I Don't Believe This Games Workshop Rumour.

[@saintmayhem9873]

No one reads the lore in the codex? Brother under the Emperor, that's the only thing in the codex that doesn't change two weeks later.

[@WardenOfTerra]

**laughs in 'Dark Imperium' and 'The Horus Heresy' novels!**

[@wybuchowyukomendant]

Maybe they are tomboys, calling themselves BRUH ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Nethezbet]

"An unnamed intern changed a bunch of things when we weren't looking! Then they ran away, cackling! Sorry, we didn't catch their name, but we think it was a white cis male. Yeah, that sounds right. Drat! He got away."

[@The_Sisyphean]

😹

[@spnked9516]

That unpaid intern sure does get around. I mean, he's been "sneaking" in "diversity" and "marginalized groups" all over the place - there are ethnically dark skinned people on Fenris (a literal ice world), untested deaf people are holding positions of authority on battlefields in Bretonnia, etc etc. This rogue unpaid intern most be heading up AoS considering how much tokenism... I mean... totally meaningful diversity there is in factions like CoS. Totally no trends here... Just a single rogue, bad faith actor, clearly.

[@SwtorSateleShanFan]

A rogue editor changing 35+ years of lore sounds like someone is highly addicted to copium. I have a admit that it would be amazing but then the whole “there have always been female custodes” statement on twitter and the blacklisting of all who said something against it deos not make any sense.

[@drunkplaylists1829]

rogue

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

Lack of supervision…and tbh very suspect as GW being the corporate machine they are, I doubt they wouldn’t have approval processes for every single thing that the company puts out, especially with 40k as it’s their pride and joy

[@SewerSprat]

"35+" is a bit of a stretch, custodes released in like 2016

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

@@SewerSpratas a seperate army codex but they were well established in lore. And by all accounts, SoB were part of the “daemon hunters” codex years ago before branching off, same with the death watch but they are getting their codex scrapped now, point is even if an army isn’t “an army” until much later, there’s still lore that goes back further.

[@drunkplaylists1829]

@@SewerSprat Lmao no. They've been around since Rogue Trader.

[@flamingkillamajig9658]

Wow this is the most flustered I’ve seen naomi. It’s so sad to see someone so restrained and kind to just get shafted by GW. Honestly the only vibe I got from naomi is she just likes war gaming and painting and that’s it.

[@johntan4997]

She's purely for the game and hobby, nothing else. GW, in their name of 'inclusivity', cancels actual women gamers.

[@colinmack8655]

@qwads I mean I played since space crusade and wanted female marines since third does that make me a tourist?

[@jamesbryan1371]

Wild how GW's plan of "including women" involves a systematic process of excluding them.

[@AllRoundGlandHound]

If you jump on the outrage train that's attacking your sponsor, don't be surprised when your sponsor goes 'Yeah. You're off the freestuff list.' FAFO.

[@jamesbryan1371]

@@AllRoundGlandHound "attacking" >.>

[@seankelly69]

Naomi congratulations on joining Valrak on the blacklist :(. You, valrak and any other warhammer content providers should all get together and openly challenge these practices.

[@TehYtwatcherDD]

​​@@redscope897 Trash your company? Did you even see the videos? There was only constructive criticism from someone with passion who spent hours and money for this hobby. The article that she cited in the video in question who gaslit every true fan was way worse. Also just to clarify what are you talking about it's called access media and that why even before the "legacy media" started with the weird/non common sense takes people stopped taking them seriously because they knew that they were not honest for fear to lose the access to the next "thing". In this case now people and true fans know about the honesty(in an hobby were you litterally buy overpriced plastic with your hard earned money)of this channel and will reccomend to others etc. The channel will loose what? a couple of items for review but will gain pently of people and good faith from them... who will see reviews of other products from others (better) brands. Also just to end and already long post xD You can see the usual pettiness/attacks on the fans in the other medias how it working... AAA gaming it's flop after flop and layoffs after layoffs and mid 2025 start 2026 we will see the rise of AA and indies... Hollywood it's desperate because it can't even course correct at this point like gaming can do. So do you really think that GW going full evil/deaf tone corporation in this case will work? It didn't work for the others media.

[@seankelly69]

@@redscope897 Valrak hasn't leaked anything. He's responded on leaks others have made. He does highlight rumors that he believes are true, and has had quite the track record over the last few years. Companies who cut ties with content creators just because they are being honest and using constructive criticism shouldn't be stealth blacklisted by eg GQ. They should take on feedback both good and bad and use it to make the best products they can.

[@tristanellis-mascoll1171]

@@seankelly69 I think you might want to step back and take a look why GW is doing such drastic things currently. What some call leaks, is technically speaking espionage. Since they havent found the culprint within their own company (yet), they need to sort out who is a possible source of said leak. By ghosting some NDA holders, they have taken the next step. Not pretty. And no, nothing Naomi said about them was the reason, because they dont care about such things. Never had, likely never will.

[@enkiduthewildman]

If the twitter statement and blocks were a "rogue intern without approval" they would have issued a retraction or at least unblocked. If you got blocked over this, and you are still blocked, then GW approved.

[@Vokdor1]

Absolutely

[@justink9962]

Get them Inquisitor Naomi. Root out their lies.

[@os7272]

If GW would officially not approve of this, they could post an official response. So no, they did this on purpose (not some low editor)

[@Pemmont107]

Yeah, that post looks very suspicious. The information on there and the way it's written just scream falsehood. To say it's far-fetched would be an understatement!

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

It’s all too common; the “unknown intern” argument is used by a lot of companies. Any company as large as GW has multiple avenues of approval for everything, especially with how “corporate” they are.

[@PatrioticGestalt]

Thanks!

[@swordnsteele712]

Thank you so much, it means a lot ^_^

[@OverboardDM]

We still love you Naomi. The community is here for ya.

[@GreylanderTV]

GW is a big enough company that you can have "left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing" and factions within the company that have different... priorities... than the top management. There's probably more people than the two mentioned but those two may well have acted on their own believing they had more support within the company that was the case. But if the CEO is "big mad" it shouldn't be too hard to have a statement issued that clears it all up.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

Yea but publicity is a huge part of GW atm, they’ve spent a lot of time and money to achieve the image they have, so having a situation where the company wasn’t able to function or communicate effectively get out in the public is a huge boo boo and shows a lack of competence of the board, and the boardroom execs will do anything to remain there. Hence why I think GW memory holes the whole thing and quietly made it irrelevant in the public eye.

[@Allan_Lugia]

They have all ready proved the left/right hand theory with their rules. but there's a differencen between this, and the manipulation they are trying here.

[@internetzenmaster8952]

Old GW lore nerd here: the company (particularly the Black Library side) has been notoriously bad when it comes to QC editorial controls (typos, spelling errors, lore contradictions, you name it) for the last couple decades. An intern going rogue and slipping stuff in the codex that no one except the actual customers notice lore-wise is very, very plausible. As for the CEO being 'big mad' but not make a statement about it... 2-parts saving face, 1-part hoping that not addressing the issue will make it go away, especially since they're trying to get the 40k tv show deal with Amazon worked out.

[@MasterShake9000]

I’m not saying it’s directly connected, but this rumor reminds me of something Rob (The Honest Wargamer) has mentioned once or twice on the Juggz podcast - he’s alluded to (seemingly at least half serious) that the main lore narratives of the Necromunda campaign books essentially criticize GW management and senior leadership, and so so blatantly, but that the author(s) get away with it because clearly nobody’s bothering to read the lore (amongst said leadership and management). If that’s true, I could possibly see an editor tossing in a lore grenade like women Custodes to prove a point. Or I could see someone hearing Rob’s comments and twisting that into a conspiracy theory that this is another thing that sneaky staff are getting past a GW management that fans assume doesn’t care about the lore.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

I think there’s a distinct difference between lore than can be interpreted as criticism of the GW higher ups while remaining true to the source material, and the blatent “modernisation” attempt that was female custodies. One is made for the game and lore, the other is made for the person who wrote it; and no one else.

[@MasterShake9000]

@@Scruffynerfherder10 That’s not my point, though. My point is this: Rob has voiced what’s essentially a conspiracy theory: GW management doesn’t read the lore, and a Necromunda writer has been demonstrating that by producing a narrative embarrassing to GW that’s been put into print because the powers that be aren’t checking the lore before it goes to print. What’s the allegation here? That an editor slipped in a gender change to troll fans and got away with it because the powers that be aren’t reviewing the lore before it goes to print. Ergo, to me it sounds like a parallel claim. If both are true, it’d be proof that GW leadership/management isn’t really paying attention to the lore development. If this claim is false, it’s possibly someone heard Rob’s claim and is trying to use the same narrative of “staff are trolling people and getting away with it because the execs don’t care/don’t pay attention”. The nature of either claim - whether one works “in universe” and the other doesn’t - is irrelevant.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

Ah right ok. I think you’re right about how the higher ups not bothering to read the source material…but that’s not their jobs unfortunately, don’t mistake evil for stupidity I say, knowledge of the source material for higher ups isn’t a requirement now; even though it should imo. But it certainly IS a requirement for the people who were in charge of the editor/intern, they should’ve seen the issue it caused (if they believed it to be an issue and stopped right then and there, but then you can argue; a company like GW must have multiple avenues of approval for everything; especially 40k related. So if so; how did they “miss” the obvious people of female custodies???

[@drlca6601]

lore grenades... cool term, but sadly so indicative of the times... I'm not a true 40K fan. I read some of the earlier HH (basically a scam considering they're still milking it afaik) and I used to collect some Fantasy and 40K miniatures back in the day (like twenty years ago) but even I can see that female custodes are ridiculous and not needed. Politics aside, this was just unnecessary. There's already two massively respected factions in 40K that exclusively feature women. Also the IG/IA also has literally BILLIONS of female characters. This is so lazy or whatever it is. The Cavill Series seems doomed, even if it gets off the tarmac. I've seen some good 40K official animation, but it is paywalled in the worst way... 40K streaming lmao. They're already dealing with Prime, they should just produce in house and then dump it on Prime. They would get them so much more exposure. Anyhow with the success of Fallout's show, the inevitable march to a 40K show begins and you betcha it will be "modernized." Grimdark is a guilty pleasure of mine even if it is a little angsty at times. There's still so much potential with this universe after all this time. I literally just want to see some either animation or live action of Magnus the Red busting into the Throne Room in an explosion before I die, or Slaaneshi Knights, or any number of high level HH engagements, or Vulkan just murderizing people. The visuals alone are so great, and I really appreciate the psychological/existential/philosophical implications of manifestation and parallel dimensions. 40K lore was already rigged from the start though, and beyond the literal grim future of the franchise, it was always plagued with the lack of even potential for a happy ending or just a conclusion of any kind. It can be overwhelming to the point of turnoff and this current trajectory will probably only worsen my outlook on 40K. I wish we could go back to the 2000s when the lore was soooo damn fresh. Stuff has just gotten a bit played out even before this woke spearhead on Warhammer. I think the Primaris debacle also cheapened the tabletop so much... It was so poorly handled, just like this situation. Ew, GW sucks so much now. Not only are they fleecing their fans for generations lmao... now they are also spitting in their hardcore fanbase's faces... and with 40K the whole fanbase is pretty hardcore. Seems like a Heavy Flamer situation, brothers and sisters...

[@paulcable2538]

@@Scruffynerfherder10- exactly this. Upper management higher middle management to lead and head up departments… the editorial management team should be reading over thing and rubber stamping, not the upper management. If upper management had to read every bit of lore that went to print either via print media or digital media, they would be doing litterally nothing else - as there is a metric butt ton of the stuff!

[@mrgrumpit]

Did GW unban everyone? Did they apologize for what happened? Did they even make any sort of correction or a public statement? Of course not. This rumor is nonsense.

[@Treps1]

in the grim darkness of the far future there are no relationships with anyone.

[@Fharlion]

It reads like the standard 4chan troll leaks. 1) "It was this one random editor who decided to troll and see if he could get away with it. Because people in middle management and higher positions risk their jobs like that." 2) "The official twitter account is actually not handled by a marketing team, but by some hard-left aligned intern with noone overseeing them, free to do as they please and nobody to stop them!" And the best part: 3) "If #1 and #2 happened, GW would not immediately delete the twitter post, make a statement about some bad faith actors trying to tamper with their IP and take them into court to ruin their lives for the next decade."

[@guardsmennorheimofthetanit4892]

If that's true not only would the individual be fired but I imagine sued for damages.

[@WardenOfTerra]

No, because they are hired to write the book and it would go through the chain of command of the writing team to be greenlit and printed after being proof-read. Everything in the book was printed on purpose.

[@danielorr6768]

I can tell you as a reader of comics for the last 3 decades, experience and understanding of the source material is not a requirement to be an Editor in today's world. Most of the Editors I see, act as if they can just make it up or read a quick page on Wikipedia. Understanding isn't necessary.

[@michaels8940]

I think you're fabulous. F GW One page rules for the win! 3d printer go brrr

[@Dash277]

It feels like GW either explicitly allows or tests things out from time to time, just to gauge response. If so, they got their answer :D

[@ElohimJim]

Yeah I think GW femmed up a less popular faction to see how people react before Rowboat Girlyman swaps genders.

[@thejohnbeck]

Press X to doubt. I don't believe their statement at all.

[@Roboticus_Prime_RC]

Yeah, I don't believe that. They wouldn't have defended it with the "there have always been female custodies" line if that were true. I still subscribe to the "Amazon tried to force it for the show. Henry and GW said that is a bad Idea. GW proved it by making the announcement" rumor. They can't just throw Amazon under the bus publicly, so they are now scapegoating.

[@badwitchproject]

As a former GW MO troll and retail muppet I can confirm that absolutely everything HMBohemond is absolutely and unequivable false. I've been out of GW a while now but I've seen quite close up how the company operates and I could spend ages debunking all that hes posted, but needless to say that any response on Social Media has to be approved, there are no interns, GW has a paid social media manager and a senior management team that sets out the policies for it. GW tightly controls its social media output, just look at how they operate the painting teams. Any editorial changes made to a codex/army book in the studio have to be approved by multiple parties before its allowed in. Side note: one of my major pains with GW is that the Studio and White Dwarf teams are not allowed to communicate or share information. Its why you see so many mistakes regarding things like Chapter Lineage. Bohemond seems to make this nonsense up to suit whatever narrative hes pushing and will change his tune to suit that narrative. I do not trust him or value any claim he makes. I'm not going to post any personal info to confirm my history with GW (other than to say Jervis Johnston once swore at me in the old Fanatic office).

[@raymondwright5996]

If GW does wants to blacklist you, well it is their loss then fair lady. Your videos can often be the deciding factor for me because your reviews are in depth. Thank you for what you do for us all.

[@Wolf37f]

If GW higher ups weren't involved then they they would have immediately reversed the decision and issue a retraction at the least and unblocked the twitter users. This was in fact a GW decisions.

[@TheWitchHunterGuy]

Well, GW is just a sh!tshow. They only do something if the profit takes a hit. Other creators of games deserve more attention. Like "The 9th Age". Have you heard from it? They released a new edition and it's really good. I would love to see a video of it if you like the game.

[@stevenkennedy4130]

Get Woke, go broke! Thanks for the share!!

[@colinmack8655]

@@stevenkennedy4130 go Fasch loose cash!

[@akamucrimsidae]

I haven't bought anything gw since. Got a 3d printer and have been having a blast with it. The lore retcon was sloppy and unnecessary. But that wasn't what sucked. What sucked was watching fans get gaslit and banned for voicing any pushback at all - even nicely.

[@WallyWakeUp]

The fact that they have done this to you, of all people - someone who has been supportive and passionate about their product - is disgusting and exposes their activist elements. The rumour sounds exactly as you say: a cover-up that doesn't ring true remotely in the way they've treated you and others. Please keep posting about things you enjoy and things you want to support as your content is great and there will be other brands who dont take it for granted like GW does.

[@hughmac7423]

Cool video, it does seem silly. It is well known that Games Workshop cancel creators that have any criticism on there actions, it is pretty poor behavior.

[@TheDyslexicDragon]

GW still hasn't fixed it. GW could have added a Noble house like House Escher and stated that since the males of that house are not fit to be Custodes. With every Noble House on Terra has to submit young males to Legio Custodes but since this Noble House's males are not suitable they send young females instead so the House does not loose any shame. This would have been a lot better than "It always been".

[@YaboitheCadian]

if It was a rogue editior, then only the english codex would have gender swap

[@Wolf37f]

The the more I think about this the more ridiculous it is. Thing is, even if this rumor was the absolute truth, what has GW done about it to fix it publicly? Nothing. Therefore its irrelevant because ultimately, it still falls on GW to correct the mistakes of the their employees and make sure the public knows the truth.

[@otakuon]

Yeah, as much as I would like to believe this, it’s not like GW hasn’t shown its “DEI” hand before. We all remember during the “summer of love” in 2020 when GW essentially disowned its own self-created lore and accused it and any of us who appreciated it of being “horrible fascists”. I do believe that GW, or at least a subset of their staff, tried to sneak in Femstodes assuming that few of us would notice a little callout in the Codex but after the reaction was so swift and severe, they realized they messed up. Whether or not they learned anything from this, time will tell. For now, they seem to be trying to distance themselves from the situation as much as they can by pretending it never happened.

[@TheAurgelmir]

Yeah, I don't believe it either. But, it's a convenient story to put out there to get people back on their side. But yeah, why would GW cancel one of their influencers after she spoke out against them? Hmmm?

[@8bitflea]

GW cares so much about women that they block any woman that dares disagree.

[@miquelscheemaker2600]

I think it would’ve been more acceptable if constantine valdor would have to recruit a new army on far away planets with the strongest warriors found on the planets without following the normal routine out of necessity. To fight the threaths he encounters whilst fighting for the imperium.

[@EmmettF.W.]

Yes, hi. I'd like to offer you a position at GW, as the new CEO and Lore Keeper. Please, do enjoy yourself and may the odds continue to be ever in your favor.

[@RichardJRussell]

So it was all the fault of one person but "Several people have been let go" 🤔

[@anotherxeo1377]

The behaviour of GW needs to be called out here. Just because a KZbinr gives constructive criticism and I remember from your original video about it, offering a solution about releasing more Sisters of Battle models (let's sell more plastic! Great idea) if they wanted to support a more DEI direction. If your content was promoting hatred and violence then I get it, saying that you don't agree with something, gets you ghosted, my god that company needs to grow a pair of balls and grow up.

[@ElohimJim]

If GW was the UK government she would be in jail now for speaking out.

[@The_Sisyphean]

If you are on GW’s naughty list then you are doing something right. 😎

[@winterwolfcr7]

I believe this when GW official comes out and says "Since the first of the Ten Thousand were created, there have only been male Custodians." lol Ok, at the very least they have to retract the female Custodes official for me to give them any benefit of the doubt on this one. Edit: I'm sure GW is afraid of the backlash they will get, but that's the burden they deserve for whatever caused this mess.

[@Taterniac]

ive been collecting since 84. Just enjoy the hobby, trust me, stop listening to rumours.

[@udp1073]

an Edito may not be well versed in the lore or content that it is in the material at hand, an editor is a tecnician in lenguage AND in making the material readable. it means that, to a given extent, he has just to make sure the verbs are properly cinjugated, the sentences are properly structured and the punctuation is in order and paragraph and structure is used to draw attention to any iven passages in the writings that need attention. this is, more or less, the rule of thumb. then there are proof reader that check not only that the editor did everything in his purview properly but reconcile it with lore, history, bonduaries of what can (and can not) be published. there are also translator on two layer that does the same: first layer properly translate, second layer make it fly... as an Italian and former sales manager of a pubblisher (sales means long tedious presentation to distributors...) I have been subject to the shortfall of this process many time... Tom Clancy's book are wonderfuly translated, untill (and it happen very often) the author used some miliatry slang, at that point, the translator and editors fell short in their job and the proofreaded had no military knowledge, so the book is not as well written as it is in native english... so now we need to decide: either GW/BL is not properly staffed and they don't have the manpower to do their job properly OR they are pushing a message that may or may not be acceptable to their customer base AND they are not doing it to improve the lore but for pure political reason. Now, just go look at what they have done in other stuff, opening themselves to leagl action (serious ones). To make a long story short: GW lost an amazing opportunity to do the right thing, shame on them.

[@LittleIAO]

Yeah maybe not. I can certainly see your reasoning. I am undecided. But at this point I sincerely hope the show fails to launch because I have no trust it will be faithful to what we want. You're doing well, keep it up!

[@Vokdor1]

It's complete stupidity for games workshop to cut you off !

[@Norf.F.C.Zoomer]

Also just joined as a channel member, thank you for supporting us on this. A woman coming out to push back genuinely makes a big difference. Lets keep the hobby a hobby and not a tool for political messaging.

[@gideon_drexlar]

Well, It's definitely harder to believe than the other rumour.

[@gigakuma]

Sounds like the Thomas Lockley making up a black samurai story about Yasuke so he could sell books. I think Japan deported him for that. He got caught thanks to Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy leading to people digging a little deeper to find evidence and Lockley literally cited himself as the primary source.😂

[@apocalypsenow6559]

1. Deni 2. Redirect blame 3. Claim ignorance We will have 40k with or without GW. Keep up the good work. Don't give up. The true community will support the good ones like you.

[@trent9629]

Screw GW. This is the reason my printer will continue to go brrrr

[@joshlarue6304]

I’m calling BS! GW knew what was going on because daddy BlackRock told them to do it

[@vincentl3065]

Well said, Brother!

[@Spongemonkey26]

100%, now they're just back tracking.

[@whatigottaroll]

I gotta agree with you here @swordnsteele712 The feeling I am getting from all of this is that Games Workshop decided to be woke, I don't think it was one troll editor, or one rogue intern... That's a bullshit line. I think they tried to be work, when there was a backlash they figured they would go "all in" with their tweet in support of their decision and their lie saying it has always been that way and - it just backfired horribly. Now they are in damage control mode and looking for a scapegoat to blame this all on so they can say "no, it wasn't use, see that unknown intern? It was him, he went AWOL and we don't even really know his name!". I would have had much more respect for GW if they said something more real... "Hey guys, look, we know some of you don't like it, but it is really difficult to make everyone happy in the world today, we tried and it didn't work, we'll fix it and try to do better moving forward, thank you all for your input". Sisters of Battle is one of the coolest armies they have, if they want more women characters put more time into that!!!! Next they will introduce "Brothers of Battle" and say "No, there were always Brothers in the Sisters of Battle". UGH.

[@Vokdor1]

Obviously gw reviews mean nothing if gw provides the material to review, if they cancel unfavorable opinion

[@Ryanironwolf]

Sounds circumspect, but GW wants absolute control and doesn't like hearing negative press. I think it was done for gain and inclusion and doesn't care about it's properties as long as they can sell books to appease shareholders. I hate they are trying to censure you. I've dealt with them as a game store employee and a store owner. They really have been clueless since becoming publicly traded. This whole thing feels just like a try to grab customers. Its silly. Thank you for being you and thank you for all your hard work.

[@darksaintstudio577]

Keep painting, keep posting. There are a ton of other game systems out there and excellent sculpts that aren't GW. Would love to see what you could do with some Artel W sculpts.

[@trevormcguire6984]

I don't believe it either. I was in the chat of that video calling BS on that rumor. It doesn't add up

[@jeremygriffin620]

I don't drop a chat very often, only come and listen, but I wanted to say you are just awesome, Naomi. Keep being you!

[@gabormervo6650]

Thats nice, that thay found a scape goat, but thay didn't walk it back. So gw is okey with this rogue action?

[@duymon7296]

I'm still dissappointed in GW for the lies and haven't bought a single GW product since the Custodes debacle. I'm *more* dissapointed in all the angry people who got angry, called boycot and then just went "ooh cool model" and went back to their own like GW knew they would

[@docremington1589]

Where is this channel going?

[@Vokdor1]

She has to stand against how gw has treated her... think about it

[@sleepygoblin2d573]

You had me at, "Hi."

[@Norf.F.C.Zoomer]

The fact their social media accounts came out and said "there have always been female custodes" demonstrates they are nothing but ideological warriors for DEI, they literally cannot admit that they were ever "sexist" becuase that would leave them open to attack to the people they are now pandering to. The intern also wouldn't be the same one writing the custodes dex that ran the social media, and even just the sheer number of "intern" rumours screams bs to me, every time GW mess up there is someone spouting "interns did it!" might even be GW themselves starting these rumours at this point to avoid accountability.

[@vitaliyred622]

This is cope and damadge control. Even though it was true, it was confirmed and approved by GW, but it didn't work, and now they need somebody to blame. "Rogue employee" The way GW treats their employees, this would never happen because they will be sued into bankruptcy!

[@deadman8428]

If this was true they would have pulled all the books and there would be a lawsuit. The only way to fix this is to recall everything and reprint with those references out but they will then piss off everyone that was cheating it on. I have walked away and most likely will never go back.

[@soapboxk2203]

Because of Femstodes?

[@masterabaddon6992]

That would cost more money than doing nothing and then just changing it back next edition.

[@deadman8428]

@@masterabaddon6992 it would but that may be the only way to fix it. The longer it takes the more people will walk away and not come back because their budgets wouldn't alow them to because they moved on. It they spend a lot of money to fix this they will show that they are really sorry, by waiting for what 2 to 3 years it will show they don't care to fix it.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

I doubt they will do anything like that. Weshammer made a very good point, Space Marine 2 is going to be a very popular game and that’s going to bring a lot of eyes to 40k, which is what GW want, they don’t want to appeal to their own audience now because they want to get new people, and the whole Amazon thing and SM2 will bring a lot of new people in…unfortunately

[@d-rex7043]

They just need to put it in the codex errata

[@shawnlewis1867]

Didn't know any of this was going on. Thanks for the update. I feel bad that you have to be in this in any way. I do buy GW paints based alot on your videos. Thanks again !

[@xathlak]

Yeah, that's not real. If it was GW would have just said that instead of silencing any sort of criticism.

[@ericforman1976]

Definitely seems like a scapegoat. Really petty for GW to ghost you and quit sending you new models. It's quite disheartening that the company seems to want nothing to do with their old fans.

[@huwtindall7096]

GW care about selling plastic. They'll do whatever helps sell more models. That's the only lens you need to look at decision making through.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

Correction: “expensive plastic”, which is why their attempts to appeal to normies will inevitably fail, no casual fan isn’t paying $100 or more for a battleforce at this point.

[@JedrekVRoscoe]

Yeah, back in the day they used to sell both male and female models of most of their early range, but store owners complained the females weren’t selling. So for cost and profit reasons, they created lore fluff as to why it’s a massive sausage party.

[@Vokdor1]

If that were true we would already have plastic kreig

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

@@JedrekVRoscoethe same lore fluff they are gradually adding more female characters to, I’ve read a lot of the new IG and imperium books, a lot of women soldiers in there, not that that’s a bad thing imo, Minka Lesk is a cool af character, and the SoB and SoS are a thing too, so it’s way more diverse. And that was as you said “back in the day”, so the brand reflected the customer base, which is largely the same.

[@LordMagiru]

Which is why lore changes, retcons etc make no sense if isn't there to justify new model releases and there were no new models being released and none planned as far as I know, not even resin head swaps.

[@RevDraco9]

You should check out Mordheim and Frostgrave. Game is fun and so making terrain for it

[@MacMcNurgle]

Your content is great. I am going to, after a quarter century, get back into painting. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@rickieulstrupjensen1877]

Rumor or not I don’t a flying fûck about warhammer or GW anymore I turned my back. What they did to the custodes is unacceptable. So yeah OPR from now on.

[@Link122]

I don't think I've ever found myself caring enough to put any thought into these "scandals". Having read more than a dozen novels now from this universe; they're hardly masterpieces. It's lore made as an afterthought to sell cool models. I'm happy to have read them, and they've inspired me greatly.. but that's it.

[@ImperfectCitizen]

Thank you for standing up

[@Barzarel]

Think many already exposed GW for going woke a while now in several videos, so I don't buy for a second they don't have part in any that stuff. Doesn't make sense they would have CFO leaving and selling stocks, I mean if you knew those stocks were going to worth a lot. You probably try get much more out of them, so think the former CFO knew the direction things were going and opted to get out while the iron was still hot so to speak of.

[@ArkansasBassMan]

"Since the first of the Ten Thousand were created, Naomi has never reviewed our products" - GW Probably

[@Stormhierta]

I just want to say that you are a shining beacon of reason on a wide dark tide out there. Thank you for your work, for speaking your mind and being an otherwise awesome person!

[@xlightingedgex]

I'm willing to believe the blocking on twitter may of been some rouge intern but the whole an editor did the lore change without any oversight I doubt heavily

[@Myr3390]

if anyone actually believes this i have some ocean front property on 40k universe terra to sell them.

[@westernfreedom5031]

Fuck GW keep doing Achtung Panzer content and 3rd ed Bolt Action when it comes out. Historical need more female representation

[@ceesman762usmc]

You didn't support the message and they punished you for it along with anyone else speaking up and speaking out. Keep fighting.

[@sabertoothanimations2912]

Companies need a fall guy when they are looking their customers, i think what a lot of these people are learning is its not hard to boycott them, you don't neeeeeeeeeeeeed their stuff to get good Warhammer stuff and its a hobby so its easy enough to put it aside for a while as well. I don't even play Warhammer but i'm really sorry to hear all this is going on with it, it was a lot less susceptible to it then the fandoms that were ruined for me by companies virtue signaling

[@jayw9879]

If GW black lists you, then im done with them. Id rather get a 3d printer than continue being bankrupt by the prices.

[@mangacomics1601]

So a bunch of people went rogue at the same time over this singular subject? 🤔

[@popburnsy3207]

Yeah, it seems too coordinated to be true.

[@Lavendeer201]

There's no way the editor thought that the lore didn't matter lol. It'd be cool to ADD lore instead of changing it. There were so many ways to make the female custodes work like implementing new sisters of silence lore. But to contradict it completely? Blades of khaine are a cool example of this. Bad@ss ninja women who are one of my fav AoS factions could easily fit as a faction in 40k. Would be cool to see a full women chaos faction or something like that. (Cough cough CHAOS SORORITAS would ROCK) Love this vids! Always glad to hear feedback from actual passionate creators :)❤

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

Don’t be so shocked about that, it’s become all too common for people in creative positions to hate the medium they are a part of, look at gaming and some devs saying they “hate gamers”…

[@Dimes607]

They are communists running the company now. It is exactly that

[@guppy235a]

Excellent summary Naomi, good job staying professional.

[@Slipperbatter]

Awesome video! Sorry to hear you’re not getting product from them

[@thefinalorder8145]

So, as a primarily AoS fan, I find this whole tweet sus. While it's not as popular as 40k, AoS *is* the most popular Fantasy Table Top game out there right now. The Old World is doing well, but the money maker is still AoS on the fantasy side. DEI hasn't really affected AoS as there was already precautions in place for this. They don't have specific gender factions (Besides Orruks and Khaine girls (Fyreslayers used to be men only too, but recent lore developments have made it so they need female's on the front line)), and skin color doesn't seem to matter that much to them. Not just that, all of Gamesworkshop defended this decision, so much that they told the community to suck it up or move on. This whole tweet is a lie

[@Alderzone]

Ever since the birth of AoS, there's been certain types of fans who hate everything related to it and want it to fail. At first I thought it was some bitter FB fans who needed a scapegoat for their frustrations but in recent years it's most definitely been some of the anti-woke crowd.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

@@AlderzoneAiS is growing on me, I still prefer fantasy tho, but I’m loving the new sculpts for them. More than 40k tbh

[@colinmack8655]

@@thefinalorder8145 that’s a shame because kings of war is to me the best rank and flank game out there and the lore is amazing

[@earthhuman3066]

Being a fan of GW products, seeing them make record profits, then seeing them continue to hike their prices on their already expensive products, using FOMO, taking down Astartes, making a subscription service, no games in stores... No good thing their passionate fans do for them goes unpunished. It's like being in an abusive relationship. At least their sculpts are good I guess. Naomi, it sucks to see that they pulled the rug on you and no doubt your channel has taken a hit, but the fact that you spoke your mind is commendable and honorable and I think in the long run it will work out. Personally I have taken a break from buying anything GW, they have no honor, they have no respect for their fans, I have no respect for them, and I have enough pile of shame to keep me occupied for years anyway.

[@ArborRails]

Amen

[@zachhughes9149]

Cool necklace. Sounds like you’ve earned it taking GW to task. The fact they “accidentally” sent you the Inquisition’s new book pretty much makes it official, I’d say. These “rumors” are specious claims at best.

[@lordtao5617]

Actually I think a "scapegoat" is fine as long as it leads to a reversal back to intelligence over "woke" ideology. Hope those contacts at GW convince them to start sending you stuff again, good luck.

[@Basedweaboo]

Honestly at this point I've given up on 40k. I've seen them ruin the lore over and over. It's so mentally and emotionally tiresome seeing this shut happen on repeat. I'd love to fight for my hobby but it brings me no joy anymore.

[@Ancient_Hoplite]

"Under the impression that no one would read the lore".... Eh Hello?!?!?! I mean there are people who are like actual wizards with the amount of knowledge they have of the lore going back with decades worth of lore having been written. There are groups of these wizards constantly debating and theorising about the lore and using correlation to fill in the gaps and predict what may happen in the future. The depth and quality of the lore is one of the major appeals of the hobby! But they thought, no one was going to read the lore?? Look out sir, don't step in the B*****it

[@veameal9725]

Honestly a massive shame. Missed opportunity to side with the client base. But hey ho. Some will boycott some will shill. At least Army painter has some great alternative paints. Plenty of alternative models out there.

[@SFforlife]

Wow another franchise apparently hiring someone totally out of touch with their fans and lore. Sadly we’ve been seeing this over and over again in different IP’s. Just look at Star Wars.

[@bossybug]

Haven't bought anything from GW since the custodes controversy and I'm not going to until they retract it.

[@squallgoku777]

Good video, if GW don't treat you right they don't deserve your attention, sad because I just got back into 40K after collecting for ages, though there are plenty other better companys.

[@patrickmccarty6953]

I am excited to see what models companies have sent you, and I enjoy your painting videos.

[@myronbird4900]

Naomi you represent all that is good in wargaming and small businesses.

[@ProloBxl]

obviously game workshop undergoes the ideology of inclusivity and diversity just like the lord of the rings before him who wants to smooth out the lore or the characters as much as possible to create a blur and make anything and everything out of it.

[@CallmeScott67]

"he was under the impression no one actually read the lore and could get away with it." That right there leads me to believe this rumor is BS. Anyone in GW at an editor level knows... KNOWS... that the 40k fanbase absolutely reads the lore and knows it (probably better than many at GW)! I've been with 40k since it's beginning and while I don't know it all, I do know a lot. Also, to say that AoS is unpopular is opinion and implies that unpopularity is universal. I've seen no evidence to support AoS as unpopular; it is certainly less popular than 40k. What was unpopular was the dramatic drop of the Old World setting and sudden, unceremonious shift to AoS. I did not like that at first, but I've grown to embrace AoS more (particularly Warcry!). Does AoS have some Woke BS? Yes, but not so much as to imply the entire setting is unpopular (full disclosure: I did decide not to buy the AoS RPG rules based on it's use of preferred pronouns. It just rubbed me the wrong way), so it may be wavering because of attempts to mainstream DEI stuff, but who knows. What I can say is that my visit to Warhammer World this last April showed me that there were several employees that were "all in" on embracing DEI and preferred pronouns and such. I'll grant you that this is anecdotal on my part, but the impression it left on me was undeniable and when the Custodes controversy happened, I was not at all surprised. It appears we are returning to the GW of the dark times. Naomi, I'm sorry if GW is retaliating against you for such a petty thing as your review. I'd send you some free stuff if I had any to make up for it. Stay strong and follow your principals. We appreciate it!

[@armata_strigoi_0]

I don't believe it either, but they were talking about GW management, not hobbyists. They're essentially accusing management of negligence, while at the same time trying to exonerate them from any culpability in saying that, no, it wasn't _really_ GW's fault, it was some random editor and an intern. That's what smells like bullshit to me.