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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1200 on: 18 July 2019, 13:02:10 »
Still curious how they're going to handle adding in 650+ new characters from people that backed star colonel and above. This reward was my primary reason for backing at galaxy commander so I want to make sure it's worth it.

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1201 on: 18 July 2019, 13:11:16 »
One thing that occurs to me as a possible stretch goal is adding faction dice and challenge coins for Comstar, the FRR, and the SIC.

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1202 on: 18 July 2019, 13:13:56 »
Over 3000 backers is so awesome!  Of course, not a single player around here  >:( (But I'm training my oldest!)

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1203 on: 18 July 2019, 13:15:24 »
We need another set of stretch goals. 

Maybe just tone it down to every $75k now, so things are more sustainable?  Or does that go against proven kickstarter strategy?


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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1204 on: 18 July 2019, 13:32:42 »
At a certain point they’re going to run out of stuff to put in the wagon, right? Right?  As others have pointed out, KS campaigns tend to collect the most backers in the first and last 72 hours. See where the pace is at come this weekend and space accordingly

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1205 on: 18 July 2019, 13:40:51 »
The facebook stretch goal is also completed.  522 shares at the moment

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1206 on: 18 July 2019, 13:41:17 »
Next goal will be dinner plates, scoop them up like max!!
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1207 on: 18 July 2019, 13:43:02 »
I don't yet see a stretch goal for a museum scale Urbanmech? Why don't I see this yet? I need to be seeing this...I really, really do. I will up my pledge to Khan if you make a museum-scale Urbie with new art.

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« Reply #1208 on: 18 July 2019, 13:48:35 »
Next goal will be dinner plates, scoop them up like max!!

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1209 on: 18 July 2019, 13:50:33 »
I don't yet see a stretch goal for a museum scale Urbanmech? Why don't I see this yet? I need to be seeing this...I really, really do. I will up my pledge to Khan if you make a museum-scale Urbie with new art.

As I understand, that's already for sale at Ikea. :)
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1210 on: 18 July 2019, 14:00:52 »
Amazing.  :)



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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1211 on: 18 July 2019, 14:48:44 »
Probably not a good idea to just keep adding more and more stretch goals.
Scope creep is the death of many a project.

Holy crap, though, good to see this getting funded.  I'm all for more minis, and Scroggins has been doing some great redesigns (thought the Grendel among the first wave omnimechs showcases my biggest beef with BT art in that it's never had any real cohesive design, even after a redesign, it still has to resemble the old version, so there's a case of one of these things is not like the other going on)

On another note, any chance there will be a way to get unassembled minis?
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1212 on: 18 July 2019, 14:52:50 »
Cubby said yesterday that they already had the stretch goals planned out before the launch, they're just not posting all of them at once.

As far as the design aesthetic goes, when you have dozens of different designs spread out (in-universe) over a period of a century, by dozens of different designers that each have their own ideas on what to do, then yes, it makes sense that you won't end up with a very cohesive single aesthetic.
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1213 on: 18 July 2019, 14:57:24 »
I wonder what the Mechwarrior Legends hardback will go for. That one is probably my most anticipated item of this entire Kickstarter.

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1214 on: 18 July 2019, 15:08:08 »
$70-80 I would say for the leatherbound LE. $50 for the hopefully eventual standard hardcover

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1215 on: 18 July 2019, 15:11:19 »
Interesting statistics:

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Where Backers Come From
London  United Kingdom 37 backers
Melbourne  Australia 36 backers
Chicago  United States 34 backers
Sydney  Australia 33 backers
Los Angeles  United States 32 backers
Seattle  United States 29 backers
Madrid  Spain 28 backers
Denver  United States 24 backers
Toronto  Canada 20 backers
Singapore  Singapore 20 backers


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United States 2,075 backers
Canada 233 backers
United Kingdom 211 backers
Germany 155 backers
Australia 147 backers
Spain 76 backers
Ireland 23 backers
Poland 20 backers
Singapore 20 backers
New Zealand 17 backers

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1216 on: 18 July 2019, 15:12:57 »
As I understand, that's already for sale at Ikea. :)

Yeah, but that's, like, based on the OLD art! I want a modern take on the trash ca...uh, I mean UrbanMech!

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1217 on: 18 July 2019, 15:13:45 »
Interesting statistics:

Who'd have thunk Melbourne and Sydney were #2 and #4 respectively!

Given where FASA was originally based, Chicago being the biggest source of US backers is fitting.

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1218 on: 18 July 2019, 15:15:26 »
FRR YES!

You know, I'm a little surprised the FRR isn't an option now that the Houses are unlocked. The poor FRR was all but destroyed by the Clans those first couple of years of the invasion.
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1219 on: 18 July 2019, 15:17:59 »
Interesting statistics:

Who'd have thunk Melbourne and Sydney were #2 and #4 respectively!

How did you get those stats? Interested to see the numbers from Vancouver Canada
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1220 on: 18 July 2019, 15:19:21 »
23 of us in Ireland :D
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1221 on: 18 July 2019, 15:19:41 »
It’s under community

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1222 on: 18 July 2019, 15:21:03 »
How did you get those stats? Interested to see the numbers from Vancouver Canada

The Community tab on the KS page, that's all. And Vancouver is close to Seattle, and isn't one of the computer game companies based in Vancouver? I may be wrong.
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1223 on: 18 July 2019, 15:22:35 »
EA and Relic have offices there

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1224 on: 18 July 2019, 15:28:11 »
Cool to see Canada in second, and my original home city so high. I went in or Bloodnamed, and am currently trying to convince myself university tuition is more important than becoming a Star Colonel. I am extremely happy to see how ell this is doing.
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1225 on: 18 July 2019, 15:30:31 »
The Community tab on the KS page, that's all. And Vancouver is close to Seattle, and isn't one of the computer game companies based in Vancouver? I may be wrong.

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1226 on: 18 July 2019, 15:30:59 »
I've been toying with upgrading too, but you may get better value for money adding lance/star packs after the KS closes via the kickstarter. It's not like the KS is under threat of not making the vig ... Depends what you're looking for (minis! All the minis! for me)
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Coming July 17!
« Reply #1227 on: 18 July 2019, 15:31:56 »
Cubby, I have a pretty serious question to add to your list when you're up and about in the morning. Addresses. If there will be wave splits for product delivery, how will CGL handle people needing to change addresses in the interim? Some baker systems and campaigns lock addresses at a fixed time before delivery. With wave delivery, that's not tenable if the interval is long enough. Some people simply have to move frequently.

I'm told that this is a bit tricky, but a known problem with KS's with fulfillment that occurs over a timespan of a few months. The answer is that there may have to be a second shipping recompile after the first wave of fulfillment. Management is talking to the pledge manager about it, to gain some insight on how it'll be handled.
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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1228 on: 18 July 2019, 15:34:31 »
Any news for the Stone Rhino and the Night Gyr? Maybe in the next Star Pack?

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Re: BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter is LIVE
« Reply #1229 on: 18 July 2019, 15:34:50 »
Given where FASA was originally based, Chicago being the biggest source of US backers is fitting.
Then where are all the players?!

Hopefully that will change then!