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The amount of free stuff is unbelievable, can't really complain that they have stopped the stretch goals when they did.

Mantic Games 10 minutes ago

Ok ok - so I might just have had a quick text signed off RR...

Do you want one more?

oh now they're just stringing us along


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$315,000 – Celestian Paladin Knights
You asked for them, so here they are!

We will produce a unit of Celestian Paladin Knights. These mounted models with be armed with lances and shields.

nice! it'll probably make it there, too. so that's basically an entire celestial army available in Q2 at the latest. sweet!

Dropped a hundred, getting around 300+ in return.

I don't even play the game.... yet.

Ok bastards just added another $25 to my pledge. At this point I think I might get enough units to start me an celestian army. Hmm now to decide which of the kits I will get towards this objective

Hi Dakka members, and Mactic kickstarter supporters.

I would like to contribute $500 USD to supporting this cause but am a bit confused about kickstarters.

Currently the $500 deal has this:

Commander – Soldier + 4x1000 point Kings of War Armies + Undead Vampiress and Orc Wizard

Would it be smarter for me to not get the $500 package and just pick and choose stuff using the buy one get one free deal that is available? I would like to really tailor and customize my purchase but am not sure if I'll miss out on any of the deals if I don't get the package instead.

Thanks for all your help and guidance.
-Cursain

You get the deals according to the value you pledge not the reward you select. So if you want to only get buy one get one free you will still get the rewards

^ You won't miss out on any deals, if you make your *total amount pledged* over the amount needed to trigger the freebies. For instance, say you picked the $35 pledge level for the rulenook, then added 19 boxes of special extras (whichever ones you want) for a total of $510, that will still get you every single free thing, including the exclusive resin ogre hero for $500+ backers.

That said, the $500 pledge is a really good deal, and keep in mind it is flexible, if you want 4000 points of one army, or 2 2000-point armies, you can do that.

If you want to add $50 per 1000-point army to have it as a goblin, twilight kin or abyssal dwarf army instead you can do that.

What armies do you want?

scarletsquig wrote:^ You won't miss out on any deals, if you make your *total amount pledged* over the amount needed to trigger the freebies. For instance, say you picked the $35 pledge level for the rulenook, then added 19 boxes of special extras (whichever ones you want) for a total of $510, that will still get you every single free thing, including the limited edition resin ogre hero.

That said, the $500 pledge is a really good deal, and keep in mind it is flexible, if you want 4000 points of one army, or 2 2000-point armies, you can do that.

If you want to add $50 per 1000-point army to have it as a goblin, twilight kin or abyssal dwarf army instead you can do that.

What armies do you want?

Honestly I'm a one army kind of guy, but my seven year old son is quickly getting interested in gaming because dad is always playing games with friends and enjoys painting a lot. What can I say, it's relaxing and helps me clear my mind before bed.

About a year ago, after the price increase GW slapped down in 2011, I was pretty bummed with GW and was thinking about going to Kings of War, but never committed to it. Since then though I've kept a close eye on the company, and have been trying to encourage my friends to give it a shot because it's so much cheaper than GW. Now a days, when we do play GW (40K or Fantasy) one of us will start griping about prices then it turns the whole swing of the night around.

If Mantic had every army available I would get humans. Since they don't and I want to be able to play against my son I honestly do not know what to do. If I had the option to pledge $500 now, and then could hold off committing on stuff until the Human army was released in 2013, I would.

I guess I need some help deciding. I'm sure a 2000 pt undead army would be good for my son. The good/bad theme would be a great starting point.

Cursain wrote:Hi Dakka members, and Mactic kickstarter supporters.

I would like to contribute $500 USD to supporting this cause but am a bit confused about kickstarters.

Currently the $500 deal has this:

Commander – Soldier + 4x1000 point Kings of War Armies + Undead Vampiress and Orc Wizard

Would it be smarter for me to not get the $500 package and just pick and choose stuff using the buy one get one free deal that is available? I would like to really tailor and customize my purchase but am not sure if I'll miss out on any of the deals if I don't get the package instead.

Thanks for all your help and guidance.
-Cursain

At the point that its at right now?


Theres like a whole list of buy one get one free deals. Sweet spot is looking at the 175$ level. but being a basic, 100.00 level, you get an army, and then theres the 300 that you get a couple of armies, with.

the list of $25, then the add on of get another unit or model free, is excellent.

@Cursain: How about you get both an Undead Army, and a Human army?

Pledge $275, to get a 2000-point Undead Army, then make up a 2000-point Human army by adding 9 buy-one-get-one-frees from the special extras?

For example (model count takes into account that all the boxes get doubled up):

- 3 boxes of Men-at-Arms. (60 models)
- 2 boxes of Celestial Sisters. (40 models)
- 2 boxes of Paladins. (40 models)
- 2 boxes of Paladin Angels. (12 models)

You'll be getting heroes for the human army as part of the free hero models, so that isn't a problem, and also you'll get an extra unit of each of the models. That will give you plenty of models that you should be able to make a 2000-point human army out of. (if not you can ally some of your free elves and dwarves, or add magic items to make up the total).

And of course, if the $315k goal is reached, you'll get some free knights and the ability to add some extra ones to your order, too.

To do this, all you need to do is pledge $500 total, and select the $275 reward level. That's all you need to do for now, Mantic will sort everything out with a survey after the kickstarter ends.

Also, you'll get your order shipped in 2 packages, the first will have the undead army and will ship within a couple of months, the second package will come in 2013 and contain everything else.

scarletsquig wrote:@Cursain: How about you get both an Undead Army, and a Human army?

Pledge $275, to get a 2000-point Undead Army, then make up a 2000-point Human army by adding 9 buy-one-get-one-frees from the special extras?

For example (model count takes into account that all the boxes get doubled up):

- 3 boxes of Men-at-Arms. (60 models)
- 2 boxes of Celestial Sisters. (40 models)
- 2 boxes of Paladins. (40 models)
- 2 boxes of Paladin Angels. (12 models)

You'll be getting heroes for the human army as part of the free hero models, so that isn't a problem, and also you'll get an extra unit of each of the models. That will give you plenty of models that you should be able to make a 2000-point human army out of. (if not you can ally some of your free elves and dwarves, or add magic items to make up the total).

And of course, if the $315k goal is reached, you'll get some free knights and the ability to add some extra ones to your order, too.

To do this, all you need to do is pledge $500 total, and select the $275 reward level. That's all you need to do for now, Mantic will sort everything out with a survey after the kickstarter ends.

Also, you'll get your order shipped in 2 packages, the first will have the undead army and will ship within a couple of months, the second package will come in 2013 and contain everything else.

I appreciate the help everyone.
I cancelled the original $500 pledge and then did what you recommended scarletsquig. I entered $500 at the top and then chose the 275 deal but then I wasn't asked which other packages I wanted. Will that become available when the kickstarter has expired? When will I be able to pick and choose the other items I want?

Thanks again
-Cursain

Alright, geez; wound up upping my pledge to $225; there's just entirely too much swag to pass up.

@Cursain, in the FAQs at the bottom they say they'll send out a questionnaire when it's all over and you can tell them what extras you're buying.

@Cursain: Yes, a kickstarter survey will be sent out a week or so after the kickstarter ends, this will allow you to choose which armies and special extras you want.

You guys are great. Thank you so much for all your help.

I can't believe that some one pledged $6000, more than the original target.

Ok, last change I am hoping.

$35 pledge level for the Book, mini-rulebook and dice
$50 for 12 Werewolves
$25 for 6 Trolls
$25 for 6 Celestial Angels
$25 for 20 Celestine Sisters
$25 for 20 Celestine Men at Arms
$25 for 20 Celestine Paladins
$10 for Vampiress
$5 for Art book

Question: I am now at the $225 pledge amount. Does that mean I automatically get the Vampiress with the other heroes? If so I might change things around and get another unit of Celestine Sisters instead or something else.

scipio.au wrote:

13 hours left. Will we see a $300k stretch goal? A bridge too far, methinks.

Youthinks incorrectly!

Those golems... so tempting...

..aaand, $315K passed.
..surely they couldn't?...

$315,701 and counting!
we got the kniggits!

I repeat: We got the knights!

Ok, taking my chances on missing out on the Vampiress for more Knights.

Edit: I hope the sculpts look like the sketches, because Celestine unitsl have a very Rackham feel to them, which is awesome

The Eagle has landed... though as packed as it is it looks more like a stuffed turkey !

New stretch goal added! $333,333 and pledges of $225 or more will get a free Goblin Mincer!

Will also be added to the BoGoF list as well. Awesome stuff. Let's hope we can get there!

2 hours, $8k.

Going to be close!

A quick question in relation to Kickstarters, does the money leave your account as soon as the project ends?

I really want the $225 deal but do not get paid until next weekend

yeah, They take funds as soon as the kickstarter ends.

Denilsta wrote:A quick question in relation to Kickstarters, does the money leave your account as soon as the project ends?

I really want the $225 deal but do not get paid until next weekend

Not a problem if you can pay by credit card, as you will have been paid by the time the bill is due

mincer is in, yay!

Goblin Mincer is done!

This has gone nuts in the last few days, $40-$60k per day in the last 3 days.

Not quite as massive as what happened with zombicide, but still extremely impressive.

This has been been the 3rd most funded board/tabletop game on Kickstarter. Will be 4th place after SW finishes, but still - awesome!

Mantic did a really great job of fixing early errors with running this.. when it set up the "free units for everyone with each stretch goal" structure there was no stopping it!

I already subscribed to the $500 deal, if I want to add on for another 225 deal it looks like my total account changes? Do I just choose $725 total and mantic will know what I am doing?

^ Some people have done that (after asking mantic), but it might be a good idea to quickly ask Mantic about it on the kickstarter comments to confirm.