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Again, I see no signs of this "redefinition". They may or may not release within the timeframe, but that's just how programming goes...and they've been clear on that. Last edited by JackOfAllGames; December 16th, 2013 at 09:45 AM. |
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I was tempted to back the Kickstarter, but I held back. I knew if spent money on it ahead of time, and its release kept getting delayed (because that's never happened before; right?), I'd be pissed. I didn't, though. So I'm not pissed. And no regrets. I pay when I get the product. Hell, I can't even recommend this thing to other GMs, because for all I know it could take another six or seven months, or even a year before it's released. Their track record of "this date looks likely" is not a good one. |
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Yep, we did screw up our original estimates with the Kickstarter. We also provided a lot of insights to our Kickstarter backers along way regarding what led to the various delays. At one point, we did something highly unusual for Kickstarters and even offered refunds to backers. Our openness and communication was rewarded by having only a handful of refunds and many times that number actually increasing their pledges to higher tiers in response to the offer as a show of their continued support.
The general consensus of backers was that we were making the right decisions along the way and that it was more important to create a great product than a mediocre one. We think we've achieved that, and quite a few backers with access to the current Beta have echoed those sentiments. You'll be able to make your own assessment shortly. |
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I did not know about the refund offer. That was a respectable and respectful action. I appreciate your integrity on that point.
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Rob, as always, thanks for all the updates!!
Count me in for the Pre-Release. At least I'll be able to play with it and start populating the software with my homebrew Pathfinder world in preparation for my next module! It doesn't sound like V1.0 will have any impact on my ability to get started with that part of the project. |
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What security options will be with your cloud service? Thanks for the creating a great product! |
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I'm ready to pick up the player app for my wife as soon as it's available.
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As far as "if you don't buy it," of course I will. Why would I be hanging around this forum if I wasn't waiting to buy it? |
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I've seen a few folks respond like the cloud service were like a file sharing service, but I think LWD has made it pretty clear that it is not. It's a database back-end running on their servers. To my mind it may make more sense to think of it like a MMORPG, where your client does the heavy lifting of the interface that you see, but the companies servers will host your data on their end so there is a consistent version that your players can see with only the updates you've made (and made available.) So not really anything like a file share. In other words it's nothing like Dropbox or Dumptruck or the like.
Lenny Zimmermann Metairie, LA, USA Data files authored (please let me know if you see any issues with any of these if you have/use them): Official (In the downloader) 50 Fathoms, Deadlands: Hell On Earth, Deadlands: Noir, East Texas University, Necessary Evil (requires Super Powers Companion), Pirates of the Spanish Main, Space 1889 (original file by Erich), Tour of Darkness, Weird War II, Weird Wars: Rome Coming Eventually Evernight (LWD has completed their review but I have some fixes to make first... although Pinnacle mentioned this might get an overhaul to SWADE so I may just wait for that first. If you just HAVE to have this now, though, just PM me) |
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