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I've noticed this before in campaigns and sometimes it can be a bit of a "chicken and egg" situation. People are hesitant to pledge until an option is unlocked, but it's not unlocked till they pledge!

I am not meaning to make this comparison too often, but Mark from Dreamforge did end up unlocking / moving down some stretches to this end. I think it can sometimes result in a higher end total, but it is a risk on the part of the creator to hope that by unlocking something, the pledges will take the total to where it really needed to be, anyway.

True, and while I will normally encourage people waiting for specific SG's to unlock to just pledge and HELP them get unlocked, in this case a lot of the tier levels are tied to the SG (Heavies at least). As much as I love the currently unlocked heavy, I don't need two in the two player set.

Yup. Usually I wait until the end, but in this case, I upped my pledge preemptively, trying to help the project get to the 18k mark. I'm really liking the look of the models and the rules, and I'm accumulating a bunch of Dropzone terrain (and figures), and from the pics the Mecha front figures seem to work really well with the DZC terrain.

I think a lot of people are re-adjusting their pledges as a lot of the notices have shown them altering totals, some higher, some lower which is mostly using the new 6mm pledge tiers. I suspect it will even out before we enter the final 48 hours. It's very unlikely I'll alter any of the unlock pricing at this stage as I need to raise a set amount before those can be available otherwise I may end up taking a hit by tryingt to produce them before the funding reaches the required level. Particuarly since the 6mm stuff is largely being supported by the 15mm models, they account for about 20% of the pledges but take up slightly more half the project costs.

 RiTides wrote:
First speed skating, then the world!

Of course our mechs have the wooden clog option and are windmill powered, the crew will not do much because they are always high on weed! and use a orange cameo paint!

Well, I do think these could look good in orange

I wonder if it's some sort of hypnotic suggestion but the only part I remember from Disneyland's "It's a Small World" ride are the Dutch kids with the windmills and their clogs.

I suspect it's secret subliminal mental imprinting to prepare us for a total world domination bid by the Netherlands.

Think the quads will appear before the KS is over?

Maybe. Depends on how good those last few days are.

Seeing the backer funding pledged in the first few days, it's not impossible, but I'm not expecting it either.

Mostly hoping for 1 or 2 more heavies. Anything more would be gravy. And I'm not even sure I'll be getting many heavies myself, just be nice to see the line expand significantly across the campaign.

In fairness i'v never really understood why a 50 foot tall robot needed camo in the first place?

Redwood fighting.






I guess.

Well roll on the orange 50 foot mecha with Bob Ross murals on the side, because Mercenary Individualism and Canadian pilots.

Harder for bombers to see I guess.

"Camo, Karen? Really? You do realize this thing shows up on Radar from a continent away and has a heat signature that can be seen with the naked eye, right?"

"Yeah, but it looks cool."

"Oh. As you were."

'Camo' can apply to a lot of things.

Some camo makes you hard to spot; other camo just makes you hard to look at.

Fingers crossed about the remaining heavies.

Not at the rate it's losing money again. Think it's $500 down in the last day or so again

It's last day bump or nothing for the heavies, I reckon. Hovering around $15k is what this KS has been doing for a solid week.

What's the unlock level for the Wendigo?

A Black Frost force of only Cougars would make me sad.

Yeah, there's been a bit of a stall, but that just makes me all the more grateful that he went for a short 2.5 week or so campaign.

Imagine if this had to drag out over another 2 weeks or more?

Getting the mediums unlocked and a heavy is a start, I too remain hopefully for another heavy or two in the final days, but this seems like an excellent start for a reasonably scaled campaign. No promising the moon and stars, no BS (that we're aware of... yet.... ;-) ), glad to see a member of the community doing well.

Original funding goal was $3,000 and we're currently 5 times that amount. So even if there's not a drop of additional funding I'll consider that a success. Like most kickstarters things tend to stall out in the middle and will pick up some more movement in the last two days.

Wedigo will unlock at 22-23k depending on how the backing goes.

Agreed that it's done VERY well regardless, but seeing as the Wendigo may not be seen let alone the Blackfrost light, it's a shame :I would have very much liked them as one of the two starter forces XD ah well c'est la vie, the NeoBloc light will just have to grow on me

 paulson games wrote:
Original funding goal was $3,000 and we're currently 5 times that amount. So even if there's not a drop of additional funding I'll consider that a success. Like most kickstarters things tend to stall out in the middle and will pick up some more movement in the last two days.

Wedigo will unlock at 22-23k depending on how the backing goes.

Since IMO that's unlikely to hit (not being negative, just trying to be realistic) can you give a preliminary non-binding ETA on when you'd be able to have the Wendigo and/or the rest of the Heavies done?

I'm guessing December at the earliest, but I figured I'd ask. No offense taken if you tell me to shove it.

The other question is, if both further heavies unlocked would you be thinking of pushing delivery back further again?

Yeah, that's the issue here, which makes more unlocks a double-edged sword. I'm hoping for you guys' sake that at least the other main faction heavy unlocks (Neo-Bloc) and the Blackfrost heavy would be ideal. But, I would really like to not have another Kickstarter which doesn't deliver in the calendar year I paid for it in!

I'm just pledging for some light mechs but the more you guys unlock the longer it will take to get my stuff . So, I'm torn, but I am rooting for you to get those heavies.

I'm not saying I want the KS delivery pushed back. At all.
I just really only want one faction (for now) and love the Blackfrost aesthetic. But fielding a bunch of Mediums for a faction that likes heavier mechs is ... unsatisfying. Just trying to look forward to a timeline when I'd be able to complete my force.

If its going to take longer anyway RiTides just pledge for the mediums and heavies anyway, know you want to

Ideally we can make it to some Blackfrost unlocks. I'll still be happy with unlocking everything for the other factions except the Quads if we fall short.

It seems to me like, at least for the moment, it makes sense for the Blackfrost to not have a light or a Quad.
They are a merc group being backed by a very large company. Wealthy, yes, but not a government. They also don't seem to be in an expansion phase, just defending their current holdings and not directly in conflict with other powers (Neo-Bloc seems to be doing a dandy job of distracting Nor-Am). This makes the need for a light recon mecha a lower priority.
Being backed by a company, not a government seems to imply that they wouldnt' have the resources or R&D budget to support/design their own Quad; and the power of a Quad makes it unlikely that a government would be supplying these to external sources (other than black market).

I'm in the party that even if they had a light, i'd still use Hunter-Killer style VTOLs for blackfrost. I just agree having 70% of a two player set being NorAm and then 2 or 3 blackfrost mediums is a little sad :I