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I'm not going to Lie....Paying for shipping, and seeing a tip jar there really rankles me.

Ehh - it's a little obnoxious to have a tip jar, I agree (especially with the extra shipping charges)

But if some super fans want to donate it's no skin off my nose. And he's clearly been underwater on things for a while now cost-wise.

Paid my shipping and tipped a little more myself.

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Paid my shipping and tipped a little more myself.

same here

Well. I can't find my survey and the link they provide on their site keeps crashing.

I am not amused by the request for additional shipping.

I hope he rectifies it, shipping included means shipping included.

I'll gladly pay the $17 extra, we're already getting an excellent deal right now as is, with almost every expansion (not to mention the core game) having grown exponentially in size and content over time. It's a small price to pay for not having to cough up insane amounts of customs and whatnot.

I wonder if we'll finally get proper construction guides though..


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I do wonder why the Lantern Festival is shoved aside and if that will bring extra cost with it as well..?

I think its almost 30 for me, I would probably ignore it easier if it was not yet another KS extra shipping payment I cannot pay because my country is still capital control blocked.

Paid additional shipping, not thrilled by it and agree with the tip jar comments but I'll swallow it as the KS has been worth it, however I will go from not thrilled to full on unimpressed if we then get charged again for shipping of the lantern festival.

$17 extra for shipping so that I don't have to pay the expected extortionate customs fees? Yes please!

Shame about the one shots not working as he wanted. I thought they looked kinda fun, but at least the cards will appear at some point

I'm more than delighted to pay and extra $17 shipping since the expansions are coming from within the EU (I was expecting them to come direct from the USA and cost be a bunch of extra in customs)

I agree it's a shame the one shots didn't work as well as Adam hoped (although played solo they are fun they are hard to work into a campaign, and when playing with multiple players)

 BrookM wrote:
I wonder if we'll finally get proper construction guides though..

I'm betting it's still on his to-do list since he says:

Speaking of Vibrant, there is also vibrant lantern, a website run by a single gentlemen whom has done our little community a HUGE service. Putting together build guides when I have been too busy dealing with all the “un-fun” parts of the project.
THANK YOU VIBRANTLANTERN.COM !

I'm taking that to mean he's been working on them but is unable to finish as his attentions are required elsewhere. Could be wrong, though.
Edit: Also just saw on build.kingdomdeath.com he mentions the fan site as a stop-gap until he's able to finish the task.

I still think it's sloppy, but oh well.

That last update did it.
I'm officially COMPLAINING.


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I really should've backed this project ;(

Grumble grumble paying for shipping. Hold on, what's this?

Tip Jar of Death

Cheeky fether

I can live with the project being late and the extra shipping costs, but he lack of construction guide is imo rather insulting. Even then, this KS has been a resounding succes, and I'm really happy with the quality of the final product. Since the expansions are already in the nationals warehouse, I guess we'll recieve them in 1 or 2 weeks max.

He promised they'd be online before it would all go up for retail or something.

No complaining from me - I will throw money at Poots to make sure he stays in Business and keeps pumping those resins out . 17$ shipping charge is not even a blip . I threw double that into the tip jar to help out and I live in NY state .

Kingdom Death ended up being ten times better of a game than I expected it to be, and I would hate to see this guy go under.

While I normally loathe tipping culture since it became mandatory, versus the intention of rewarding extraordinary service, I feel Poots delivered in spades, and threw in more happily, alongside my shipping costs.

I only wish I bought more. I got the game, and the six biggest expansions, but now stuff like Slenderman looks so damn good.

Each time Poots opened up the manager I bought something I didn't have until I had them all. I'm so glad I did.

Who's the lady standing with the tree?

It looks like a plastic illuminated lady model, but I can't be certain.

I get the two extra people standing with the Dung Beetle, as they're at least showing off his gear that can be acquired.

Is the lady with the tree just there for size reference? Curious.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Kingdom Death ended up being ten times better of a game than I expected it to be, and I would hate to see this guy go under.

While I normally loathe tipping culture since it became mandatory, versus the intention of rewarding extraordinary service, I feel Poots delivered in spades, and threw in more happily, alongside my shipping costs.

I only wish I bought more. I got the game, and the six biggest expansions, but now stuff like Slenderman looks so damn good.

You guys also got everything for like 1/10 of the price

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Who's the lady standing with the tree?

It looks like a plastic illuminated lady model, but I can't be certain.

I get the two extra people standing with the Dung Beetle, as they're at least showing off his gear that can be acquired.

Is the lady with the tree just there for size reference? Curious.

The figure is called the Lonely Muse, and is some extra game element that was added when the tree went from being just a bit of scenery to being something that affected the battlefield and fought back. No idea what she does though...
There is a clearer view of her on BGG

I am going to see if he can prorate my shipping since I only pledged for add ons. Shipping was included already, and it was wayyyy more than the cost of shipping my wave 1 tiny box of 5 Kingsmen.

Another $17 for two expansions is not making me feel good.

Huh. Not sure how the Lonely Muse snuck by me. Can't recall seeing her mentioned in an update, but I'm all for more figures to be included.

Come March I can finally begin my first campaign (and probably finish building the Watcher and Phoenix since they're both half done).

Im not happy with the $17 shipping, but it is what it is and I want my stuff.. His absurd lack of communication I was entirely expecting this update to say expansions would be shipping from China in several months, but to find out everything is already here takes the sting off the shipping. Im glad the models are amazing because I do not think the game play is. I primarily backed to get my hands on the models so meh..

Backed this through a friend for a few of the pin ups.

Why didn't I just stump up the cash and buy in fully :(

I was wary because of the PVC aspect (I've got the experiment of death and it was a little lacking) but after the switch to HIPS... so sad :(

The saving from the KS to production is insane, I wonder how bad the final losses will be, regardless of how well the KS went.

Honestly, I personally don't see it. The people that knew about KD backed the kickstarter and probably got everything they needed. I don't see people going into a store and buying a $200 board game and seeing one expansion at $120, and not walking away.

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Agreed, the value is well worth it, and if you know and understand Kingdom Death, and enjoy modeling and painting, sure. But as a Board Game I don't see sales offsetting the lost funds from this Kickstarter, IF they are as bad as it sounds. I get the vibe that Poots it trying to just break even, if he sold us those expansions for less than it actually cost to even make them, then I assume he is in the RED on this project.