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Originally Posted by
DreadPirateDB
Why not schedule a day to go to Ookadook in Houston to sign books? You could sign a few hundred that way and have them still handle the shipping chores.!
Travel is not a viable option for me at this time. And let's leave it at that.
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blackjack217
Wow... that was fast. Any particular reason you went for Kickstarter instead of RocketHub? (I can't see the difference from here.)
Yes; the reason is, I've never heard of RocketHub until this moment.
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Ah, well that's a good a reason as any. It also probably does not say anything particularly good about RocketHub either. As far as I can see RocketHub is KickStarts main competitor. I have no idea which would be a better fit for your needs in any case
http://rockethub.com/
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IndieGoGo is another major competitor of Kickstarter from what I've seen, mind you kickstarter is the biggest.
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Porthos
As Flame of Anor said, I wouldn't be too concerned about the Kickstarter limit being passed so quickly. I've seen Kickstarter projects go nine times over the initial goal.
As an example http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ame?ref=search 10x the initial value.
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wow... ~36 hours in, and we're already rapidly approacking the full print run for WaXP.
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I have to say, I pledged a while ago but I just can't... stop... refreshing! I don't know why, since I technically don't have a stake in it any more (all the bonuses that I could have gotten from this are already assured) but watching the numbers go up has become my new favorite form of entertainment.
I don't think I want to know what that says about me.
Oh, no, wait, it's this, isn't it: *cough*nerd*cough*
Well, darn skippy, in that case. Anyway, only wanted to show not just my appreciation for the comic but also my amazed awe at people's generosity, which is currently keeping me riveted to my computer screen. Hooray!
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One of the reasons I keep refreshing is I hope we really blow away the goals by enough to get NCfPB reprinted in this run.
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ella ventic
I have to say, I pledged a while ago but I just can't... stop... refreshing! I don't know why, since I technically don't have a stake in it any more (all the bonuses that I could have gotten from this are already assured) but watching the numbers go up has become my new favorite form of entertainment.
I don't think I want to know what that says about me.
Oh, no, wait, it's this, isn't it: *cough*nerd*cough*
Well, darn skippy, in that case. Anyway, just wanted to show not just my appreciation for the comic but also my amazed awe at people's generosity, which is currently keeping me riveted to my computer screen. Hooray!
Me too. I've been completely distracted from urgent homework all of yesterday and today watching the numbers. I literally didn't do anything productive until 8PM yesterday (The kickstarter had begun just before I woke up)
Also, on another kickstarter I once watched the updates were done on the main page, so everyone could see them better. Is that no longer possible? It seems like a good way to get the graph seen more.
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I've been refreshing kickstarter too, ever since I finished my classes today. Write a lab report? Pfft, I can't do that, I need to refresh kickstarter again! Maybe it's gone up more in the last few seconds!
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Whiffet
I've been refreshing kickstarter too, ever since I finished my classes today. Write a lab report? Pfft, I can't do that, I need to refresh kickstarter again! Maybe it's gone up more in the last few seconds!
Yeah...
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Damn, I'm doing it again!
I wonder what it'll be at by tomorrow. Probably another one of the milestones, or close.
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Giant, I just want you to know that this was the straw that broke the camel's back and convinced me to break my online transaction cherry. It was overdue, really (who ever heard of a CS major who's never used money online?), but you have the honor of being the first.
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I realize I may be getting a bit ahead of myself here but I have a question about the $84 pledge. As it stands now, you get two copies of War and XPs, however I am missing No Cure for the Paladin Blues as well. Would it be possible to get a copy of both instead of two WAXPs?
I know you said that we would need to hit the $140k-$150k mark for a NCFTPB reprint, but given the numbers so far, that seems really reachable (as of this post, it is at $70k and this is day two). Hence my optimism. :smallsmile:
Speaking of; congratulations on the overwhelming success!
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Heh. I'd already pledged, but I noticed just now that it was $9.00 away from $70,000. I had to be the one to cross that particular line, so I upped it by $9.
We're now at $70K!!!
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Just happened to log in at the right time...
Not too shabby :smallbiggrin:
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I donated 10 bucks for the pledge.
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Ted The Bug
Just happened to log in at the right time...
Not too shabby :smallbiggrin:
Hee hee! That was me screwing up second-grade math. :redface: I upped my pledge $8 to get it to $70K, then saw it only got to $69,999.
I let out an "Aw crud!!!" and then hurriedly added another buck before somebody could beat me to it. :tongue:
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Originally Posted by
YohanLeafheart
Another very cool example: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...lops-build-big
$51,145 pledged towards a goal of $7,300.
(I just discovered it yesterday. Rich's Kickstarter got me exploring the Kickstarter site, and I found that. That's gotta be the coolest little gizmo ever.)
I'm curious to see just how much further it goes in the next 8 days.
I think the trick to a successful Kickstarter is two-fold: Marketing (which is easy here because Rich's entire fan base comes to his website twelve times a day checking for comic updates), and maintaining frequent updates and added prize levels as the total climbs.
I really think Rich should move the Kickstarter banner ad on the comic page to the top of the page so that everybody sees it even if they don't visit the forums or check the news page - not everybody will scroll down to it. But aside from that, the advertising seems pretty easy with such a loyal fan base.
With added incentives and updates, I see no reason this couldn't make it to $100,000.
Good luck Rich!!!!
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The main reason I'm refreshing is that these limited edition things sell out fast!
I was one of the lucky ones to get a DStP one, but even when I was there (about 1 hour after the drive started) the magnets were already gone.
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Originally Posted by
wzeller
Another very cool example:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...lops-build-big
$51,145 pledged towards a goal of $7,300.
(I just discovered it yesterday. Rich's Kickstarter got me exploring the Kickstarter site, and I found that. That's gotta be the coolest little gizmo ever.)
I LOVED the TIE Interceptor in that video.
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Just pledged $100, and kicking myself for dithering over the amount (this or more than this) while the limited rewards ran out.
Why the self-kicking, I can't say. War and XPs is all the birthday present I could want. I don't really need a crayon drawing.
Having said that, if we haven't hit every possible goal with, say, one week left, I might add some more contribution. Will definitely be watching for the autographs and will try to be faster this time.
Rich, Encourage you not to overburden yourself with too many fancy rewards, unless doing so seems cool and you enjoy it a lot, why am I telling you what to do? But anyway, we don't need fancy rewards to donate. Autographs seem faster than complicated stuff and are worth it all by themselves.
In fact, I don't really need much more of a reason to hand over small bricks of money. This could have been the "Buy me a train because my comic is awesome" and I'd have still chipped in something.
Especially with all of these regular updates :smallredface: (What can I say, the OOTS metaphorical elongated wooden hollow implement has been containing unusually pure samples of entirely legal household baking spices lately)
EDIT/ADD: By the way, 2AM here. I expect we'll hit the full War & XP print run goal by the time I wake up. Definitely by tomorrow. Don't let me down, internet!
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I've added a new update, as well as two new reward options: One WAXP and one Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales for $68, or both books signed for $96. Both options are limited, but the signed options significantly more so.
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Ohh.. Pledge $96 or more to get both War and XPs and SSDT signed. But.. I just received my non-signed copy of SSDT from ookoodook. Argh. It's tempting
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2nd milestone reached in 2 days give or take a bit! Woot. Oh and the $5,000 pledge is now gone.
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Woo! Just pledged $68! Finally getting some OOTS books!
Let's keep this going, people!
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Crod
Ohh.. Pledge $96 or more to get both War and XPs and SSDT signed. But.. I just received my non-signed copy of SSDT from ookoodook.
This...this exactly... :smalleek:
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I was tempted and succumbed! I hope I make ends meet in March/April. :smallbiggrin:
I hope the kickstarter amount goes over the wildest expectations!
Rich, thank you for making such engrossing comics!
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I don't know how many more autographs and crayon drawing Rich just added, but no more than 20 minutes after he posted that, I went for the very last autograph, followed by, with a brief pause to wonder what the heck I was doing, upping it to the last crayon drawing PLUS the autograph.
We have officially reached Beatlemania status. Oh, and will I be the first to post that we just hit Goal #2?
Just for giggles, I think Rich should include in the survey for the high rollers "want to kick in another $50 each to buy me the full-scale Cylon Centurion outfit I always wanted?" Or something. Seriously, the output of support is so incredible that, given all he's been through for this comic, he ought to be able to personally benefit from it. I'm sure he hates that idea, and it should be considered discouraged.
seriously, how much awesome could we bring for Rich personally with a fraction of this pure energy we've got going here? (there is a mailing address somewhere..)
Clearly the large updating numbers are making me lose my judgment. And I'm not the only one. Maybe we could just beg him to hold a vote or something on letting him keep 10%. 10% is *extremely* reasonable, considering. He really shouldn't be printing these for cost, as a favor to us, considering the incredible time sink this is becoming.
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*slaps self*
....what, I'm my own financial advisor :smalltongue:
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Rich, I think you made the right call setting the kickstarter goal at the minimum print run. By my understanding, if you had set it at a higher threshold, and the drive didn't make that, the whole thing would be called off by kickstarter - even if you had enough for the War and XPs print run.
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Eerie
Seeing how 3 1250 pledges were sold, but 5000 is still not, I suppose the price for the cameo walk-in should have been 2500...
*sees that someone actually grabbed it within the last 30 minutes*
You were saying? :smalltongue:
(Though, admittedly, I'm a little surprised myself that someone nabbed it. :smallredface: :smallbiggrin:)
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Crod
Ohh.. Pledge $96 or more to get both War and XPs and SSDT signed. But.. I just received my non-signed copy of SSDT from ookoodook. Argh. It's tempting
eBay is your friend in situations like these. :smalltongue: Rich even said as much on the back cover of the book.
More seriously, give the non-autographed one to someone who might like it as a gift. Or, keep it in case the one of them gets damaged (being a one shot print run and all). Or, if one is feeling philanthropic, donate it to a local library.
Plenty of things one can do with an extra copy if you have the money to spare.
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Balain
2nd milestone reached in 2 days give or take a bit! Woot. Oh and the $5,000 pledge is now gone.
Nooo. I was on the process of convincing her =( And by the way, full prin of war and xp is a go!!!
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Out of interest, what's it going to cost to ship a fridge magnet to the UK? Don't want most of my donation disappearing into the pockets of the post office...
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Well, the Snips, snails and dragon tales combo-package just freed up my autographed copy of WaXPs, so... get your credit card and be quick :smalltongue:
Edit: Aaand... it's already gone. Should've seen that coming :smallbiggrin:
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Hmmm I have a question though that I did not realize before. I was at the $60 level, and moved to the $96 one. Does it "free" my previous pledge so other users can get it?
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YohanLeafheart
Hmmm I have a question though that I did not realize before. I was at the $60 level, and moved to the $96 one. Does it "free" my previous pledge so other users can get it?
Yes, but someone already grabbed it. And now the SSaDT signed level is almost gone, so if anyone wants that, don't hesitate.
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factotum
Out of interest, what's it going to cost to ship a fridge magnet to the UK? Don't want most of my donation disappearing into the pockets of the post office...
$1.05, plus $0.50 to cover both the cost of the envelope and the paycheck of the person who's job it is to stuff it in said envelope.
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Congrats on reaching the second goal as well.
A full fun of War and XPs.
Mr. Giant, Sir?
This drive moves so quickly that even your fast updates becomes outdated while you write them :D
Cheers for this great community. Let us not stop now
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Congrats! Don't stop believing! We can make the next level, let's make this the biggest drive for a comic on Kickstarter!
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$80,000 already. I so want to get on the band wagon but need to wait till the end of the week.
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We totally need to blow all the goals and reprint the Paladin Blues as well.
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Balain
$80,000 already. I so want to get on the band wagon but need to wait till the end of the week.
This isn't so much a bandwagon, more of a Colossal-sized Steam Powered Juggernaut.
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Choco
Since this kickstarter seems to have succeeded spectacularly, how about this for the next one:
Make a kickstarter to get a better forum server! :smallwink:
But everyone already has he books now. I'm sure there probably would be enough people willing to buy sketches etc. but I don't picture it doing anywhere near as well a second time.
Also: ! Someone bought the 5k OotS cameo. I wonder who it was.
@Giant:
I'm currently pledged for signed W&XP and DStP. How much do I add to add an unsigned (since the signed have sold out) copy of Snips to that?
Edit: That said, since you're signing 2/3 of the books coming my way anyway, if you feel like signing one more before sticking it in the envelope I'd pay the signed cost.
Edit2: Since unlike W&XP, Snips is limited stock, if I add the cost of it
To my DStP pledge ad then all the Snips
Pledges go, would I be guaranteed the book, since that would put the number to be delivered higher than the number offered.
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Pah, missed the crayons and the new signed options - darn bank for being so secure and slow. Well, I'll just wait and see if there is any other high-level rewards added later on that I fancy.
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Amazing progress on this thing!
What are the odds of seeing a package of all the books (or at least all the books getting reprinted + the ones still in stock) being added (not signed)? Since i live in Europe it would be nice to be able to pledge without having to pay the shipping cost twice for the books not part of any packages :)
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I usually only check the site once a week nowadays due to the update schedule and only saw this today and the 2 best options for me are gone.:smalleek:
I really don't have any use for extra copies of the books, I have all 7 already, but a signed copy at a reasonable price was interesting. Too bad they are all sold out.:smallfrown:
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The Giant
Sorry, Kickstarter controls the means of payment, and they only accept Amazon payments.
I need to second Arin's implied wish. I would like to support the reprinting project (and, honestly, get the Roy magnet) but I will not give Amazon my contact information. Last time they had current information for me - given to them by a relative who bought me a gift certificate one Christmas - they ... let's say "abused the privilege." Their behavior was extremely unethical; it took months and ultimately the threat of intervention by my Attorney General to get them to stop. Is there definitely no way we can contribute directly?
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Yep, as I suspected yesterday when I got off work today the last of the $250 incentives had been grabbed; The goal for a full print run is well past and further incentives had already been grabbed as well. I may want to create a second Amazon account just to be ready for future incentives, we still have 28 days to go and there is less than $14,000 to get a full print of Origins. I'd say Haley could put a down payment on some +10 bracers. To those generious people who got the $1250 and $5000 slots congratulations and I'm envious, but at least we will get to share in your good fortune when the extra comics are released.
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Ummm, Rich? I think you're going to need a bigger target than $96,000 at this rate.....:smalleek:
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Wow, someone took the grand prize. Lucky them! Say, when they do show up, will you tell us?
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Less than $5000 to go until Origin joins the rewards. So... should be there today. And then we'll get another surge from people pledging for that.:smallbiggrin:
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Problem is, we ran out of copies sometime in 2010. That means that many readers (especially those who only discovered the comic in the last two years) have had no opportunity to get it. Because it's such a long book (288 full color pages, the longest OOTS book yet), the cost of a second print run has been too high for me to raise on my own. Readers ask me every week when it will be available again, and thanks to Kickstarter, I now have an answer: Now (or never)
It's definitely now.
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I contributed.
What I find a tad odd is that many of the higher-tier rewards are D&D-related (draw your character/party) while Rich stated several times he wants to move away from just that.
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Wow, 28 days left and we have already made the goal.
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Oh, I am sure Giant will allow the character even if it is made in HackMaster, GURPS, RuneQuest, MERP, any D20 etc.
(Not 4E though :p )
As long as the character is fantasy(ish) it will work.
(Though I am sure Giant can make a Paranoia, Toons, Buck Rogers, Star Wars, Star Trek etc. work as well)
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MurkyMajare
Oh, I am sure Giant will allow the character even if it is made in HackMaster, GURPS, RuneQuest, MERP, any D20 etc.
(Not 4E though :p )
As long as the character is fantasy(ish) it will work.
(Though I am sure Giant can make a Paranoia, Toons, Buck Rogers, Star Wars, Star Trek etc. work as well)
Hrrmpf... think further. What I found odd is: I bet a lot of people here are not even from a roleplaying background.
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Ancalagon
I contributed.
What I find a tad odd is that many of the higher-tier rewards are D&D-related (draw your character/party) while Rich stated several times he wants to move away from just that.
OotS might be more story focussed than D&D jokes, but that doesn't mean the audience aren't still RPG enthusiasts. So Giant-drawn pictures of a character you've created (and with the money they're willing to pay, probably invested a fair amount of feeling into) is pretty cool to have.
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This is ridiculously exciting, because I just checked my bookshelf and learned I mysteriously don't have War and XPs. How do I have all the rest, and not that one? No idea, but this needs immediate fixing.
In case this hasn't been mentioned, I'd love to see news updates like this in the RSS feed - if I hadn't happened to notice the banner under the comic, I'd have never known about this, and that would make me (hypothetically) sad.
The idea of Roy guarding my refrigerator makes me irrationally happy. \o/
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The Giant
Not necessarily. But since the crayon drawings are only for the people who pay for them, it doesn't really matter if they're similar to each other. That said, I rarely bother drawing the exact same thing twice.
Whether or not they are shared will be up to the people who pay for them. They won't be included in the PDF.
Will you personally keep a PDF of each drawing incase the "less technically inclined" recipients want to share but cant figure out how?
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We are less than $2,000 away from having the On the Origins of PCs rewards added, and I for one am ready to up my pledge to get copies of those books as well. Here's hoping we'll blow past that level to get No Cure for the Paladin Blues back in print.
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I just upgraded my pledge. I have no real interest in getting the books reprinted as I already have them but I'd like to help Rich and also felt that the initial 10$ were too slim for the "lots of" extra pdfs we are now getting.
I actually see this more as "I buy some OotS-pdf-extras".
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Pledged! And add me to the list of people who want to see Paladin Blues added to the reprint list!! :smallbiggrin: