pm1109
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T2 Kickstarter was different thought
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T2 Kickstarter was different thought
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The T2 license came with an extremely limited time frame for which FarSight could distribute the table so they had to move quickly on that table.
Yes, and the TAF Kickstarter is different from the T2 Kickstarter.
xAzatothx
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Front and center
It's very prominent which is a bit concerning.
I think the playfield will stay as is (cartoon image). The backglass will have to change and also any audio samples will likely have to be tweaked.
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+1. I'll upgrade my pledge from $20 to $100 once they announce that that tier gets both the normal and the gold version on four platforms, like the wording says. I only need two platforms, so personally I wouldn't care if I only get a two-pack each for two platforms, but some people might want the 4+gold deal as advertised.
I just don't want to be screwed one a tournament starts or a new challenges comes out and I can't play because I only own the TAFG version...
Yeah, they really need to clarify this in the Kickstarter. There have been a few people asking questions about it in the comments and the one response wasn't explicit enough.
I was expecting to mix and match the four copies of the tables on the platforms of my choice. So get both TAF and TAF CE on the PC and the same on iOS (4 copies total). But the response they left made it seem like you either get 4 copies of TAF or TAF CE. So they need to clarify that and I think allow people to mix and match.
For my self I guess it doesn't matter so much if they don't allow mixing and matching, as I'll get the Season Pass for PC and iOS anyways, but there seems to be plenty of people that don't go the season pass route and pick and choose specific tables to buy. It would rub those backers the wrong way if they could only have one or the other.
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I dont remember any audio clips using Christopher Lloyd on the table?, just Gomez, Morticia, and cousin IT
lettuce
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Would have been a nice XMAS table...but oh well
So just plan on buying this table when it comes out, and just contribute less towards the Kickstarter.
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+1. I'm not really interested in the higher rewards, but I'd throw in at $7 to support the Kickstarter, except it's a waste if the table will just come in a season 4 pack later.
Could be true. In the video, Jay only says: ".. so we'll have to retouch their images on the backglass"
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Dedpop
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A lesser evil...
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So when the table is available it will be part of the season subscription and will be available for $4.99 individually like T2 and Star Trek? I don't see the reason for paying $7 in advance. I understand the people that want to pay for tournament access or magic physics ball, etc, but if you just want the game why pay more and in advance? It's not a charity, it is a profitable business. (At least I hope they are profitable if they set up their offices in Big Bear).
You mean, *if* the table is available. If they cannot raise enough money to pay for the licenses and cost of development, then no TAF table at all.
Kickstarter is needed because of high initial capital requirements to get licenses. They can either get that capital upfront from a kickstarter, or take out a loan to pay for licenses and then recoup the money to pay back the loan by increasing the price per table sold.
But the problem with doing that is if not enough tables get sold, they go out of business.
So, I see my ks contribution as buying "the opportunity that TAF gets made at all". I'll pay for table separately when it's ready.
Kickstarter is needed because of high initial capital requirements to get licenses. They can either get that capital upfront from a kickstarter, or take out a loan to pay for licenses and then recoup the money to pay back the loan by increasing the price per table sold.
But the problem with doing that is if not enough tables get sold, they go out of business.
So, I see my ks contribution as buying "the opportunity that TAF gets made at all". I'll pay for table separately when it's ready.
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EldarOfSuburbia
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Do the math. If you pledge $7 to the Kickstarter, you're getting a copy of the table that you would've paid $4.99 for. So that's $4.99 (or whatever the FS cut is) that FS aren't getting, because you won't be buying the table from them. Consider that you're paying $4.99 in advance for the table, and $2.01 to the Kickstarter. Or just pledge $2.01 to the Kickstarter and don't get a "free" copy of the table.
The difference is, without your $7 now, the Kickstarter might fail, and you won't be able to buy it - ever.
Personally I'll be getting the S4 pass on Steam as soon as it's available. That will include TAF, one assumes, though since I backed at $100 and there's some ambiguity over the Gold version right now, who knows. I'll have a couple extra free tables, one definitely for Android, the other probably for iOS.
The difference is, without your $7 now, the Kickstarter might fail, and you won't be able to buy it - ever.
Personally I'll be getting the S4 pass on Steam as soon as it's available. That will include TAF, one assumes, though since I backed at $100 and there's some ambiguity over the Gold version right now, who knows. I'll have a couple extra free tables, one definitely for Android, the other probably for iOS.
This is exactly what I was hoping for. If they added the season pass to the $100 tier I'd be all over it. I just can't see giving $100 for a few extra bells and whistles when I plan to buy the season and get this table anyway. I'd rather do the $7 just to say I helped out.
