The fall of the Eldar

[avien]

I think some of you are taking this just a little bit too seriously, and honestly attacking the OP isn't making those of you partaking in the activity (at any level) come across too well.

Calling him a whineseer or whatever else is uncalled for.

I see the parallels, not in the entire piece (some parts are obviously not going to fit) but there are some accuracies despite what some are saying, I don't get the impression the OP was attempting to have a whine though.

And while some may not find it funny or clever etc there are those who did as evidenced by the posts above, and oddly enough our society allows for people to have different tastes. So I guess my point is that for those who said it wasnt funny, it is more accurate to say that YOU didn't find it funny or amusing or whatever else, you don't get to dictate what is or is not funny. That's not how life works.

[eldargal]

I know you didn't write it, you changed an existing story, that is why I'm saying it is unoriginal. Please don't be offended, my issue isn't with what you did but rather how some people are taking as some kind of apt metaphor for GW when they are far from lazy, if not successful, which is another debate entirely.

I really like that story. I think it's original. But if you're crediting me for writing it, it's no wonder you think it isn't. It was originally written by a Farseer (and an "Exodite") named Rick Priestly and was published in 1994.

[ChiTownPicaro]

I thought it was humorous. The fact is that in my opinion as a former GW player, it is accurate. The direction GW has headed since I started years ago has changed for the worse in my opinion. I liked playing their specialist games more but they stopped supporting them and started putting out bad 40K editions. It seemed like they lost touch with the players and have decided that cash is more important than a quality product. The new 40K is terrible.

[spaint2k]

I know you didn't write it, you changed an existing story, that is why I'm saying it is unoriginal. Please don't be offended, my issue isn't with what you did but rather how some people are taking as some kind of apt metaphor for GW when they are far from lazy, if not successful, which is another debate entirely.

Dear God, Eldargal, when are you going to STOP top-posting? Can't you reply BELOW the quote you're responding to?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on Warseer?

[loveless]

Humorous and sadly fitting (insofar as "Mighty Empire at the peak of their civilization does stupid crap that causes it to collapse").

I don't think I'd call GW lazy - greedy, certainly, but not lazy.

GW always strikes me as a company that wants to market on a global scale but is unwilling to change their local marketing strategy (i.e., attempting to use what worked in the UK all across the world). Ah well, at least people like their IP enough to make profitable video games (on the other hand, they also use it to make terrible movies, so it probably balances out).

[DruidNei]

In making miniatures - GW is usually far from lazy, with some exception like various magical chariots of the empire, or some poor quality sculpts.

In writing rules, oh the laziness. Compare WH and WH40k to Magic the Gathering overflowing with erratas, rules clarifications etc. I've never needed to look at the forums to clarify rules in all my years of playing MTG. Why GW cannot do that, or why they don't change obvious mistakes in balance of the game? There are still a few army books from 6th edition, like 6-7 years old IIRC with no sight of incoming update.

Why they can't write good FAQs, or write rules that doesn't need many pages of explaining (Skaven army book)? And when they did update something via White Dwarf it ended worse than it was many years before (Sisters of Battle). For me it's pure laziness and disregard of customers needs.

[Agrimax]

I know you didn't write it, you changed an existing story, that is why I'm saying it is unoriginal. Please don't be offended, my issue isn't with what you did but rather how some people are taking as some kind of apt metaphor for GW when they are far from lazy, if not successful, which is another debate entirely.

If everything has to start with a blank sheet of paper and not be at all derivative GW are as guilty as anyone of just repackaging ancient history, existing mythology and generic sci-fi.
Everyone’s opinion on how much needs to change for something to be ‘original’ no doubt varies, but just dismissing something as unoriginal because the source is particularly familiar and obvious to you in this case might be considered a little unfair.

[ewar]

I'm no GW basher, but that was definitely a smart piece of work - highly amusing!

Don't listen to all the sour pusses turning it into some freaking political statement.

[VenomBlood]

TBH OP is a good read. However GW nowadays worships mainly Malal. For example if GW rereleases greatswords in a new form (5 per box casted in Citadel® Finecast™ resin for just £27) I can't justify it by just pure greed. In long terms it is a self distruction too.

[Arkley]

Dear God, Eldargal, when are you going to STOP top-posting? Can't you reply BELOW the quote you're responding to?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on Warseer?

Best thing to do is /ignore I did ages ago...

OT... GW year after year have slowly pushed me away... This year will probably be the final straw...

[blongbling]

lol@the old ones list. Always amazes me that people think the designers run GW when in fact they are a small minority of the management there. All they do is produce the models, there power is really quite limited.

Other than that 8/10 quite funny

[Westside]

'The fall of the Eldar' is long winded and poorly structured, not quiet boring, but definitely a boor. May have been slightly amusing if not for the generally better composed and oft repeated satirical comparison(s) of the Imperium and GW.

The whineseer comment, all though also lacking in originality, was (is) quiet apt and catchy.