So, what can *we* do to help?
Hi Telltale,
As you'll have seen from reaction around the web, there are many, many groups of people who are very happy to see the legacy of LucasArts adventures being continued by its alumni (both Telltale and Autumn Moon, and to a lesser extent Pileated).
While the Sam & Max 2 cancellation hubbub was in full swing, you'll have noticed plenty of people who were willing to pre-pay for the game to prove it was viable and ensure money in the bank for LEC.
So, I'm wondering if there's anything we, the casual punter and rabid fan could do to assist Telltale? I see there's cafepress merchandise on the homepage now - cool, but how about something with your caveman? The Telltale logo on its own is a bit nondescript.
I can't speak for others, but if you need a top-up cash injection outside of your corporate funding drive, I'd happily pre-pay or part-pre-pay for a game that's still up to a year away and/or pay a subscription fee that would give small exclusives or pre-release tastes of your products. And I'd wager a lot of other LEC adventure fans would think the same way.
Forgetting all that, outside of us fans parting with our hard earned money, is there anything else we can do on your behalf to make your job easier?
As you'll have seen from reaction around the web, there are many, many groups of people who are very happy to see the legacy of LucasArts adventures being continued by its alumni (both Telltale and Autumn Moon, and to a lesser extent Pileated).
While the Sam & Max 2 cancellation hubbub was in full swing, you'll have noticed plenty of people who were willing to pre-pay for the game to prove it was viable and ensure money in the bank for LEC.
So, I'm wondering if there's anything we, the casual punter and rabid fan could do to assist Telltale? I see there's cafepress merchandise on the homepage now - cool, but how about something with your caveman? The Telltale logo on its own is a bit nondescript.
I can't speak for others, but if you need a top-up cash injection outside of your corporate funding drive, I'd happily pre-pay or part-pre-pay for a game that's still up to a year away and/or pay a subscription fee that would give small exclusives or pre-release tastes of your products. And I'd wager a lot of other LEC adventure fans would think the same way.
Forgetting all that, outside of us fans parting with our hard earned money, is there anything else we can do on your behalf to make your job easier?
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and that a realy good idea, i'd would even invest in some sort of stock
Nope, just parting with your hard earned money should be fine. Heh heh, only kidding. Just keep doing what you're doing, namely giving feedback and suggestions when you have them! I always really appreciate everyone's comments, especially when they're of the form, "You're so cool," or "You're so great," or "I want to give you a billion dollars."
You're so great.
I want to play Sam&Max 2
I maybe want to give you 80 Bucks
but seriously i think online distribution of your games is a great idea..that way the online support that was evident during LucasArts diabolical cancellation of sam and max can show their full support for telltale!!
But am I the only guy who likes to have a box?
Online distribution is fine, but it can't be the only way to purchase. (I'm a 56ker too).
500MB only takes about a week of leaving your computer going while you sleep - and lets be serious here: A week is not a problematic distribution time - its at most a few days longer than the very fastest postage. But more importantly - it can be months *shorter* than the slowest postage!
To cater for those who desire physical package goodness, I suggest that Telltale have their game cover illustrations available on CafePress as lunchbox graphics, and voila, an instant game box!
On a more serious note, if enough games companies (and there are lots trying to avoid packaging) suggested that Cafepress (or similar company) add a "two piece box" piece of merchandise to their list of products, then everyone would be happy.
my 2 cents.
Good call - though it can be simpler than cafepress - one of those newfangled empty DVD cases that can be bought at any computer / stationary store and a 300dpi sleeve JPG you can print and cut out for the case. Easy.
I missed it too for several days. It's the
I've already bought a sticker with the telltalegames logo.
I'll be buying a T-shirt at the end of the month.
to get back to the previous subject, i think on-line distribution is a great idea but it has it's drawbacks. such as the 56k'rs
there should be an alternate method, maybe have a choice to have the game shipped or to download.
Having both methods would probably nullify the whole 'saving costs' value though...
I'm sure 56k people could cope- I did- for 9 whole years- almost 10, in fact (only jumped on ADSL 2 months ago, when it was enabled in my area)....so yeah...
I think while it'd be great to make it just a download system, as you said, they'd need to ship games in physical form, since this way they'd probably receive the best sales....but ideally, online downloads would be the best...
anyway... i was basically wanting to make the point that i would have PREPAID for about 5 or 6 copies had i thought it was required...
GoT