[WABlist] Re: Did Gil destroyed WAB tournaments?

 

Hand salute!

Steady heartbeat in the high desert of New Mexico too.

--- In WABlist@yahoogroups.com, William Edley <hank.edley@...> wrote:
>
> Well I would say WAB and the method in which it was handled for the old
> guard is a bitter pill. Those folks are obviously disgruntled and rightly
> so given the investment of time and energy over the years championing WAB. A
> lot of that activity centered around the HMGS events. Those folks are not
> as engaged in the WAB community with justification. I can tell you with
> experience if you have an active and engaged community you can run a
> successful event for about any game system available regardless of company
> support. That is certainly what you have had in the past at the HMGS
> events, and it remains to be seen if this is just a blip for Cold Wars or
> not.
>
> That said, it is not the case for all areas. WAB appears to be alive and
> well in the UK judging by activity on the WAB forum. We have momentum at
> AdeptiCon for our WAB events, although Forgeworld certainly is not making it
> easy, with both the singles and doubles with only a couple tickets remaining
> for the weekend. Additionally appears to be some event activity for WAB on
> the West Coast. So there is still some heartbeats in the US for WAB, and it
> is attracting some new players who are doing some amazing hobby work with
> armies.
>
> In the end it is more about the community than the game. The handling of
> WAB has made it difficult for some in the existing community to stay
> engaged. I think a number of us are waiting to see what other offerings
> appear to decide if they want to reinvest the time and energy in WAB or not.
> Others I am sure have moved on entirely. It is up to each of us to decide
> if we want to stay with the old girlfriend or take the chance on being
> single again and look for a new one.
>
> Hank Edley
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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