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Interesting thing to note.
19,264 backers pledged $12,393,139
That's an average of $643 per person.
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
This will drastically change the boardgame scene, it will have effect wider than just creating more content for KDM or place a boardgame in the league of massively funded projects.
Yeah, I dropped a ton of money on it (it takes the #1 slot on amount pledged handily) but I also have loved nearly everything I've gotten from KD so hopefully that trend continues. Plus over the 3-4 years delivery is likely to take it's really not that outlandish of an amount, but damn is there sticker-shock when you do it all at once.
I spent the last hour F5'ing, and actually snagged a Satan's Lantern, so for only a $16 upgrade from Gamer's Lantern I got every pinup and promo from both KS'. I'll definitely sell the bulk of them cheaply to help offset the damage I just did.
That ALL said... this has been fascinating. Its a perfect storm of...
- A legitimately good game
- A weird cult of personality
- Some amount of thoughtless people looking to profit later
- Some people pledging irresponsibly above their means...
And i'm sure a hundred other factors.
The result is a game I can't wait to own, and as Psychotic Storm suggests, a weird shift in perception of our hobby. It certainly speaks to a broader acceptance, and maybe also a tacit admission that GW is right, and that the hobby is forever, with people willing to spend big in the right niche.
Crazy. I started at $200 and ended at $770 which is nothing compared to some, and I'm gonna drop another $3-400 in the pledge manager if he decides to let people do that afterwards.
Congratz to all, you are now in for a heck of a ride as the real work of the KS begins....
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I kept everything low budget and am gambling on the idea that there are a ton of all-in pledges who will be flooding the market with the expansions they don't want 3 years from now. In fact, most of my funds went to updates and Gambler's chests.
My rough guess is they'll be ordering 18-20k core games and there are only 10k in production. Bets on the how long before the first delay is announced?
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ecurtz wrote: I kept everything low budget and am gambling on the idea that there are a ton of all-in pledges who will be flooding the market with the expansions they don't want 3 years from now. In fact, most of my funds went to updates and Gambler's chests.
My rough guess is they'll be ordering 18-20k core games and there are only 10k in production. Bets on the how long before the first delay is announced?
Didn't he pretty much already soft-announce a delay in Update 35 of 1-3 months? Seems like a non-bet there...
ecurtz wrote: I kept everything low budget and am gambling on the idea that there are a ton of all-in pledges who will be flooding the market with the expansions they don't want 3 years from now. In fact, most of my funds went to updates and Gambler's chests.
My rough guess is they'll be ordering 18-20k core games and there are only 10k in production. Bets on the how long before the first delay is announced?
1st delay was already announced no? (everything pushed back 1-3 months).
And you are probably right on the expansions flooding the market. Once I added up the stuff I wanted (6 new expansions and 10 pin-ups), it was an extra $100 to an all-in pledge. All of the extras will go to ebay.
You are both correct he did say it in an update (I was thinking only in comment chat), but "managing expectations" and officially announcing a delay are different things.
It was mostly a joke about how quickly the ravaging horde of KS backers (myself included) can turn on you once the rosy glow of the campaign is gone and the adrenaline wears off.
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Hmmmm I did not even get the automated email saying the campaign had ended?
I wonder if there has been some kind of issue.
I backed campaigns with around this amount before and no issues.
Your last point is especially laughable and comical, because not only the 7th ed Valkyrie shown dumber things (like being able to throw the troopers without parachutes out of its hatches, no harm done) - Irbis
managed to only buy the 1,5 upgrade pack. Was tempted by a lot of the expansions, but couldn't decided which one I wanted, so I got none. lol. The waiting time and the lack of armour kits were also deciding factors. also, I still have a lot of the original expansions sitting in their boxes.
lost and damned log
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/519978.page#6525039
streetsamurai wrote: managed to only buy the 1,5 upgrade pack. Was tempted by a lot of the expansions, but couldn't decided which one I wanted, so I got none. lol. The waiting time and the lack of armour kits were also deciding factors. also, I still have a lot of the original expansions sitting in their boxes.
That's actually something I'd forgotten.
Didn't Poots mention that each/most expansion would have a separate armor kit?
he said that he will try, but the new armours are particularly demanding because they need to be interchangeable with everything else.
This is the decision to go with narrative sculpts anyway, tbh the community is split over the subject I am with the side that does not care about armour kits and wished he abandoned them producing narrative sculpts for the old expansions too.
PsychoticStorm wrote: he said that he will try, but the new armours are particularly demanding because they need to be interchangeable with everything else.
This is the decision to go with narrative sculpts anyway, tbh the community is split over the subject I am with the side that does not care about armour kits and wished he abandoned them producing narrative sculpts for the old expansions too.
Not sure what he will do in the end.
I think the Gambler's Chest could be a concession to this end, as most of those sculpts are based on armor from the core game.
Black Friday Lantern
Dragon God
Dung Beetle Knight
Gorm
I admire your self control. Mine was $770 for
Black Friday Lantern
Dragon King
Lion God
Silver City
Oblivion Mosquito
Screaming God
Nightmare Ram
Ivory Dragon
Abyssal Woods
4000+
6000+ Order. Unity. Obedience.
Thousand Sons 4000+
11527pts Total (7400pts painted)
4980pts Total (4980pts painted)
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