Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T17:30:01-04:00
BaKhan, that's what we settled on, which would absolve any doubt in my mind about their awesomeness to undermine anyone trying to cut a profit on their work, but still, I wish they'd make a statement. This has come up so much. You think if I brought it up on the Litter Box anyone (PoT) could get in contact about it?
Chris 2015-09-09T17:47:15-04:00
Hang on, are you honestly stating that their thinking was 'in order to stop the minority of people gouging on ebay, let's undermine the exclusivity of everything the majority of our backers supported'? I have no intention of selling my 'exclusive' NSFW or First Edition Boxes so I do not care about their second-hand value, my irritation is we were lured into backing something that really didn't need the pre-sales to make it to market, on a promise that turned out to be total BS.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-09-09T17:56:25-04:00
@Chris. The Amazon editions of this game they are selling are NOT the Kickstarter editions we got. The box doesn't meow, have the magnetic lid, etc.
The thing in Seattle at the ACT Theatre was a special event timed to line up with PAX, a huge show. They weren't openly for sale other than at that event, and likely were extras.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-09-09T18:02:22-04:00
In other words, they weren't offered at retail in stores, they were offered at an event that had a charity theme, and were only sold to attendees of the event.
Chris 2015-09-09T18:14:21-04:00
So, in summary, anything you could have got by backing the kickstarter, you could have got elsewhere, in many cases before kickstarter backers had got theirs. So hardly an incentive to back anything past the bare minimum funding in future.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T18:15:17-04:00
You tell him, Call of Duty! Actually, if I were more informed on what were going on, I'd have said something more to that effect, but I'm kinda out of the loop most of the time. Ooh look, an episode of Archer has the Bob's Burgers store! Cool. We were saying? Oh yeah, no butthurtiness.
Chris 2015-09-09T18:15:37-04:00
Obviously I exclude the 5 (or whatever it was) custom cards etc.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-09-09T18:17:46-04:00
Well, yes, you could have flown to Seattle and attended the event and bought this super exclusive item (of which there are over 500,000 floating around (hardly exclusive), but if you were not in Seattle at that time, like 99.999999% of the world's population, you were out of luck as far as buying it.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T18:27:00-04:00
Plus they likely had a limited supply. I would've gone if I'd known they'd be there. Actually, I'd've loved to go to PAX as well, and to them especially for the kitten petting zoo! I never would've left.
Chris 2015-09-09T18:38:27-04:00
Jeff, yes, indeed, I absolutely could have been in Seattle (or frankly anywhere else in the world) - such are the joys of modern travel. Micah, there is no 'likely' about it, of course there is a limited supply. The point that seems to be deliberately being ignored is that 'exclusive to kickstarter' should mean precisely that. But in this case it did not. Hence, in some parts, disappointment.
Chris 2015-09-09T19:04:05-04:00
Oh, and if the argument is that the NSFW version was only an exclusive unless it got backed enough to make it a standalone, that's hardly an incentive either is it? Back us and get an exclusive! Unless lot's of people do, in which case it won't be!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T19:05:43-04:00
The NSFW deck I think lost its exclusiveness when it became a full deck and was ordered several hundred thousand times. It wasn't originally the first official expansion deck, but the update 9 achievements changed that. As for the meowing boxes, until they finish getting every single backer their orders, I don't think they'll be selling those.
Chris 2015-09-09T19:11:00-04:00
Well they already have Micah, and that is a matter of fact. Meowing boxes were available at ACT. And if you think 'several hundred thousand' is the argument that makes something non-exclusive, you are still (deliberately) missing the point that if something is only available for a limited time from a single source (which is what we were told), it is exclusive. If it is on the mass market days later (ie amazon), exclusive it is not.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T19:32:15-04:00
The only time the NSFW was exclusive was before it became its own deck. They may not have said it's now non-exclusive, but get the hurt out of your butt please. And the meowing boxes were available once. At a special event I'm surprised they could time it along with. And how many were sold? Keep your dang special box for 80 years and it'll perhaps become rare other than one of probably close to a million with how much extra they had to plan for because of the ones lost in the mail and extras just to be extra. Actually, since all 220,000 backers had the same idea, I seriously doubt these will ever be rare.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T20:12:11-04:00
Also, don't complain to us. We're not the EK team. We're just amateur enthusiasts with no lives.
Thes Hunter 2015-09-09T20:21:54-04:00
I will say, I was very surprised to find the KS exclusive deck being sold on Amazon by Exploding Kittens team. That it became not exclusive when it became a full deck is not clearly stated on the KS page.. where it still says KS Exclusive.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T20:35:53-04:00
Thes, look at the entire conversation below your comment. We know. And are also not the team. They don't check here anymore unless we're really lucky.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-09-09T22:23:45-04:00
Exclusivity has always been a contentious issue on ks (amongst other places). I wish they never would have said it was exclusive in the first place. It impacted my choice in no way. I understand about being a bit miffed, for a second. But think about it. What did you actually lose here. What's cooler? Having something awesome that no one else has... Or having something awesome that lots of people have, meaning there will likely be more awesomeness in the future? Really, if being upset makes you happy, fill your boots. I think it's much to do about nothing.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-09-09T22:25:00-04:00
@Zem, have a snickers. You're not yourself when you're hungry... ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-09T22:44:54-04:00
Good point. Also, what, that I'm butthurt about all the butthurt around here? I'm like an ER nurse, here all the time answering repetitive annoying questions from people who 1) don't read below and B) think we're the right people to contact. And if you think that was grumpy, have you seen me after one of Cane's extremely passive-aggressively offensive butthurt rants about me? I've only sworn like 8 times on here, and like 6 of those were at him. Thankfully he doesn't do that anymore. (wow, reading that I feel like I should be drunk on scotch and gesticulating wildly at an empty bar)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T00:41:05-04:00
Well, kinda full day, but mostly with complainers, so that wasn't so fun. But Chameleon showed up and gave me something to look for in Galaxy Quest, so that was great!
Guys- heal with love. Everyone should feel welcome here.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-10T02:00:07-04:00
Indeed. To Creeper you listen, hm? If we can get Poz to calm down, we can get anyone to calm down. But how did we get Poz to calm down? By having a rational conversation, free from attacks. You gotta love, man! Project positivity, and exude a caring attitude, and everyone will benefit.
Chris 2015-09-10T06:39:12-04:00
My original question: 'has there been an official response as to why they are selling the Kickstarter exclusive stuff elsewhere?' has been answered - no there hasn't. Thanks all who clarified.
@Rod You are right, if they had never said it would be exclusive in the first place it might have been better.
@Micah Don't worry, I don't think anyone is confusing you with an official member of the KS or EK team, if you don't want to answer questions on an internet comment board, then you don't have to.
@Thes - I just looked at the reward page, it still does! 'NSFW DECK KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE'!
Anyway, I have my cards and my box, miaow and all, and they ain't for sale :) Peace all.
João Ciocca 2015-09-10T09:20:26-04:00
and with an email received last night, it's official - FedEx Brazil considers my package as lost and told me to get in contact with the sender for a replacement =( I'm not getting my kittens anytime soon ='(
Joao- boooo. I'm sorry! I hate dealing with international post, etc. best of luck to you receiving your kittens somewhat soon. You've sent out an email to EK, yes?
I may just end up doing that this weekend. For absolutely no reason at all. In the basement, in front of the fireplace, and play N64/SNES all weekend, possibly even PS4 if I decide to take it down there too...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T13:15:04-04:00
Sounds like a plan, GM! I'd join if I didn't have my first exam next week, a hard one, and didn't have saturday because I'm ushering again. Maybe I'll do it too the next weekend.
Man, quite a bit of activity, huh? Who cares, time to go get lunch!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T14:18:17-04:00
Oh come on, of course I get back after the party. Short party.
...Not that I'm actually doing all that...but you know, I have all that to do. >.>
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T15:03:56-04:00
I have an exam to study for. Tell that to Archer. Why am I so stupid?
You know how an object at rest stays at rest? Well for me it's more like to change my momentum it takes 3 times the work I'll do, minimum.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T17:12:10-04:00
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree here.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-10T20:50:54-04:00
It's fencing time! I love fencing time!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T20:59:18-04:00
Take out your pun-fueled rage! None shall stand in your way!!! Or even stand. Aim for the lower legs like an annoying b****. Winning is winning.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T21:24:16-04:00
Oh, and finished Archer. If I didn't have to do other things (like go to the bathroom really bad), I'd try to finish a third series before this week ends. Maybe Bob's Burgers because I only watched the first season a long time ago.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-09-10T22:05:28-04:00
*yawn* Sorry I haven't been my usual chatty self. The new contract job I'm on doesn't like when I'm on the internet during work hours. (The bastards!)
The good news is I finally got a permanent job offer. I start on the 21st. It will be great to have benefits again.
In other news, last Saturday I watched the whole first season of "Attack on Titan". It was so awesome that I went looking for season 2 only to find out there isn't one. Looking forward to the live action Japanese movie. Should be arriving in the States next month.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T22:18:38-04:00
'Allo, Geist. Whaaaat?!?! Who wouldn't like you to be on the internet?! During work hours? That's like the only time!!! (that anyone ever IS on at least)
Congratulations on the new job! That's awesome.
I've heard it's amazing, but never watched it. Come to think of it, I really don't watch shows much and it's taken me like a year to watch archer and months to watch rick and morty. I have a few queued up as well as rick and morty still airing weekly and Dr. Who to start up... next saturday it seems. Can totally not wait!
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-10T22:21:23-04:00
But legs are off target in foil, which is what I'm focusing on
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-10T22:52:10-04:00
Hey everyone. I'm back.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-10T22:54:21-04:00
Welcome back! How did it go?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T22:56:59-04:00
Another town meeting? How'd you make it out of there alive?! And if not, then get back in there and change their ways for the greater good!
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THE GREATER GOOD
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-10T22:58:24-04:00
'Bout like I expected. My uncle has refused any further treatment. Which I absolutely get. No one knows how much longer he has, but the prognosis is grim. His sons are looking after him and he is now in home hospice care with some nursing assistance. I said goodbye.
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-10T22:59:19-04:00
Later this month Zem. : )
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-10T23:20:41-04:00
I don't remember hearing anything about all that. I even looked back through like the last week or two of your comments and didn't see anything about your uncle. Doesn't sound too good though.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-11T01:06:48-04:00
@PoT: Sorry to hear your family is going through a rough time like that. Never easy when someone is in that type of position.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-11T11:33:38-04:00
Wow, 1 comment. It's not that early in the morning yet is it?
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-11T11:36:34-04:00
Good morning troops.
I couldn't remember what I had posted here about the trip to Virginia, but LZ's comment made me think I must have said something. In any case Zem, no harm, no foul.
My Uncle is the last of my parents generation in my family, he has accepted the fact that the cancer has metastasized and there is simply nothing that can be done. He has elected to accept a shorter, happier remainder of his life for a longer infinitely less happy remainder. Frankly both of his sons and I concur, the treatments were very difficult on him. I went to see him, we had some good conversations, I made him laugh, I offered assistance (declined on all hands) and I left, having said goodbye. As crappy as the situation is, everyone involved seems to be doing okay with it, and that is really the best any of us could hope for. I feel sorry for my cousin Paul (the dancer), he has had to curtail his work in order to move in with his father as primary caretaker and it has been hard on him both emotionally and financially.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-11T11:44:00-04:00
Sorry to hear that, PoT. My comment last night was because I reasoned that if you came back from somewhere, then you must have been doing something. I wanted to know how that something went, even though I had no idea what it was.
Yeah, seeing anyone go through cancer treatment(my grandfather went through it) is hard. I still remember the day, and time, that he passed because we were actually on our way to see him one final time, and got there to find my father in the lobby waiting for us. We didn't quite make it.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-11T12:15:06-04:00
The only people in my family to have cancer were my uncle and one grandpa, who had a part of their nose and ear removed, respectively, and my other grandpa, who was luckily in for other colon problems so they found it then. Really, I've been incredibly lucky in that department, which only makes me even more sympathetic for those who aren't. Best of luck with the situation. At least he's not spending years and years in terrible pain.
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-11T14:29:48-04:00
Thanks for your condolences folks, it is hard losing the last of my parents peers, even though we were never particularly close (he living in Virginia and South Carolina virtually my entire life, I had seen him perhaps twenty or so times I can recall, and only five or six of those times as an adult). But he has both of his sons with him and everyone seems to have come to terms with the situation. Frankly I hope I can go out with as much grace.
John Martin 2015-09-11T14:51:00-04:00
Hey im hoping someone can help me. My order disappeared off the face of the earth. I emailed the people at black box and they responded super fast that they would send another one. I replied to send it to the same address but have no heard back. I have emailed them several times and no email. Is there someone else I can contact, iv been dying to play this game.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-11T15:55:24-04:00
John, how long ago was this? Because, yes, you should've gotten a tracking number with FedEx for it and it should be delivered within maybe a week, depending on where you live. Typically a response takes up to a week and a half because they've been inundated and only have a small team (I don't know how small the BlackBox team is, but relatively small), and they don't always respond, so if it's only been a few days and they haven't responded, it could be because it's shipping. Otherwise, I'd say sit tight, make sure you emailed them again, and don't send redundant emails because it only slows the process. Good luck getting them!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-11T17:45:51-04:00
Oh, duh, weekend. Wait, you guys are still at work! Where's all the comments?! Make it rain up in here!
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-11T19:00:14-04:00
Sorry, I got inundated with meetings
John Martin 2015-09-11T19:24:21-04:00
Ok thanks. I got a fedex tracking the first time but when it was past the estimated time fedex website had nothing. And then when I got a response, they asked if they should resend to the same address and then nothing. It has been over a week since I heard from them.
Michael McConnell 2015-09-11T20:47:40-04:00
I have not received my game...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-11T20:55:16-04:00
Michael, contact support@explodingkittens.com and wait for a week to a week and a half for a response. Have a short and succinct but descriptive subject bar and describe the problem in detail. They also may not respond and yet ship it so it shows up magically at your door one day. Please don't send redundant emails because it only slows the process. Good luck getting them.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T01:00:01-04:00
Someone commented!!! Wow, seriously, been awhile. Bored out of my mind with my textbook in front of me and could absolutely not find these so called "suggested" problems mentioned in the syllabus on any documents in the wait is that Dr. P?! If I hadn't just looked on your profile for recent comments I'd've sworn you hadn't been on here in months. Turns out I just didn't notice it was you 5 days ago, which I remember some of that all, and then like a month before that.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T01:28:28-04:00
Remember back in the good 'ol days when this place was active literally 24/7? Why haven't any of the europeans, even Idle, been on here forever?
C.F. "The Ex-President" Heyns 2015-09-12T10:48:24-04:00
Well, this is now going to get awkward, isn't it?
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-12T10:58:58-04:00
Yep
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T12:29:42-04:00
*cough cough*
*cricket noises*
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T12:35:11-04:00
Hold up a sec... Kanye 2020... Kony 2012... hmm....
Danielle Mooney 2015-09-12T12:48:59-04:00
Kind of annoyed that Target has this game before I do!!! Should have just wait for it in stores instead of funding it seems.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T13:13:56-04:00
Danielle, did you contact support@explodingkittens.com ? It may take 1-2 weeks for a response, and sometimes they just ship without responding and it shows up magically at your door. And please don't send redundant messages because it slows the process.
They're selling in stores now?! Cool! Also, they need to make the top instead of looking like the boxes make it a giant message to just contact support already. Though hundreds if not thousands of my comments have been stuff like that, so I guess it's good for me in that regard. But with 1-2%, people not getting theirs, even if that's really good by kickstarter standards, it's 2-5,000 people who think this is where to get help.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T17:12:22-04:00
Tralalalala... So... what's up with you guys today?
Dave 2015-09-12T23:43:42-04:00
Target has this? Target.com doesn't. What city is that?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-12T23:59:17-04:00
Dave, due to Amazon Exclusive, they can't sell online except for amazon and their own website, which links to amazon anyways. Not sure why they did that, but they did. However, Amazon Exclusive only involves the internet, so they can sell it in actual stores everywhere.
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Hi, creeper! Just got back from the Husker game, winning 48 to 9, so if you couldn't tell, it was a pretty good time. How's your day?
Wow!! Good game! I have some friends here that go to a Husker bar to watch the game all the time. I'm sure that's where they were tonight.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-13T00:11:11-04:00
My mom's best friend lives just outside New York City, so I think I may know the bar you're talking about. Never been to it myself, but still.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-13T00:38:40-04:00
Whoa, 27 minutes? I've gotten bad at checking here much when there's someone else here to talk to. I guess I didn't miss anything, but I used to be better than this.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-13T01:06:41-04:00
Hey, another 27 minutes! I checked twice in this time, just thought it was a funny coincidence. Am I alone again? Ok.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-13T02:00:17-04:00
It would seem so.
Dave 2015-09-13T02:27:33-04:00
Soooo what citys? Just curious.
Dave 2015-09-13T02:29:09-04:00
Damn amazon
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-13T02:30:02-04:00
I don't think there's an easy way to check that out. I'd say for the time being just in major cities, but I'd also expect it to start popping up in stores everywhere very soon. Go check any stores that have games near you.
Dave 2015-09-13T02:34:04-04:00
I have a bunch of big targets near me. I don't think they sell it.
Dave 2015-09-13T02:36:44-04:00
Goodnight I have lag when talking in here. I feel like it is not real time.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-13T02:41:12-04:00
Well the rate of conversation depends on how much the others check in here. It just takes some getting used to. Goodnight. And wait, why are you looking for more if you're obviously a supporter because you can comment here? Couldn't get enough kittens?
I always ask the right questions too late. Oh well, 1:40 am here, time for bed.
BaKhan, that's what we settled on, which would absolve any doubt in my mind about their awesomeness to undermine anyone trying to cut a profit on their work, but still, I wish they'd make a statement. This has come up so much. You think if I brought it up on the Litter Box anyone (PoT) could get in contact about it?
Hang on, are you honestly stating that their thinking was 'in order to stop the minority of people gouging on ebay, let's undermine the exclusivity of everything the majority of our backers supported'? I have no intention of selling my 'exclusive' NSFW or First Edition Boxes so I do not care about their second-hand value, my irritation is we were lured into backing something that really didn't need the pre-sales to make it to market, on a promise that turned out to be total BS.
@Chris. The Amazon editions of this game they are selling are NOT the Kickstarter editions we got. The box doesn't meow, have the magnetic lid, etc.
The thing in Seattle at the ACT Theatre was a special event timed to line up with PAX, a huge show. They weren't openly for sale other than at that event, and likely were extras.
In other words, they weren't offered at retail in stores, they were offered at an event that had a charity theme, and were only sold to attendees of the event.
So, in summary, anything you could have got by backing the kickstarter, you could have got elsewhere, in many cases before kickstarter backers had got theirs. So hardly an incentive to back anything past the bare minimum funding in future.
You tell him, Call of Duty! Actually, if I were more informed on what were going on, I'd have said something more to that effect, but I'm kinda out of the loop most of the time. Ooh look, an episode of Archer has the Bob's Burgers store! Cool. We were saying? Oh yeah, no butthurtiness.
Obviously I exclude the 5 (or whatever it was) custom cards etc.
Well, yes, you could have flown to Seattle and attended the event and bought this super exclusive item (of which there are over 500,000 floating around (hardly exclusive), but if you were not in Seattle at that time, like 99.999999% of the world's population, you were out of luck as far as buying it.
Plus they likely had a limited supply. I would've gone if I'd known they'd be there. Actually, I'd've loved to go to PAX as well, and to them especially for the kitten petting zoo! I never would've left.
Jeff, yes, indeed, I absolutely could have been in Seattle (or frankly anywhere else in the world) - such are the joys of modern travel. Micah, there is no 'likely' about it, of course there is a limited supply. The point that seems to be deliberately being ignored is that 'exclusive to kickstarter' should mean precisely that. But in this case it did not. Hence, in some parts, disappointment.
Oh, and if the argument is that the NSFW version was only an exclusive unless it got backed enough to make it a standalone, that's hardly an incentive either is it? Back us and get an exclusive! Unless lot's of people do, in which case it won't be!
The NSFW deck I think lost its exclusiveness when it became a full deck and was ordered several hundred thousand times. It wasn't originally the first official expansion deck, but the update 9 achievements changed that. As for the meowing boxes, until they finish getting every single backer their orders, I don't think they'll be selling those.
Well they already have Micah, and that is a matter of fact. Meowing boxes were available at ACT. And if you think 'several hundred thousand' is the argument that makes something non-exclusive, you are still (deliberately) missing the point that if something is only available for a limited time from a single source (which is what we were told), it is exclusive. If it is on the mass market days later (ie amazon), exclusive it is not.
The only time the NSFW was exclusive was before it became its own deck. They may not have said it's now non-exclusive, but get the hurt out of your butt please. And the meowing boxes were available once. At a special event I'm surprised they could time it along with. And how many were sold? Keep your dang special box for 80 years and it'll perhaps become rare other than one of probably close to a million with how much extra they had to plan for because of the ones lost in the mail and extras just to be extra. Actually, since all 220,000 backers had the same idea, I seriously doubt these will ever be rare.
Also, don't complain to us. We're not the EK team. We're just amateur enthusiasts with no lives.
I will say, I was very surprised to find the KS exclusive deck being sold on Amazon by Exploding Kittens team. That it became not exclusive when it became a full deck is not clearly stated on the KS page.. where it still says KS Exclusive.
Thes, look at the entire conversation below your comment. We know. And are also not the team. They don't check here anymore unless we're really lucky.
Exclusivity has always been a contentious issue on ks (amongst other places). I wish they never would have said it was exclusive in the first place. It impacted my choice in no way. I understand about being a bit miffed, for a second. But think about it. What did you actually lose here. What's cooler? Having something awesome that no one else has... Or having something awesome that lots of people have, meaning there will likely be more awesomeness in the future? Really, if being upset makes you happy, fill your boots. I think it's much to do about nothing.
@Zem, have a snickers. You're not yourself when you're hungry... ;)
Good point. Also, what, that I'm butthurt about all the butthurt around here? I'm like an ER nurse, here all the time answering repetitive annoying questions from people who 1) don't read below and B) think we're the right people to contact. And if you think that was grumpy, have you seen me after one of Cane's extremely passive-aggressively offensive butthurt rants about me? I've only sworn like 8 times on here, and like 6 of those were at him. Thankfully he doesn't do that anymore. (wow, reading that I feel like I should be drunk on scotch and gesticulating wildly at an empty bar)
Well, kinda full day, but mostly with complainers, so that wasn't so fun. But Chameleon showed up and gave me something to look for in Galaxy Quest, so that was great!
Guys- heal with love. Everyone should feel welcome here.
Indeed. To Creeper you listen, hm? If we can get Poz to calm down, we can get anyone to calm down. But how did we get Poz to calm down? By having a rational conversation, free from attacks. You gotta love, man! Project positivity, and exude a caring attitude, and everyone will benefit.
My original question: 'has there been an official response as to why they are selling the Kickstarter exclusive stuff elsewhere?' has been answered - no there hasn't. Thanks all who clarified.
@Rod You are right, if they had never said it would be exclusive in the first place it might have been better.
@Micah Don't worry, I don't think anyone is confusing you with an official member of the KS or EK team, if you don't want to answer questions on an internet comment board, then you don't have to.
@Thes - I just looked at the reward page, it still does! 'NSFW DECK KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE'!
Anyway, I have my cards and my box, miaow and all, and they ain't for sale :) Peace all.
and with an email received last night, it's official - FedEx Brazil considers my package as lost and told me to get in contact with the sender for a replacement =( I'm not getting my kittens anytime soon ='(
Morning kittens.
Joao- boooo. I'm sorry! I hate dealing with international post, etc. best of luck to you receiving your kittens somewhat soon. You've sent out an email to EK, yes?
HIYA GM!
Hi Creeper, how are you today? Don't get to see you in here that often now that you're at the new place.
Yeah, it sucks when that big promotion pulls you away from the Corps, huh?
Hehe...my loyalty is to the corps! But yeah- sucks that I finally get a job not waiting tables so now I have to adult more. :)
I was also speaking from my own experience
But adulting is hard
I don't want to adult...I want to be in my blanket fort watching catoons.
...That should be cartoons...but catoons works for this group.
@GM, what I wouldn't give for those blanket fort days again!
I may just end up doing that this weekend. For absolutely no reason at all. In the basement, in front of the fireplace, and play N64/SNES all weekend, possibly even PS4 if I decide to take it down there too...
Sounds like a plan, GM! I'd join if I didn't have my first exam next week, a hard one, and didn't have saturday because I'm ushering again. Maybe I'll do it too the next weekend.
Man, quite a bit of activity, huh? Who cares, time to go get lunch!
Oh come on, of course I get back after the party. Short party.
Sorry Zem, I have tons of paperwork to do, reports to run and make easier to understand, and HOPEFULLY get able to get out at a decent time today.
...Not that I'm actually doing all that...but you know, I have all that to do. >.>
I have an exam to study for. Tell that to Archer. Why am I so stupid?
You know how an object at rest stays at rest? Well for me it's more like to change my momentum it takes 3 times the work I'll do, minimum.
Ooh, beat TeP to the punch! Here ya go, Creeper! http://www.tickld.com/t/1266837
Zem, you asked why you're so stupid...it's because you read things like the puns in that link.
First off, http://explosm.net/comics/3033/ .
Secondly, puns are so misunderstood because they're only appreciated by the intellectual elite.
I'm pretty intellectual. I get puns. It's just that most are so dumb. Some make me laugh...
I love puns especially if they're stupid. https://www.google.com/search…
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree here.
It's fencing time! I love fencing time!
Take out your pun-fueled rage! None shall stand in your way!!! Or even stand. Aim for the lower legs like an annoying b****. Winning is winning.
Oh, and finished Archer. If I didn't have to do other things (like go to the bathroom really bad), I'd try to finish a third series before this week ends. Maybe Bob's Burgers because I only watched the first season a long time ago.
*yawn* Sorry I haven't been my usual chatty self. The new contract job I'm on doesn't like when I'm on the internet during work hours. (The bastards!)
The good news is I finally got a permanent job offer. I start on the 21st. It will be great to have benefits again.
In other news, last Saturday I watched the whole first season of "Attack on Titan". It was so awesome that I went looking for season 2 only to find out there isn't one. Looking forward to the live action Japanese movie. Should be arriving in the States next month.
'Allo, Geist. Whaaaat?!?! Who wouldn't like you to be on the internet?! During work hours? That's like the only time!!! (that anyone ever IS on at least)
Congratulations on the new job! That's awesome.
I've heard it's amazing, but never watched it. Come to think of it, I really don't watch shows much and it's taken me like a year to watch archer and months to watch rick and morty. I have a few queued up as well as rick and morty still airing weekly and Dr. Who to start up... next saturday it seems. Can totally not wait!
But legs are off target in foil, which is what I'm focusing on
Hey everyone. I'm back.
Welcome back! How did it go?
Another town meeting? How'd you make it out of there alive?! And if not, then get back in there and change their ways for the greater good!
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THE GREATER GOOD
'Bout like I expected. My uncle has refused any further treatment. Which I absolutely get. No one knows how much longer he has, but the prognosis is grim. His sons are looking after him and he is now in home hospice care with some nursing assistance. I said goodbye.
Later this month Zem. : )
I don't remember hearing anything about all that. I even looked back through like the last week or two of your comments and didn't see anything about your uncle. Doesn't sound too good though.
Well... that really changes the perspective, huh?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Morning kitties.
@PoT: Sorry to hear your family is going through a rough time like that. Never easy when someone is in that type of position.
Wow, 1 comment. It's not that early in the morning yet is it?
Good morning troops.
I couldn't remember what I had posted here about the trip to Virginia, but LZ's comment made me think I must have said something. In any case Zem, no harm, no foul.
My Uncle is the last of my parents generation in my family, he has accepted the fact that the cancer has metastasized and there is simply nothing that can be done. He has elected to accept a shorter, happier remainder of his life for a longer infinitely less happy remainder. Frankly both of his sons and I concur, the treatments were very difficult on him. I went to see him, we had some good conversations, I made him laugh, I offered assistance (declined on all hands) and I left, having said goodbye. As crappy as the situation is, everyone involved seems to be doing okay with it, and that is really the best any of us could hope for. I feel sorry for my cousin Paul (the dancer), he has had to curtail his work in order to move in with his father as primary caretaker and it has been hard on him both emotionally and financially.
Sorry to hear that, PoT. My comment last night was because I reasoned that if you came back from somewhere, then you must have been doing something. I wanted to know how that something went, even though I had no idea what it was.
Yeah, seeing anyone go through cancer treatment(my grandfather went through it) is hard. I still remember the day, and time, that he passed because we were actually on our way to see him one final time, and got there to find my father in the lobby waiting for us. We didn't quite make it.
The only people in my family to have cancer were my uncle and one grandpa, who had a part of their nose and ear removed, respectively, and my other grandpa, who was luckily in for other colon problems so they found it then. Really, I've been incredibly lucky in that department, which only makes me even more sympathetic for those who aren't. Best of luck with the situation. At least he's not spending years and years in terrible pain.
Thanks for your condolences folks, it is hard losing the last of my parents peers, even though we were never particularly close (he living in Virginia and South Carolina virtually my entire life, I had seen him perhaps twenty or so times I can recall, and only five or six of those times as an adult). But he has both of his sons with him and everyone seems to have come to terms with the situation. Frankly I hope I can go out with as much grace.
Hey im hoping someone can help me. My order disappeared off the face of the earth. I emailed the people at black box and they responded super fast that they would send another one. I replied to send it to the same address but have no heard back. I have emailed them several times and no email. Is there someone else I can contact, iv been dying to play this game.
John, how long ago was this? Because, yes, you should've gotten a tracking number with FedEx for it and it should be delivered within maybe a week, depending on where you live. Typically a response takes up to a week and a half because they've been inundated and only have a small team (I don't know how small the BlackBox team is, but relatively small), and they don't always respond, so if it's only been a few days and they haven't responded, it could be because it's shipping. Otherwise, I'd say sit tight, make sure you emailed them again, and don't send redundant emails because it only slows the process. Good luck getting them!
Oh, duh, weekend. Wait, you guys are still at work! Where's all the comments?! Make it rain up in here!
Sorry, I got inundated with meetings
Ok thanks. I got a fedex tracking the first time but when it was past the estimated time fedex website had nothing. And then when I got a response, they asked if they should resend to the same address and then nothing. It has been over a week since I heard from them.
I have not received my game...
Michael, contact support@explodingkittens.com and wait for a week to a week and a half for a response. Have a short and succinct but descriptive subject bar and describe the problem in detail. They also may not respond and yet ship it so it shows up magically at your door one day. Please don't send redundant emails because it only slows the process. Good luck getting them.
I finally found it!
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Someone commented!!! Wow, seriously, been awhile. Bored out of my mind with my textbook in front of me and could absolutely not find these so called "suggested" problems mentioned in the syllabus on any documents in the wait is that Dr. P?! If I hadn't just looked on your profile for recent comments I'd've sworn you hadn't been on here in months. Turns out I just didn't notice it was you 5 days ago, which I remember some of that all, and then like a month before that.
Remember back in the good 'ol days when this place was active literally 24/7? Why haven't any of the europeans, even Idle, been on here forever?
Well, this is now going to get awkward, isn't it?
Yep
*cough cough*
*cricket noises*
Hold up a sec... Kanye 2020... Kony 2012... hmm....
Kind of annoyed that Target has this game before I do!!! Should have just wait for it in stores instead of funding it seems.
Danielle, did you contact support@explodingkittens.com ? It may take 1-2 weeks for a response, and sometimes they just ship without responding and it shows up magically at your door. And please don't send redundant messages because it slows the process.
They're selling in stores now?! Cool! Also, they need to make the top instead of looking like the boxes make it a giant message to just contact support already. Though hundreds if not thousands of my comments have been stuff like that, so I guess it's good for me in that regard. But with 1-2%, people not getting theirs, even if that's really good by kickstarter standards, it's 2-5,000 people who think this is where to get help.
Tralalalala... So... what's up with you guys today?
Target has this? Target.com doesn't. What city is that?
Hello kittens.
Dave, due to Amazon Exclusive, they can't sell online except for amazon and their own website, which links to amazon anyways. Not sure why they did that, but they did. However, Amazon Exclusive only involves the internet, so they can sell it in actual stores everywhere.
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Hi, creeper! Just got back from the Husker game, winning 48 to 9, so if you couldn't tell, it was a pretty good time. How's your day?
Wow!! Good game! I have some friends here that go to a Husker bar to watch the game all the time. I'm sure that's where they were tonight.
My mom's best friend lives just outside New York City, so I think I may know the bar you're talking about. Never been to it myself, but still.
Whoa, 27 minutes? I've gotten bad at checking here much when there's someone else here to talk to. I guess I didn't miss anything, but I used to be better than this.
Hey, another 27 minutes! I checked twice in this time, just thought it was a funny coincidence. Am I alone again? Ok.
It would seem so.
Soooo what citys? Just curious.
Damn amazon
I don't think there's an easy way to check that out. I'd say for the time being just in major cities, but I'd also expect it to start popping up in stores everywhere very soon. Go check any stores that have games near you.
I have a bunch of big targets near me. I don't think they sell it.
Goodnight I have lag when talking in here. I feel like it is not real time.
Well the rate of conversation depends on how much the others check in here. It just takes some getting used to. Goodnight. And wait, why are you looking for more if you're obviously a supporter because you can comment here? Couldn't get enough kittens?
I always ask the right questions too late. Oh well, 1:40 am here, time for bed.