Item number 1 already makes COH 2 a better game than the first one. That was one feature I could have lived without as it was quite tedious. Thanks for the list. All of this stuff looks pretty good!
Class of Heroes 2 Physical Release [UMD+PSN for $36] order forms up, min-2500 units
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Item number 1 already makes COH 2 a better game than the first one. That was one feature I could have lived without as it was quite tedious. Thanks for the list. All of this stuff looks pretty good!
Ha! I can't throw those stones. Might be necessary for us to do something similar to get some of the PSP RPGs over we're talking about. Last resort, but still.
cj_iwakura
Member
I'm of the opinion that I'll always take that over not getting the game at all. It was still a dang shame in Growlanser IV's case.
I worded what I wanted to say weirdly. I'm all for physical releases being out there, but currently I'm selling off most of my physical copies, and buying only digital.... except for this (and potential future WD style special editions)
Green Card
Member
I ordered 1 of each. I'm considering ordering more.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Why...
Seems a bit early, eh? Whoever buys it will be waiting like 2+ months.
I mean, the seller could have at least waited until sales for the physical packages are officially closed.
Wow. I knew it would happen at some point, but this is really soon.
LiquidSolid
Member
Part of the 3D Ultra Pinball series? Awesome!
foobarry81
Member
You noticed that and then somehow missed how they listed Atlus (instead of GaijinWorks) twice as the publisher? ;-)
LiquidSolid
Member
a little to soon most likely, as the seller is required to ship a preorder with in 30 days of receiving payment
but yeah, honestly I am curious what the price of these will end up at. It would be fun to say that I own a non limited edition game worth over $100, and I got to support an awesome guy by buying it
a little to soon most likely, as the seller is required to ship a preorder with in 30 days of receiving payment
but yeah, honestly I am curious what the price of these will end up at. It would be fun to say that I own a non limited edition game worth over $100, and I got to support an awesome guy by buying it
Well, and the silly part is anyone doing a smidge of research can still get in on the presale at less than half the price just by doing a little google searching.
Zippedpinhead
Member
Got the Digital voucher.
So Vita away! Physical copy will probably just sit sealed, but PHYSICAL!
Vic, any hints on what your next classic will be? Even just a platform (PS2 classic or PSX classic) would set off a firestorm of speculation.
So Vita away! Physical copy will probably just sit sealed, but PHYSICAL!
Vic, any hints on what your next classic will be? Even just a platform (PS2 classic or PSX classic) would set off a firestorm of speculation.
Elessartelrunya
Member
I got my "Electronic Reservation Voucher Code"...no game code yet for me. Unless that is what you were referring to?
mrkapawutzis
Member
I just got a shipping confirmation for both physical copies (KS and the regular version) of the game. It seems a little early to be getting these I thought it would take a couple of weeks. Is this just an automated email response or are we getting the physical games next week?
One of each what? There is only one item being offered. A bundle of both physical and digital copy of the game.
That said, just placed my order. Can't afford not to take this deal.
DidntKnowJack
Member
If they were kickstarter contributors they had a choice between the kickstarter version and the regular. Or both. Each featuring different art.
True enough but there are plenty of stupid/lazy people out there. When the WiiU launched it was pretty easy to hit a few stores and find one, yet it was still commonly selling for a $100 mark up.
Anyways how are sales going last I heard was 1800 at 7pm last night?
Also it's rather interesting how many people seem to want the kickstarter version who didn't support the kickstarter, though even if they had I doubt the kickstarter would have made it, as even if there was 3k extra people wanting the physical deluxe version that is still only 177k which isn't enough to have made the kickstarter reach it's goal.
nailbombxx
Member
Got my digital code. I will keep the physical copy in mint condition.
I didn't even know there was a kickstarted D:
Ah well, frustrating but the non-kickstarter is still worth it.
Elessartelrunya
Member
Ditto on the "didn't know there was a kickstarter until it was too late"...
I decided to break my digital only rule for PSP and purchase a copy to show my support. I figure I'll play the digital version, and if I dislike the game, I shouldn't have much of an issue recuperating the extra $16 I had to spend on the physical version to ship it to Canada.
I hope you find success with this and future projects Vic. I was a huge supporter of Working Designs during the Saturn/PS1 era. Most of the Saturn games I held onto after I pared down my collection were your games. (I still need to track down a replacement copy of Iron Storm one of these days though...)
I hope you find success with this and future projects Vic. I was a huge supporter of Working Designs during the Saturn/PS1 era. Most of the Saturn games I held onto after I pared down my collection were your games. (I still need to track down a replacement copy of Iron Storm one of these days though...)
I figure that's the case with most people. Ideally this will build up a fanbase and class of heroes 3/ vic's future games have an easier time clearing hurdles
Elessartelrunya
Member
Here's hoping, but also, the pricing for the KS wasn't the greatest, and the goal was just completely unrealistic. $100,000 and $24/digital $37/both...that I could have seen happening.
It's almost 1900 this Morning. Seems to be chugging along at about 100-125 a day now, which is fine. We'll still hit the 2500 threshold by the 8th at that rate.
Did find out some interesting things last night when the vouchers went out. Apparently Virginia Tech has blacklisted gaijinworks.com, so a number of orders with email at vt.edu bounced. Still trying to figure out what that's all about.
Dead Prince
Banned
forgot to mention i preordered this yesterday or day before.
But at that point it wouldn't have been a deluxe pack. At the price we're doing for the P+D version there's no room for anything deluxe.
I said in some other thread if all goes well, the next two should be PSOne RPGs for PSN probably after E3.
I think his ambitions for the kickstarter were great, a limited physical edition built like that would have been awesome and thus why the price was so high because it wouldn't be cheap., though trying to do both improve the digital version and make the physical version happen was perhaps not the best idea in hindsight (just made it hard for people who wanted to improve the localization and get something out of it, but didn't want physical goods). Beyond that such a big goal for the second game in a series that the first was mediocre at best was indeed hopeful dreaming. Ideally if he can build up a fan base it won't be such a bigdream in the future though.
Also ideally sony opens up their policies a bit more and starts making it easier for people running kickstarters to include stuff like a code for the digital version as one of the goals. Nintendo seems to have opened that up a bit as we are seeing wiiu stretch goals on kickstarter a lot, but sony doesn't seem to be quite as open right now, which if that changed it would likely become easier for people wanting to kickstart stuff like vita/psp localizations.
The sales sound good, hopefully things continue to go well and your fanbase grows so your future projects can work with a little less effort/work
and that is weird that a school has you blacklisted.
also with the vouchers that are being handed out if someone got
are they for sure getting the KS version, or is there still a chance your double check system could keep them from getting it? I'm not to worried as I both contacted you about it already and emailed like you told me to, but it would be nice to know in general.
Elessartelrunya
Member
Sorry, I totally forgot to finish that sentence/thought. I understand the idea was to do X number of deluxe editions, but the lack of digital only/non-deluxe is what I feel would have deterred me from supporting the campaign had I found it sooner. I was looking through the page earlier today and the lowest price was $59 I believe?
Don't get me wrong, I love that you guys are doing this, but that is a high buy-in for a physical copy of a game for a system like the PSP (rather old now). Here's hoping for future successes.
That was the amazon notice. You should have received an email with the electronic reservation voucher (that's what "shipped") from gaijinworks last night. If you didn't, yours may be in the second batch or e-voucher notices (out of sync with Amazon) or may have bounced. We had 9 emails come back with various issues and we're working those out to get the people their e-voucher and make sure their emails WORK for when the digital download codes are sent out.
It was an all-or-nothing thing to do a deluxe pack. We couldn't offer regular versions because we needed X number of Deluxe Packs to have the volume necessary to hit the quantity pricing on the components in the pack. Live and learn situation with the PSP for deluxe packs.
All 15 western Suikoden fans are now anxiously awaiting E3.
Elessartelrunya
Member
I assumed it was an "all or nothing" situation to hit a certain quantity. I really appreciate the transparency between you and the fans, it goes a long way to building up trust in a company AND interest in their product(s).
I also love transparency from a game company. I'd much rather they just tell me like it is instead of trying to smooth talk their way out of it, as there is no way for a game company to anger me faster than to lie to me about stuff, even if it's just tiny little PR white lies.
Of course in general I am typically a big fan of any company that is trying to bring over overlooked japanese games for likely nothing more than a small profit. I tend to be a lot more open with my wallet for companies like that ^^
If you got the e-voucher for a KS version you're 99% good. There's a small chance we could find out something unsavory went down (roughing up your aging parents, cutting off a grandma on the road, selling the game on ebay already when there's no chance you'll ship in 30 days 'cause the physical version won't be shipped yet, or somehow gaming the KS check system) and we'd have to do something, but that's unlikely. Seems like most people are going out of their way to play fair with our slightly obtuse KS verifications, which is nice.
Young Magus
Junior Member
Yo Vic I ran into a problem:
I realized that the address I used for the shipping is my on-campus one. Problem is that I will be at my home when the copies go out. If possible can I work something out to change the address to the order or am I screwed?
I realized that the address I used for the shipping is my on-campus one. Problem is that I will be at my home when the copies go out. If possible can I work something out to change the address to the order or am I screwed?
We had one other like this already we're working on. Email your info to webmaster@gaijinworks.com and we'll see what we can do to work it out.
mrkapawutzis
Member
Okay that makes sense. I got the electronic voucher prior to the Amazon shipping notice and thought that the two were separate items
So you are saying that I shouldn't sucker punch my mom while I am cutting her off (she is a grandmother) while using my phone to sell class of heroes on ebay eh? That seems like solid advice in general, as one shouldn't post on ebay and drive anyways
also I am glad to hear you aren't finding to many people trying to game the system. I know I haven't seen the kickstarter preorder linked on slickdeals or CAG at all so I imagine if there is any gaming of the system it would just be a friend sending it to another friend.
So random question. You have mentioned that if this one goes well that you will likely try to do a physical version for class of heroes 3 as well. Are you planning on doing anything special for that one, like perhaps people who bought class of heroes 2 are eligible for a special version, or have you not even thought that far ahead yet (which would be totally understandable)
So you are saying that I shouldn't sucker punch my mom while I am cutting her off (she is a grandmother) while using my phone to sell class of heroes on ebay eh? That seems like solid advice in general, as one shouldn't post on ebay and drive anyways
Exactly, golden rule stuff.
There's quite a bit of one KS supporter buying 1 or 2 copies for friends and having it shipped to them, but I'm fine with that. If you have a friend who was a KS supporter and will do that for you, they must be a good person. As a KS supporter, that person has the means and the right, as long as they're not abusing it with dozens or hundreds of copies.
Ugh. Too soon. TOO SOOOON. Let's get through this one first!
That's kind of what I figured your mind set would be as you have been dealing with COH2 for at least 2 months non stop now. it must feel good for your preorders to be doing about what you expected though.
Yeah, I know the CoH3 is out there, and if we get the continued support, we're committed to making the whole series happen here, but I don't want to deal with the nuts and bolts of a physical+digital offering for that until we successfully manage the CoH2 one. We also are still working on getting the digital release set up for Europe with PEGI ratings, etc, so we're not quite home-free anyway.
It is nice that the presales seem to be tracking to a 2500-2700 finish, because if they didn't the difference was coming out of my pocket. John's thing with MonkeyPaw is digital distribution. This combo release was my crazy idea and therefore my responsibility - I was just fortunate that he went along with it.
Graalwanderer
Member
I placed my order yesterday. I've only received the automatic confirmation mail from Amazon Payments. When is one supposed to get this Voucher Code mail people are talking about?
We should be caught up today or tomorrow. Generally takes 1-3 days to get the "ship" notice on the voucher and get the separate email with the E-voucher code that reserves your set.