Great explanation, clears up so many questions

I like the idea of having a “separate” platform to bring the wider gaming community together. I especially love the idea of giving a safe space for some communities within the industry to gain more visibility and help them grow without a lot of the Ball ache of dealing with setting up and administering a website and a forum etc.

Thanks for answering the questions. Personally I’m still getting used to the rebranding of Opal Fruits so On Tabletop may take a while for me to come to terms with but I appreciate more now of what your trying achieve So onwards and upwards and Good Luck

Excellent explanation. It is pretty much what I was thinking. Over all I think this is a good direction to go. It will be nice if a number of other creators have a place within OTT. While I can find most of what they are doing on Youtube or else where, I like the idea that I can come to one place and be able to see all the content that they are putting out. I’m sure there are plenty of issues and worries with this but I’d like to think in the long run we will all come out… Read more »

I really like the direction that the OTT ship is sailing in. I wish you all fair winds and following seas.

I think I get it…
You want to provide an alternative to the platforms that are out there and more content.
The reason OTT has no content yet is because you don’t want it to be all BoW, and to get other folk onboard you’d have to tell ’em the name etc which has a bunch of problems if you want it kept secret, ergo no need to keep it quiet.
If that’s the idea, I like it.

If it all goes wrong, there’s always money in the Banana stand…

In the strategic long-term, I thing the OTT addition is a good move. 1) “Beasts” and “War” are not words that many people outside of our community often understand or react well to when they are first presented. I can’t tell you how many times, when people ask about the work I contribute here and I tell them where it is … I get strange, sidelong looks, often just from the name. 2) I understand that many people feel the new brand is “corporate” – but having worked in corporate communications at a tech company, I completely understand and support… Read more »

I don’t see this as anything much different to what BoW have been doing recently anyway, just making it official. We have seen more board game, card game and RPG content on BoW recently and this is no bad thing. I think the days of being exclusively a mini gamer are over and the lines have been blurred between what is a board and mini game. I’m certainly looking forward to discovering new games and products that OTT will inevitably introduce me to, my wallet isn’t. No problem with the name, as you say “it does what it says on… Read more »

I love the new direction, I love the name, the logo, the concept… heck, I´m thinking of doing a own small channel “OnTableTop”… Have to work on a concept, name and logo for that ^^

Great job guys!

Great explanation. Though the comment you quoted about “firing the designer” is one of my pet peeves. Someone, or a group of people worked hard on that and they are human beings. I REALLY wish people would remember that. Working in the computer game industry, I see that kinda thing all the time and it really boils my piss.

Anyway. Looking forward to seeing where this all goes!

Your cable management is a nightmare! XD

Great explanation Warzan. Ten years ago 40k (not just GW, 40k alone) pretty much *was* the hobby (although Warmachine and its infamous Page 5 was making inroads), together with all the “metal”, 14-year-old-goths-in-trenchcoats assumed audience. Nowadays, the gaming world is so much more and a platform that seeks to service the current tabletop gaming world in an umbrella capacity needs to be much more inclusive. Keeping BoW as the main brand risked it becoming as outdated as GW’s “red period” seems to us now, even though in the early 90’s red was da shizzle! I have to say I did… Read more »

Meh armchair brand designers, always know better… How much time and effort devoted in a brand name and logo is vastly underappreciated, also what the hell with “fire X guy” do people have lost any empathy? would they like to hear that for themselves? Moving on I am vastly surprised you people dismantle workstations and pack cables, I was expecting given you make quite a few on site shows to have an extra set of cabling packed ready for the show and not dismantle existing cabling, leaving the cabling in place for faster easier re-connection. I know professional cabling is… Read more »

Still skirting the real question people have on their minds, will there be a return of On The Table? (I know you answered my question on the other post but I wanted to get my dig in 🙂 ) I really think this old show which at one time aired on the Geek and Sundry site and launched a few of us over here to become Beasts was the beginning of what you are attempting with OTT. A quick high paced show with the upcoming stuff from around the industry. Overall I like the idea of OTT, this system has… Read more »

Oh and on a serious note: since YouTube is an ever evolving… “mess” have you thought on using different platforms for your videos? You might want to look into PeerTube. It’s a decentralised Video Platform similar to YouTube but you are in control of your videos. https://joinpeertube.org/en/faq/

Loved this explanation and addressing points. I have been a member of BOW for 10 years (how?) and only posted something last year!! I used to be only into Warhammer 40k and that was my only interest. Back in the day, 40k used to be the only videos I watched on BOW Youtube. I tried the site, fair enough as soon as it was launched and strongly disliked it and the change from the Youtube platform. I couldn’t even figure out how to view anything on the first site. I feared for the end of my 40k videos! As beasts… Read more »

Thinking this is a good thing!
Seems like a solid move that becomes all inclusive.
There is a lot of content on the site as it is that I never touch. But that’s perfectly OK as it does provide the content that I want.
I’m thinking folks will be able to find what they want and OTT allows all comers the initial thought that there is something for everyone.
BLUF: I’M ALL IN!!!!