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Hitlers Gay Secret posted:Big announcement from the makers of the Refund policy they have seems legit to me, so kind of hard to be mad at them imo. That Super Powered Smash Masters game's price was absolutely stupid. Like I can't fathom how they think it was worth the amount of money they were asking for.
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Mugaaz posted:Refund policy they have seems legit to me, so kind of hard to be mad at them imo. Yeah, as stupid as their decision was, its nice that they're saying "Hey, and if you don't like this, we are ready and willing to refund you, no questions asked"
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jivjov posted:Yeah, as stupid as their decision was, its nice that they're saying "Hey, and if you don't like this, we are ready and willing to refund you, no questions asked" It's not like they can stop people from pulling pledges from an in-progress Kickstarter anyway.
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I'm a huge Armored Core fan, but holy poo poo am I glad I didn't try to back this. It was already weird enough looking at the gameplay snippets in the video (which looked like they'd devolve into 'I got you!' 'Nuh uh I got you!' BS in a hurry out in the wild, but who knows), but this just speaks volumes towards inexperience and general lack of business sense.
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Bitbox put up some videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBITBOX/videos I'm kinda horrified by the number of baggies they had for Twilight Imperium, although being Twilight Imperium, I'm not sure if there was anything else they could do. I'm legitimately curious whether it helps a lot with setup/teardown, although I guess it depends on the game, because goddamn a Plano box is so much better than baggies. I requested Cthulhu Wars, so hopefully they do that. GrandpaPants fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Aug 2, 2016 |
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GrandpaPants posted:Bitbox put up some videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBITBOX/videos I really want to like these guys, and I hope they succeed; but dropping the ball on shipping costs is some amateur hour bullshit. Hopefully they'll get their act together and find a solution for shipping overseas that isn't "pay double the cost of the item in shipping".
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YF19pilot posted:I really want to like these guys, and I hope they succeed; but dropping the ball on shipping costs is some amateur hour bullshit. Hopefully they'll get their act together and find a solution for shipping overseas that isn't "pay double the cost of the item in shipping". Shipping overseas from the US sucks balls. Anything larger than an envelope pretty much has a base price of $25 USD, and it just goes up from there.
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berzerkmonkey posted:Shipping overseas from the US sucks balls. Anything larger than an envelope pretty much has a base price of $25 USD, and it just goes up from there. If you're not using custom packing, maybe. I had a guy in the US sending me a copy of Spyrium a couple of years back and he asked me if I wanted to go back on it because shipping the standard box to the UK cost more than the game. I showed him the magic of topology and cut the costs from something ludicrous like $35 to $15.
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berzerkmonkey posted:Shipping overseas from the US sucks balls. Anything larger than an envelope pretty much has a base price of $25 USD, and it just goes up from there. I know that full well (it's usually worse for me), but that's usually for consumer first class stuff. Businesses can usually get lower bulk rates, depending on volume. I think MiniatureMarket has managed to secure a deal with FedEx that drops their international shipping rates down to like $15 flat. The "drop the ball" part I mean with this, though, is their seeming lack of research into the actual shipping costs, coupled with advertising "EU/World-Friendly Shipping" when it clearly wasn't. Like, the horrible rates aren't what I'm calling them out on, just the way they let themselves get into trouble was very amateur-hour (though I guess this is their first Kickstarter, so maybe to be expected).
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Spies is... a game? I really don't know because the project creator decided to not describe what the hell they want funded. All they describe is "consists of 20 cards in total. This includes 16 Nazis, 3 Jewish Spies and 1 Hitler cards." Take careful notes, this is a perfect example of what not to do. Also, holy hell, since CHOPS went live, two other rock n' roll campaigns have popped up. The Lords of Rock pits four of the ancient Pantheons against each other on the stage, trying to have the better setlist. The gods with the most souls after two rounds is the winner. Sounds a lot more simple than CHOPS, but I can't stop groaning at the horrible music/god puns for song titles.  "For Those About to Ragnarok"  Meanwhile, Battle of the Bands says "Don't be fooled by imitations. This is THE Battle of the Bands card game. We did it first, we do it best." They're doing a reprint of their 2000's game. It's looks closer to CHOPS in style, plus it looks like they've updated their game since the 2000's. Looks neat, but I'll have to actually look up game reviews before deciding on this. Did not really expect three Rock and Roll games to pop up when they did.
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Because nothing says you're a hard core Rock & Roller like sitting around a table playing a board game!
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FastestGunAlive posted:Those are some of the worst puns I've ever seen. I feel like they just used a thesaurus... But, like, a crappy one.
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Got my copy of Phoenix today. Art on the tarot cards is super beautiful and the book clocks in at a 450 page monster and that's with very little art in the book itself.
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Leperflesh posted:Because nothing says you're a hard core Rock & Roller like sitting around a table playing a board game! It's only a few steps below reading Tolkien!
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Remember Nightfall? The project on KS for 13th Age that had all the money eaten by the Magic Red Gau monster? Sure you do, well... long story short, I got it back, as you might know (or not), and changed the name to Nocturne. Less problematic in that AEG have a Nightfall card game thing. Welp, another long story short -- Nocturne is a thing, the backers got their copies and they'll be getting another email with a code that lets them do funky stuff at DTRPG regarding printing. I put my own time, effort, crazy-amounts of words into this -- pulled in a crack team of developers from 13th Age and Savage Worlds -- the result, years later, a KS that got funded, defunded, and picked up once by goons (and dropped sadly) is finally here. Out before Far loving West. I'll shut the gently caress up now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funtyrant/nightfall/posts/1646067 http://savagemojo.com/store/singleProduct.cfm?pID=3569 To anyone who backed it originally, thanks, it's a pity that the Crimson Mage Gaumonster ate the money. Still, this book is probably far better than the book that would have been out before. Enjoy (or you know, wear it as a hat)
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Congratulations on finishing Nocturne, I guess. I'll admit some curiosity just based on how much a bunch of people with no obligation to do so kept trying to get it made.Kemper Boyd posted:Considering Nocturne/Nightfall got done without any money whatsoever I'm sure he learned his lesson the last dozen times and will not put forward even the faintest hint of a release date, just like the last six times he definitely didn't do that. PS Keep an eye on the comments sections or Google+ or Twitter for more than a faint hint of a release date. EDIT: quote:Nocturne, the first third-party supplement for 13th Age, brings fantasy horror to the next generation of players and GMs. 
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That Old Tree posted:Congratulations on finishing Nocturne, I guess. I'll admit some curiosity just based on how much a bunch of people with no obligation to do so kept trying to get it made. Call me a tenacious bastard, I'm one of those roleplaying game designers who'll fight for poo poo to get done, even if it seems like there's no hope. I guess that Savage Mojo, ASH LAW, and all the other folks who pitched in could see the value of the project. For me it was about the backers getting something for their money, rather than being left to twist in the wind. Me, I never got paid, got thrown under the Bus by Gau a lot too. I don't quite think he realised that I'm actually a word demon. Not Microsoft Word though, gently caress that thing. Also, yeah, thanks to Gau that whole spiel about it being the first third party product ship sailed long ago. Edit: changed that KS text, because. Doctor Shadow fucked around with this message at 11:14 on Aug 3, 2016 |
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I can't believe I have a copy of Nocturne in my virtual hands. Congrats, Doc!That Old Tree posted:I'm sure he learned his lesson the last dozen times and will not put forward even the faintest hint of a release date, just like the last six times he definitely didn't do that. Really, the best thing he can do at this point is to just hand off the project to someone else and let them finish it up. We know it's mostly done, because the first 8 chapters went out ages ago and the setting was written by someone else. But (going by the RPGG thread) this Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Gareth promising one chapter on GMing.
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Evil Mastermind posted:I can't believe I have a copy of Nocturne in my virtual hands. Congrats, Doc! Thanks dude, there's probably more support coming as well. I'm chatting with Savage Mojo about long term plans.
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Kwyndig posted:Man, I can't loving believe that Nocturne came out before Far West... Star Citizen will be a game before Far West ever comes out properly.
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Evil Mastermind posted:GMS has pretty much said he's not doing release dates anymore. Yeah, the last time he said that was roughly a year ago, and he kept to it for quite a while. But he couldn't help himself, and it was definitely coming out just this last  .
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How insane do you have to be to still be posting comments like "Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Life happens.  " on Far West kickstarter updates?
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Lemon-Lime posted:Has anyone had a chance to try Giga-Robo? I would back Giga Robo, but dont think my circle of friends would be into it. It looks fun though.
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Scyther posted:How insane do you have to be to still be posting comments like "Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Life happens. The same thing is going on in the Project: Dark updates. I think once you alienate everyone who isn't a true believer those types just start running the show.
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Impermanent posted:The same thing is going on in the Project: Dark updates. I think once you alienate everyone who isn't a true believer those types just start running the show. poo poo, I'd forgotten all about Project: Dark.
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Lightning Lord posted:Any of y'all kickstarter addicts get the 7th Sea books yet? I know someone in the UK who did, why? Mugaaz posted:I would back Giga Robo, but dont think my circle of friends would be into it. It looks fun though. I have a few boardgame friends who'd be up for trying it, so it's not a total waste of money. At the very least, the production values and minis are nice. 
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I really want Giga-Robo and had an earlybird for a long while, but my computer is old and dying so I'm going to have to take a break from KS to save money for a new one. Or at least try to take a break anywho. e: it really sucks because I just love the design on that Ayzn robot
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Supposedly Blades In The Dark is getting a big PDF update/beta release sometime next week. I'm getting a little upset as its 9 months past due, but I still have faith in John Harper even though the last tangible update was in May. Still sucks even more though because that means all the hacks will be way later too.
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