That's like telling someone "I heard you drink pop, but only Dr. Pepper. You should drink Pepsi." Why? I don't like Pepsi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 The 30k stories have not been that good lately or the 40k ones . I have not read a Fantasy book since 99 . Was given a copy of World Engine today here goes nothing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor13 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Got the Dark Eldar omnibus? Rob Sanders's non-astartes novels? The more recent IG novels, of which there's at least ten? Daemonworld? Lord of the Night? Chris Wraight's Flesh? Cadian Blood? Titanicus? The Necromunda novels? All less likely choices on a Space Marine board, but the consensus is they're all at least readable. Also, have you tried a WHFB novel? And BTW, is it just me or is BL's search function dreadful? Maybe that's part of the reason you're not finding stuff to consume. Many of us don't read 40k or fantasy, because we don't play 40k or fantasy. We play 30k. We're only interested in the Heresy. Why would I spend money on something that holds zero interest to me? That's like telling someone "I heard you drink pop, but only Dr. Pepper. You should drink Pepsi." Why? I don't like Pepsi. Are you speaking for Gripharius? I was responding to his post, and his post only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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