Switch Theme:

Are there Outriders anymore?  [RSS] Share on facebook Share on Twitter Submit to Reddit
»
Author Message
Advert


Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
  • No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
  • Times and dates in your local timezone.
  • Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
  • Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
  • Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.




Made in us
Foul Dwimmerlaik






Minneapolis, MN

I was under the impression that GW did away with that program.

I know somebody that keeps spouting off that he is a current outrider for GW. I ask this because GW sent me a letter a couple years ago saying they were no longer sponsoring outriders, thanking me for my time.

When did they reinstitute the program?

   
Made in us
[MOD]
Madrak Ironhide







Posted By Hellfury on 01/14/2007 6:57 PM
When did they reinstitute the program?

Probably after firing you.

Word on the street is that Mr. Kirby traded you to Wizkids in exchange for
several 10-Masted Jade Rebellion Treasure Ships & Crews...


DR:70+S+G-MB-I+Pwmhd05#+D++A+++/aWD100R++T(S)DM+++
Get your own Dakka Code!

"...he could never understand the sense of a contest in which the two adversaries agreed upon the rules." Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude 
   
Made in us
Master Sergeant





They're 'soon' to be replaced by 'Kommandos', whatever the hell they are. Probably GW trying to emulate (again!) PP's Pressgangers but only achieving half of that, i.e. expecting volunteers to do all the work and giving them nothing in return.

Green Blow Fly wrote:Arseholes need to be kept in check. They do exist and play 40k.

Ironically, they do. So do cheats. 
   
Made in us
Regular Dakkanaut





Outriders are dead, dead, dead.

Dead.

Anyone saying they are still an Outrider deserves a good cock-punch.
   
Made in us
Lieutenant General





Florence, KY

http://us.games-workshop.com/community/outriders.htm

'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents
cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable
defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'

- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty
Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
 
   
Made in us
Foul Dwimmerlaik






Minneapolis, MN

Posted By malfred on 01/14/2007 7:09 PM
Posted By Hellfury on 01/14/2007 6:57 PM
When did they reinstitute the program?

Probably after firing you.

Word on the street is that Mr. Kirby traded you to Wizkids in exchange for
several 10-Masted Jade Rebellion Treasure Ships & Crews...


That bastard! I knew I was sold out for Admiral Zheng He's treasure fleet !!

   
Made in gb
Stern Iron Priest with Thrall Bodyguard




The drinking halls of Fenris or South London as its sometimes called

@ GHAZ sorry cant get the link yo work from my work computer. whats it say anyway?

R.I.P Amy Winehouse


 
   
Made in us
Fresh-Faced New User





Orem UT

It's basically a placeholder ad for the "Kommandoz" program
I had heard that the program was supposed to be restarted sometime this month, but it' hasn't seemed to happen yet.
The Outrider program lasted a little while longer out here in the west until they deregionalized the program.
   
Made in us
Fresh-Faced New User




There are outriders in Canada, the program here is called the "Grey Knight" program, they do the same stuff.
   
Made in us
Dakka Veteran




NJ

Can someone fill me in on the history of the outriders? What did they do?
   
Made in us
[MOD]
Madrak Ironhide







They're slaves who run events and promote GW games.

I mean, "volunteers".

If you play Warmachine, I think they're similar to the Pressgangers.

DR:70+S+G-MB-I+Pwmhd05#+D++A+++/aWD100R++T(S)DM+++
Get your own Dakka Code!

"...he could never understand the sense of a contest in which the two adversaries agreed upon the rules." Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude 
   
Made in us
Jinking Ravenwing Land Speeder Pilot




In your house, rummaging through your underwear drawer

Kommandos are much cooler than Outriders. I mean, have you seen the new Outrider minis? Woof!

"Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow"~Oscar Wilde 
   
Made in us
Clousseau





Wilmington DE

It used to be that Outriders--volunteers who loved the game and wanted to promote it--would run events at stores and the like and would get paid in product. IIRC, an Outrider had a free WD subscription, and got paid something like $100 in product (including bits) for helping with cons and $75 for running local events (though it might have been less: HF, wanna help out here?). In the early days, Outriders were a big part of GW's success in this country, and it was a great way to support your illness/hobby. Toward the end, the program was less and less supported and seemed to attract people more interested in yelling "Waagh" around the unwashed masses or ripping the company off by claiming to run events and not doing so.

Guinness: for those who are men of the cloth and football fans, but not necessarily in that order.

I think the lesson here is the best way to enjoy GW's games is to not use any of their rules.--Crimson Devil 
   
Made in us
Plastictrees



Amongst the Stars, In the Night

And lets not forget that when GW decided to end the program, they did so by telling all the outriders that had just helped them at x-events taht they would no longer be honoring their "comp" coupons for merchandise. Great way to tell your core customers to go take a flying leap, something GW has a lot of practice doing.

OT Zone: A More Wretched Hive of Scum and Villany
The Loyal Slave learns to Love the Lash! 
   
Made in us
Foul Dwimmerlaik






Minneapolis, MN

Posted By syr8766 on 01/16/2007 7:18 PM
It used to be that Outriders--volunteers who loved the game and wanted to promote it--would run events at stores and the like and would get paid in product. IIRC, an Outrider had a free WD subscription, and got paid something like $100 in product (including bits) for helping with cons and $75 for running local events (though it might have been less: HF, wanna help out here?). In the early days, Outriders were a big part of GW's success in this country, and it was a great way to support your illness/hobby. Toward the end, the program was less and less supported and seemed to attract people more interested in yelling "Waagh" around the unwashed masses or ripping the company off by claiming to run events and not doing so.

They did indeed give a free WD subscription and product for running events. I am not sure what the formula was as it was never consistent.  The most I had ever received was $150 in product from them for running a RTT here. Other RTT's I ran sometimes nothing would show up (the venue did report the event) and other times I got stuff for doing absolutely nothing (I received an Iwo Jima Diorama once for just being me).

Though there were many reports for tons of abuse near the end of the program (one of the shops I ran games at falsely said games were being run, unbeknownst to me, and recieving product to stock his shelves, which was promptly reported to GW) I have no idea if that was the reason why the product kick back stopped for outriders. I think it was a mix of that and GW's own bean counters saying that the $20 in product that equated to $150 retail was too much to hand out for promoting their games.

   
Made in us
Dakka Veteran




Troll country

Kommandos are going to score a lot of free stuff from GW.

- Greenie

- I am the troll... feed me!

- 5th place w. 13th Company at Adepticon 2007 Championship Tourney

- I love Angela Imrie!!!

http://40kwreckingcrew.com/phpBB2/index.php

97% 
   
 
Forum Index » Dakka Discussions
Go to: