Hormalakh Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 People on the internet take offense too easily. I'm surprised some of you have made it online this long. 3 My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBelly Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I don't really take offense to the title, but slacker does, after all, imply lack of effort or laziness in my mind.I do prefer (maybe an alternate title?) something more like "late to the party" as suggested previously (or "those who live under a rock").I only learned of Project Eternity a little more than a month ago.So my only choice for backing the game is via the "slacker backer" option.Had I known about it while the kickstarter campaign was active, I would have pledged in a heartbeat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iyanga Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 How about "Order of the Pre-Order." Or even "Customer." You know, what you call people who have paid for a product. The product doesn't exist when you're seeking funding for it. So you're not a customer you're a backer. So people who pre-order games that aren't done yet are "backers"? As the other guy said, if a game is cancelled when pre-ordered the customer gets his money back. People need to understand that not a single one of us has "pre-ordered" a game. We have funded a game and hope to get something in return, provided everything goes as planned. We are not customers in any way, and there is not even any certainty the game will even be made. That is the preimse of Kickstarter, you take a risk and hope to get something in return. Like a stock. Just without getting part of the profit the company makes. Oh. Doh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvir Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Lol, I thought slacker backer was hilarious when it first came. Mostly because *gasp* I didn't back Project: Eternity until about 2~2 1/2 months or so ago (Late April). I was a slacker about it (I.E. "I am going to back this project in some way or another, but not right now"). ^In that context, I do believe I wasn't the only one who lurked these forums and enjoyed these forums discussing the game without having backed it. How many of us slackers were around these forums that didn't back the project originally? in that reference, I think "Slacker Backer" is hilarious, and it reflected on myself and what I was doing at the time. I was slacking with the backing~ although for legit economical reasons that I don't feel I need to get into atm or ever.I don't personally mind "Slacker Backer" being "Slacker Backer", but some of the posts in this thread got a point that it isn't very "inviting". Say, imagine if us here in this community market the game by "word-by-mouth" to friends or whatnot (mentioning it in another forum~promoting etc. etc.) who might not even have known this game was Kickstarted or that it is in development, they haven't shared the journey thus far. "Slacker Backer" doesn't reflect well to those who are new to the information on this forum or about the game altogether. It is like Obsidian (in a sense) would say to people they've never met before "You are a slacker for not knowing about us!". So yeah, might be good to change it.Not a very good first impression if you want to hold hands no? Edited July 14, 2013 by Osvir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikolokolus Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I get the feeling there is some kind of language barrier here. This term is not derogatory, it's not insulting, it's a bit of joke. On the other hand, if you are a native English speaker and are offended by the title, maybe they can just change it to "prat?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrone Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Wow, lots of uptight people here. Getting offended over (rightfully) being called a "slacker", can't roll my eyes hard enough. If the humiliation is too much for anybody, my advice is to wait with pledging until they become preorders officially. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Alright, I've got it: Backer to the Future. 1 Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Tail light chaser "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hormalakh Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 - Those Who Held Back - Backers-who-backed-after-the-Kickstarter-and-are-offended-by-the-term-slacker - Backerswho didn't know about the Kickstarter but demand customer satisfaction, dammit - Tad Bit Late Backers - A Few Months Late Backers - 50 (Updates) Deep Backers - Just plain "Slackers" Drop the backer. My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Belated + Backers gives us... BELACKERS! A backer is never late, anyway. Nor is he early. He always backs a game pre-CISELY when he means to. u_u 2 Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSOCC Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Action Hero backers: I'll be backers. Travelling backers: Backbackers Bulk-buying backers: Stackbackers Scottish backers: MacBackers Careful backers: Step Backers Insane backers: CrackerBackers Wannabe backers who can't afford to: Lackers. Pirate backers: Hacker backers. Hungry backers: Snacker backers. Oppressed backers: Get of my Backers Gas company employee backers: Fracker backers. Anyway, I could do that all day, but still not come up with a suitable alternative for Slacker Backers. Edited July 16, 2013 by JFSOCC 6 Remember: Argue the point, not the person. Remain polite and constructive. Friendly forums have friendly debate. There's no shame in being wrong. If you don't have something to add, don't post for the sake of it. And don't be afraid to post thoughts you are uncertain about, that's what discussion is for.---Pet threads, everyone has them. I love imagining Gods, Monsters, Factions and Weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 How about - "Backers who backed after the Kickstarter Ended but before pre-orders began"? We can call them BWBATKEBBPOB for short. 4 I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Edmund Backadder? 3 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hormalakh Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 B list actor/musician backers: Jack Backers 1 My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Backers Without End Brokeback Backer A Backer and a Gentleman For a Few Backers More Once Upon a Backer in the West Backer Wars Backer Trek From Backer with Love The Backer Horror Video Game Show Planet of the Backers Forbidden Backer B.A.C.K.E.R. Top Backer Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Backer Dr. Backerlove, or how I stopped worrying and learned to support the Kickstarter Jack and the Backerstalk Clash of the Backers Backer 9 from Outer Space Backer: The Hands of Fate Curse from the Backers Tomb The Hands of the Backer Crouching Crowdfunder, Hidden Backer Backer Royale Inglorious Backers The Good, the Bad and the Backers From Backer to Eternity Quo Backer Backer 451 The Old Curiosity Backer The Backer from Another World Backer - King of Monsters Backer vs. Backer Taxi Backer Raging Backer Close Encounters of the Backer Kind Ordinary Backers The Breakfast Backers Pretty in Backer Planes, Trains and Backers a backers life How to Train Your Backer Sleeping Backer Backer Hood Dances with Backer Backer Confidential Backer Indemnity The Backer Rides Out The Seven-Percent Backer 4 I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Has anybody done Back to the Funder? 1 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Nope. I did "Backer to the Future," but yours is better. Haha. Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I like both! I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I had to get a slacker-backer donation when my original Kickstarter donation failed to properly register my debit card at the end hours. I always found it funny, and fitting to my slow, procrastinating self in most situations. But the BG reference is brilliant. :D Requiem of a Backer The Last of Us Backers Edited July 18, 2013 by Tick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauron Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ah the ego of the peoplz! hahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKD Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I was a little put off about the slacker backer title as well. I didn't hear about the project till yesterday and wanted to back the game. Is there a way to buy the beta access this late along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archmage Silver Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Post-Kickstarter Backer Syndrome or PKBS. It's real, it's serious. Like Dr. House serious. Your car crashing through a supermarket's seafood counter while you jam to the tune of Irenicus & You Must Gather Your Party Before Venturing Forth and wear a funny hat kind of serious. Word!1 1 Exile in Torment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Serious as satellite radio. Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 But is it Yahoo Serious? I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archmage Silver Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Not yet, but if it ever becomes so, I'm sure he'll be here to sue us. Exile in Torment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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