Octopus Overlords

Smoove_B wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:28 pm Holy crap, I can't believe how much DHL and FunAgain are extorting Dungeon Universalis.

88,610€ (about $91,000) have already been spent on the 1,030 shipments to the US and Canada (including "Friendly" fees). Considering that a number of these shipments only included the update pack and the expansions (that is, they didn't include the 9 kilos of core game), this is a really high shipping cost, especially considering that it is ocean freight.

FunAgain (the worst) is now saying it'll ship by the end of July. I'm confident the new KS project they're launching in September is going to have adjusted prices for the NA market and they're going to be significantly higher. I also hope they find someone better to partner with than DHL and FunAgain (the worst).

hepcat wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 9:10 am

Smoove_B wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:28 pm Holy crap, I can't believe how much DHL and FunAgain are extorting Dungeon Universalis.

88,610€ (about $91,000) have already been spent on the 1,030 shipments to the US and Canada (including "Friendly" fees). Considering that a number of these shipments only included the update pack and the expansions (that is, they didn't include the 9 kilos of core game), this is a really high shipping cost, especially considering that it is ocean freight.

FunAgain (the worst) is now saying it'll ship by the end of July. I'm confident the new KS project they're launching in September is going to have adjusted prices for the NA market and they're going to be significantly higher. I also hope they find someone better to partner with than DHL and FunAgain (the worst).

Looks like some folks are starting to get their shipping notices from Funagain on this.

baelthazar wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:16 pm

hepcat wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 9:10 am

Smoove_B wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:28 pm Holy crap, I can't believe how much DHL and FunAgain are extorting Dungeon Universalis.

88,610€ (about $91,000) have already been spent on the 1,030 shipments to the US and Canada (including "Friendly" fees). Considering that a number of these shipments only included the update pack and the expansions (that is, they didn't include the 9 kilos of core game), this is a really high shipping cost, especially considering that it is ocean freight.

FunAgain (the worst) is now saying it'll ship by the end of July. I'm confident the new KS project they're launching in September is going to have adjusted prices for the NA market and they're going to be significantly higher. I also hope they find someone better to partner with than DHL and FunAgain (the worst).

Looks like some folks are starting to get their shipping notices from Funagain on this.

HEP! I got my shipping notification (well notification that it is ready to ship).

Also, is it your birthday today?

baelthazar wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:21 pm

YellowKing wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:03 pm Latest update from Chip Theory is that Hoplomachus Remastered/Victorum are finishing manufacturing and they're anticipating an October release. That's only about a 6-month delay so I'll take it, especially since they locked in shipping rates at the start of the campaign.

hepcat wrote:I wonder if they’ll have copies for sale at Gencon? I backed the solo version, but not the remastered edition. I’m going to sell all my previous edition hoplomachus stuff in the Gencon auction.

YellowKing wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:47 pm The big question is whether I can stop myself from buying Burncycle.

hepcat wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:54 pm Argh, still waiting on my shipping notification for DUN. There are reports of people already getting their copies.

hepcat wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:25 pm Don’t be surprised if it just shows up. Apparently many backers are just getting it without any notification. I’ve had that happen with Funagain in the past.

hepcat wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:25 pm Don’t be surprised if it just shows up. Apparently many backers are just getting it without any notification. I’ve had that happen with Funagain in the past.

Lordnine wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:45 pm I tried it on TTS a long time ago. I feel like it's a lifestyle game. It is well made but if you are not going to play it multiple times a month with the same people for multiple months I would probably give it a skip in favor of something lighter. It is long and heavy and teaching it to new players is going to be a long process. All that said, if you do have the right group of committed people, or if you plan to play it solo I doubt you will be disappointed.

Lordnine wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:45 pm It is long and heavy and teaching it to new players is going to be a long process. All that said, if you do have the right group of committed people, or if you plan to play it solo I doubt you will be disappointed.

baelthazar wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:49 pm I did get my copy of DUN today! I have no idea if everything is in it or if I got my entire order (because I don't remember what I ordered). I haven't been this intimated since I got my copy of Kingdom Death Monster!

Smoove_B wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:53 pm Was the box in good shape? There are some people on the KS (and elsewhere online) saying it looks like theirs was punted from the back of the truck - and that the actual packaging was minimal/low quality. I haven't had FA packages show up damaged, but everything that comes from them looks to be the cheapest shipping material possible, so I guess I've been lucky...

Smoove_B wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 7:59 am Holy crap what a mess for BLG and the fantasy miniatures this morning. Woke up to read the update requesting more money - which seems sketchy as hell (quite frankly). I don't doubt more money is needed to ship the goods that have been sitting at QML for almost a year, but there's no way I'm giving money to a random GoFundMe account to make it happen.

Which is good because shortly after the GoFundMe campaign was launched, it was pulled for violating the ToS.

Malificent wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:07 am

Smoove_B wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 7:59 am Holy crap what a mess for BLG and the fantasy miniatures this morning. Woke up to read the update requesting more money - which seems sketchy as hell (quite frankly). I don't doubt more money is needed to ship the goods that have been sitting at QML for almost a year, but there's no way I'm giving money to a random GoFundMe account to make it happen.

Which is good because shortly after the GoFundMe campaign was launched, it was pulled for violating the ToS.

Yeah, I was coming to post about this. I've given money to companies for this - the Oathsworn folks needed extra to cover shipping, but they were also willing to take out loans to handle it if people weren't willing. And their "we'll give you more stuff on top of the stuff we haven't delivered yet" feels kind of pyramid scheme-ish. I'm not going to throw good money after bad. Not that I was their target. I only paid for extra Altar Quest figures, but of course we'll never see Altar Quest expansions now and my general enjoyment of the game has kind of been dampened some what. Not logical, but you feel what you feel.

Smoove_B wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 7:59 am Holy crap what a mess for BLG and the fantasy miniatures this morning. Woke up to read the update requesting more money - which seems sketchy as hell (quite frankly). I don't doubt more money is needed to ship the goods that have been sitting at QML for almost a year, but there's no way I'm giving money to a random GoFundMe account to make it happen.

Which is good because shortly after the GoFundMe campaign was launched, it was pulled for violating the ToS.

Smoove_B wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:11 pm For those interested, Euthia is back

Note it is $184 for a core pledge + shipping (estimated at about $35 for USA, currently). An all-in pledge is over $400.

hepcat wrote:Yeah, I decided against it after I realized just how much it would cost. I'm hoping I can pick games like this up at conventions going forward. Shipping is just making an already expensive hobby even more ridiculous.