Alternatives to goonhammer?

[hivefleetkerrigan]

What hobby websites do you visit?

I'm trying to avoid goonhammer due to their custodes review but am looking for a good discussion of the points updates in an article form. Any suggestions?

[dkng]

Can you link the review? Why was it so bad?

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Apr 25, 2024 15:36:27 GMT dkng said:

Can you link the review? Why was it so bad?

Link:
www.goonhammer.com/codex-adeptus-custodes-10th-edition-the-goonhammer-review/

Basically, most of the authors were very down on the codex and providing constructive comments. One author used it as a soap box to be as insulting to custodes players as possible and provided virtually nothing worthwhile to the review other than "they needed to be taken down some". When people provided feedback in the comments noting how bad that the one authors comments were, the goonhammer staff actively mocked the commenters or laughed at them.

So, in one review the site went from a productive positive community to a really toxic one, IMO.

Edit: some people thought it was a continuous bit. It didn't come across that way to me. If that's the case, it was a case of Schrodinger's douchebag, where someone tries to be as insulting as possible and when called on it says "I was only joking".

Regardless, the author and moderators responses make me want to distance myself from that website

[killercroc]

Goonhammer was the only website I really visited, besides that I watch some YouTuber reviews. Biggest one I enjoy watching is Auspex Tactics, churns out videos and seems to have a pretty good take on things.

Honestly most websites these days are flooded with ads and most the 40k ones have really gone downhill the last few years, my guess is too many people getting them free GW Gibs and wont actually say anything negative at the chance of losing their early access and free models and whatnot. Though, personally I discredit almost anyone who reviews models/sets/books early when they're not even on the shelf, or worse yet they're still on pre-order and were sold out before I get out of bed in the morning.

[gigasnail]

The goonhammer dude's comments really shouldn't be taken seriously. This isn't GW, this is some dudes on the internet. If some jackass being a jackass (in a very tongue in cheek manner) is where someone draws the line, sure whatever lol.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Apr 26, 2024 18:19:10 GMT gigasnail said:

The goonhammer dude's comments really shouldn't be taken seriously. This isn't GW, this is some dudes on the internet. If some jackass being a jackass (in a very tongue in cheek manner) is where someone draws the line, sure whatever lol.

Eh. The "jokes" felt in bad taste but the sites reaction was bad too. Just trying to not support them and see if there's other options out there

[gigasnail]

You do you, sir. I've said much worse here.

[piersonsmuppet]

No alternatives really. Goonhammer has always had a bit of a satirical hue to it, it’s not for all.