Selling games before backers, Tomb Raider, LOTR, Zombicide and more new games!

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  • @mitchellryan515
    @mitchellryan515 3 місяці тому +24

    I find it frustrating that I constantly get penalised by not having access to convention promos on account of being in Australia, and this CDMD campaign is 8 months late and convention attendees are getting product before backers. CMON lost me a while back despite liking their games,

    • @lordsmyty
      @lordsmyty 3 місяці тому +1

      I stick to backing zombicide. I won't give them money for anything else. And even at that, if there is any point I can buy something at retail, I won't add that to my pledge

    • @drgnmstr44
      @drgnmstr44 3 місяці тому +4

      I think this is an important aspect of the whole problem.
      I totally understand the business side of wanting to make money and having product at one of the biggest conventions in the year is important. But if you are months late delivering to backers, you don't get to sell that product at the convention.
      A lot of people would agree that CMON doesn't need Kickstarter/Gamefound, but they are going to do it. If we want this to change, we need to stop backing their things. the problem there is they are too big to fail in a crowdfunding campaign, meaning the games don't fund at all and don't get made.

    • @mitchellryan515
      @mitchellryan515 3 місяці тому +1

      Comics Vol 2, Marvel United Multiverse, CDMD. All were quite late and while I can and expect it, the lack of clear communication is a big reason I didn’t back games I wanted to like Mordred, DCeased, DC united, God of war (looked a bit light but liked the IP and art).
      Will they notice? No. But backing won’t do anything either and personally their approach burns a fire in me, that could be calmed if they gave clear, realistic communication about timelines. They often do updates monthly but all about art and no word on timelines and status and that always bodes poorly but the uncertainty is the kicker

    • @Gdohhhrzzzz
      @Gdohhhrzzzz 3 місяці тому

      Completely agree! It’s so annoying. I really dislike the whole gencon because of this. People just walking in buying games because they look nice that we’ve been waiting on for years

    • @CheddahSlammer
      @CheddahSlammer 3 місяці тому

      I get it, but at the same time the people going to the Con are spending 74-90$ to even get into it. So their paying a premium on top of the price of the game to even get it. Personally would rather wait the extra time then spend the extra money.

  • @TheLighterTheDarkerCo
    @TheLighterTheDarkerCo 3 місяці тому +4

    Out of all of the Cyberpunk games that have come out or have be announced, I'm interested to see the spin for Ozob. He was a notable and fun character in the video game. It's a universe with such fascinating lore, that we really need a quality board game.

  • @arcubal
    @arcubal 3 місяці тому +11

    And this is why I don't buy CMON. You get screwed either way. Backers become suckers and retail buyers get a shitty core box that is hollowed out for profit. And CMON doesn't care as long as board members are happy

  • @hermanturnip3984
    @hermanturnip3984 3 місяці тому +2

    Ozob was the game that caught my eye while watching the various Gen Con videos this past weekend. I'm down with the clown

  • @timothymorgan1175
    @timothymorgan1175 3 місяці тому +1

    I will admit that part of what made me back DC UNITED was that CMON decided to use Gamefound. I love the stretch pay. It allows me to get more stuff without haveing to pay upfront,like on Kickstarter. As for non backers getting games before backers, as long as the non backers don't get the exclusive stuff, I am not that mad. It shows that the game is coming out.

  • @robschmidt6464
    @robschmidt6464 3 місяці тому +10

    The Godzilla was a kick in the nuts but don’t care about some people getting game before me as long as I actually get it.

    • @sidneyleejohnson
      @sidneyleejohnson 3 місяці тому +1

      Wow, I guess I was living under a rock and missed the entire Godzilla controversy. But I agree, continuing to give comic fans adjacent awards like board game items or Lego exclusive sets is infuriating. If they started to send all-in backers exclusive comic books that we could sell on ebay or whatever to be able to offset the costs of acquiring these items from comic fans it would be fair but so far I haven't received an exclusive comic from board game oems or Lego (via say VIP rewards for points)...

    • @dennisdonetti1675
      @dennisdonetti1675 3 місяці тому

      I think the Godzilla was actually a little relieving since they stated it will be available online. The ninja turtles one is the rough one.

    • @lizard81288
      @lizard81288 3 місяці тому +1

      I agree. I was at Gen con and asked them about it, since it was listed as a promo. Inorder to get the Godzilla game, you had to buy DMD, then they would give you a raffle ticket. At a certain time, they would pull the ticket. I wasn't going to spend like a $100 on a raffle ticket.

  • @janbeck177
    @janbeck177 3 місяці тому +9

    Backing stuff only for the exclusives or if they boardgame has 0 chance to go to retail and realy is something special that my collection is missing (what is almost never the case). Otherwise I will wait for the retail or the 2nd hand market.
    CMON is (atleast for me) one of the few companies that has ton of exclusive stuff with their big crowdfunding campaigns. I went all in on CDMD (I love the system) and don’t really care if a new retail box is early buyable on a convention. I would have been worried if they handed out campaign exclusive stuff.

    • @zerosdeath
      @zerosdeath 3 місяці тому

      This right here!

    • @sattm8230
      @sattm8230 3 місяці тому

      I back so many games at this point it's a relief when something is a bit late, ngl.

  • @isaacraze4301
    @isaacraze4301 3 місяці тому

    I back CMON only on crowdfunding sites because of the exclusives and only when they’re IP related. I learned that after Starcadia Quest, not having another character when there is already so many available isn’t a problem. Now not having Gamora to go along with your GotG or not having all those extra Sinister Six characters to go along with your Exclusive SS module makes a difference.

  • @AndrewBeisel
    @AndrewBeisel 3 місяці тому +1

    CMON should focus on reproducing parts of previous campaigns that weren't designated "exclusive" but shoot up to unreasonable prices on the secondary market. Their "Murder of Crows" product is a perfect example of this. I bought into Zombicide: BP just before Green Horde was announced. Certain pieces of the 1st campaign were then and still are impossible to purchase without huge secondary market mark ups. Also, when mass producing non-exclusive products, if a company wants to realms in ethical, the product should be offered at the intended retail price of the original. WotC, for example, uses unethical business tactics building products with higher MSRPs based on current secondary market values. What companies ought to do when observing a product that spikes on the secondary market is to come to the simple realization that what the spike indicates is demand. When demand goes up, supply should go up, and (since it would cost companies no more to produce the original product for the same price point) any resupply should be wholly apathetic to any entity other than the end user.
    I want a copy of Murder of Crowz, CMON, the producer of that product and a GAME company (not a collector company), should be able to simply make that a reality. When have you produced enough of a product? When the secondary market value of the product in question is at the same price point as the original when released when new.
    WotC ruined everything for gamers in general by listening to collectors and forming a reserved list for their GAME. Those collectors ought to have been ignored.

  • @davidhebart-coleman8610
    @davidhebart-coleman8610 3 місяці тому +4

    I actually don't have a problem with CMON or others selling games at big conferences before backers receive them., as it is part of the promotion. I have a problem if the games go through to retail outlets before the bulk of backers though. I am a bit annoyed about the Godzilla promo though - if is is an exclusive promo only available via conventions..

    • @Twineandribbon
      @Twineandribbon 3 місяці тому +3

      I don’t really get that one. We went to Gen con on Thursday and they were like yeah we have 5/day. So you brought 20 copies For 70000 people… huh?

    • @Ironhawx
      @Ironhawx 3 місяці тому

      @@Twineandribbonthat’s sad outrageous! Shows CMON values gamers even less

    • @Twineandribbon
      @Twineandribbon 3 місяці тому

      @@Ironhawx wondering and hoping they plan for a wider release at some point. It’s pretty nifty

    • @davidhebart-coleman8610
      @davidhebart-coleman8610 3 місяці тому

      @@Twineandribbon The Godzilla? Yeah, I would prefer to see a wider release than just having it at the Comicon and Gencon - even at super limited numbers. And this is actually a whole new game mechanic, not just another player character. (I suspect your 'I dont really get that one was referring to CMON opening themselves up for criticism by doing this in the first place, and then only bringing 20?)

    • @davidhebart-coleman8610
      @davidhebart-coleman8610 3 місяці тому

      Maybe they will release a monster pack that includes Godzilla.

  • @CheddahSlammer
    @CheddahSlammer 3 місяці тому +1

    Never got a CMON game, personally their games seem rather light for my groups tastes.

  • @nathangerardy2669
    @nathangerardy2669 3 місяці тому +2

    @KOA Did you see the SDCC exclusive Zombicide White Death - Ninja Turtles - Beebop and Rocksteady addon that they announced? Hey look what is for the game you backed that you won't be able to get...yay. Thanks.

  • @williamskogen9895
    @williamskogen9895 3 місяці тому +2

    I don't like the fact that I get the game I backed after others who didn't, but it's not going to stop me from backing more games. I have enough to keep me busy until my pledge arrives.

  • @HarleyFirestorm
    @HarleyFirestorm 3 місяці тому +1

    I don't really care about them selling DMD at Gencon, but if they are selling stretch goal boxes, then thats another story.

  • @siriactuallysara
    @siriactuallysara 3 місяці тому +5

    Any update on the giveaway?

  • @Twineandribbon
    @Twineandribbon 3 місяці тому +3

    Exclusives are definitely the only reason I really back these days.

    • @Sthunderrocker
      @Sthunderrocker 3 місяці тому

      So it must suck when you can't land a con exclusive.

  • @SkaerKrow
    @SkaerKrow 3 місяці тому

    I don't care that some people who didn't back CDMD will get the game before I do. One, I don't back games to get "FURST!" bragging rights, I back them because I want to own them. If I get CDMD two months after someone that goes to a convention, I will lose exactly no sleep over it. Two, I'll take CMON selling a game before I have it over a garbage company like Red Joker who takes my money and never delivers a game at all. Best practice is great, but you know what's better? Providing your backers with actual product. After seeing so many campaigns go up in smoke as companies take the money and run, I'm comfortable knowing that if I throw a bunch of money at CMON, I will eventually own the cool game that they pitched to me. I'm far more offended by con exclusive promos that are never made available for broader sale, because we can't all just drop our lives in order to fly to San Diego, Indianapolis, Singapore, or wherever.
    Oh, and one of the changes with Army of the Dead seems to be the inclusion of character specific objectives for each of the survivors, inspired by the movie. I don't have my copy yet, but that was the thing that was pitched in the advert that stuck out to me.

  • @phloog
    @phloog 3 місяці тому

    So many people talk about backers acting entitled, but the real issue seems to be companies like CMON acting like they’re entitled to backers $$$ …they’ve basically destroyed the idea that backers are anything other than people foolish enough to put up with this.

  • @TabletopFamily
    @TabletopFamily 3 місяці тому

    Cmon might not need backers but every company should operate using pre-order numbers. Overshooting large print runs could even hurt cmon

  • @jcapo5
    @jcapo5 3 місяці тому +2

    I had all of marvel zombies before backers because my game store got it first. Even though that was to my benefit. I think it's BS. Backer should be first.

    • @Twineandribbon
      @Twineandribbon 3 місяці тому +1

      Seems obvious. Not sure why this isn’t a priority for so many developers

  • @ojb1044
    @ojb1044 3 місяці тому

    I would like CMON to push more of these convention items in the EU.

  • @beornthebear9023
    @beornthebear9023 3 місяці тому

    I never care when the retail version is sold before my Kickstarter arrives. Companies need to make money so I don’t get mythiced. Now I do care when the stretch goals are also sold early at a convention but just the retail box doesn’t bug me.
    I do care about bebop and rock steady promos being there though. Those better be online at some point or I’m going to be pissed.

  • @mandorrandom117
    @mandorrandom117 3 місяці тому

    CDMD at Gen Con shouldn't bother anybody as there was never a promise to get backers the game first. The value for backing a CMON product is all the exclusives.
    Other creators need to promise that backers will get the game first because their projects hold little to no value for the money being risked rather than waiting for retail release where we can read reviews and watch play throughs.
    Now the convention exclusives on the hand are frustrating. I know companies have been using them for decades and they are not going to stop, but it's really anti-fan as so few people can get them.

  • @ishkabible1028
    @ishkabible1028 2 місяці тому

    Heck, my LGS got the new Marvel United before I have even got my kickstarter

  • @timf7354
    @timf7354 3 місяці тому +5

    Were there any stretch goals or exclusives in the CMON games being sold at gencon? Im guessing the answer is no, that the stretch goals were sent in wave 1?
    That said, i think the double standard of it being normalized by people and CMON basically saying "whatcha gonna do about it" is disgraceful. It reinforces that if they have a popular game, they can mistreat their backers.
    That said, even if i got the game today, itd sit on my shelf for a few weeks while i play other games. I have that big of a backlog. But its still not right to push this to be a normal business practice.

    • @Twineandribbon
      @Twineandribbon 3 місяці тому

      It’s not a cmon issue. This happens with a lot of companies. It’s always lame

    • @Sthunderrocker
      @Sthunderrocker 3 місяці тому

      I hear you but we don't even have that base game in hand yet. Let alone the exclusives.

    • @timf7354
      @timf7354 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Twineandribbon I completely agree with you. I mention CMON because that's who KoA said was doing it in the video. And he also seemed to be saying that because it's CMON it's ok because they are a huge successful company.

    • @VampguyN85
      @VampguyN85 Місяць тому

      Cmon has stated in the past they do sell or giveaway Kickstarter exclusives at a convention.

    • @Sthunderrocker
      @Sthunderrocker Місяць тому

      @@VampguyN85 that doesn't make it right when backers haven't received product.

  • @LeeroyPorkins
    @LeeroyPorkins 3 місяці тому +4

    C'MON will apparently only sell Bebop and Rocksteady for Zombicide at Cons. That's what their CS told me.

    • @zerosdeath
      @zerosdeath 3 місяці тому

      KS comments from one of the devs said that more chances will appear to buy that pack anyway.

  • @SamBalducci
    @SamBalducci 3 місяці тому

    Now that we know the designers for Heroes of Might & Magic: Battles I am more interested.

  • @mfassett
    @mfassett 3 місяці тому

    I don't care, honestly, that they're selling CDMD at GenCon - people going to GenCon spent a lot more to get their copy than I did (once you factor in costs of getting to and getting into the con). It's also a limited quantity - it's not like they dumped it on Amazon. CMON also never promises that backers get it first. I do expect to get it before it's generally available in retail, but con drops? Whatever.

  • @amagrude
    @amagrude 3 місяці тому +6

    I don’t buy games at full MSRP + self-shipping *unless* there’s no other way…
    That said, especially for DMD, I’m there for the extras. 2 foot “miniature” - shut up and take my money.

  • @joseg.6187
    @joseg.6187 3 місяці тому +3

    Well, how much was it at Gen Con. If super pricey, I wouldn't buy anyways. I haven't checked but if campaign page doesn't promise backers get it first (yes historically promised) then maybe they did no wrong. Promo situation is more unfair than having a game early there, in my opinion.

  • @DeskoTata
    @DeskoTata 3 місяці тому

    I am not pissed that they sell it at conventions before backers get it. What really pisses me off is that retail has MU Multiverse sooner than backers in my country. (Europe, Czech Republic)

  • @MarkWidner
    @MarkWidner 3 місяці тому

    I backed DC United because I like DC but my last Marvel united is so waiting to be delivered because I live east of the Mississippi while everyone else is already painting theirs. CMON should have figured out the shipping process by now.

  • @Exterality
    @Exterality 3 місяці тому +1

    Would have been to force this with the local police: seller has a product I bought right in front of my face and is owing delivery but doesn't want to give the product.

  • @Thebrewgeek1
    @Thebrewgeek1 3 місяці тому

    Exclusives are the only reason I back games. I like most of have so many games still in shrink wrap so getting a game first means nothing to me.

  • @Mike_James
    @Mike_James 3 місяці тому

    Escape from NY game did the same thing apparently. backers just arent appreciated like they should be. been that way for a while now. luckily for companies plenty of people are ok with it and will continue to give them interest free loans far in advance to be taken care of last.

  • @DarkJackMF
    @DarkJackMF 3 місяці тому

    Please do an in-depth analysis of Ascending Fate. I'm on the fence for getting it and want your opinion in particular.

  • @pecktec
    @pecktec 3 місяці тому +2

    It super sucks when you’re a creator covering this stuff on the low tier. Getting stuff last makes it all the more challenging.

  • @RoseKindred
    @RoseKindred 3 місяці тому

    CMON and companies like them do not care about how they are impacting CF as a whole, one main source they need now, as long as they get what they want. If we stop seeing the value in helping new startups or projects, we will eventually stop backing the larger companies as well.
    Ideally, large companies should be the last backed, but that is just my 2 tokens.

  • @serdalamand1276
    @serdalamand1276 3 місяці тому

    I don't like the Army of the Dead movie but I will get the game cause I like Zombicides and the minis ;)

  • @BreinGames
    @BreinGames 3 місяці тому

    I dont back anything on crowdfunding anyways. I dont like waiting 1-2 years for something to arrive. I usually bite the bullet and buy what i want on eBay and pay a slightly higher cost. Often times you can buy lots and get really cheap deals.

  • @krzysiekkowal209
    @krzysiekkowal209 3 місяці тому +1

    THX KING

  • @sebastianbach-ig3mk
    @sebastianbach-ig3mk 3 місяці тому +1

    Dont we all grumble over companies that are all creative and no buisness accumen?
    While id love to have my game weeksbago, does someone else getting thier plastic first actually hurt mine. Okay, if your scalping and rselling then maybe, but i think i have a few other game to play.
    They made a buisnrss decision not a bff one. Look at the companies who didnt run thier company as a buissness. MYTHIC games, Petersen games, Flyos, Poston studios and whichever other company you backed and failed to deliver. Does anyone doubt thay CMON is gonna deliver a late but usabke box of plastic that is mildly overpriced alightly bloated but loved by most?

  • @BreinGames
    @BreinGames 3 місяці тому

    Pretty sure army of the dead is pretty available on eBay.

  • @ant6227
    @ant6227 3 місяці тому

    I don't know why so many people get upset when games are released early at a convention like this. So a few gencon attendees are going to have the game a month or two before you what does that hurt?

  • @dennisdonetti1675
    @dennisdonetti1675 3 місяці тому

    I doubt the early pick up for fear of the unknown was possible with prepacking in China.

  • @mikeybh72
    @mikeybh72 3 місяці тому

    The only thing worse than CMON are the people that constantly defend CMON. I backed CDMD but this will be the last i time I back a CMON game.

  • @SonsofSekhmet
    @SonsofSekhmet 3 місяці тому

    Ozob is Bozo backwards

  • @Grazatron82
    @Grazatron82 3 місяці тому

    Here is an off request for you. Would it be possible for you to look into why some people haven't received their copy of Frosthaven? I know I haven't received mine yet.
    Thank you!

  • @AdamJorgensen
    @AdamJorgensen 3 місяці тому

    Aren't copies at conventions usually pretty expensive even beyond the level of KS?
    And then there's the con tickets and travel costs.
    Not sure getting a game a few months early is worth the premium....

    • @Darksbane100
      @Darksbane100 3 місяці тому

      Not when you consider that backers have to pay shipping and convention goers do not

  • @protoman504
    @protoman504 3 місяці тому

    They are selling river valley glassworks at Gen Con before backers could get their copies too 🤦🏽.

  • @markalexandermaron5531
    @markalexandermaron5531 3 місяці тому

    I've had a rough day but being called a rockstar was oddly uplifting 😅

  • @velveteenv76
    @velveteenv76 3 місяці тому

    CMON does it again.

  • @sdunn5643
    @sdunn5643 3 місяці тому

    What IS the value of backing? There WAS a value to backing and now with the cost of shipping, it is not worth it.

  • @toddcontino7271
    @toddcontino7271 3 місяці тому +4

    CMON sucks. I love nearly all their games but man they are jerks. I keep buying though 😂

  • @KabeeCorp
    @KabeeCorp 3 місяці тому

    Ozob is Bozo spelled backwards.

  • @phloog
    @phloog 3 місяці тому

    These slimy behaviors aren’t a problem in a world of readily available cash and FOMO…wondering what happens to the companies who don’t care about backers once the economy tightens up a bit more.

  • @serdalamand1276
    @serdalamand1276 3 місяці тому

    exclusives suck. Still hope they will offer it online or at least at Essen Spiel.

  • @Archaoen
    @Archaoen 3 місяці тому

    i am still Pissed i have not got My Metal Gear Solid Board Game. It Is NOW AUGUST i mean CMON

  • @Dstinct
    @Dstinct 3 місяці тому

    Don't care. CMON states they are going to sell stuff at cons, including exclusive stuff. Its on every single one of their campaigns where they explain what KS exclusive means.

  • @athragan
    @athragan 3 місяці тому

    Cmon is a business. This behaviour is perfefly normal. Anyone expect to be part of an industry only run by fans?
    It’s like you expect to only eat homemade food everywhere you go.
    That being said I don’t see the value buying any Cnom game outside of retail, but that’s just my personal opinion.

  • @saylax2132
    @saylax2132 2 місяці тому

    still waiting for 2n wave of darkest dungeon.......

  • @OPMDK
    @OPMDK 3 місяці тому

    Rockstars 🎉🤙

  • @retroarcadefan
    @retroarcadefan 3 місяці тому

    It is horsecrap for CMON to do this imo.

  • @Phsstpok
    @Phsstpok 3 місяці тому

    lone wolf - campaign coming up....?! I sincerely doubt that.. the page still shows 2023... I joined the newsletter for A YEAR... I received any advertisment of for their products under the sun but not even A SINGLE ONE concerning the project.. not even when it was postponed.... I had to research this on my own.... therefore, I doubt that... and even if it comes up.. I doubt that I will join... if that is the kind of treatment and care they provide PRIOR to a crowdfund campaign... I can only dread what it will be POST-campaign... that's concerning, how make games not campaigns can backfire.. it can be a very good game, I will never know...

  • @siposbalint2000
    @siposbalint2000 3 місяці тому

    Cmon is not getting a single dollar from me. They can shove their overpriced, ultra high shipping games and their 20 expansions on release along their business practices where they came from.

  • @chrisedwards6573
    @chrisedwards6573 3 місяці тому

    Stop giving CMON interest-free unsecured loans. Just wait for it to hit retail. You keep doing this to yourself.

  • @giannalomax6714
    @giannalomax6714 3 місяці тому

    No offense but it is pronounced “see mon” not come on and they are owned by Asmodee. So it’s all about the dollar.

  • @zachlemley2323
    @zachlemley2323 3 місяці тому

    Did you not make it to gencon this year king?

  • @danweber6972
    @danweber6972 3 місяці тому

    Um it's not a preorder system it's an investment system. Investors get when they get. Please stop pretending it's something more.

    • @TheKingofAverage
      @TheKingofAverage  3 місяці тому

      Sadly not even close to an investment. There are laws around investors, disclosures, etc. backers have none of that.

  • @Anastassoulis
    @Anastassoulis 3 місяці тому

    Oh yea, ran across this kind of KS with video games too. So disrespectful to backers.