My pledge is not miniatures related…

In a moment of madness I have decided to use the One Ring rules as the mechanics for a modern world game with bikers seeking redemption to avoid going to hell… shadow mechanics of One Ring should help with that… so my pledge is to create a prototype character sheet for the ‘One Ride’ campaign that I plan to run in 2024 (I’m taking a GM break for a few months and handing over to someone else as I feel burned out).

Now… the questions…

I think that a lot of people still resent that GW destroyed the Old World and are either still playing their own version, or have switched to another company… and the forge world cost will put a lot of people off, especially those that 3D print… so I think it will have minimal effect on other companies.

Does anyone care what GW are up to? I don’t buy any of their minis for the bullshit… I mean lore… I buy them if they look cool. However… not all lore is bullshit as I really like what Privateer Press did with Hordes and Warmachine… possibly because not everyone in the PP universe is an evil bastard…

I’ve heard of 9th Age… but that’s about it… no comment.

I need to focus completely on the terrainFest project this week. I have made good progress all the stuff has been “built” and primed. So I need to focus on the painting.

So I need to finish

2 Towers

1 Gateway

6 Buildings

Barrels

That would give me at table at least up to table top standard for the end of TerrainFest.

Will G’Wullu drive sales from other rank & file game systems to “The Old World” in a way that it will hurt other companies?

The only two fantasy rank and file products that i can think of in terms of sales are Kings of War and Conquest. Kings of War is perhaps the only one it might impact. Judging the people who play it locally seem very passionate about the game even if they play the old world I dont see them leaving Kings of War for it.

Conquest is quite a different game. Nobody plays it locally or even talks about it. It is difficult to judge how sales are for it let alone what impact it might have.

I think what people forgot about GW is how much their games drives the hobby. My local store shifted over 100 boxes of 10th edition in 2 weeks. He made more money from that than most games lines will in a year. Not only that but all the people that come down to play the game, all the extras bought in terms of paint, grass tuffs. Even a lot of non GW products get sold off the back of these games. The launch of Old world will drive up sales across the board.

I think it increases sales and add’s to hobby. Perhaps the people today that start the old world now will in 10 – 15 years be the ones that move on to black power or Saga ?

 Do old WHFB players even care about what G’Wullu is up to even any more?

Yes those in the hobby do at least. People often say they dont care. Well for people that dont care they spend a hell of a lot of time on social media about it. If people did not care either love or hate they would just go do something else. The fact that they are still following the news, still watching the youtube videos about it shows people care.

Has 9th age imploded yet?

Its free to download, and is great game. However the number of really active players is just in the hundreds. In the UK perhaps the biggest market it was about 250. Now people might play the odd game now and then but active players are pretty low.  Nothing to imploded as such. It is not a product line which has sales, its a community project they update when they have time.

From what I have seen people in 9th age are happy to see the old world. They get access again to the models, hopefully the ruleset appears to be following previous editions. Its a Win / Win for 9th age as well.

Some of the questions are a bit too ” niche” or specific for me.
I’m utterly ambivalent towards GW. I don’t get why so many people hate on them, or make fun of them, or call them names. I don’t understand why some people think they’re the bees knees. Generally, they make great looking minis, they’re quite expensive and their game rules stink. Their lore and fluff is fun if you’re into that kind of thing, but it’s nothing to get upset about.

Will G’Wullu drive sales from other rank & file game systems to “The Old World” in a way that it will hurt other companies?
I don’t understand what’s being asked – do you think GW will absorb hobby pennies because their stuff is better than (or at least preferable to) stuff being put out by other companies? Maybe. I’ve only printed minis for the last three or four years, but occasionally am still tempted to buy a box of Space Marines, just because GW makes cool looking minis. Some people who like rank and file games might decide to spend their pennies with GW too, for a similar reason. Is this “hurting” other companies? Not unless they’re resting on their laurels.

Do old WHFB players even care about what G’Wullu is up to even any more?
No idea. Fantasy’s not my thing. They may.

Has 9th age imploded yet?
What’s 9th age?

Here’s some music.
The Bites are an old-school LA hair metal band. But from 2023. It’s like Marty McFly’s bigger brother hitched a lift in the Delorean and brought 1985 back to the future.

I’ve not managed to get any hobby done for a week or more. But sometimes real life just gets in the way, I guess. This week, I’m determined to be super-conscientious at work, stop procrastinating throughout the day and free up my evenings again to lick some brushes. Can’t wait!

I’m utterly ambivalent towards GW. I don’t get why so many people hate on them, or make fun of them, or call them names. I don’t understand why some people think they’re the bees knees. Generally, they make great looking minis, they’re quite expensive and their game rules stink. Their lore and fluff is fun if you’re into that kind of thing, but it’s nothing to get upset about.

Completely agree, I find also most of the conversations online are so laden with agendas it is a waste of time to engage with them. It is exhausting. I like to see what’s coming up the same way I read the news every day, it’s good to know what is going on in the hobby regardless of which company is involved.

Skellibobs for the win! I feel skeletons are the most rewarding thing to paint. They just work. Hard to screw them up.

I think that’s why they’ve been perfect for right now. Hobbying is an uphill battle at the moment and having something that is easy to get right and look good is a big help.

The weekend seemed to disappear faster than usual… which is a problem because this is my six day week at work. Bugger. Oh well, have a good week everyone.

Well it’s Monday.

I did add I said – stayed focussed, did real work, got ahead of myself and submitted some code for review. So I’ve got this evening to myself.

Following on from the other thread, I feel like starting something new and exciting. But I’ve also got half a dozen not-Space-Marines I stayed a few weeks ago that need finishing off, so I might force myself to actually finish something for a change

Normally I’d be like “ugh, no, new and shiny please” but I’m feeling so pleased with myself for actually making room for some hobby time this evening, I think I can tackle them with a spring in my step and a song in my heart ?

Looking forward to closing the laptop down in a little while and wetting my brushes at last!

I’ve always wanted to paint Chaos Space Marines but was put off by all the spikes and gribbley bits. Painting this one wasn’t that bad, but I did pick a particularly easy paint scheme. Still happy with the outcome though.

Resolution 2023: Race Against Raging Heroes