Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

[mechasaurus]

They've zeroed out my shipping order on backerkit.

Fun stuff!

[Jal Phoenix]

Oh, don't worry.  Rest assured that people can still complain.

I'm seeing it already. Problem addressed very quickly, and I still see "Yeah, but CGL, but, but, but..." I actually left a Facebook group because of it. I'm done with people like that.

[I am Belch II]

They've zeroed out my shipping order on backerkit.

Fun stuff!

Just noticed that. Working on the problem, that is a good thing.

[Ghaz]

They've zeroed out my shipping order on backerkit.

Fun stuff!

Mine was there earlier today and now has been zeroed out as well 

[Euphonium]

They've zero'd my shipping, but the tax calulation is still charging VAT on the whole order even though books are zero-rated for UK VAT. I've fired off a message but I suspect it's buried amongst thousands of others so I'll just work on my patience some more.

[ColBosch]

I'm seeing it already. Problem addressed very quickly, and I still see "Yeah, but CGL, but, but, but..." I actually left a Facebook group because of it. I'm done with people like that.

Facebook is the worst place for BattleTech fans, and I'll leave it at that.

[Colt Ward]

It's worth remembering that with one of the main Eastern Seaboard ports closed to maritime traffic for a good long while to come still, there's a ripple effect to be felt- even if the ship with the Battletech stock on it isn't bound for Baltimore itself (I wouldn't know), ships that WERE heading there are being rerouted to places like Philadelphia, Boston, Savannah, etc.- and that means delays. So if things slip by a bit, please do keep in mind that some things are simply outside Catalyst's control.

Baltimore is already opening back up to smaller ships from what I understand.  The main channel is still fubar, the weight of the bridge driving lower portions down into the suction of the muck.

From my understanding Baltimore isn't on the short list of the largest US ports,

One of the top 5 from what I heard.  Port of LA of course being the big one.

[shivanwurm]

Refunds are being issued to those that paid early

[ColBosch]

Even though I wasn't really upset at my shipping charge, it is now showing as zeroed out on BackerKit. I am fully satisfied with CGL's response so far.

[Sapphirus]

113 dollars for taxes ain't too bad from my perspective and the shipping's 0 dollars

[worktroll]

My shipping also zero, and tax at 10% which is Aussie gst standard. Not expecting shipping to Aus to remain zero,  though.

[riposte]

My shipping also zero, and tax at 10% which is Aussie gst standard. Not expecting shipping to Aus to remain zero,  though.

Same. Hopefully it ends up the same, or less than we had.

[ISD]

Oh nice, my shipping got zeroed too. I'm definitely not complaining even if it was less than 40€ to begin with. Can't do much more than complain about the VAT, though, but such is life

//edit: no, I don't expect free shipping :D I just hope it doesn't climb up from what it used to be :D

Facebook is the worst

Gently off topic but I absolutely agree

[ColBosch]

Folks, shipping will NOT remain at zero. We're reporting that it got zeroed only to show that progress is being made. We WILL be paying for shipping, we're just waiting on the corrected numbers.

[worktroll]

What I expected, so no worries.

[glitterboy2098]

Folks, shipping will NOT remain at zero. We're reporting that it got zeroed only to show that progress is being made. We WILL be paying for shipping, we're just waiting on the corrected numbers.

makes complete sense. you'd think people would understand that without having to be told.
leaving the inaccurate data up on backerkit would just make the situation worse

[ISD]

I'm just curious to see what it ends up being, my original surprise was that shipping to this corner of EU didn't even crawl up to 50, I'm not used to that And to be clear I'll edit my previous post

[StCptMara]

makes complete sense. you'd think people would understand that without having to be told.
leaving the inaccurate data up on backerkit would just make the situation worse

As someone who works in hospitality, I can safely say: Things you would think would make sense to people? Generally don't.
"Why is the beach closed? There were only 5 people eaten by sharks on this very stretch of beach yesterday..."
"Why would inaccurate shipping prices be removed until accurate ones can be posted and charged?"

[mechasaurus]

Facebook is the worst place for BattleTech fans, and I'll leave it at that.

Never heard of YouTube, I take it?   

[ActionButler]

Just chiming in to confirm that my shipping has also been zeroed out for now.

[Moragion]

Mine has been zeroed too. Lets see how much it is in the end. Still have about 150$ VAT, but that is another thing.

[JadeHellbringer]

Mine has been replaced with that symbol Prince used to use. I'm not really sure what it means. 

[Mendrugo]

Mine has been replaced with that symbol Prince used to use. I'm not really sure what it means. 

Please indicate to customer support which glowing glyph appears to be involved in your Action Ticket:

[Wolf72]

Please indicate to customer support which glowing glyph appears to be involved in your Action Ticket:

damnnabbit ... where's the like button when you need one! 

[Charistoph]

makes complete sense. you'd think people would understand that without having to be told.
leaving the inaccurate data up on backerkit would just make the situation worse

What I find interesting is that it seems that there were so many who were assuming that it was otherwise. 

When people were talking about their shipping being zeroed out, I checked, and confirmed mine, and just assumed that it was clearing the old data in preparation for the new.

[mechasaurus]

When people were talking about their shipping being zeroed out, I checked, and confirmed mine, and just assumed that it was clearing the old data in preparation for the new.

Stand by for people looking at the new number and complaining it's not zero!

[MarauderCH IIC]

I figured that if I paid it now when it was 0, I'd be good and  wouldn't have to pay more if it went up again

[ColBosch]

Never heard of YouTube, I take it?   

I use YouTube daily, but over the last decade+ I have very carefully beaten it to never show me anything related to certain topics. BattleTech is one of those topics.

[Rob Bendig]

I use YouTube daily, but over the last decade+ I have very carefully beaten it to never show me anything related to certain topics. BattleTech is one of those topics.

There are some really good channels (BigRed, BPL, Sven, MechFrog) out there so I don't think you should wholesale abandon Battletech on YouTube. There's quality lore, paint and rules material to be had. Rather, its the handful of noisy, b**chy channels that you want to cull and tell YouTube to never recommend.

[shivanwurm]

That’s why there is a block channel button on YouTube.