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2015/03/11 18:37:02
Subject: (Kickstarter - Now Live!) Wasteman Previews!
Pugnacious_Cee wrote: We're going to fund. We have more than 20 days left, and are already just shy of halfway. We just have to get the information out there.
This is a KS that truly deserves the support. Make that banner!
Really good point, Pugnacious. Supposed I'm used to seeing big brand KS campaigns fund in eight seconds
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2015/03/11 21:57:10
Subject: (Kickstarter - Now Live!) Wasteman Previews!
I will say this made me break out Wasteland 2 again on the PC and start playing it over.
I like look and feel of the game, I'm just unfortunately not going to have anyone around to play it with. It will be hard to get my wife to play because the look isn't her thing. Not to mention it is a bad time of month with so many KS going, already had to make some tough choices... but I should be able to send something before this closes. I set a reminder for me.
2015/03/12 03:30:00
Subject: (Kickstarter - Now Live!) Wasteman Previews!
Back on track a bit, we've learned thus far that Wasteman is keen on allowing us to create our own characters and modify models with an in-depth stat creation system. I personally am someone who loves converting up models and creating characters. Do you guys have any good recommendations for bits and parts that would work well with these models? I personally love the accessory packs that Antimatter Games made for their Deep Wars game (spear guns, drill-handed arms, etc.) and think the stuff is crazy enough to work well with this unique aesthetic we have here!
2015/03/12 14:52:57
Subject: (Kickstarter - Now Live!) Wasteman Previews!
Back on track a bit, we've learned thus far that Wasteman is keen on allowing us to create our own characters and modify models with an in-depth stat creation system. I personally am someone who loves converting up models and creating characters. Do you guys have any good recommendations for bits and parts that would work well with these models? I personally love the accessory packs that Antimatter Games made for their Deep Wars game (spear guns, drill-handed arms, etc.) and think the stuff is crazy enough to work well with this unique aesthetic we have here!
Anvil industries House Crowmantia would make good Family cultists from the Omega Man if you greenstuff up their faces a bit.
Otherworld has a lot of giant creatures (including giant ants for the Fallout vibe) that could be rad-beasts and various demons etc that can pass for mutants.
I'm probably going to add the Hazmatadors, Cactus Jack and some other bits.
I don't know if there has been any mention of terrain yet? It might have been an idea for this KS to link to some other terrain company's work, even if he didn't want to do any of his own, just to help get the totals bumped up.
Currently Im in for 4 posses, extra cards and activation tokens, Hazmatadors, Titanotron and a Rad-dragon.
I'm possibly also thinking Scientists and E-Liminator (painted as a psychopathic toaster natch).
I believe Jason said that he didn't intend to add terrain to the KS, but given the past history of KS offering currently available items as KS rewards I doubt it could hurt. I believe its a bit of a KS grey area but everyone does it.
Thunderchild Miniatures already has a really wonderful range of terrain available right now! You could go ahead and order them and then have time to get them painted up before the Wasteman KS stuff arrives, giving your new toys a proper battlefield.
Here are just a few of the sets he's got available right now; they're priced very nicely, too. (pictures are clickable links, BTW... the terrain is mostly on page 2)
Also, WOO HOO! 10k = HALFWAY THERE! That means we're going to see some rad tunes shortly. I've listened to the intro video music 20+ times now, I'm stoked for this!
2015/03/13 14:03:28
Subject: (Kickstarter - Now Live!) Wasteman Previews!
Ah thanks for the link Pete, think I might get a bunch of those to use with this and Dark Ages.
Might be worthwhile to get some Wild West style buildings from Sarissa or somewhere similar, and then post-apoc them up with some signs and other bits and pieces.
+EDIT+ Thanks also Pug, will be sure to check those out!
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Someone backed out big style. I do hope this KS March Madness doesnt hurt this.
People are going to chrioptera faeces crazy over TGG part 2 despite them not having fulfilled the last one. I think Shieldwolf took a hit from the madness already.
And there are what, 5 or 6 others?
Mental.
Jason, if I could give you one piece of advice it would be to put your current stuff onto the KS as slightly discounted add ons. You can even say "hey if you want the stuff that exists now directly once the KS finishes rather than waiting for it then you can add on more money for additional postage"
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Pete Melvin wrote: Someone backed out big style. I do hope this KS March Madness doesnt hurt this.
People are going to chrioptera faeces crazy over TGG part 2 despite them not having fulfilled the last one.
And that I don't entirely get. Raging Heroes does have a good track record of normal business operations, and the post campaign updates have pretty consistent as far as I can tell (for not being a backer). Still though, overlapping Kickstarters is a red flag. Not a deal breaker, but a red flag nonetheless.
I hope that Wasteman funds. KS can be a rough platform though, not the least because in many ways you are confining your 'sales' to a discrete period of time in which you might very well face stiff competition.
The Wasteman campaign is also in pounds sterling, which might be a bit of a limiting factor. It would be interesting to see some comparisons of Kickstarters in pounds versus Kickstarters in dollars. For me, I always have to do a little jiggering with my bank to back a British KS project because the combination of unique merchant, small charge, and foreign currency sets off fraud alerts like crazy. Having to take those additional steps may discourage some of us yanks from backing.
Kirasu: Have we fallen so far that we are excited that GW is giving us the opportunity to spend 58$ for JUST the rules? Surprised it's not "Dataslate: Assault Phase"
AlexHolker: "The power loader is a forklift. The public doesn't complain about a forklift not having frontal armour protecting the crew compartment because the only enemy it is designed to face is the OHSA violation."
AlexHolker: "Allow me to put it this way: Paramount is Skynet, reboots are termination attempts, and your childhood is John Connor."
2015/03/13 15:50:09
Subject: (Kickstarter - Now Live!) Wasteman Previews!
We get the same thing at our end too you know. I have to think about what a $ is going to actually cost me in £. I doubt it hurts a British KS being in £. In fact it bloody annoys me sometimes when a Britsh or European KS is $, we've got our own currency thank you.
Those transatlantic shipping charges suck as well and so does getting nailed by customs and excise.
TL;DR:
Fry: "What do we care? We live in the United States."
Hey guys. Just a note, the stuff i currently sell i cast myself in the garage and just wouldn't be able to produce in the quantities needed to make it viable for kickstarter, let alone the fact that all the money redirected in that direction could potentially stop me from paying for the metal casting and book printing. Don't get me wrong, I would love to take your money, just not at the expense of fulfilling the project.
It must be said, I really appreciate the help with this guys!
Don't worry about the easy rider crashing, we'll get 10 more of them riding in this weekend I'm sure.
Fair enough. Offer to come to the club to show it off still stands if you are able to make it across. There are a fair few KS addicts with us who could be tempted
Pete Melvin wrote: We get the same thing at our end too you know. I have to think about what a $ is going to actually cost me in £. I doubt it hurts a British KS being in £. In fact it bloody annoys me sometimes when a Britsh or European KS is $, we've got our own currency thank you. Those transatlantic shipping charges suck as well and so does getting nailed by customs and excise.
TL;DR: Fry: "What do we care? We live in the United States."
Not to be a , but that's why. Even if you add all of the pledges from the rest of the world, the total is less than the pledges from the US alone.
There's more backers and more money in the US when it comes to Kickstarter. That's a cold, hard, fact.
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Kirasu: Have we fallen so far that we are excited that GW is giving us the opportunity to spend 58$ for JUST the rules? Surprised it's not "Dataslate: Assault Phase"
AlexHolker: "The power loader is a forklift. The public doesn't complain about a forklift not having frontal armour protecting the crew compartment because the only enemy it is designed to face is the OHSA violation."
AlexHolker: "Allow me to put it this way: Paramount is Skynet, reboots are termination attempts, and your childhood is John Connor."
, but that's why. Even if you add all of the pledges from the rest of the world, the total is less than the pledges from the US alone.