Backer Reward Shipment Poll

[AMKid]

So, probably I can receive my Project Eternity Collector's faster than I get my Wasteland 2 Signed Collector's

Good job guys! First option looks really nice to me. But, please, send physical goods with tracking (at least expensive ones)

Edited February 12, 2015 by AMKid

[argan]

2.

[Night Stalker]

Option #2 please.

[Aarionn]

I really do not care if I get my physical rewards one or two months after the game release. I will get it and I do not really see the problem here. 

 

I think all backers that pledged high amounts for physical rewards had a main goal of supplying Obsidian with enough funds to be able to make 2nd coming of BG/IWD experience. 

 

I think Obsidian should do whatever is possible to secure as high as possible initial sales, and if they communicate their acts to backers it will all be OK, as we backers for sure want Obsidian to have great success with POE and to make great expansion for it and further to make other awesome cRPG games.

 

Best,

Aa

[namelessthree]

Option #1 here. I'd love to take a look at all the goodies while installing the gaming and playing. The actual disk can wait.

[giant_frying_pan@yahoo.com]

I am an international backer. Please DO NOT send the items in two separate shipments.

 

Whatever value you declare for the package, I will pay close to 100% taxes upon. If you send it in two parts, I get to pay taxes twice. So please, just don't.

 

Both items will take at least a month to get here, and then be held in a customs facility, so in my case all these ideas about sending stuff early are irrelevant (I appreciate the thought, and I can see how it can be cool for others - but PLEASE do not send me two packages).

 

I would also be interested in knowing what value would be declared for the packages. I am hoping it is the actual "product value", not the value spent on Kickstarter. This is very important for me to know, since the difference could be several hundred dollars in taxes.

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,

[Tobi]

If I have the choice, I would prefer getting my stuff ASAP and the discs later. BUT... it would be ok for me too if (to save money) I would get all my stuff in one package at a later date. I want you to have minimum work with my physical rewards so that most of your time and money goes into development or the game.

[DoctorTillinghast]

For myself, and I imagine others might feel this way as well, option 1 sounds the most appealing. While the novelty-value of having the box copy with the disc is intriguing, getting everything BUT the disc to get around a possible leak sounds perfectly reasonable.

[Aarionn]

 

I am an international backer. Please DO NOT send the items in two separate shipments.

 

Whatever value you declare for the package, I will pay close to 100% taxes upon. If you send it in two parts, I get to pay taxes twice. So please, just don't.

 

Both items will take at least a month to get here, and then be held in a customs facility, so in my case all these ideas about sending stuff early are irrelevant (I appreciate the thought, and I can see how it can be cool for others - but PLEASE do not send me two packages).

 

I would also be interested in knowing what value would be declared for the packages. I am hoping it is the actual "product value", not the value spent on Kickstarter. This is very important for me to know, since the difference could be several hundred dollars in taxes.

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.

Edited February 12, 2015 by Aarionn

[Devard]

First time posting on the forums here. Thank you for asking for our feedback, Obsidian.

 

I voted for option #2 because I would prefer that the money be spent on other things.

[izzy]

I've voted option #2, I'm Ok if there is a delay 

[Veevoir]

I wonder why there is missing option #3 - do option #2 *but* give those backers digital key so they don't have to wait.
This way the collection is totally complete and no one has to wait for it to arrive to enjoy the game.
Or is it implied in #2 that the key will also be given?

[Heiden]

[Marcus_de_Tycho]

Pay custom fees twice? No, thank You. Send it in one package please.

[juda.e]

Option #2 for me, but more importantly, I am more concerned whether the physical rewards will come with tracking numbers, as "lost" parcels are really not an uncommon occurrence where I come from.

[akrom]

I don't care but i vote for option 2.

 

 

 

I wonder why there is missing option #3 - do option #2 *but* give those backers digital key so they don't have to wait.
This way the collection is totally complete and no one has to wait for it to arrive to enjoy the game.
Or is it implied in #2 that the key will also be given?

 

This option is perfect for me.

[Skie Nightfall]

Really doesn't matter, both options are fine. Voted for #2 because why waste shipping.

 

With Wasteland 2 I played the digital version and didn't touch the physical

 

Makes me curios though, how would patching work then for a physical version beyond 1.0 hmm?

[Crusader_bin]

I voted #1, because what I REALLY wanted were the goodies. I probably wouldn't even put the DVD in my drive.

 

I could even go without the disc really It's additional cost for Obsidian, while to me it has only sentimental value.

Of course people did pay for that, so it can't be considered an option #3 at all, those are just my feelings about this.

 

I must say, I am pretty excited about the release

[grubolsch]

I go with option 1 - I can still play on release date, and browse trough my stuff while the game is installing.

 

I really miss those physical items from back in the days with games.

I remember that every time I bought a game when I was a little kid, I would first read the entire manual (expect for BG2, god that was a huge manual) while my mom drove me home, or latter, when I took the bus from the shop to my house. It was a sad day when all the manuals stored to appear only as PDF.

 

Really appreciate that you guys are willing to make more costs just to please all your backers!

[DeadRascal]

I'm going with number 2. No reason for you to spend extra money just for me to receive my physical stuff a few weeks earlier.

[Kide]

Either one is okey with me, though if I would choose then number 1 would be my choice. ^^ Thank you for asking though!

[teknoman2]

im not affected by this because im on the digital side, but if i was i would vote 1

[kat7ra]

Dunno if the shipping costs for us poor souls outside of the US would be doubled with option 1, so I chose option 2.

[Gorbag]

Voted #2 because my backer tier includes a digital copy of the game that I can play until my physical stuff arrives, so it really makes no sense for me to ship stuff in parts and eat additional shipping costs. I appreciate the concern though and I think this poll was the right thing to do.
 
I'll understand if you go with #1, but I wish there was a way to ship mine en gros later with the disc, because those additional costs would be wasted in my case. That might end up doing more chaos damage than helping though.

[Addon]

I think first option is preferable, at least for me as a Russian backer. Waiting for the copy with DVD will definitely take much longer then for USA and Europe comrades. Opening box with all the collector’s materials on day one (or near that day) and downloading my copy from GOG is much better then waiting couple of extra weeks. Especially for such an excellent RPG!