completed Reaper Bones 4: Enthusiasm and Commentary Thread

[Chris Palmer]

1 hour ago, Nunae said:

Are the Jadefires an all-female Orc tribe?  

 

 

 

Good morning everybody!  Love the smell of fresh coffee and a fresh KS Update in the morning! 

 

 

I thought they looked like Cave-Elves.   I suspect the beauty of them will be folks can paint them green if they want Cave-orcs, and flesh if they want Cave-Elves...

[Nunae]

Dunno, I just had been asking for a tribe of Orc ladies, so seeing those Jadefires really made my morning.

Almost feels unreal how many points on my wish list have been shown, a Zuggtmoy, more female fighting types, female giants, female orcs, ...

[Cranky Dog]

The new stone giants interest me. But at this time the rest of Lost Valley, not so much.

 

With the lady stone giant, Reaper has shown (again ) that they listen to their customers.

 

We *are* a vocal bunch at times.

 

Now, I'm still expecting to see a Mr. Bones, or close associate, sometime before the last hour. Mr. Game Master Bones?

[Crowley]

Numbers Based on 0400-0500 Reaper time today:     
Total Gain Today:    $28,397
Total Gain 24 Hours:     $169,370
Current Goal:    $2,290,000
Total to Next Goal:     $32,303
New Backers This Hour:     24
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Current Average Pledge:     $161.46
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Average Hourly Pledges Today:     $5,679
Average Hourly Pledges 24 Hours:     $7,057
Hours to next goal based on gains this hour:     7.8
Hours to next goal based on 24h Avg:     4.6
    
Current Total Pledges:     $2,257,697
Current Total Backers:     13,983
Previous Hour Total Pledges:     $2,253,549
Previous Hour Total Backers:     13,959

[Chris Palmer]

6 minutes ago, Cranky Dog said:

The new stone giants interest me. But at this time the rest of Lost Valley, not so much.

 

With the lady stone giant, Reaper has shown (again ) that they listen to their customers.

 

We *are* a vocal bunch at times.

 

Now, I'm still expecting to see a Mr. Bones, or close associate, sometime before the last hour. Mr. Game Master Bones?

 

 

I'd love a good game master figure!  Open rulebook in one hand, dice in the other, and evil grin on face. 

[Sirithiliel]

Hmmm part 3 of lost valley doesn't interest me. I do not feel the expansion has $50 worth of minis in it for me right now 

 

I think I will just get what I want from retail from that. I will sleep on it

[tidtil]

2 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

If Brexit happens I prefer Reaper to send my stuff directly from US to Netherlands.

I only pay customs once then instead of twice.

 

The obvious solution (which may not be financially viable) is to move the European hub to a EU country permanently or have a "pop-up" hub somewhere in the EU for Kickstarters only.

[Chris Palmer]

Just hit 14,000 backers!   Only 964 more to match Bones 2.  

[Laoke]

2 minutes ago, tidtil said:

 

The obvious solution (which may not be financially viable) is to move the European hub to a EU country permanently or have a "pop-up" hub somewhere in the EU for Kickstarters only.

There's an even easier solution - handle the reshipping yourself.  I did for Bones 3 and it was competitive in pricing to the Reaper shipping option to New Zealand, I had them delivered about 6 weeks before the Asia-Pacific container landed in Australia, and the lack of frustration was amazing.

 

If your country has a limit below which it doesn't collect VAT then you might be able to structure your shipments such that you don't have any duty to pay - that's the case in NZ but I suspect Europe is a bit more restrictive on such things.

 

But, if shipping is causing you pericombobulations I'd strongly recommend taking as much ownership of the issue as you can.

[Crowley]

Numbers Based on 0500-0600 Reaper time today:
Total Gain Today:	$32,075
Total Gain 24 Hours:	$172,610
Current Goal:	$2,290,000
Total to Next Goal:	$28,625
New Backers This Hour:	21
Gain in last Hour:	$3,678
Current Average Pledge:	$161.48
Average Hourly Backers Today:	20.8
Average Hourly Backers 24 Hours:	25.6
Average Hourly Pledges Today:	$5,346
Average Hourly Pledges 24 Hours:	$7,192
Hours to next goal based on gains this hour:	7.8
Hours to next goal based on 24h Avg:	4.0
Current Total Pledges:	$2,261,375
Current Total Backers:	14,004
Previous Hour Total Pledges:	$2,257,697
Previous Hour Total Backers:	13,983

[tidtil]

12 minutes ago, Laoke said:

There's an even easier solution - handle the reshipping yourself.  I did for Bones 3 and it was competitive in pricing to the Reaper shipping option to New Zealand, I had them delivered about 6 weeks before the Asia-Pacific container landed in Australia, and the lack of frustration was amazing.

 

If your country has a limit below which it doesn't collect VAT then you might be able to structure your shipments such that you don't have any duty to pay - that's the case in NZ but I suspect Europe is a bit more restrictive on such things.

 

But, if shipping is causing you pericombobulations I'd strongly recommend taking as much ownership of the issue as you can.

 

How did you manage shipping yourself? Did you have it sent somewhere in the US?

[Laoke]

7 minutes ago, tidtil said:

 

How did you manage shipping yourself? Did you have it sent somewhere in the US?

I used the NZ Post "YouShop" service - basically, I backed as if I was in the US, had it sent to their warehouse in Portland, Oregon, and from there it got reshipped to Auckland, New Zealand. 

 

There are other reshipping services available - one I looked into for price comparison was shipitto which might be a good option for people outside NZ.  Shop around, check out your options.

Edited September 1, 2017 by Laoke

[tidtil]

2 minutes ago, Laoke said:

I used the NZ Post "YouShop" service - basically, I backed as if I was in the US, had it sent to their warehouse in Portland, Oregon, and from there it got reshipped to Auckland, New Zealand.  Ended up arriving about 6 weeks ahead of the official Asia-Pacific container, the cost was competitive, and the lack of frustration was palpable.

 

There are other reshipping services available - one I looked into for price comparison was shipitto which might be a good option for people outside NZ.  Shop around, check out your options.

 

I already backed on the European pledge, but I guess I should look into it.

[redambrosia]

10 minutes ago, tidtil said:

 

I already backed on the European pledge, but I guess I should look into it.

If you're worried about changing your shipping wave, there is very little time difference between the waves once they start sending out packages. Each wave takes practically only one day. 

 

And if @Laoke'a solution works for you, you'd probably still get it before other ROW backers 

[Laoke]

Let me put it this way - I had a Wave 7 US in my hands in NZ by the 22nd of June for Bones III.  European shipping started from the UK in earnest on July 15.

 

So purely in terms of timing, moving from a Europe wave to a later US wave is -likely- to be a few weeks faster if my experience is anything to go by.