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Re: Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Backers Hit With Customs Charges And Handling Fees

RazumikhinPG

@Ashunera84 If you're going to selectively ignore points I raised and manufacture facts, I'm done with this conversation.

If I agree to pay in yen, I expect the item to come from Japan. As you seem to be unaware, a simple Google search will tell you the Yen is the currency of Japan, not the USA.

Campaign was launched on February 3rd. Pandemic was declared on March 11th. Lockdown measures didn't happen in the UK until the 23rd of March, and I believe much later in the US and Japan.

If you want to find out what mess I'm talking about, simply search here (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/platinumgames/the-wonderful-101-remastered/posts) for the following keywords: "error", "mistake" and "sorry".

PlatinumGames admited they didn't need the Kickstarter campaign to self-publish campaign: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/platinumgames_admits_wonderful_101_kickstarter_had_nothing_to_do_with_raising_funds

Platinum gave away thousands of free Steam copies, for people who don't even have a computer capable of playing the game, or a Steam account. That's Wonderful.

We know backing projects comes with risks, but we tend to expect them to be reasonable and not just a consequence of half-assed executions. And the risk works both ways: the backers risk not getting anything and the creators risk losing the respect of the backers. Speaking for myself, I don't respect Platinum anymore. And you can defend them all you want.

Re: Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Backers Hit With Customs Charges And Handling Fees

RazumikhinPG

@Ashunera84 if I backed in yen why is my game coming from the US rather than from Japan?

I did realize the game could probably come from outside the UK when I backed the project, but I couldn't have guessed all the mess that would come afterwards, pre and post pandemic.
If they, as a company, can't see how their backers might feel mistreated for paying more for a game than if they had just bought if off the shelves, then they're a company I don't care about anymore.

Tell me one thing they did right with this Kickstarter, apart from successfully porting a game that was already done (which isn't very impressive when you think tonnes of games get ported without the need for a Kickstarter campaign).

@KillerBOB why would anyone buy it for $50? In the UK you can get it for £32.

Re: Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Backers Hit With Customs Charges And Handling Fees

RazumikhinPG

@Bisylizzie so instead of having every backer pay for handling fees for each copy sent from the US to the UK, why couldn't they have come up with a way to ship all the copies to the UK and then ship them to each backer? That way backers wouldn't have to pay custom charges or handling fees, right? The same way it happens when you buy the game from a UK shop.

Also why are they shipping the US version of the game to UK backers instead of a UK version of the game?

Re: Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Backers Hit With Customs Charges And Handling Fees

RazumikhinPG

@Ashunera84 you can't blame everything on Covid-19. From the time I backed this project till today I bought between 20 to 30 games, some new some old. None of them involved delays or extra fees. Why?

Distribution companies are working around the clock to restore their services to pre-pandemic levels and most have made an excellent job. Platinum have made a stupid amount of money with this Kickstarter campaign (for a game that was already done, but not ported). Surely they could have forked the extra cash to please the backers by using a more robust delivery service. You could tell Yetee isn't exactly a Premium service when they messed up things like backers addresses and copy version, etc.

I won't claim I know exactly how delivery companies and warehouses work, but as a frequent video game customer, I know I've had tons of more pleasant experiences in the world of Covid-19. And there must be a reason for that.

Re: Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Backers Hit With Customs Charges And Handling Fees

RazumikhinPG

Of course there will be people saying annoyed backers are stupid and Platinum is amazing etc etc
I don't plan on supporting Platinum again and I'll make sure to buy Bayonetta 3 used or on sale. Ffs, this campaign has been a nightmare, and stop saying it's because of the pandemic.
I remember complaining about how they messed up the whole Kickstarter in other posts and obviously had to endure a barrage of bullying because of my opinion. And yet here we are again, with yet another mess. Backers end up paying almost double the cost of buying it off retail. How is that even remotely fair?
My copy hasn't even left the US yet, god knows when it'll arrive and how much Royal Mail will charge me for customs, but by the time I get the game I'll be so annoyed that I won't think of playing it anytime soon tbh. It just has been a very sour experience overall.

Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.2.1 Patch Notes - Fixes Some Bugs

RazumikhinPG

"Cheaters post beautiful islands on social media and that makes me feel bad and unmotivated to improve mine."

What kind of bollocks insecurity is this? It's like saying you don't want to go to the gym because some people use steroids.

When I see amazing islands from "cheaters" on social media it gives me inspiration and ideas to improve mine. If it makes you feel defeated (as if it's even a competition), you need some deep introspection.