August 20, 2018 by lancorz
We've expanded over the years and we realised something, we still don't have an about page... So we decided to procrastinate more on that and make a vlog to ask you, what you would like to know about us?
We have quite a lot of team members now that you may not be aware of so we thought this would be a nice opportunity to get to know the team behind the camera.
Keep it PG folks, what would you like to know?
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I would like to ask @warzan when he first realised he was a ‘sexy beast’. And how intimidating is it to be challenged in his sexyness by @brennon the ‘sexy furious’ 😉
Nothing beats blowing your own trumpet @warzan ?!? Lol
lol yep 😀
Lol.
As a follow up question when did @warzan realise he was a professional contortionist?
In the spirit of @warzan ‘s sense of humour – What about your significant other blowing your trumpet?
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A general question for all the crew. what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow
European or African?
I concur!
Question: will there be cake? Also, anyone of BoW/OTT at gamescom tomorrow? 😉
Sorry no Gamescon. But there will be cake.
Will it be lie flavoured cake?
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The cake is a lie.
Fake cake news.
General question to everyone if you could only play one game and nothing else for the rest of your life what would it be an why?
Star Wars D6 RPG. So many fond memories. Endless universe. Flexible game.
correct
I think this will be great.
How did you get into the hobby?
How did you learn about or join BoW?
What about the hobby do you enjoy the most?
Favourite Game or System?
If you were not doing this what would you like to be or do?
Will think up some better ones….
Ask you anything? Hmm… Fancy a date Sam? ? Just kidding. ;). On to the serious questions: 1) for all of you – which game system is your favourite out of all the ones you play? We can all guess Ben will answer ‘B&B’, but what about the rest of you? 2) for all of you – what is your favourite genre to play in (ie fantasy, sci-fi, historical, etc) and in that genre any particular subgenres and/or periods you especially like? 3) for Justin – we’ve all seen Warren melt your mind often enough, have you got anything to… Read more »
Just thought of another based on the looped footage on the XLBS link on the front page – @warzan, is @drac ‘s shower singing really that bad?
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My favourite game system is probably Ticket to Ride, I’ve fully enjoyed all the games I’ve played of it.
I would have to save any of the missing Patrick Troughton stories. Second Doctor = best doctor.
You can only pick one, so which will it be? 😉
Looking forward to finding out who’s who and who does what.
Question for John – as his painting minion if you could change anything about Warren what would it be?
Question for Justin – Snog Marry or Avoid – Warren/Ben/Romain
Any thoughts of expanding and setting up a studio in the mainland, say the midlands area near the pewter belt, and can I get a job there please? Just how awesome is it to work for BoW? You all always appear to be having so much fun at all times, and calling it work. Just who is it that edits the videos and inserts their humour in to them? They are always like an extra host of the show these days, but we never know who it is. I assume it’s always Lance, but the other day I think it… Read more »
I think your dust question answers your day-in-the-life-of request – it’s only a 9-10 job but then it’s 10-5 dusting everything. ?
And my money’s on them getting up like 72 hours early to film Weekenders. ?
Pretty rad to work here, everyday is different and usually working on something new or progressing to a bigger goal in mind. Deadlines can be frustrating but not as life threatening as other jobs.
The humor in the editing is from our editing team, we have some quirks that differ us that you may be able to spot who’s editing what. I’m still trying to get the petting dog meme in somewhere…
Maybe each person could adopt their own font or text colour? Or put their forum avatar before their line? BoW content has buckets of personality to it and that’s one of the reason it works so well. This could add to that? Just a thought. I used to work in a mental health unit. You never knew for sure what you would be doing from one day to the next or what challenge you were going to face. Anything was posible. With the right team supporting you that can be exciting and a lot of fun, despite any frustration, stress… Read more »
We get up so early to film the Weekender that we don’t bother leaving the office. We are trapped here, in a never ending cycle of games and jaffa cakes.
We have all often thought this to be the case. This is why people send in care packets with anzac biscuits and the like in them. Its the real reason you fled to Japan I imagine. They left the doors unattended for 30 seconds and you made a break for it.
Question to any/all of the BoW team do you miss the old studies or is the new one’s way better.?
I don’t miss university at all.
Is that because at Firebending U, everyday you wake up with no eyebrows?
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The Current ones are a better Job, but I think the time is approaching to build new ones 🙂
So that why their working in your building ? @warzan ?
Yeah, that’s an important question. All that banging upstairs. Is that for your expanded studios, or just the office upstairs being renovated? The Physical BoW 2.0?
The current one is much better. The previous Coleraine studio defied the laws of thermo dynamics. I remember filming once in a fleece and scarf.
its the warzan Zone ????
Following on from this week’s XLBS, what’s Justin like to sleep with?
A death rattle. Some say his snoring is one of the ever-present signs of the apocalypse…
The Night terrors he suffers from is what gets me 😉
1 For Warren and Lloyd what did you do before BOW, I know a bit but would like to know a bit more in detail. And who were the founding fathers/mothers of BOW and why did you start it?
2 A question for the rest of the crew old and new.
What did you do before BOW and how/why did you start at BOW?
3 I know you play a lot of games. But are the interest in games the same for all people or is there a lot of diversity? And do you play those games a lot together?
Pretty big diversity within the team, I prefer RPGs, Board games & Vidya games.
My interests lie in Skirmish Wargames now as well as role-playing games (D&D currently) as well as board and card games from a rather vast collection.
BoW was actually my first job, albeit as a volunteer, then as freelance. I only got brought on full time recently. My most recent job before I moved into this role was working at the Giant’s Causeway.
Was it more like the Titan’s Causeay for you Sam?
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He’s the one that made it the Giants Causeway. it was just Causeway until then. It didn’t do so well with the tourists.
How about things like:
Normal role / Expertise
What your colleagues think is your expertise
whats your favourite drink
whats your favourite real drink
what do you do in your spare time thats NOT gaming related (we all have many hobbies. be they actual hobbies or family time etc)
If you could have your time again, what job would you be doing now (not OTT/BOW etc)
Great questions, I love these.
What’s The One that got away?
What didn’t you get rid of that you probably should’ve?
If you’re talking about games, I wish I’d played Magic The Gathering from an earlier age. I think it would have been a lot of fun.
Games I should have got rid of? Probably Warhammer 40,000. I enjoyed it but I just liked Warhammer Fantasy much more and should have put more time into it than I did.
Oh, I wasn’t necessarily limiting my question to gaming… the question is open to personal interpretation ?
For Justin: You get to challenge Warren on a miniature wargame on camera. Full-on competitive play. You can choose one BoW member to act as an umpire. Which game would that be and who’d be the umpire?
@warzan
How did you get in to knitting and what is your bra size
Quad D
Hmmm, answer questions that are sent in, i sent in some questions on how to find, change things and never got a reply ( sorry but guys, some things in the website are hard to find like terrain how to ). If you make references to older stuff, web streams, can you put a link in to we can find it easier. Some things that I would like to see, play some older games, maybe like down memory lane , i see alot of stuff on the shelves but don’t see it being used. I know advertisers and companies visit… Read more »
Yep we are listening, and (this goes for anyone) if you do have questions like the above and ask and don’t get a response in the forums, don’t be afraid to bump the post to make sure and get one. As you can imagine since the launch we have been flat out fixing and adding and improving things, so we can miss stuff – but we definitely don’t want to! 🙂
Understand, but still haven’t gotten an answer. I wanted to change the information of our club on the site and would like it updated, corrected from the mistake that i put in. I know upgrades are a pain but they make things better and am awaiting the kickstarter watch, the weekender is good but liked the previous where you got a large list of things game wise…this was excellent, as much as i like the weekender, the kickstarter coverage is minimal. Don’t think this is just critisism, if i were really critical, i’d just cancel the subscription but gamers understand… Read more »
And folks, i thought this was for serious questions only, not knitting or other useless info. I want BoW and OTT to take what we say to heart and make the site what we all want it to be, a fun site where we share our hobby and learn how to have fun. I game and build gaming stuff to relax, so the learning and tutorials are great.
I think we must have watched different videos, because to me it came off as more lighthearted.
Also, technically you haven’t asked any questions, just made suggestions. 😉
it says ask questions, any, mine was just saying a question i asked wasn’t answered, so ok, i didn’t ask a question but at least it let them know of an issue. did i watch the video, no, i’ll do that later but as they were asking, i finally got an avenue to get a question or issue escalated. which forum does a how do i correct this fit in……maybe technical support lighthearted, ok, then not really interested. I get enough spam from ‘the world’ that figured this was a place where i could let them know what i was… Read more »
While the title does say ‘ask us anything’ the context provided by the video and the article imply this was meant in a more intimate ‘get to know us’ sense rather than a serious enquiry into the nitty gritty technical details. Plus, if you’re going to argue that the ‘anything’ bit opens the scope up for your concerns, you can hardly complain about others asking less serious, jokey questions. ? As to which forum, yeah, technical support for that one. In fact I think that (or contacting directly) would be a better first port of call for such inquiries. 😉
I think you sorta did get an answer – Warren has suggested for people to bump the threads/posts they’ve made that have gone unanswered to bring the team’s attention to them; presumably this is so other threads/posts/articles/etc don’t get bogged down/derailed by tangential questions. So while he hasn’t addressed your concerns directly he has directed you to the channels via which you can get everything answered. 😉
Hi @tacticalgenius pm me the changes and I can update your club info if you have not already had it changed.
A question for all team members. What would the others say was your most irritating trait? Of course all other team members are free to agree or not. If they do not agree they should submit their alternative irritating trait until a consensus has been reached.
Compelling viewing: especially if done live!
Didn’t there used to be a game show where couples had to answer questions about each other and had to write the answers down and reveal simultaneouslyand if they matched they scored points? Maybe we could get a BoW version of that; Ben as host, Justin and Warren as one team, etc. 😉
Dithering. I am the office champion at dithering.
A number of very important questions for the BoW/OTT Team! 1. Which members can lick their own nose? 2. What is your beverage of choice when gaming? 3. Which is your best side? 4. Name one Kickstarter you wish you had gone in on and didn’t! 5. Do your socks need to match? 6. What is your spirit animal, now what animal are you really most like? 7. Cadburys Cream Egg, how do you eat yours? 8. Jelly Babies, head, feet or all at once? 9. Whose farts smell the worst? 10. If the worst case scenario happened, the zombie… Read more »
Very Interesting Gaz!
I really wish I went in on the 7th Continent Kickstarter, it looks right up my street but I didn’t jump for it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1926712971/the-7th-continent-what-goes-up-must-come-down
Creme Eggs are gross. I eat Jellybabies whole, just like real babies.
I have no shame in wearing odd socks lol 🙂 (Winds Andrea up though!)
5. I solve this perennial problem by only owning one colour of socks.
I agree with Antiphony, this should be done live with a guest (non-team) host. Questions should be posed to the team with a countdown clock. Each team member should have a card and a marker pen and have to put down an answer and then reveal. You could even throw in a couple of rounds from Countdown to liven things up!
How much to hire Jimmy Carr for a day to host? Shouldn’t be to much, he’s tax free right? ?
Is Sam a dude or dudette??
He is multifaceted 😉
Is that your way of giving the compliment ‘he’s a right gem’?
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Yes.
Kind of obvious questions but cant see anyone else asked yet:
How and when did you start gaming?
Favourite game(s)?
What do you currently play on your own time? i.e. not for BOW/OTT videos.
I’ve been playing a lot of Overwatch & Moonlighter in my spare time.
Started gaming when I was about 11 when my friend Tom told me all about the Eldar from Warhammer 40,000 in the lunch queue at Secondary School. I promptly brought some the next weekend.
Been getting back into Magic: The Gathering a lot lately, building decks for Commander format.
Holy crap! I had no idea Lance was a fire breather!
Past life 😉
Pretty damn cool. I was just an unemployed artist in my past life so props to you.
If Lancorz works for BoW and is a fire breather, does that make him an honorary dragon?
I hope so. @Warzan can I have a badge?
Only if you can lay eggs @lancorz for the father of dragons 😉
I think someone failed Biology in school. I think your wife needs to explain where babies come from again.
Welcome to all the behind the scenes team. I’d like to know what made them want to join the BoW team and what they like most (and least) about their jobs. I’d also like to know what happened to Dr Dave and if we will ever see his return?????
Yes I also would like to know about Dave. Always enjoyed the segments he was in and hope he is doing well.
More of a deep question: There is a lot of “social justice” issues appearing more and more online regarding all things nerd culture. There tends to be a lot of debate between pro/anti SJ sides. Do you guys recognize that this topic has become more prevalent over the last few years and do you think it is an issue that table top miniature gaming will be effected by.
An example of this would be a recent article from another gaming site on the introduction of female space marines.
This is a topic quite close to my heart these last months (perhaps years). First, let me lay a little foundation for what I’m going to write. I (we) don’t have all the answers, in fact, new questions arise nearly daily now that I had never even considered during my 42 years shuffling around this planet. I’m actually a big proponent of ‘Social Justice’ and think its an absolutely necessary part of what we should be undertaking as a society, and yes even in the gaming industry. But equally, I’m not a supporter of hyperbole, mobs, and faux outrage. I… Read more »
The most annoying thing about this topic is that everyone has an opinion and is free to express it unless someone is offended (this is law in the UK). Offence is extremely subjective (and thus the law is poorly thought out or written) and sadly is often used to gloss over geniune ignorance or refusal to research items properly. The internet makes people faceless and gives them a feeling that they can be more extreme than they would be in person without comeback. There are reasons certain employers stalk their employees on social media and discipline them when they post… Read more »
Very thoughtful response and I agree. I do feel that a lot of the issues raised by both sides of the argument are valid, but for me personally I’m nearly at the stage where I’d honestly rather not have the argument appear at all in certain nerd related things I enjoy, such as table top gaming, simply because I think the focus should be purely on the hobby itself. I genuinely feel, based on what I’ve actually seen and read on many places online with regards to all things nerd-culture, that it really looks like this debate is everywhere these… Read more »
I agree 🙂
I’m hoping our content can focus on the positive changes that are taking place within our industry so we can all discuss them and take ideas etc away with us.
But like you the overwhelming noise of unconsidered complaining is too much for me, and can often cheapen the things that matter. Likewise I also have an issue with the other extreme.
I’m offended by that comment!!!!
I’ll get my coat!
lol
Great reply @warzan. I think you guys have such a fine way of handling these difficult topics. I remember a somewhat recent Weekender where I believe it was Sam, Justin and Ben who handled a very difficult subject quite admirably (representation of mental illnesses in games). Although it felt like the stumbled into the topic it was clear that they wanted to touch on this subject and do it respectfully. I was quite impressed. To the subject of social justice and all that I totally follow your point. I have been miniature gaming ever since discovering Games Workshop and White… Read more »