that's better, dark i agree. then if not end within a month you specify people are not going to complain are they as it a small contract. also you could as i say if you wish as an option have a donate to the project button if using paypal or something not sure so that those like me who would pay a little extra on top of the pre-order price can do so
On Nov 9, 2011, at 11:27 PM, dark wrote: > Hi Philip. > > Even though my last preorder, airik the clerric didn't work out particularly > well owing to the stupid windows xp bug, I can be certain that perilous > hearts will! run without problems sinse it uses bgt which I know is fine. > > On this basis I'd be happy to preorder myself. However, Might I suggest > rather than saying "The game will be out on this day or your money back" you > might want to offer something that gives you a litle more lee way in case of > flood, fire, crashes or something else. > > Something like "the game will be out by the end of January 2012 or your money > back" picking the month of the game release rather than a day. > > This covers you in case of accidents of one sort or another and will > hopefully prevent all the whiners starting up if an accident does happen. > > Other than that, I'd hate to see the game not get it's ful attention due to > lack of funds, so would be glad to contribute financially with a preorder. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Bennefall" <phi...@blastbay.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:24 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Perilous Hearts preorders? > > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm really very happy with the response I received for the game audio demo >> of Perilous Hearts, and so I wanted to ask the community a question. Would >> you consider placing a preorder for this game if the possibility was there? >> I know that the history of game preorders has been rocky in this community, >> but the difference in my case would be that you would agree to a small >> contract before ordering that basically would say: >> >> 1. You get a slightly discounted rate when you preorder. >> >> 2. We give you a definite release date. If the game is not released on this >> exact date or earlier, within a 24 hour period, you are entitled to a full >> refund. >> >> 3. You would not have any kind of special privilege when it comes to >> requesting feature x, but I would certainly pay more attention to >> suggestions from preorder users provided that I personally thought they were >> good ones. >> >> Naturally, if I went down this root I would put up a playable demo of the >> game at the same time as I made preordering available. This would not >> include all the cut scenes etc that the finished game will contain and it >> would still use Sapi, but the game play would stretch as far as level 2 >> which is where the real demo will also end. >> >> The reason I am considering this is because the funds for the game are >> running out, and so I cannot justify spending a lot more money on it out of >> my own pocket. But if I had some money from preorders I would be able to >> invest that to make the game the best it can possibly be. >> >> I would very much appreciate feedback on this. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Philip Bennefall >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.