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I've had negative opinion on company behind Warhammer ever since Emperor TTS debacle everything I've heard since only confirms that that universe would be bett

I've had negative opinion on company behind Warhammer ever since Emperor TTS debacle everything I've heard since only confirms that that universe would be better dead and never be talked about

reactordev 10mo ago
Henry Cavill would have words with you. There are some extremely die-hard fans in the U.K. just like there are die hard fans of Star Wars here in the US.
- jandrese 10mo ago
  Lots of people love the Warhammer universe. Far fewer people love Games Workshop as a company.
  - reactordev 10mo ago
    Just like there’s lots of people that love Star Wars and far fewer that love Disney?
    - jandrese 10mo ago
      Or even George Lucas.
the_af 10mo ago
What was the debacle? I doubt the 40K universe will die any time soon, it has many fans and they are hardcore about it. And it's becoming more and more mainstream (relatively).
- hibikir 10mo ago
  The "If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device" youtube series, which was in some ways one of the best pieces of Warhammer content made in years, had to be stopped because GW gave the author a cease-and-desist. I think that their approach to fan uses of their IP is far too tight, and that they'd actually be making more money if they had, say, just licensed it. A bit like how they actually harmed their own hobby videos quite a bit with their reactions to their on-air talent leaving to go independent. Nowadays GW is the last place you'd go for painting videos, and the popular content they still have is old, and created by those people that left. But given the way the law works, they are within their right to manage things badly. Just this year, I hear a very large percentage of the people that were in their external creators network decided to give up the early access, because the restrictions had become way too tight, even for simple things like people painting their miniatures.
  - the_af 10mo ago
    Ah, thanks for the info. Yeah, GW shenanigans. Like you said, people like the universe they created, not the company and its draconian practices.
Sabinus 10mo ago
I've been noticing a bit of 'totally not Warhammer but grimdark and space marines' settings being used more these days. Void War game on Steam is a notable one.

I've had negative opinion on company behind Warhammer ever since Emperor TTS debacle everything I've heard since only confirms that that universe would be better dead and never be talked about

reactordev 10mo ago

Henry Cavill would have words with you. There are some extremely die-hard fans in the U.K. just like there are die hard fans of Star Wars here in the US.

jandrese 10mo ago
Lots of people love the Warhammer universe. Far fewer people love Games Workshop as a company.
- reactordev 10mo ago
  Just like there’s lots of people that love Star Wars and far fewer that love Disney?
  - jandrese 10mo ago
    Or even George Lucas.

the_af 10mo ago

What was the debacle? I doubt the 40K universe will die any time soon, it has many fans and they are hardcore about it. And it's becoming more and more mainstream (relatively).

hibikir 10mo ago
The "If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device" youtube series, which was in some ways one of the best pieces of Warhammer content made in years, had to be stopped because GW gave the author a cease-and-desist. I think that their approach to fan uses of their IP is far too tight, and that they'd actually be making more money if they had, say, just licensed it. A bit like how they actually harmed their own hobby videos quite a bit with their reactions to their on-air talent leaving to go independent. Nowadays GW is the last place you'd go for painting videos, and the popular content they still have is old, and created by those people that left. But given the way the law works, they are within their right to manage things badly. Just this year, I hear a very large percentage of the people that were in their external creators network decided to give up the early access, because the restrictions had become way too tight, even for simple things like people painting their miniatures.
- the_af 10mo ago
  Ah, thanks for the info. Yeah, GW shenanigans. Like you said, people like the universe they created, not the company and its draconian practices.

Sabinus 10mo ago

I've been noticing a bit of 'totally not Warhammer but grimdark and space marines' settings being used more these days. Void War game on Steam is a notable one.