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Randall says his next goal is $7,072,758 so the Kickstarter can move into the Top Twenty Most Funded Kickstarters.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Ancestral Hamster wrote: Based on Orlanth's analysis above, I've bumped my pledge to Company, and added Liquid Core dice. I did notice an Add-On option for SalvageBox: Legendary II & III. Have they mentioned what is in them?
The 'Mechs (and venicle) from the Legendary II and III ForcePacks which are in the Kickstarter.
Thank you, Ghaz. Since I plan to purchase at least Legendary II at some point, I'll give those Salvage boxes a miss. Get Mercenary Salvage instead.
And with $7 million unlocked, 4 ForcePacks for Company, so I'm good.
I would have rather Somerset Strikers be the $7million goal, but I can't complain too much about more free kits, and the Somerset kit will release eventually, it'll just need to wait longer for it.
I bumped up from Veteran to Company pledge a few days ago, it's not the crazy good deal the first KS was, but it's still worth it
Basically, the 'add ons' are more of a placeholder. Oh, I'm sure they'll carry over when the pledge manager lands, but if it's anything like other big campaigns I've been in, adjusting those up and down as desired may be doable in the manager itself, if not with a little nudge from their staff.
So you can pledge for a Battalion and then 'add on a Battalion', or just coincidentally add $275 extra on top of that first Battalion, etc.
The KS/Add on stuff is more of a guideline to get people to the right ballpark of where they want to be, but it's not really a done deal until the PM where everything actually locks in.
I could be wrong, but based on past experience, I'd be shocked if that wasn't the case.
Ghaz wrote: Randall says his next goal is $7,072,758 so the Kickstarter can move into the Top Twenty Most Funded Kickstarters.
Well Randall should be happy!
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
*The Faction Officer Swag package comes with a lapel pin, patch, and challenge coin. The Faction Officer Swag+Dice comes with a pair of laser dice, lapel pin, patch, and challenge coin.
*The Liquid Core Dice are only available in the BattleTech Chevron.
*Street Dates: Retailer backers should get all materials at least 30 days ahead of any release of product to the hobby trade. Since ForcePacks will be released at a rate of only 2-4 per month (at best) retailer backers should have some ForcePacks at least 90-120 days ahead of a full hobby release.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Randall just said on the end of KS stream that before the Age of Combat box they had less than 2000 active Btech players going by sales. Talk about a comeback.
M.
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Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Thargrim wrote: Are the laser cut dice likely to go to retail after the KS is fulfilled? Or will I miss out on them if I don't get the ones I want right now?
I've still only backed this for 1$ but I might pitch in more before this closes.
I guess you can get them from Catalyst, they didn't say anything about a Ks exclusive item. But backers above Veteran will get a free dice set that might be exclusive.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Still making a run on the $7.5 million stretch goal with $85k needed in the next 78 minutes.
Automatically Appended Next Post: $ 7.5 MILLION STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ohhhhh, Loren just showed a Clan overlord render after saying "careful what you wish for".
M.
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Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I ended up with a company pledge plus a set of maps for myself, and a merc box for a friend. Had to hold firm, and not add an extra 100 or two for the plushies.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Miguelsan wrote: I ended up with a company pledge plus a set of maps for myself, and a merc box for a friend. Had to hold firm, and not add an extra 100 or two for the plushies.
M.
Are we going to be able to add more to our pledge later? I only pledged the base amount for my level, but was planning to add on the extra for the Warrior Trilogy in hardcover. Haven't done many Kickstarters, so pretty ignorant on how it works from here.
Miguelsan wrote: I ended up with a company pledge plus a set of maps for myself, and a merc box for a friend. Had to hold firm, and not add an extra 100 or two for the plushies.
M.
Are we going to be able to add more to our pledge later? I only pledged the base amount for my level, but was planning to add on the extra for the Warrior Trilogy in hardcover. Haven't done many Kickstarters, so pretty ignorant on how it works from here.
Yes. You can even change your pledge level (I’ll be upgrading from Veteran to Company on e the pledge manager opens).
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Miguelsan wrote: I ended up with a company pledge plus a set of maps for myself, and a merc box for a friend. Had to hold firm, and not add an extra 100 or two for the plushies.
M.
Are we going to be able to add more to our pledge later? I only pledged the base amount for my level, but was planning to add on the extra for the Warrior Trilogy in hardcover. Haven't done many Kickstarters, so pretty ignorant on how it works from here.
Yes. You can even change your pledge level (I’ll be upgrading from Veteran to Company on e the pledge manager opens).
Thank you for that, last Kickstarter I was a part of that went to completion was the original Zombicide one... and well, been a bit since that one ran.
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I know there were only 400 or so retailer pledges in the end, but if they had given update 42 somewhat earlier, might that have done something to the final total?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also @HBMC - seems like the blood asp will be available after all, you just need to get it as an add on. You might be able to snag one after all
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Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
That's Coleman that was hugging his Urbie-plushie non stop all stream.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Stormy wrote:I mean I guess there’s some napkin math about how much the Blood Asps And Strikers FP bring in from the pledge manager. I’m rather excited about /that/ in particular, but sad I won’t be able to put Scorpion empire on my fencing jacket.
it’s all getting made and added. The swag, the fiction, etc. The only thing lost from the 8m stretch goal, are added freebies. You’ll be able to add your patch.
And if you're wondering who 'Adrian Gideon' is, he's the guy being interviewed here:
Spoiler:
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Can't wait until it's the Mercenaries box rolling down that pakaging line...
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I don't know why that lance has a Valkyrie but it's one of my favorites. Maybe a Rifleman or a Crusader should have been better.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Most of us are home and recovered from the 24 hour livestreams, and we're hard at work getting the pledge manager ready to launch.
Once again - we are so grateful to each and every one of you for your support of this project, and love of this game!
There are over 400 items, bundles, and pledges to add and configure to the pledge manager JUST from this campaign. We are compiling a list of everything we want to add from the online store and the previous Kickstarter as well. For every item, we need to prepare an image, description, and price, and enter them into Backer Kit. We expect that to take 2 to 3 weeks before it's ready to launch.
You can expect a minimum of one update a week between now and fulfillment - more when we have news to share. We'll also continue the video updates with Talon, and an occasional AMA to get some face time with you all and answer your questions about the project.
Next week, we'll have some more information for our Big Kappas and get you information for your point of contact.
Thank you all again, and we'll see you at the next update!
2023/04/25 19:48:01
Subject: BattleTech 'Mercenaries' Kickstarter - POST KICKSTARTER PREPARATIONS
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