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Dec 27, 2012 11:30:06 GMT -6
Post by Dario Tashavan on Dec 27, 2012 11:30:06 GMT -6
I work for the Army, and unless it's too dangerous to come to work, off we go. That being said, I'm on call if my servers start crashing anyway, so it doesn't apply to me as much. =[ I did the Army thing. There was no "too dangerous to come to work". "Too dangerous to drive" perhaps, but not to come to work. =P
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Dec 27, 2012 11:35:23 GMT -6
Post by Hroderich Gottfrei on Dec 27, 2012 11:35:23 GMT -6
Department of the Army *civilian* - I should have clarified. We can still rant and rave and whine.
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Dec 27, 2012 11:40:19 GMT -6
Post by Dario Tashavan on Dec 27, 2012 11:40:19 GMT -6
DA Civilian? It's like Army without the benefits, and contractor without the money.
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Dec 27, 2012 11:52:58 GMT -6
Post by Hroderich Gottfrei on Dec 27, 2012 11:52:58 GMT -6
It really, really is. That's the perfect way to explain it. It's okay though, I've spent most of my time building up extensive contacts and experience, so it's not totally wasted.
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Dec 27, 2012 12:23:39 GMT -6
Post by Dario Tashavan on Dec 27, 2012 12:23:39 GMT -6
Yep, that was what I did while I was in. Called in those favors when I got out and landed a job that lets me afford Alpha backer status =P
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Dec 27, 2012 12:31:05 GMT -6
Post by Hroderich Gottfrei on Dec 27, 2012 12:31:05 GMT -6
Best way to do it, IMO.
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Dec 27, 2012 12:58:54 GMT -6
Post by WxCougar on Dec 27, 2012 12:58:54 GMT -6
I work for the Weather Service so I usually know ahead of time if it'll be a fun drive in or away from work. Am I the only west coaster so far?
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Dec 27, 2012 13:01:33 GMT -6
Post by Hroderich Gottfrei on Dec 27, 2012 13:01:33 GMT -6
I think you might be! Hello from the future!
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Dec 27, 2012 20:01:27 GMT -6
Post by kvalandur on Dec 27, 2012 20:01:27 GMT -6
Louisiana here, the swampy oil soaked state! Lol.
I'm messing around with Eve ATM. Many sandbox aspects I would love to see brought over to PFO. Having the players involved with the game during alpha/beta will really make for a great game (I hope!). ,
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Dec 27, 2012 20:47:27 GMT -6
Post by Calhoun Farstrider on Dec 27, 2012 20:47:27 GMT -6
Damn... Alpha status. Very nice sir.
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Dec 27, 2012 20:52:05 GMT -6
Post by Dario Tashavan on Dec 27, 2012 20:52:05 GMT -6
Well, it only matters if this thing gets funded.
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Dec 27, 2012 20:53:05 GMT -6
Post by chaiguy on Dec 27, 2012 20:53:05 GMT -6
Well, it only matters if this thing gets funded. I have to admit, I'm a little worried.
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Dec 27, 2012 20:55:06 GMT -6
Post by Dario Tashavan on Dec 27, 2012 20:55:06 GMT -6
I'll say Ryan is a lot more confident than I am, but maybe he knows some ace they've got waiting for crunch time. Personally, I think they were overly ambitious in their goal. I've have shot for a half mil and laid out stretch goals.
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Dec 28, 2012 7:20:14 GMT -6
Post by Hroderich Gottfrei on Dec 28, 2012 7:20:14 GMT -6
Typically though, you see a massive spike in donations in the last 24 hours as people up their pledges/beg/borrow/steal/intimidate to get more money, and the advertising for it is usually nuts right then. I'm not too worried about it, particularly with their assurance that - either way - the game is getting made. It will just take longer if the KS fails.
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Dec 28, 2012 7:49:06 GMT -6
Post by Dario Tashavan on Dec 28, 2012 7:49:06 GMT -6
Typical spike is about 30% of the funding, which gives us about two weeks to make up the 200k that will put us in range. Definitely a reachable goal, but still a concern.
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