[Help needed] Research project "The End Times"/fan content

I am currently in the process of writing my PhD thesis, and I need your help! In relation to my larger topic of how apocalyptic narratives in video games and TTRPGs/tabletop wargaming in particular have evolved over the last few decades (my thesis is that somewhat of a dystopian turn has realized itself in some games in particular, which has several implications I won’t get into here in detail), I am currently trying to find players/fans who have been active or involved in the scene when the “The End Times” releases first came out.
I know “The End Times” were contentious among fans; I am trying to gauge why exactly. From what I’ve gathered so far, much of the sentiment was in regards to the supposedly poor execution or poor franchise management on the part of GW, and of course their financial interests and copyrighting interests taking precedence. If you have any takes on that feel free to share them! (I hope this discussion doesn’t dredge up too much of a sore spot for everyone).
On the one hand, I am trying to understand how the sentiment at the time was towards these releases, if you were excited/disappointed/indifferent etc., and if you really thought that this would be the end. I’m trying to ascertain this via qualitative methods, interviews and discourse analysis in particular. If you feel up to doing an interview, feel free to contact me through one of the means listed below!
On the other hand, I am trying to learn about the sentiment towards Age of Sigmar and the Old World and how both expressed attitudes align with actual consumer behavior. Connected to this are of course the discourse surrounding these apocalyptic events, your own interpretations and fan projects. I am also using Total War: Warhammer 1-3 as a jumping off point when talking about apocalypse within the WFB setting, trying to understand how the modding and so forth constitutes an “oppositional/supplemental reading” of the source material.
If you know of any other fan project that tried to take matters into their own hands (I know of the Ninth Age and the Warhammer Armies Project, but I don’t know much detail yet; I will try to connect with the developers), this would help me. If you have experience with either of these projects, have conducted or participated in “End Times” games, or are intimately familiar with “End Times” lore or the mechanics introduced, any information you could share would be much appreciated.
I have no previous experience with the ethnographic approach I am trying to employ, so this is all pretty new to me-I really want to conduct interviews with players (or even those involved in design), or at the very least analyze their comments on these subjects. If you are interested in any aspect of this or even participating in an interview, feel free to contact me through the means listed below, or simply write in this thread!
If you have actually participated in an “End Times” themed scenario, particularly the official ones in the five “End Times” books, I would be very happy to hear about your experience in either this thread or via email/PM.
If by any chance you are on top of that also familiar with “Time of Judgment” for Vampire: The Masquerade/World of Darkness as well, this would help my case immensely, because this is the other setting I’m looking at for comparison. (but that one would just be a nice bonus )
Feel free to share your stories and thoughts in this thread, or contact me via PM or at CARPresearcher@gmail.com.