"TMP's biggest competitor" Topic

Does the TMP site have any rivals that are close in size?

I think there's an awful lot of dead accounts on here so it might not be as big as you think.

I've been locked out of three accounts for instance and have had to register again each time so I have four although obviously I don't use three of them.

if current events are anything to go by the gap will very soon be closing….

Tabletop Gaming News has the news items but not the Social Content. Various game company forums have the Social Content but not industry news.

TMP manages to balance the two I think.

I think everything else out there is more specific to a type of game or a specific product. If there was a competitor this place might be empty by now.

Well, Tin hat, if you've been locked out and are admitting to avoiding that punishment, no, I expect you won't be hanging around much longer.

I've been to other forums, but they just don't tend to have the scope or interest level for me that TMP offers. I do like Starship Combat News, but that's very specific in nature and thus naturally has a smaller pool of participants. (Though if you're interest is Spaceship Gaming, it's definitely worth getting the coordinates from the navicomputer! star-ranger.com/Home.htm )

In terms of scope, no one else really covers it that I know of. The sites with more people tend to focus on a smaller range of topics.

Frothers
Lead Adventure Forum
C'Mon Forums
WAMP
Table Top Gaming News
Beasts of War

to name a few.

dakkadakka.com
Dakka is still focused on GW, but the news section is full of posts about other game systems.

Well, Tin hat, if you've been locked out and are admitting to avoiding that punishment, no, I expect you won't be hanging around much longer.

Thanks for the benefit of the doubt eh?

May I add they were due to computer issues. Two were viruses which messed up my settings and one was a crash that meant TMP would no longer recognise the old name.

NOT any wrong doing on my part.

I looked around a lot and there is nothing out there quite like TMP. It has every aspect of the hobby which no other portal does. Actually it makes me smile as its just as the industry should be, open, fairly friendly, wide, not one genre or company specific.

I would be very sad to see it change radically in intent or to stop.

GBS
alternative-armies.com
15mm.co.uk
theionage.com
gavinsyme.co.uk

I looked around a lot and there is nothing out there quite like TMP. It has every aspect of the hobby which no other portal does. Actually it makes me smile as its just as the industry should be, open, fairly friendly, wide, not one genre or company specific.

I would be very sad to see it change radically in intent or to stop.

GBS
alternative-armies.com
15mm.co.uk
theionage.com
gavinsyme.co.uk

Very much agreed with this.

ConSimWorld…hands down (though, admittedly, board wargaming).

Still though…lots of members and hardly any of the angst that has erupted here over the past few months.

So far there is still no portal out there that does what TMP does. WD3 is a forum for folks to chat on. The news element just isn't there. I much prefer TMP.

Board Game Geek also has some minis games on it.

Bell of Lost Souls for the GW crowds.

Forum of Doom is pretty good too.

I had to 'shop around' to find other sites a while back.

I get "locked out" every month or so & found it easy just to begin a new account.

So my "footprint" at TMP is about 30 memberships.

I've joined a few others (lead adventure, Dakka Dakka, Gentlemans wargames parlour) but I always end up back here Some of the other sites seemed very cliquey or just weren't to my taste. People always seem willing to bash TMP but this place is my interweb wargames hangout of choice.

No competitors because no one else has Tango ;-)

TMP is number one by a long shot as a news source, the community has it's ups and downs.

I find TGN to be good, but TMP hits that sweet spot for minis, especially historicals and niches like 15mm SF.

There are other excellent communities though, don't get me wrong.

I've re-joined 5 times (thus Glengarry5) due to technical lock-outs. I'm not good with computers…

Nothing comes close….

(In a good way!)

Thanks for the benefit of the doubt eh?

May I add they were due to computer issues. Two were viruses which messed up my settings and one was a crash that meant TMP would no longer recognise the old name.

NOT any wrong doing on my part.

My apologies, then. My understanding was that a Locked Account was an executive action by The Editor based on member behavior. I had no idea that technical issues could result in the same. So again, I apologize for making an incorrect assumption.

Spoken like a gentleman Parzival. We need more of them around here these days

A good thing about TMP is that when big disagreements blow up, there are people who "speak like a gentleman" on both sides.

Both sides will also turn up their fair share of the opposite but that's the internet for you.

Doug

Amen to that, Doug!

Thanks Parzival, Very gracious. I apologize if I didn't make my initial post clear.

I've used TGN, Dakka Dakka, and a few others, but only rarely anymore unless it is specific to an interest of mine. But I Love the balance and diversity here on TMP and check in almost every day at least once if not more.