Pocket Tactics acquires Wargamer!

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Sir Slash

#15
August 08, 2015, 10:08:58 AM
Pocket Tactics? That's what my wife calls it when I try to scratch myself surreptitiously in public. Or when I tell her to fish for the car keys herself. ::)
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spelk

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August 08, 2015, 10:14:01 AM
http://pockettactics.vanillaforums.com/discussion/4097/owen-takes-over-wargamer-com/p1

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    Owen
    Owen Posts: 3,503Administrator
    August 5
    It's true -- there's big things afoot. There's going to be a new look & feel, new forums, a couple of more writers in addition to the current crew. It's all under development right now and it's due to launch in October.

    PT has done really, really well. The Wargamer used to be one of the best damn sites around but it hasn't been good for a long time. I intend to return it to its former glory and then some. Soon PT & WG will be the first place every strategy gaming nerd on the planet goes when they wake up in the morning.



        @Owen - I do think it would have been appropriate to make some announcement on the PT homepage, no? Regardless, congrats, and I look forward to see what good things come in the near future! :)

    I will definitely make an announcement a little further down the road when I have some new branding to show off. :)



    @Owen - Does the new logo involve pasting your face on Field Marshall Montgomery's portrait?

    General Owen commands the Allied Wargaming forces!



    Field Marshall Owen has more details over at Broken Forum:

        I acquired the site from Slitherine/Matrix who still retain some financial interest in the site. But every buck stops with me. I have complete and utter editorial independence and none of my writers will ever interface with a human at Slitherine. I view the current arrangement as similar to General Electric owning a stake in NBC -- doesn't mean NBC won't do tough reporting on GE.

        I am definitely planning on embracing video -- in fact, when the relaunch comes we're dedicating a whole section of the site to it.

Nefaro

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August 08, 2015, 10:26:17 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 08, 2015, 10:08:58 AM
Pocket Tactics? That's what my wife calls it when I try to scratch myself surreptitiously in public. Or when I tell her to fish for the car keys herself. ::)

There are definitely some tactics involved in that pocket play.

panzerde

#18
August 08, 2015, 12:10:42 PM
Doesn't really matter to me who owns it or who the editor is unless there's a fairly significant change in the regular commenters in the forums.

I found wargamer.com about the same time I found this place. I didn't end up hanging out there.
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Boggit

#19
August 08, 2015, 12:18:31 PM
I'm not totally surprised. Slitherine has since 2014 invested a lot in mobile versions of their games. As they're still linked with Wargamer, I'd say getting Pocket Tactics/Owen Faraday seriously involved in the Wargamer was a shrewd move for the mobile platform part of their business.
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Jarhead0331

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August 08, 2015, 12:24:10 PM
Quote from: panzerde on August 08, 2015, 12:10:42 PM
Doesn't really matter to me who owns it or who the editor is unless there's a fairly significant change in the regular commenters in the forums.

I found wargamer.com about the same time I found this place. I didn't end up hanging out there.

You mean you don't find Pining talking to himself totally intriguing?
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DennisS

#21
August 08, 2015, 12:33:31 PM
Quote from: panzerde on August 08, 2015, 12:10:42 PM
Doesn't really matter to me who owns it or who the editor is unless there's a fairly significant change in the regular commenters in the forums.

I found wargamer.com about the same time I found this place. I didn't end up hanging out there.

Um...yeah. What he said.

panzerde

#22
August 08, 2015, 12:53:43 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 08, 2015, 12:24:10 PM
You mean you don't find Pining talking to himself totally intriguing?


Certainly one of the more outstanding examples of my point, yes.

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bobarossa

#23
August 08, 2015, 02:26:47 PM
I think the change can't hurt the site.  I enjoyed reading Pocket Tactics for some time until I realized I was never going to use my tablet for strategy or wargames.  They are much more enjoyable on my desktop.  I quit visiting the Wargamer front page when they did their 'mobile' revamp a few months ago.  It took much more clicking and scrolling to see if there were new articles to read so I said the hell with it.  I visit the forums about once a week and view the two new posts since my last visit.  Basically, the site is already dead to me so it can't make it worse.
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