35 Dollars Pledge actually a Pre-Order?

[Valeris]

Sorry for the stupid question,

 

Is it correct that the pledge for 35 Dollars, ending today, is actually not a pledge, but a pre-order, meaning that I have an entitled claim to get a Copy of the Game?

 

Thx in advance.

[TalakHallen6191]

If you go to http://eternity.obsidian.net/backer/tiers and click What does this tier include? you'll be able to see all the things you've bought at the $35 and one of them is 

• Digital Downloadable Copy of Project Eternity, DRM free for Windows, Mac, or Linux.

 

So yes, you should get a copy of the game on release.

[Grand_Commander13]

The difference between a pledge and a pre-order is that a pledge involves way more commitment: you pay up front, and it's not refundable if you change your mind or the game doesn't ship. With a pre-order, you don't pay until you have a product in your hand and you can cancel at any time.

[Valeris]

This is not the question. If i pledge money to a game, I can not expect anything in return. I make an investment. I don`t have any sort of entitled claim against, in this case, Obsidian Entertainment.

If I make a pre-order, I DO have a claim: If they don`t ship the game, I can sue them for breach of contract.

 

So, what is. They call it: "Pledge", but, at the same time, promise me a reward. This is best of borth worlds, for them. I am in the EU, and maybe it is an EU-thing, but this sounds as some sort of "Oh sorry, we failed to deliever the game, but since you´ve PLEDGED and not PRE-ordered the game, we don`t owe you any money".

 

I don´t want to sound rude or greedy or something, and I don`t really think that Obsidian would screw us, but as EU-citizen I am highly scepitical about that sorts of mixed advertisements.

[Malekith]

Then wait a few days and the pledge period will have end. You can pre order the game when they start taking pre-orders.

Pledge is exactly than. If they fail to make a game, none of the kickstarter or latter backers are entitled to a refund. If that doesn't sit well with you, wait for pre orders to begin.

Edited August 21, 2014 by Malekith