Called it back when Gee Dubs first announced Warhammer Plus and took the Astartes videos off of youtube. They're going to kill every fan work that they can't subsume into their sub service, because they think being the only game in town will increase engagement rather than decrease it.
My irl fren didn't want to believe me, but I've been collecting and playing fantasy for 20+ years now and this is how GW has always been. They never learn from their gross missteps, and the market isn't big enough for them to get punished for it. Warmachine might have been a technically better game, but the lore wasn't there and I think that company folded anyways
They'd argue not officially taken down, but essentially they demanded it be pulled from YT and instead they're hosting it on their special Warhammer App.
GW specifically changed its policy to disallow and target fan works/fan animations. As a result much of the Warhammer community is now in a state of disarray as creators no longer dare to create.
Dunno if he really was flat-out commie but I have heard he was quite lefty. That said, meh. Regardless of his political ideologies the content was good (most of it, anyway), and I'm not going to cancel-culture him. Of course, all irrelevant now it seems given GW's insanity.
I know how hard it can be, but more people need to bite the bullet and say to these companies "Fuck it! You want it so badly all to yourself? You can have it".
Called it back when Gee Dubs first announced Warhammer Plus and took the Astartes videos off of youtube. They're going to kill every fan work that they can't subsume into their sub service, because they think being the only game in town will increase engagement rather than decrease it.
My irl fren didn't want to believe me, but I've been collecting and playing fantasy for 20+ years now and this is how GW has always been. They never learn from their gross missteps, and the market isn't big enough for them to get punished for it. Warmachine might have been a technically better game, but the lore wasn't there and I think that company folded anyways
They'd argue not officially taken down, but essentially they demanded it be pulled from YT and instead they're hosting it on their special Warhammer App.
Fantasy and 40k for 20+ years myself. At this point, I'm just going to laugh when GW goes under and Tencent buys and guts them.
Pretty sure privateer press are still around. No idea if they're on the rocks or doing pretty well though.
Sounds like the beancounters have done the math. (spoiler: what the consoom crowd actually wants was never a factor)
GW specifically changed its policy to disallow and target fan works/fan animations. As a result much of the Warhammer community is now in a state of disarray as creators no longer dare to create.
GW is a garbage company that deserves to go bankrupt.
First all the woke shit and now this??? Unbelievable.
As much as I enjoyed TTS, I'll never forgive them for making Astartes dissappear off the internet
They have to see the writing on the wall how 3d printing will soon erase their whole business model.
Alfa was a commie anyway.
Source?
Not being a smartass, I just want to check for myself.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThreeArrows/comments/dhvp89/bruva_alfabusa_creator_of_the_warhammer_40000/
Thank you!
Yeah I agree then, that's pretty sad to see.
Dunno if he really was flat-out commie but I have heard he was quite lefty. That said, meh. Regardless of his political ideologies the content was good (most of it, anyway), and I'm not going to cancel-culture him. Of course, all irrelevant now it seems given GW's insanity.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThreeArrows/comments/dhvp89/bruva_alfabusa_creator_of_the_warhammer_40000/
Because that worked out so great for Star Trek!
I know how hard it can be, but more people need to bite the bullet and say to these companies "Fuck it! You want it so badly all to yourself? You can have it".