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Post by Thomas on Sept 22, 2017 14:36:35 GMT -6
I'm glad I'm not alone on Xbone! There is a poll on this here. I'll search for it. OK, found it and bumped it. I'll merge the two threads when I get a chance. (I'm on mobile) Yeah, I don't let the "Console Wars" sway me. I've been on Xbox Live since the OG Xbox. I love the PS4 also, they've got some amazing exclusives. One day we'll realize it shouldn't matter and everyone will have access to everything... Or at least I can dream.
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Post by Thomas on Sept 20, 2017 10:40:35 GMT -6
I'm getting a PC version and a console version. I switched my Xbox copy for a Switch copy,(See what I did there?!) but I get the feeling i'll end up buying additional copies for all my consoles. Especially since I pulled the trigger on an Xbox One X the other day =)
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Post by Thomas on Sept 10, 2017 21:38:08 GMT -6
Rant/ Ok, this will be my last update as my enthusiasm for this process has reached an all time low. I finally got an update tonight, Sept 10, for the hounds of hell tier. They are asking for a name and description for my pet with the deadline to reply being Sept 14... Less than 1 week notice and with a disclaimer that if they don't like the description they will change it. No discussion, no back and forth. For reference, I last heard from them(Mana) on July 20th in response to a question. I followed up on July 21, and after hearing nothing for over a month reached out again on August 29th... No response until this extremely rushed request for final info. I truly hope the game is amazing, but I certainly feel like my contribution has been an after thought. Please prove me wrong Iga. /Rant Hey Thomas! Thank you for being such a passionate backer and supporting the game at such a high level! (always amazing to see ) I'm really sorry to hear that there's been some difficulty with communication for your hounds of hell, or that you've felt like your feedback and wishes aren't being heard. You can count on me to fix that, all double quick time-like. I'm going to send you a brief personal message with my email address immediately after I post this reply. Tell me everything regarding the details of your pet/requests in your own words and I will make sure to speak to the team & Mana about it and make sure we're not ramming your desires down a conveyor belt, so to speak. I rarely speak on behalf of Iga, if ever, but having seen how much he cares and is humbled by every single backer and fan, I feel confident in saying that he would say the exact same thing I just did. And if it took a while to hear back from Mana, rest assured it's not because she doesn't care, she lives and breathes this stuff like me, I'm positive it's just because of how insanely busy she gets or a simple case of an email slipping through the cracks. If anyone else is having similar issues or concerns please don't hesitate to reach out to me, the last thing I want is for some of our biggest, oldest supporters to even FEEL like they're not being taken care of, much less have that actually happen.! 😊 Thank you.
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Post by Thomas on Sept 10, 2017 20:54:00 GMT -6
Rant/
Ok, this will be my last update as my enthusiasm for this process has reached an all time low.
I finally got an update tonight, Sept 10, for the hounds of hell tier. They are asking for a name and description for my pet with the deadline to reply being Sept 14...
Less than 1 week notice and with a disclaimer that if they don't like the description they will change it. No discussion, no back and forth.
For reference, I last heard from them(Mana) on July 20th in response to a question. I followed up on July 21, and after hearing nothing for over a month reached out again on August 29th... No response until this extremely rushed request for final info.
I truly hope the game is amazing, but I certainly feel like my contribution has been an after thought. Please prove me wrong Iga.
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Post by Thomas on Jul 18, 2017 9:55:28 GMT -6
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT. Your cat is the Rondo of Blood behemoth and you don't like it? I'm so jealous right now lol AHHHHHHHHHHHH that's so sick. Dude, wow, this concept isn't last minute or without thought. It fits the concept of "Kamikaze" (at least to the name) perfectly too, if it keeps to something like what that enemy did in the Dracula X games...which I'm just now realizing, after I was excited about it lol. I say this because what the behemoth does is, he charges at you head first through walls with his horns and doesn't stop until he actually takes himself out by ramming its head into a wall and breaking its horns/head apart. It's literally a kamikaze monster. That's awesome wow lol But ANYWAY, what my reply was going to be haha, was that since this indeed was Hounds of Hell, your input was going to be limited comparative to Demon Summoner, who had full control over design, attack patterns, etc. This was supposed to just be a photo of a pet turned into a monster as they saw fit, but even seeing that...I mean, you got quite a deal here. That's an iconic Castlevania monster and one of the coolest ones I didn't expect to come back. It MIGHT not be the new behemoth, but it damn sure looks like it to me. siiiiick lol Well I hope you're right! I have no way of knowing since they didn't include any information. If what you described and linked is true then it is very cool! You're also right, I wasn't expecting to have full control of anything, but I did hope that my feedback and input was at least heard... which based solely on the communication I've received I do not fell. I will certainly reach out and ask these questions directly, but I do appreciate your perspective! ::Update:: I responded to the email asking for some clarification and Mana kindly responded. Unfortunately the result is not what i'd hoped for and in fact confirmed something I was fearing about the entire tier of Hounds of Hell contributors. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone, but I will say that the treatment given to the pets is much less interesting than anticipated and clearly shows a lack of forethought by the development team. If you saw my earlier post, you can expect nothing more than what was shown in the concept. All Cat pets will essentially all be the same enemy with different skins. And all of them will only be partially visible, with no unique characteristics. Copy Pasta. =(
I suppose it's possible all pets will use this template, but I'm not sure. I'm sure the game will be great, but I can definitely say i'm personally disappointed with my contribution. =(
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Post by Thomas on Jul 3, 2017 12:58:54 GMT -6
I'm gonna weigh up here. In my opinion the design of the monster looks cool. If it's not what you want, that's up to you. All I can say is I like it. I'm a bit concerned about the translation of it into the game, but it looks like a decent creature to me. As for rough and uninspired, the latter will always be a debate among people, but the former can often happen with first drafts of concepts. I think the idea is usualy to get a rough schech of the creature in question and them improve/work on it. In conclusion therefore, I'd say if you are happy with the general IDEA of the creature, think long and hard about what you like and don't about the intial design and pass on feedback on both. The second pass may be more to your liking. If you like literaly NONE of it however I'd say it's time for a talk for a bit. To be clear, I'm not unhappy with the design itself... it's certainly a cat. I'm underwhelmed by the level of polish and communication. As for the "IDEA" as you put it, I don't even know what i'm supposed to say about it since the image is all they've given me. I have no idea what the "Idea" is. That said, I absolutely expected a more polished design even as a first draft. Especially because the only input I assumed i'd have would be on the visuals. The concept piece is not high level art. It's a very rough sketch which tells me the monster isn't being designed around the pet, the pet is simply being shoehorned onto already designed monster. Which isn't necessarily bad, but in this case seems as I said, uninspired. I'm happy to hear others like it though, eases my mind a bit.
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Post by Thomas on Jul 3, 2017 12:49:51 GMT -6
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT. Your cat is the Rondo of Blood behemoth and you don't like it? I'm so jealous right now lol AHHHHHHHHHHHH that's so sick. Dude, wow, this concept isn't last minute or without thought. It fits the concept of "Kamikaze" (at least to the name) perfectly too, if it keeps to something like what that enemy did in the Dracula X games...which I'm just now realizing, after I was excited about it lol. I say this because what the behemoth does is, he charges at you head first through walls with his horns and doesn't stop until he actually takes himself out by ramming its head into a wall and breaking its horns/head apart. It's literally a kamikaze monster. That's awesome wow lol But ANYWAY, what my reply was going to be haha, was that since this indeed was Hounds of Hell, your input was going to be limited comparative to Demon Summoner, who had full control over design, attack patterns, etc. This was supposed to just be a photo of a pet turned into a monster as they saw fit, but even seeing that...I mean, you got quite a deal here. That's an iconic Castlevania monster and one of the coolest ones I didn't expect to come back. It MIGHT not be the new behemoth, but it damn sure looks like it to me. siiiiick lol Well I hope you're right! I have no way of knowing since they didn't include any information. If what you described and linked is true then it is very cool! You're also right, I wasn't expecting to have full control of anything, but I did hope that my feedback and input was at least heard... which based solely on the communication I've received I do not fell. I will certainly reach out and ask these questions directly, but I do appreciate your perspective!
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Post by Thomas on Jul 3, 2017 11:22:57 GMT -6
So I FINALLY got a response about the status of my content contribution and I have to say... I'm a bit underwhelmed. I have been an active and positive member of this community from the very beginning. Contributing at one of the higher end tiers, having conversations directly with Ben Judd during the campaign and even getting a response from IGA about the story of my cat and how I decided to memorialize him in the game. I have patiently waited for my turn to communicate with the dev team and have my pet introduced as an enemy. I put together a fun and interesting design pitch which, although I did not expect to be fully implemented, I did hope would at least be acknowledged. At the very least some indication that my efforts and personal stake in not only the game, but the creator and his team would be recognized. Instead, I was told this concept was the design direction... I... eh... =( I have to be frank, this feels extremely low effort. There is no design description, the concept art is clearly rough and uninspired (Just put some horns on it and shove it in a wall) and the only request from the dev team is for me to give a name and a description based on this artwork. "We have finally designed your pet as an enemy demon after considering the game balance. This is how your pet will appear in front of Miriam. From here, we would like you to name your enemy pet and create a description for it." I want to be optimistic, but this is not what I was expecting. Especially knowing that similar tiers got to give actual design input on their creations. At the very least I would hope they would describe what the thought behind this because this is not the attention to detail and fan appreciation the campaign ran on... This really feels like a last minute attempt to fulfill an obligation. Am I crazy? What do you guys think?
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Post by Thomas on Jun 9, 2017 9:46:07 GMT -6
and the HYPEEEEE returns!!!
This is looking fantastic!
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Post by Thomas on Apr 16, 2017 21:09:28 GMT -6
Thanks for the heads-up, but i'm a Hounds of Hell contributor. =) ... Still waiting. Hi Thomas! I'm guessing from this post, you haven't received our previous email. I've changed the email setting and sent you another email regarding your tier! Let me know if you have received it or not. If not, we could definitely try a different method. To all Hounds of Hell tier contributors, we have not gone to the next step since we are still waiting for all requests. This is just one person and he/she may need to forfeit their contributing rights (we are passed the deadline). Once we decide to continue onward, we will send everyone their concept design based on their pet. Thanks for your patience! I just got an email tonight, so whatever you changed seems to have worked! Thank you so much for looking out for me and the others, I really appreciate the info and the heads up about the delay. The hype is real!!
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Post by Thomas on Apr 11, 2017 15:57:21 GMT -6
Thanks for the heads-up, but i'm a Hounds of Hell contributor. =) ... Still waiting.
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Post by Thomas on Mar 28, 2017 16:39:30 GMT -6
Well at least they acknowledged my concern in the new update! I shall continue to be patient =)
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Post by Thomas on Mar 28, 2017 12:10:22 GMT -6
Has anyone heard any news on the Hounds of Hell contributors?
I'm still waiting in Limbo with no word besides what Mana has posted on these forums. Was nice to hear the portraits were seeing movement, but considering the HoH tier is multiple thousands more expensive, I once again am confused and concerned as to the status of my contribution. Weapons are on their 2nd pass of feedback and HoH hasn't even officially started as far as I know.
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Post by Thomas on Mar 22, 2017 10:10:26 GMT -6
NICE!
Though I was happy with my Xbox box physical version, I think being able to take Bloodstained on the go is even better! Switched my pledge!
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Post by Thomas on Mar 10, 2017 9:51:59 GMT -6
Wow, this thread got derailed pretty badly. I didn't even expect that. But its still fun to read. I was and still am of the opinion that the Switch is in a terrible state. It's like the 360 when they had all those red rings. So just an ew-y thing to get it for, when there are so many better ones. Laptops especially, since it has all the of good in it. I have a switch and it's amazing. You should keep in mind that generally people posting online are almost always in the vocal minority and although you may be more exposed to their issues, complaining is easier than praising but it doesn't mean that everyone is having a negative experience. On top of that, Zelda. So yeah, I'd love to see Bloodstained on switch, that would be great. If you don't, that's fine too. Isn't it wonderful we all have options to match our opinions and preferences.
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Post by Thomas on Mar 6, 2017 11:28:06 GMT -6
Interesting! I read one of those articles as well and didn't really think anything of it. I did get a Switch however and can confirm that I have not seen any Bloodstained related news bits pop up. Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if we get a Switch Port. Bloodstained would be a great fit for the system!
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Post by Thomas on Feb 1, 2017 21:08:12 GMT -6
I have checked my spam folder many times yes. I get all of the updates from fan gamer, but I have not received any direct communication other than what MANA forwarded to me.
I am sure they are doing their best to get everything sorted. It's wonderful that we have this community to come to and help each other. Cheers all!
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Post by Thomas on Jan 31, 2017 13:53:03 GMT -6
On 1/25/17 Igarashi emailed a correction to the Runic Forger update. I'm a bit late, but the original post is now properly updated. Nothing major to report, just a small clarification regarding guns. It turns out the elemental effects are assigned to the bullets instead of the guns themselves. So you could hypothetically have the same gun firing a variety of bullets with different attributes. Enkeria raised an interesting point regarding developer feedback and images. I can't speak for the other contributors, but I have received some limited feedback on my monster proposals. I haven't been asked to sign any nondisclosure agreements, but I still think it's important for us to respect the process and keep those discussions private. At least until Mana says otherwise... As for images... I haven't sent the team any concept images yet. All of my proposals are detailed in writing, and the negotiations are still ongoing. Once we reach an agreement, I'll begin sending some concept images, and I'm sure the development team will respond accordingly. Personally, I think it's ok for the content contributors to share their own images, but I'm not sure about sharing any concept art from the development team. Maybe Mana has an opinion on this? REDtheBEAST neff Torg Thomas have any of you sent off any images yet? I sent my initial feedback after Mana contacted me, but I have not received a response of any kind. I must say i'm a bit disappointing with the communication regarding the upper tier rewards. I had been told directly during the campaign that I would get to communicate with the dev team regarding my concept, but it appears that simply is not the case for Hounds of Hell contributors... In fact I never directly received my content contributor survey to begin with. It was Mana who reached out on this forum based on my post history to ask if I was going to participate. The deadline had come and gone and only because of Mana was I able to learn that I nearly missed my opportunity. For the amount of money spent, and the small pool of people who were able to donate at the upper tiers, I feel a better effort could be made to communicate with backers like myself. For all I know there have been follow up emails, but since I never received the first one I can only assume I won't receive any additional direct communications. I just hope they do my pet justice in-game. (After all, that was the whole reason I contributed to begin with)
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Post by Thomas on Jan 13, 2017 16:44:06 GMT -6
I did it... I Pre-ordered my Switch this morning. I just cannot go without that Zelda game, it brings the feels!!!
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Post by Thomas on Dec 26, 2016 11:24:03 GMT -6
Thanks guys!!! I love this community 😀👍
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