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Answers about GW from GW Employee
« on: March 12, 2014, 05:38:49 AM »
So I know the link will scare some of you off. Its someone who is getting Downsized from GW answering questions about the company. From what I've read I dont think GW will be around by the time I have a kid.

EDIT: ARCHIVED LINK FOUND
http://4chanarchive.net/threads/tg/I-am-a-GW-staffer-soon-to-be-Ex-GW-staffer-I-figured-I-d-do-a/30783076
« Last Edit: March 12, 2014, 05:32:37 PM by The_Chef »
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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2014, 06:45:22 AM »
Did you archive this thread anywhere because it's gone now.
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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2014, 10:04:32 AM »
Yea, bummer I couldn't read this... Is it archived?

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2014, 10:15:09 AM »
It's not in Google's cache :(  ALthough the search result for that url still contains a sentence or two of an excerpt from it
Name:  Matthew Forsyth
Club:  Errybody in the gettin tips
Where I play: basically I only show up for tourneys or when I'm on my way up to New Hampshire to visit my folks.  I live about 45 mins from both stores, to the south.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2014, 10:24:48 AM »
I didn't get to read anything but I don't know if I'd buy it anyway. I don't think they would be churning things out at the rate they are if they were in any kind of noteworthy financial trouble.
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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2014, 10:57:19 AM »
I didn't get to read anything but I don't know if I'd buy it anyway. I don't think they would be churning things out at the rate they are if they were in any kind of noteworthy financial trouble.

Probably not financial trouble, I mean they're still the most profitable wargaming company. However, the fact that this was dropped off the net so quickly might give the source legitimacy.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2014, 11:25:44 AM »
I absolutely think GW is going to be in serious financial trouble within a few years if not sooner.   They seem to be in full court press mode now,  promoting maximum opportunity for short term sales at the expense of things that might help them even in the medium term (for an extreme example, they didn't take an extra day to make sure that their most recent codex is capable of surviving turn 1 before putting the $41 book up for sale). 

But, looking farther out than that, since GW completely pulled out of being involved in the actual running of their games, they now have no way to stop the digital printing revolution from invalidating their entire business.  Once people can 3d-print their own terminators, GW gets hit right in the junk.  In comparison, Privateer press requires usage of official models at their events, and they have a business relationship with basically everyone that runs a tournament for them, so this is capable of being enforced.
Name:  Matthew Forsyth
Club:  Errybody in the gettin tips
Where I play: basically I only show up for tourneys or when I'm on my way up to New Hampshire to visit my folks.  I live about 45 mins from both stores, to the south.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2014, 12:23:32 PM »
In comparison, Privateer press requires usage of official models at their events, and they have a business relationship with basically everyone that runs a tournament for them, so this is capable of being enforced.

Additionally, Privateer Press has the respect of their community. That goes pretty far to making sure people keep buying models. They are also in the "rules business", so there's no real incentive to shift to a community-generated ruleset.

Oh, and it may not be a big deal, but PP has nothing to do with any of my events :P 100% community based!
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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2014, 12:28:25 PM »
Ian, aren't you a press ganger though?
Name:  Matthew Forsyth
Club:  Errybody in the gettin tips
Where I play: basically I only show up for tourneys or when I'm on my way up to New Hampshire to visit my folks.  I live about 45 mins from both stores, to the south.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2014, 12:31:17 PM »
Nope. I'm a really excited player.
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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2014, 01:02:18 PM »
Once people can 3d-print their own terminators, GW gets hit right in the junk. 

Affordable 3d printers are not very far off.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2014, 02:02:12 PM »
Once people can 3d-print their own terminators, GW gets hit right in the junk. 

Affordable 3d printers are not very far off.

Still need to get the 3d print files.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2014, 02:09:15 PM »
Once people can 3d-print their own terminators, GW gets hit right in the junk. 

Affordable 3d printers are not very far off.

Still need to get the 3d print files.

That's what 3d scanners are for :)
Name:  Matthew Forsyth
Club:  Errybody in the gettin tips
Where I play: basically I only show up for tourneys or when I'm on my way up to New Hampshire to visit my folks.  I live about 45 mins from both stores, to the south.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2014, 02:16:22 PM »
Once people can 3d-print their own terminators, GW gets hit right in the junk. 

Affordable 3d printers are not very far off.

Still need to get the 3d print files.

All you have to do is Google for them.

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Re: Answers about GW from GW Employee
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2014, 02:49:39 PM »
3d printers, especially home-owned models are quite a way off in terms of quality and won't be there for a while.