tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post8314423933467844..comments2024-03-22T08:23:38.715+00:00Comments on Trouble At T’Mill - a wargaming blog: GW's 'new webstore', and passion vs commercialityMike Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-89697640626573924562013-08-21T07:43:10.176+01:002013-08-21T07:43:10.176+01:00IMHO GW's business model sustainability is not...IMHO GW's business model sustainability is not very clear in the medium term despite its undoubt success up today. Prices differentials vs. an increasing range of high quality models landing in the market are outrageous, competition from Kickstarter and the like crowdsourcing sites funded Startups should start denting market share and margins sooner than later and the client service, in shops (at least in a couple I know in Madrid) is appalling and its corporate image is tarnished with events like the ridiculous spat about who owns the commercial rights of the Space Marines term or what Laughing Ferret commented above about the forum.<br /><br />And yes, I totally agree this a hobby driven by passion and by emotions, which does not mean you cannot make a decent business out of it, channeling in a positive way those emotions like TFL is doing or some new gaming ventures I know in Spain (Minairons for example) are doing.Anibal Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574972963418062956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-55549013665864689522013-08-21T01:05:39.095+01:002013-08-21T01:05:39.095+01:00canon. one n. sheesh I'm tired. although GW st...canon. one n. sheesh I'm tired. although GW strives to promote the use of their cannons too. apparently it's the go-to solution for fighting monsters. Laughing Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649878935225675051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-91177028901412043322013-08-21T01:02:47.420+01:002013-08-21T01:02:47.420+01:00I wonder if this is a move to try to redirect GW p...I wonder if this is a move to try to redirect GW players' creativity 'wandering eye' back to their core games. Considering they are killing off specialist games, it would make sense to try to recapture customers or at least their wallets before they wander off to something else. Specialist Games used to provide plenty of other material for their customer base to scratch those itches, but with it gone, maybe they want to 'promote hobby' but in a way that sells more space marines.<br /><br />I have my doubts about how long it will last though. <br /><br />A creative site needs to allow for creativity, and (not a slam, I swear) GW doesn't allow for it unless it's completely within the cannon of GW. GW isn't likely to allow any content posted by users that show conversions with other company products or even discussions of such, so they will either spend their time policing the site/forum or simply won't allow any user contributed content that isn't first submitted and put up by their staff. They used to have a forum on their site, long ago, and it didn't last long because of this. So more likely it will be a place to find feature hobby articles that promote their products, like what White Dwarf used to have more of. Their website has (or had) some of that already. <br /><br />I guess we'll see, but I wouldn't hold out for great expectations given the self-imposed limitations of the company. Laughing Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649878935225675051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-10032763457645377242013-08-20T23:15:29.790+01:002013-08-20T23:15:29.790+01:00"we deal in a product that sometimes allows p..."we deal in a product that sometimes allows passions to over-rule commerciality"<br /><br />Can anyone remember when GW last did that?GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-60085407488928264392013-08-20T22:50:57.745+01:002013-08-20T22:50:57.745+01:00Preach on, BrotherPreach on, BrotherBroedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218127480258279732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-84930278517912872062013-08-20T21:00:25.581+01:002013-08-20T21:00:25.581+01:00Amen to that!Amen to that!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958118384086619111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-45026429961894445662013-08-20T20:48:45.411+01:002013-08-20T20:48:45.411+01:00This isn't a hobby for people who want to make...This isn't a hobby for people who want to make big money. GW does it only by predatory marketing at kids who don't know better. This is a hobby for people who love it, and some of whom have the ability to share that love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com