Comments on: Donate $20 to Haiti, get $1481 worth of free RPGs http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Robotech_Master http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-694027 Robotech_Master Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-694027 Don't see why it wouldn't. I expect it'll be around at least another several days. The Haiti crisis isn't going away for a while. Don’t see why it wouldn’t. I expect it’ll be around at least another several days. The Haiti crisis isn’t going away for a while.

]]> By: badbcky http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693274 badbcky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693274 Very neat. I'm going to be squeeing internally about this all day. Very neat. I’m going to be squeeing internally about this all day.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693277 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693277 Firefly was awesome, dude! Firefly was awesome, dude!

]]> By: Robotech_Master http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693536 Robotech_Master Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693536 They changed the program slightly since I submitted the article. Now they will take care of adding all the items to your cart for you, rather than making you click through 12 pages and add each of 174 items to your cart. They're also delaying the ability to download for up to 2 business days to ease the load on their servers. They changed the program slightly since I submitted the article. Now they will take care of adding all the items to your cart for you, rather than making you click through 12 pages and add each of 174 items to your cart. They’re also delaying the ability to download for up to 2 business days to ease the load on their servers.

]]> By: Shay Guy http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693797 Shay Guy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693797 Food for thought, here. This is the sort of thing that wouldn't remotely be possible without digital distribution. Food for thought, here. This is the sort of thing that wouldn’t remotely be possible without digital distribution.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-694883 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-694883 I was expecting video game RPGs because of the phrase "digital RPG" but it turns out it's all tabletop stuff... I was expecting video game RPGs because of the phrase “digital RPG” but it turns out it’s all tabletop stuff…

]]> By: adonai http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693626 adonai Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693626 I also thought they meant Rocket Propelled Grenades. Too much FPS, not enough RPG I guess. And yes, a Firefly MMO would be awesome. One was being talked about some years back, but nothing more than that. Whoever was dealing with it put it on the backburner to make a Buffy game (Buffy MMO, I vaguely recall, which sounds terrible) which has also faded away. Although in truth, a FPS dealing with Firefly's Civil War would be awesome. /thread hijack I also thought they meant Rocket Propelled Grenades. Too much FPS, not enough RPG I guess.

And yes, a Firefly MMO would be awesome. One was being talked about some years back, but nothing more than that. Whoever was dealing with it put it on the backburner to make a Buffy game (Buffy MMO, I vaguely recall, which sounds terrible) which has also faded away. Although in truth, a FPS dealing with Firefly’s Civil War would be awesome.
/thread hijack

]]> By: wackyvorlon http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693385 wackyvorlon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693385 Very awesome! Already bought mine:) Very awesome! Already bought mine:)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693905 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693905 Will the deal be here tomorrow? Will the deal be here tomorrow?

]]> By: holtt http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-693146 holtt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-693146 Some day someone will make a Firefly-style MMO... Some day someone will make a Firefly-style MMO…

]]> By: PaulR http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-694185 PaulR Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-694185 Even if you don't want the games, this is a very generous offer by DriveThruRPG and the sharing companies. All of the money is going to Haiti. Where's the downside? I got my twenty bucks in yesterday! W00t! Even if you don’t want the games, this is a very generous offer by DriveThruRPG and the sharing companies. All of the money is going to Haiti. Where’s the downside?

I got my twenty bucks in yesterday! W00t!

]]> By: Robotech_Master http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-695984 Robotech_Master Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-695984 It's PDFs, MP3s, and other electronic media. That's all 0s and 1s, hence "digital". The offer is good through the end of the month, so hurry and get your donations in! It’s PDFs, MP3s, and other electronic media. That’s all 0s and 1s, hence “digital”.

The offer is good through the end of the month, so hurry and get your donations in!

]]> By: Aaron http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-692943 Aaron Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-692943 (Oh boy, they're getting clobbered as it is, now I fear of them being BoingBoinged to hell and back.) For those who plan to donate (I already did.), OBS is getting a beating, server-wise, so things might take a bit to work corrently again. People are asked to wait a bit with downloading and every now and then you can experience a glitch, like the known bug where it wants to charge you 35 cents despite the packages themseves being free. These are already being looked into, though, and are fixed soon. That said, the package is awesome: You do something good and get rewarded by getting a whole shitload of awesome stuff. There are some really great games in there, I can only recommend it. (Oh boy, they’re getting clobbered as it is, now I fear of them being BoingBoinged to hell and back.)

For those who plan to donate (I already did.), OBS is getting a beating, server-wise, so things might take a bit to work corrently again. People are asked to wait a bit with downloading and every now and then you can experience a glitch, like the known bug where it wants to charge you 35 cents despite the packages themseves being free. These are already being looked into, though, and are fixed soon.

That said, the package is awesome: You do something good and get rewarded by getting a whole shitload of awesome stuff. There are some really great games in there, I can only recommend it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-692954 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-692954 When I read the headline, I thought someone was giving away free Rocket Propelled Grenades. When I read the headline, I thought someone was giving away free Rocket Propelled Grenades.

]]> By: pete_darby http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-692965 pete_darby Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-692965 Tips: if you pay by paypal, given that the paypal servers are more robust, it should go more smoothly. Please, please, please once you've purchased, download on an "immediate read" basis for now. Don't sit and download everything TODAY, NOW for your archive: one bookshelf will still be there next week, you will be able to download at your leisure. Also: there is more in the package than you can see from the front page, including the marvellously crazed "Diana: The warrior princess", worth the price of the bundle on it's own, IMHO. A fuller list is here: http://www.deadlyfredly.com/2010/01/midnight-post-help-haiti-get-1400-free/ , but I've just been told even this has been added to now. Finally... as I said yesterday, even if you're only MARGINALLY interested in RPG's, THIS IS WORTH THE MONEY. In fact, only pass it up if you're not interested in the written word, bargains and helping people. Tips: if you pay by paypal, given that the paypal servers are more robust, it should go more smoothly.

Please, please, please once you’ve purchased, download on an “immediate read” basis for now. Don’t sit and download everything TODAY, NOW for your archive: one bookshelf will still be there next week, you will be able to download at your leisure.

Also: there is more in the package than you can see from the front page, including the marvellously crazed “Diana: The warrior princess”, worth the price of the bundle on it’s own, IMHO.

A fuller list is here: http://www.deadlyfredly.com/2010/01/midnight-post-help-haiti-get-1400-free/ , but I’ve just been told even this has been added to now.

Finally… as I said yesterday, even if you’re only MARGINALLY interested in RPG’s, THIS IS WORTH THE MONEY. In fact, only pass it up if you’re not interested in the written word, bargains and helping people.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/21/donate-20-to-haiti-g.html#comment-694521 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-694521 Up to over $89,000 now. Up to over $89,000 now.

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