Fantasy OnTableTop/Beastsofwar wird Teil von Wayland Games Ltd.

Iceeagle85

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Ist zwar kein Gerücht, wusste aber nicht wohin sonst damit.

2020 didn’t quite turn out to be the year we had all been expecting, did it? It has been a year that would stretch the innovation and resources of any small business. Like many, we have seen aspects of our organisation surge in growth and other aspects slow down.


The last six months have been an eye-opener for myself and Lloyd as business owners as we look at the possible lay of the land including its risks and more importantly its opportunities.


Over the last few weeks, we have been in close contact with the management team at Wayland Games Ltd. and have as of yesterday reached an agreement to sell OnTableTop and merge it into the much larger organisation.


During this process, we have met some wonderful and caring folk within Wayland’s management who share our passion for innovation, community and just trying to get better at what we do!


As we worked with them it became clear that we all had an opportunity to bring the best of what we have together and really do some great things in the gaming industry. Wayland Games have become an absolute powerhouse over recent years and have stepped in with resources, infrastructure and scale to allow us to take the platforms we have been developing to the next level. Ultimately, they have also provided our gaming communities with the best tools, content and community platforms we can create.


By joining this larger family we are being given the opportunity to create all manner of things to help improve your gaming lives and provide even more fun and innovative opportunities for amazing companies and game designers we work with.


I’ll be honest. Lloyd and I have some mixed emotions about the whole thing. We have worked our little socks off to build and grow this platform, and packaging up that ten-year labour of love to a new owner does leave a little lump in the throat.


However, both Lloyd and I have a 360-degree view of the business, the industry and its community. We see the infrastructure required, the industry trends and the opportunities appearing plus the costs and risks involved in attempting to seize those opportunities.


This then was an opportunity we decided to seize. It not only secures the long term future of the platform and community but the opportunity to bring forward some of the exciting projects and ideas that we have been sitting on was irresistible!


Going forward there will be a relatively short period of integration where we can capitalise on the significant and well-oiled infrastructure the team at Wayland has built. This will heavily free up the time of myself and other key team members, to turn our sights to the future.


So yes, Lloyd myself and the team are all sticking around and will continue to be completely involved. Securing the future of our team and community during these troubled times was a decision we did not take lightly and we are looking forward to the journey ahead with you guys and gals!


This is another milestone in the "Beasts Of War" project. Many of you have been on this journey from the start, and we look forward to many more years with you both online and at events all over the world.

Quelle: OnTableTop
 
Naja, die waren ja schon früher Teil von Wayland und haben sich damals getrennt, weil GW bei Wayland Druck gemacht hat, dass sie als Händler eine Seite mit sovielen Leaks, etc.. betreiben.


Ist jetzt halt eine Rückkehr, nachdem Beasts of War ggf. auch nicht mehr sosehr von GW Leaks lebt und / oder eine "offizielle" Rückkehr von einer Trennung, die vielleicht hinter den Kulissen niemals ganz so scharf war wie auf dem Papier.
 
Hm, wusste gar nicht, dass Beasts of War damals zu Wayland gehört hat. Aber gut, den Wechsel zu On Table Top hatte ich auch lange nicht mitbekommen, da ich die Seite irgendwann nicht mehr besucht habe, als die immer mehr Content hinter einem Premium-Abo versteckt hatten.

Und von OTT habe ich nur deren Youtube Kanal abonniert, weil die als eine der wenigen Seiten im Netz noch ernsthaft etwas zu Flames of War und Team Yankee gebracht haben.

Nun also zurück dorthin. Das mit den GW Leaks ist ja mittlerweile auch beinahe vorbei, da GW zum einen die Löcher weitgehend gestopft zu haben scheint - und zum anderen weil die eh selber sehr gekonnt die Leute mit eigenen News und Previewschnipseln anfixen können. Da braucht es momentan gar keine Leaks.