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Hex MMOTCG Kickstarter by Cryptozoic Entertainment [Complete, ~$2.5 million funded]
- Thread starter piratepwnsninja
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PreyingShark
Member
I think I'll go dona-
...Goddamn it.
Glad to see such amazing results, though!
...Goddamn it.
Glad to see such amazing results, though!I think I'll go dona-
...Goddamn it.
Slacker backer! Do it!
PreyingShark
Member
I might. I'll just have to do some quick math to see if I have the cash and then finish going "5 minutes late FFFFFF-"
I knew I was forgetting to do something last night, though. >_>
You mean alpha, right?
Wait do I get alpha access too? There's so much going on in this kickstarter.
They did get two fucking million so they really should speed things up a little.
IllumiNate
Member
At one point I was 3x Collector 1x Dungeon Crawler. Had to remove a couple tiers since I'll most likely be purchasing a new 2013 Retina MacBook Pro in a couple days.
Ended with 2x Collector and 1x King
Ended with 2x Collector and 1x King
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Sweet I can beat you in another game now!
and by beat I mean barely scrape by if I do win at all.
DirkTheDaring
Neo Member
Was in on this kickstarter from day one. Stoked they did so well.
In at the Knight level tier.
In at the Knight level tier.
piratepwnsninja
Member
I can't wait to start playing this! I've very excited. I knew it'd make it's goal when I made the thread, but I didn't know it was going to do this well. I love MtG, but WotC has been lazy when it comes to fostering their Online version of the game. You get DotP, which is very good, but very limited. Then you have MtGO, which has a very slow, clunky interface. Hex seems like everything I wanted MtGO to be, with a focus on being a DIGITAL game, allowing for card interactions that would be very difficult otherwise. I'm very happy this did well for them, and look forward to the alpha!
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
A shame they barely missed the con.
piratepwnsninja
Member
They'll probably say it hit it anyway with Paypal.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Only if the slacker backers pick up. they were about 50k short and lets not forget some people might still get refunded or their stuff might not go through.
I don't think they would fudge the numbers just to do the Con. They could announce a final total short of the goal and STILL announce it if they choose to; I don't see why that wouldn't be better goodwill than fudging numbers to meet the stated goal.
Even with the new $50 slacker level, I would expect the total to be less than the total pledged right now. There was a quoted average of 10% for Kickstarter funding to fail/be canceled at last minute, but I think Hex's is going to be a bit higher than that, because there was rampant tier stacking.
$25335 short at the time the Kickstarter closed, not including 200-500 Paypal backers that have not been counted yet.
It's possible that we are at or over the goal right now, and they've still got to tally up t-shirt sales and add those as well.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I'm hoping they are over it. I'm happy with how much exposure and funding this got though
Alpha start next week please
I read up to 'Alpha start next week' and got SO happy. Once I saw the rest, I got very, very sad. THANKS
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
They dun goofed and thought the campaign ended tomorrow.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
:lol sorry
Not nearly as bad as a topic on the official forums titled: "Confirmed, early alpha access starts in 2 weeks."
I got so excited until I realized the OP was trolling.
Why would they back out? If you mean people who had extra money down to try and get a different tier, most people took care of that in the last hour before it ended. There was a lot of fluctuation up and down during the final thirty minutes especially. I don't think we'll see any producers back out.
That means I missed the flux. Alright then.
So I had a problem with it the last two hours of the Kickstarter. I originally wanted to get the King Tier but then decided to drop down to $85 Tier so I went to the pledge change thing and went down to the $85 one but I guess it just changed the rewards but not the actual pledge. I looked today and I was charged the $120 but am listed as getting the lower tier rewards. My mistake for sure, but I did send them a message to see if they can either move my pledge amount down or atleast give me the King tier rewards.
Sorry to hear that. It was only recently I noticed that there was a difference between pledge amounts and pledge rewards, and you have to specify each. It's irritating that it doesn't try to guess what tier you're aiming for.
I had that same problem with the first DoubleFine game and they PM me to ask if that was a mistake
I just looked at my credit card and realized I did t he exact same thing (with the exact same pledge amounts as well). I better send that message off too.
Aside from the booster packs, you also get free drafts (either 3 free drafts for the lower tier, or 1 year for higher tiers, or even for life with pro player) which are obviously PvP exclusive. Also, alternate art PVP cards.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
The alt art PVP cards are gonna be worth more than I think people realize. The Collector, for instance, gets 6 alt art cards that are all rare/legendary for each set.
Yup. Nobody got exclusive PvP cards for backing, only alternate art versions of cards that everyone will be able to obtain.
inanutshell
Member
It's definitely possible. Ultimately depends on how playable they are in constructed formats.
Yeah, I'm sure they're smart enough to keep extremely exclusive cards out of the standard PvP format. That would be a surefire way to drive people off right out of the gate.
In the end I went for the King tier and now I can't wait for the alpha to start up. I loved the bit of info about the deck editing system in the latest article and I continue to get the feeling the game is in the right hands.
Also, it looks like slacker backers get alpha access. Do they get beta access too?
Also, it looks like slacker backers get alpha access. Do they get beta access too?
Why would it drive people off? There will be normal playable versions.
I think he's just saying that they're smart enough to not offer PvP rewards on kickstarter that are exclusive and instead do the alternate art which won't cause any resentment or issues for players joining later.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/hex-mmo-trading-card-game/posts/510160
Over 9000 ... i mean, over 2,5M. HexCon!
Over 9000 ... i mean, over 2,5M. HexCon!