My article over on Blood of Kittens is only generating a modest amount of buzz, but I'm not disappointed with that for a first try. Of course, I'm not sure how Tastytaste, the editor, feels about it all, so I'll just have to see if I've done enough to be asked back in the future.
I love how the simple act of conversation can spin one's paradigms like a top, allowing for a new angle of thought. At the end of the day, I went to school and became a Social Worker because people are the only thing that really matter. Everything we all do relates in some way to another; examining that can bring insight. Case in point, my reply to Gigi's comment on the article:
It's very possible people don't like it (my Storm Raven) because it's bad - did I need to spell it out?
That said, people don't put time and effort into models then think, "Boy, this sucks!" I saw what I wanted to see and only looked with unbiased eyes after I didn't get the reaction I expected. Of course I wanted people to like it - you don't create a blog and spend a ton of time on material for it if you're not looking to appeal to your peers.
I'm just not ashamed to admit it. There's a bit of narcissism in it... okay, I'll own that.
But I'm not alone.
What, you think folks do this stuff for the simple joy of doing it? If you've ever painted anything, ever posted anything, ever showed off a fig to a buddy, you've got an expectation that someone will like it. You're probably expecting a compliment. If you don't get that, you may blow it off, but you're either going to stop doing what didn't appeal to the social animals around you or try harder to garner some respect.
That kind of stuff is capital, my friend.
So you see, I thought it was cool, until the comments rolled in. Your comment is nice by comparison, and I thank you for that! I've created something ugly, but it's mine and if I want to hold it close and whisper sweet nothings, like, "Don't listen to them, you're pretty you are!" I will.
Regarding the conspiracy comment, I'm not sure how to respond to that. I didn't speculate on any sort of conspiracy.
Did I?
Maybe I see deeper than even I realized...
Nope. They're a company. They want to make money. They'll produce a kit and you'll buy it or you won't, your option.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Gigi - I appreciate it.
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11 comments:
hm. I liked the Storm Raven -very creative, very well executed. I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get a solid response.
I think we've all had similar experiences with a post that was designed to be stellar only to find its reception to be rather tepid. I wouldn't let it worry you.
Yeah, I agree with B.smoove, it happens to the best of us.
Don't worry about it one bit!
-Jim
I like THAT you did it, and how much effort clearly went in.
Just not the design. :p
I'll check out the BoK article tomorrow - I never go there unless linked, or I'm bored and see it in a BlogRoll (usually yours tbh)
It's a pity, I quite like a lot of what Fluger has to say - it's just that Dethtron > Tasty.
But, but, I liked the Storm Raven you made. The original design was very >>>>>>> than the flying land raider.
Legos are the way to go
Sorry about the reception of your Stormraven mate. I wasn't a fan of the build myself, however I love that you tried to break from the 'norm' and craft something truly original. The time and effort that you put into it is impressive, and for that I commend you.
BTW, it's MUCH better than those crap Landraider w/ wings bashes every one seem to rage about.
Keep up the good work.
No sweat - I'm getting a hell of a lot more mileage out of it as a gag then if it had been cool.
Cool Storm Raven = Cool!
Bad Storm Raven = Discuss, ad nauseam!
I'm nothing if not willing to beat a topic into the ground...
This is a perfect example of how I feel when I put work and thought into the Open Wargaming System. It's a labor of love, it may not be the best, or even all that good, but the
more I work on it the better it becomes.
I'm hoping that sometime in the future others may join in and that this intellectual child of mine starts taking a life of its own through the input and playtesting of other contributors.
Jeff, if GW goes belly-up, your Open Wargaming System and Brent's scratch-builds will likely be our local hobby's lifeboat. We rarely know what future flowers will spring from the tangle of present roots. Keep up the good work, (you too, Brent), and (when your WHFB Build up is over) I'll help play-test your rules set. Who knows, I might actually be good for writing fluff. :D
GW's not going anywhere (unless Fantasy is a TOTAL flop and nobody purchases the thousands of copies that were printed--which I seriously doubt).
I can eventually see them pricing themselves out of the hearts and minds of gamers, it's happening more and more every year as there are so much cheaper hobbies out there: Video Games, RC Car Racing, Golf, Crack Cocaine. But I imagine someone'd get fired and eventually this stem of getting more and more expensive models and catering to a niche market will go away and they'll attempt to go more mainstream with their products before they'd go belly-up (one should be able to buy a copy of Space Hulk at Toys R Us, Target & Wal-Mart RIGHT NOW so that they can try to get new gamers instead of pissing on their current customers with new-rules releases every other year and price hikes every 6 months).
I like it...does that make me some sort of deviant? In any case, how did you put it together?
I too know what it's like to put a lot of work into an article and not get much response. I write big background pieces for my blog, and I'm not sure anyone even reads them.
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