A great start, and cheaper international shipping!
over 8 years ago
– Wed, Aug 05, 2015 at 12:07:13 PM
Wow, yesterday was fantastic! I woke up today to check and see $25,000 pledged so far, and, just, wow. You guys are amazing. I am truly humbled to see how many people share my enthusiasm for this game. I can't wait to get it to you. You're the best supporters ever. We're so close to getting funded before the 48 hour deadline - if you haven't already, spread the word, and if you have, do it again why not!
One of the most common questions I'm getting is "how come the international shipping is so expensive?" The answer is, because that's what I could find to get it to you. This is a big, heavy game, and it's super expensive to ship. Or so I thought! Then one of you wonderful backers, Steve Wright, told me about Ship Naked. I'd already investigated them before, back when I was first planning all this, and found that their rates are basically what I'd used here. But now, it turns out that last June, long after I'd first investigated them, they lowered their international shipping rates by almost a third! That means that we can get international shipping down to $35 instead of $50, which is great news! Also, Canada can get much cheaper, so that's good too. Unfortunately, I can't edit the rewards once somebody's selected them, so here's what I'm going to do: I've added a "ship Internationally" reward (which has the non-north-American option and the Canada option in it), with the shipping cost set appropriately. You can swap your reward around if you prefer, and we'll hopefully be able to get those potential international backers that were turned off by the shipping price earlier.
Also, here's a picture of me looking strangely grumpy, holding a cocktail from the launch party yesterday. It's hard to see, but the cocktail is on fire.
