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By: Martin O.
https://pinsofwar.com/miniwargaming-responds-to-beasts-of-war/#comment-4136 Martin O. Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:28:00 +0000 https://pinsofwar.com/?p=21455#comment-4136
Well, tell me then what their bad acts are? They do things not because it is noble but because it makes commercial sense to them. In my opinion GW have done some very “un-noble” things in the past to people, to put it mildly. I also believe they regret quite a bit what happened in the past. The wargames world has plenty of companies started by former GW employees who fell out badly with GW. It is not a democracy where decisions are taken by vote. They are a hard nosed PLC who do things their way and not because of any opinion expressed by any gaming community. Ultimately they believe they will be judged by whether or not people buy their products.
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By: Zweischneid
https://pinsofwar.com/miniwargaming-responds-to-beasts-of-war/#comment-4133 Zweischneid Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:31:00 +0000 https://pinsofwar.com/?p=21455#comment-4133
I think he made a lot of the points you mentioned (possibly not with the greatest possible brevity, but hey..)
And they are good points.
But from your post, you don’t seem to be looking for anything evenly clear-headed.
You seem to think that anything GW does is self-validating. That by having “noble reasons”, they can do no wrong.
Nobody doubts that GW is doing what they do for reasons they believe justified. Nobody does things because they “want to be the cartoon villain”. Every bad act is always committed by somebody who thinks it is justified.
But believing yourself to have the right reasons, doesn’t necessarily make it so, and even if your reasons are good, they don’t necessarily justify all means.
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By: Martin O.
https://pinsofwar.com/miniwargaming-responds-to-beasts-of-war/#comment-4132 Martin O. Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:16:00 +0000 https://pinsofwar.com/?p=21455#comment-4132
I thought I would hear a ‘clear head’ comment on something but I am sorry to say that for me this is half an hour of waffle. I believe that after half an hour listening I can make out the following: he thinks that only releasing information on new products 1 week in advance is too short and that he still sells 40K because it still makes the most money. So what? I can say that in 30 seconds. The rest is some half-baked speculations on the why and how and maybe and so on…
I believe it is all very simple. Firstly GW has been wanting to draw a line in the sand regarding internet sales for a very long time. They have always seen themselves as a brick-n-mortar company, selling hobby products in brick-n-mortar shops by real human beings who are able to share their enthusiasm face to face. Is that ‘old-fashioned’? Absolutely. Next.
Secondly, everything they do is IP that belongs to somebody, the artist, the writer, the sculptor, even the photographer. They have the duty to defend the IP of their company and their employees and will go to any length within the law. That does include ‘leaks’. A leaked word becomes a picture, a picture a drawing, a drawing a sculptor’s concepts for a new miniature and so on. Is that being OTT? If you employ 100s of artists of all kinds, you try to explain to them you’re not too bothered about their ideas and concepts being leaked. How much longer do you think you will keep your most talented guys?
Thirdly, 100s of hardworking employees in their stores and independent game stores, depend on paying their bills on the sales of GW products in their stores. If you work hard to promote the products of your company by word and example, you want to be awarded with a successful sales and commission at the end of it. I can assure you from personal experience that no matter how big a company or product is, the wrong strategy, and specifically the wrong internet strategy, can bring you down in no time. If you don’t understand its power, leave it alone. It’s cautious and may even make you look like you’re behind the times, but they rather be old fashioned and alive.
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By: Puck
https://pinsofwar.com/miniwargaming-responds-to-beasts-of-war/#comment-4130 Puck Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:48:00 +0000 https://pinsofwar.com/?p=21455#comment-4130
I’m guessing they are hard on pre-release info to maximise the period of when older models and books are bought. They would have the sale numbers, maybe that 1 month or so pre-release sale drops is seen as significant enough to target. Makes sense when bringing in new players, and keep store staff in the dark if you don’t want any spoiling of profit.
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By: Al
https://pinsofwar.com/miniwargaming-responds-to-beasts-of-war/#comment-4129 Al Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:39:00 +0000 https://pinsofwar.com/?p=21455#comment-4129
I thought this was very well thought out video