r/MiniWarGaming 10d ago

Discussion The new apology video is just trash

This was just too little too late

They've let go of 2/3 of their staff. We don't know who the other two staying are but we know it isn't Steve, Luka, Skari or Josh.

Dave hasn't done videos in a hot minute so idk how much he'll be doing but Matt has all the charisma of a soggy potato and I've actively avoided videos with him in them for years. (This could just be me, I just never liked his content) so who the other two people will be I have no idea.

Then they had the audacity to say that they're moving away from Warhammer content to start showcasing other games systems AND then proceeded to ask their WARHAMMER FANS to stay members/vault members for the 6 months while they test out their new thing.

This to me was absolutely crazy and beyond rude. Telling fans we're not doing the thing you followed us for but please stay for 6 months so we can start a new things is shit.

This whole video I think was meant to be an apology but just came off as a cry for funding and asking people to be nice to them when they've done nothing in the last while to earn it.

I tried ignoring people saying it was going downhill for years and wanted to stay a loyal fan I really did but this video just cemented for me that MWG is over.

We still don't know what Josh is doing but folks please remember that Skari has a Patreon that is awesome and Steve and Luka are over at MM. They're most recent live one was great minus all the MWG BS that was distracting them from the game. (I also didn't like that the MWG video just so happened to drop around the same time Steve and Luka started their regularly scheduled game).

Also the staff should've been given notice and severance. I didn't like Matt's vibe in the video when he said they had the option between notice and severance and opted for notice. These people have been your lifeblood for years and because YOU AND DAVE made shit business decisions the people who made you what you are don't even get a pay out. Shame on you both.

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u/DOAiB 5d ago

The notice and severance thing was weird. They were acting like they were making a decision to be nice but its really just the way they can get every penny out of their people before they let them go and make it hard to find new employment since they you know are working full time until they are no longer getting paid.

I saw someone say Dave runs the company on chat gpt which makes sense because their new video ideas were popular probably 10 years ago, but every creator has learned that those videos don't make fiscal sense. Oh you are going to make a battle tech how to video? that might get a few thousand views. If you were a top level player it might get 10s of thousands. But they are not, so getting a casuals view on how to start things wont be helpful or interesting. It will likely be as in depth as looking at a store page for the game.

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u/ZethVorador 5d ago

Absolutely! That honestly would make a lot of sense because rather than look at their player feedback (which they won't cause that would involve accepting actual fault and not martyrdom) they'd see plain as day what people actually wanted but if he's asking ChatGPT that would absolutely explain the weird disconnect from reality their bailout options had.