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H.B.M.C. wrote:Where are the apologists?

Howdy!

I'll admit that I normally defend GW in many issues - mainly the ones that involve people critisising the "piece of trash" that's created by them, etc. I believe that GW has very high standards in these things, I do not wish to release such low quality products for sale... Let's not talk about the Blastscape set, shall we? Enough on this!

However, people all too often (including myself) tend to focus on the hobby side of things, such as what new things are coming out next; have already been released; or game rules and the like. It keeps us occupied, interested, and (fairly) content. Well, this is all very good and well, but we all know what really makes the GW machine ticking over - Money. Like has been stated, GW is not what it started out to be. It's now a focused, highly motivated retail business that couldn't care less as long as their profits and shares are on the rise.

Unless these two factors change, GW will just keep going along the same path. What could they be doing wrong? This includes their numerous law-abiding "agressive" activities. Why would they even bother doing so if there was no point? I'm sure that it must have a positive effect somehow, but I just don't know what that is.

It's sad but true that GW has grown into what it is today, in some ways, but hey, they've just released the Fortress of Redemption (yay) and the world's a happy place. Who will even care to remember about them closing down internet fan-sites? Yes, some of you will, but not everybody. Tomorrow will come, and things move on...

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:And N.B.....Apologist refers to someone defending an idea or belief. Not an action.

Right - Dictionary war GO!

Oxford English Dictionary:

"apolagist a person who offers an arguement in defence of something contreversial."

Phew! Glad that I got that off of my chest... Oh, and by the way:

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:But rather than postulate in an intelligent manner, it's straight to 'GW R EVULS LULZ!'.

I have to disagree there.

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:This is my issue. People are jumping to conclusions and getting their knickers in a twist over precious little.

Agree - But it does make the whole thing allot more fun, though!

MeanGreenStompa wrote:-Yes, those who don't care about how GW treated those fans can continue to make purchases and ignore those who choose to take action.

Pretty much - End of. I'll continue to make purchases from GW. If Dakka was ever to be shut down in the manor that others have been delt with, I won't know what to think. I suppose that I'll certainely have much more time to spare as I'm not on here... But seriously, the internet is the biggest hobby resource that I, and most certainely GW, have.

You know what? I think that GW wants a forum of their own again. They want it all centered around them - Total domination, so to speak. I wouldn't have know about half of the things that go on in the world if it wasn't for the interenet. How many people, do you think, have verged away from GW because of this? I didn't know about anything about our hobby before I began to venture onto here, apart from the WD, of course. Apparenly not even WD is expressive about upcoming releases/things not GW - Neither are many things GW makes now days.

I conlude by saying the GW is attempting to wrestle more control from the community - online and off. Of couse they won't take all control. That's impossible. They'll definately move onto YouTube next, mark my words. It's all going to be fun and wargames to talk about in the near future - that is - if we're able to communicate online about it at all on internet forums...

(Seriously off-topic there! )

Hawkins wrote:BrookM, your avatar as always makes me wanna type with one hand.

Steady on son!