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2012-02-18, 03:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Two $600 packages left.
For those on the fence, better call up the gaming buddies and make a quick decision.
ETA:::
Going... Going... GONE!!!
Hope those who wanted it got it.Concluded: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition
Ongoing: OOTS by Page Count
Coming Soon: OOTS by Final Post Count II: The Post Counts Always Chart Twice
Coming Later: The Stick Awards III: The Search for More Votes
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2012-02-18, 03:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Am I mistaken, or did Rich add more whole party sketch rewards to the page?
Edit: Nevermind, yes, he did. And yes, I snagged one *issuperexcitedzomgsocool*Last edited by One Step Two; 2012-02-18 at 03:40 PM.
Longtime lurker, Infrequent poster.
Avalanche in Hell of the Improbability Drive Fan Club
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2012-02-18, 03:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-18, 03:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Just decided to pledge for one of the $35 SS&DT. I hope we reach 1 million dollars, that would be awesome. edit: Forum hiccup caused me to double post, but I got a message "this post is a duplicate, redirecting you to the thread". Could this be a sign of forum improvement?
Last edited by The Underlord; 2012-02-18 at 03:30 PM.
Originally Posted by Kuulvheysoon
Online gaming stuff
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2012-02-18, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Guys. Guys.
Let's buy Rich a Cintaq.
I'm pretty happy with a general 'GITP improvement fund'. I also have absolutely no problem with Rich making some profit off of this. Plus, it's pretty awesome that we raised so much money, he just gave up.
Seriously. When this first started, I was a bit surprised at how fast we raised money. And then around $120,000, I figured it was going to plateau a bit, since there was a reward gap. But it didn't. I thought the same thing when we reached $222,222, and then again at $387,00.
By the time we hit $650,000, I was sure that that was going to be the last goal we hit for a while, because we had to be nearing saturation, right? I mean, the other goals were all hit quickly, but this gap was more than $80,000. Surely this was going to be a plateau.
Right now, I'm tempted to say we won't quiiiiiite make $1,000,000. But you know what? I'm going to stop guessing. And with new expensive, limited prizes coming out . . .
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2012-02-18, 03:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
This thing has exploded again!
Average to 1M: $1354/hour
We can do this!^~Cody T.~^
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
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2012-02-18, 03:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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I just upped my pledge. I actually "downgraded" my prize from the $43 DstP print to the $25 art print. But at the same time I upped my pledge to get the swanky patch and a book (haven't decided which book yet, not that it matters as I'll be buying the rest when they are officially for sale).
Awesome Avvy by Sizlord!
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2012-02-18, 03:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Let the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-02-18, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Kickstarter Millionaire?
Just raised my pledge to include a book (DStP). I never bought any of them before, so I decided I might as well do it now to help out the pledge!
Let's do this.Avatar by A Rainy Knight
Spoiler: CharactersTarok and Kamo, level 6 half-orc ranger, bunyip-slayer, and all around badass.
I like half-orcs
Retired:
Aldrin Cress, level 10 human sorcerer. Hero of Korvosa.
Tireas Slate, level 4 tiefling ninja. Eternally scheming.
DMing: Dragon's Demand
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2012-02-18, 03:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Hmm...this thread is at 91 pages. The Kickstarter fund is almost at $910,000. Clearly, each page of this thread is worth roughly ten thousand dollars.
So we much ensure that this thread hits 100 pages!
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2012-02-18, 03:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh, the new stuff is tempting. I'll pass though, for four reason:
1. I'm very impatient.
2. I'm in college, and I'm sending the package to my college address, if possible. Getting it during summer vacation would suck.
3. I'm rather happy with my Print Only+Patch prize pledge (say that 5 times fast!)
4. With the kickstarter prize, a video game for myself, and birthday presents for my friend, mom and brother, I'm spending a bit more money over the next couple of weeks than I'm comfortable with. Not enough that I'll balk, but enough that I'm going to be pretty careful with my money for a while (although I always am).My webcomic!
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Tales of Aequar: Runite's Rise IC
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Playing Natalia Bolts,Jadeite Nocrius, and Soren Lowell
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2012-02-18, 03:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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So with my constant refreshing of the update page as Rich predicted we would, I've noticed about ~$500 in the last 15-20 minutes (forgive me for not having a stop watch handy). I'd say at this rate we will hit 1 Million, no if and or buts about it. I for one will be dancing in the streets when it happens. Just because we as a fanbase are that awesome and because Rich is so awesome and he totally deserves it.
EDIT: And in the time it took me to post this, it raised anther $600. So ya.Last edited by MesiDoomstalker; 2012-02-18 at 03:47 PM.
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2012-02-18, 03:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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And we're at $910k just like that! We need to throw a big internet party or something if we pull this off.
^~Cody T.~^
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
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2012-02-18, 03:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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1mil prize? Commemorative golden coin from Haley's hoard.
Helping others is a good and noble cause, but sometimes the best way you can help them is by lending them a sword and telling them to go slay their own damned dragons.
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2012-02-18, 03:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Piratebold-Bard by Elder Tsofu | Backer #121 of the Giantitp Kickstarter | My homebrew
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2012-02-18, 03:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Actually, while my wife and I were reading the newest updated the pledge went 2000$ up. I think this is possible. It's madness, but it's possible. And I sincerely hope that the Giant gets a new Adobe and a new PC (and some IT hours for the Forums, too).
Avatar by the great Lord Herman. Many, many thanks!
Empress Catherine by Dr. Bath!
Castaras made the PiratZarrrrr. Thank you very much!
Special thanks to Banjo1985 for the Catstronomer.
Squid Bones: They exist!
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2012-02-18, 03:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Precisely $88,888 to go.
And the rate is $1307/h."They couldn't know that the points from the mainline to the siding were frozen, and the signal should have been set at 'DANGER', but snow had forced it down."
- The Flying Kipper
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2012-02-18, 03:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-18, 04:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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I sincerely hope that Rich makes a lot of money from OotS at some point, both the idea and it's execution are superb.
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2012-02-18, 04:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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I weep salt tears for the poor, exhausted, oppressed F5 buttons of the OoTS community. May they find rest and peace when this is done.
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2012-02-18, 04:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Concluded: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition
Ongoing: OOTS by Page Count
Coming Soon: OOTS by Final Post Count II: The Post Counts Always Chart Twice
Coming Later: The Stick Awards III: The Search for More Votes
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No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style - Jhereg Proverb
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2012-02-18, 04:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by MoonCat; 2012-02-18 at 04:32 PM.
Spoiler: This signature is a historical relic from a long-ago time of regular forum activity.Aww man! Even all the witty self referencing sigs are gone now!
Excellent Avatar by CheesePirate, Awesome banners by Pink Haired August
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2012-02-18, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Achievement Unlocked: ??????
Secret achievement revealed as:
Off The Rails: Claim victory over theDMcomic author.Originally Posted by The Giant
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2012-02-18, 04:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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I believe the following image best describes my behaviour in the last few hours (Don't worry, it's safe for work):
Spoiler"They couldn't know that the points from the mainline to the siding were frozen, and the signal should have been set at 'DANGER', but snow had forced it down."
- The Flying Kipper
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2012-02-18, 04:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Here is another thing that might not have been thought about.
The post office DOES have DISCOUNT PROGRAMS for people who mail out a ton of things.
The discounts are useful and something that should be looked into for the mailing of this project if it hasnt been looked into already.
It is called Commercial Plus Pricing, and you need to send at least 2500 packages per month to qualify for it -- for the duration of the sending of all of the fallout from this event though, qualifying shouldnt be hard.
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2012-02-18, 04:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Just pledged about all of my pocket money. As a high school student, I'm not exactly rich, but with the amount of loot you get, that's not a problem at all. Thank you very much for all of these mystery prizes, Rich!
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2012-02-18, 04:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-18, 05:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks to Ceika (X2), Yeril, Holammer and Dr. Bath for the Avatars!
New Avatar, new form of self-destruction! Ceika is Beyond Awesome!
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2012-02-18, 05:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hey guys! You're nerds on the internet, right? So you like graphs, right?
I just made an ROC curve for the kickstarter:Spoiler
On the x axis is the proportion of people who have contributed to the drive, in order of the size of their contribution, from smallest to largest; on the y axis is the total amount of money pledged by everyone to the left of that point on the graph. For the sake of interpretation:- These data are from the kickstarter page, taken at 2:32 PM CST on Feb. 18.
- If everyone had pledged exactly the same amount of money, the graph would be a straight line between (0,0) and (1,1).
- If one person had pledged all the money, the graph would be a step function, sticking to the bottom and then jumping up at the far right.
- The larger the area under the curve, the more "long-tailed" the distribution is. A long tail indicates a relatively significant contribution of the "little guy" (a pattern you find, for instance, in online retail), while a short tail indicates that a few super-dedicated people are really driving the whole thing (which is what you find, for instance, for contributions of text to Wikipedia). This is a fairly long-tailed distribution, as these things go; you guys who only pledged $10 really did make a difference!
- My script made some indefensible assumptions for simplicity's sake. The big one is, I assumed that everybody pledged exactly the minimum pledge amount for their reward. This is definitely wrong, since my total money estimate ended up at $764437, well undershooting the actual value. Since everything has been converted to proportions, if this faulty assumption underestimated the contributions of all pledge groups equally, it doesn't affect the end result. On the other hand, if the underestimation was unequally distributed across pledge amounts (for instance, if whoever who got the $5000 pledge actually forked over $200000 and that's the only reason my number is off), this inaccuracy could have significant implications for interpretation of this graph, so take it with a grain of salt.
Fun things to notice:- Almost 20% of all backers are at the $10 price point, and they alone contributed about 3% of the total money the drive has raised to date.
- The stingiest 40% of backers contributed about 10% of the total revenue.
- About 40% of the total revenue came from the most generous 10% of the backers.
Here's the code (in Python) and the data I used:SpoilerCode:Code:import tkFileDialog file = tkFileDialog.askopenfile(mode='rb',title='Choose a file') if file != None: data = file.read() file.close() with open('roc.csv', 'w') as file: totalMoney = 0 totalBackers = 0 for entry in data.splitlines(): amount = int(entry.split(',')[0]) number = int(entry.split(',')[1]) for i in range(number): totalMoney += amount totalBackers += 1 file.write(str(totalBackers) + ',' + str(totalMoney) + '\n')
Code:10,1809 14,242 15,165 16,142 24,121 25,1864 26,602 29,290 32,261 35,405 36,255 37,174 38,25 42,84 43,102 45,362 50,25 52,30 55,80 57,30 60,25 61,103 62,109 65,35 67,884 68,297 70,25 78,143 79,105 80,163 83,25 84,6 87,61 92,35 94,273 96,30 100,10 114,20 115,125 139,200 192,18 222,952 240,15 250,50 262,30 295,363 305,25 575,15 600,10 1250,3 5000,1
Wheeeeeeeeee!
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2012-02-18, 05:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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