Aarionn

Hmmm strange. I get every update in my mail...

I think all addons will be available when game launches. So you will get everything in I think about a day

Well I will just post following here about how I feel about this matter (because some of the posters feel like they are assuming every backer shares their opinion): - I do not feel badly treated by Obsidian for not getting early access that was not promised in the kickstarter campaign. - I do not feel that Obsidian owns me anything but the great game they promised. I hope it will be all that I dreamed of. I will know tomorrow already. - I do not feel bad because press and streamers got copies earlier. That is business decision and it is in function of getting best possible sales.

The review copy sent to media is already on torrent sites - so that's a false statement. I think you are wrong about reviewers version on torrents, but I think it should not be discussed on forums here.

I completely understand you. I am 41 and I feel for the last 2 days like a child I suggest you check Sunseki videos till launch tomorrow. There are 3 videos explaining races, classes, mechanic, UI, options and it is spoiler free. I must warn you thou, you excitement will just explode after that!

Thx very much for checking everything before release! We hope to get smooth launch and that your sales will soar!!!

I think they will send something today But anyone that is interested to play at day 1 is probably hoarding this forums for quite some time and knows that keys are up

I am not accusing you or others of anything. One thing I cannot understand is that you are propagating a "word of mouth" as the best marketing tool and at the same time you are whining here on forums that you didn't get something you were not entitled to in the first place, and by whining and criticizing the Obsidian you are for sure sending confusing/bad picture about the Obsidian as a responsible company. That is also affecting perception of the game.

There s manual on steam. You can download it. And there is also errata page on obsidian website. And yeah, thx for another video Sensuki

Your base assumption is imho incorrect that nowadays press is the most important marketing channel for games of that kind. I'd say for PC exclusive games of some niche appeal word of mouth from enthusiastic fans is an even more powerful marketing tool. That's why streamers on youtube get more and more important as well. I don't see how giving copies to backers earlier should result in lower sales. You might elaborate on that? But you just missed the point and your whole rant is useless anyway because nobody here criticizes Obsidian for giving out review copies to the press before release. We criticize them for not giving out game copies to backers at the same time. Well because game is DRM free if backers would get copies, let's say 3 days before launch, the torrent with the game would be out in less than a 10 minutes and than people would pirate it for 3 days before launch. That would hurt Obsidian sales on so many levels! And furthermore, do you consider yourself that important and entitled that the company owns you something because you backed their development? Excuse me, but I think we own more to Obsidian than they to us, as there is no other studio or people who could pull something like this, and who would put everything on risk to make a game that no one seems to want (I mean publishers and nowadays gamers). I pledged $290 and I do not know anyone else in whole world who could for that money get me a game like this! Be happy that we were allowed to play a part in something great and something no one believed that can happened again - to get real spiritual successor to our beloved IE games! I doubt the significance of the torrent argument. People who want to pirate the game will so anyway. It's not like just because a torrent isn't available two weeks before release would lead to buy the game. You could even counter the whole argument by looking at the torrent as a free demo. There are still quite a few people who pirate games to evaluate whether they want to buy the game for full price or not. So maybe it would have even fueled sales (just talking about effects here, not about torrents being right or something, ok). And my argument wasn't about myself, but about the effectiveness of marketing. I think releasing the game earlier to backers would have been a win-win situation for everyone. Backers would have been happy because they feel a bit special and respected and Obsidian would have been happy because everyone in the core audience was talking about the game on social networks and game communities like Steam. Not even mentioning a whole lot of probably very positive Steam user reviews already available at launch which is the best argument for quite some people I know to actually buy a game. I say it again, word of mouth is the best marketing channel for a game like Pillars of Eternity, imho more important than traditional reviews. People nowadays - especially on PC - trust their friends and user reviews more than those of traditional media. Well I cannot argue with you obviously you have your opinion and cant/don't want to accept another one. IMHO one lost sale of the game because someone impatient would download torrent and than later decide for whatever reason not to buy the game is a loss. As Obsidian never said that backers will get game before others, I do not see the reason discussing this topic at all... And furthermore I would suggest Obsidian for the next kickstarter (I hope that they will make it whether they got enough funds or not because I like to be a part of something like it) that they separately state in CAPITAL LETTERS that: "Backers will NOT get game before official release. Please do not pledge if you cannot accept this. Thank you very much."

I think the US people will get them tomorrow. I think I read somewhere that EU will get them a little bit later but not sure.

you should write a ticket to the support. You can do it from your account page.

Your base assumption is imho incorrect that nowadays press is the most important marketing channel for games of that kind. I'd say for PC exclusive games of some niche appeal word of mouth from enthusiastic fans is an even more powerful marketing tool. That's why streamers on youtube get more and more important as well. I don't see how giving copies to backers earlier should result in lower sales. You might elaborate on that? But you just missed the point and your whole rant is useless anyway because nobody here criticizes Obsidian for giving out review copies to the press before release. We criticize them for not giving out game copies to backers at the same time. Well because game is DRM free if backers would get copies, let's say 3 days before launch, the torrent with the game would be out in less than a 10 minutes and than people would pirate it for 3 days before launch. That would hurt Obsidian sales on so many levels! And furthermore, do you consider yourself that important and entitled that the company owns you something because you backed their development? Excuse me, but I think we own more to Obsidian than they to us, as there is no other studio or people who could pull something like this, and who would put everything on risk to make a game that no one seems to want (I mean publishers and nowadays gamers). I pledged $290 and I do not know anyone else in whole world who could for that money get me a game like this! Be happy that we were allowed to play a part in something great and something no one believed that can happene again - to get real spiritual successor to our beloved IE games!

Yes you will get access to everything through backer portal.

Uff, I do not know whether you can do anything.... I remember as I was choosing my key that there was popup screen that ask if I am sure I want this edition because it will not be possible to change it later. But what Verdia said, you will still be able to get what you pledged for on backer portal.

It is not available and will be ulocked when game is out in approx 1 day 8 hours from this post.

Thank you Obsidian for making this game and allowing us to be a part of it! We would probably never again have a game like Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale if there were not you who had knowledge and courage to go into this project. I hope you will have a great success and earn tons of money and give us proper expansion and also PoE II and III and..... Do not be afraid to go to o another kickstarter. And please even if you have enough money make kickstarter so we can back it up and be part of it! I also hope for the toolset in the future so community could make new modules like for Neverwinter Nights. This would ensure the god-like level for this game and would extend its time-span for a looooonnngggg time Thank you again! Best, AA

Thx very much m8 for your videos and support! It helps me and probably others to endure till Thursday!

I am so happy for you guys! I am so amazed through what you have been through and still managed to come out victorious! This 2 videos are great to show how people that are hard working,talented, and experienced can still get into troubles ,but through the courage, will and determination can achieve amazing things! I hope you make great success with this game. I hope you all stay together for many years making games that You want. I hope you make many kickstarter campaigns, not because of funding (because I hope your games sales will see you that you have money for future projects), but to allow us, old school gamers, to again be a part of something great, something that means so much to us! Best, aa

I hope it stays in top sellers for a few months! Obsidian needs to make more hype with new screens and maybe new trailer! I hope they sell few hundred thousands copies in the first weekend!

I can hardly wait (like anyone else) to get my hands on this game. I hope it arrives here in Germany before Thursday Not sure how they managed to get signed CE for EU customers so fast. WL2 couldn't do it. Anyhow, I didn't read anything! about this game. Just a few interviews from JS. So I will have to read manual in order to know how to build characters. Long wait, but finally it is here!

Thx very much for videos. Subscribed

booklets looks really nice looking forward to receive my CE. On my account page it states that it is shipped or in process of shipping. but I am in Germany. maybe they have some EU distributor and I will get it next week.

Thank you Josh and all in Obsidian for making great games and having guts to go into this project. I hope others will recognize your work and that PoE will make great sales and what is even more important, will be played and refereed to 15 years from now and more! I wish you all the best and many more great RPGs for you to make and for us to play Best, Aa

Thank-you. Since my two posts before were in review for a while before accepted, when they were approved (cheers, by the way!) they were 'posted' in-place at the time they were made. Meaning, a lot of people didn't get to see my point. PLEASE address this issue, Obsidian. Marking it as a gift doesn't always work and is technically a false declaration. Customs (in the UK at least) can ignore it if they wish, I think they will have it make as inXile did for Wasteland 2. They shipped items for international buyers from Europe. So in my case (Germany) it was great as it didn't go through customs and I didn't have to pay additional taxes to my pledge. I hope they will make same thing as inXile.