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mlrockrules
04/22/2010, 10:10 am
I pre-ordered Tales of Monkey Island before the season came out. I want to know when the DVD will start shipping. Does anybody know?
Wouldn't we all like to know?
Fact is, we're all waiting for Lucasarts to approve the DVD for shipping.
They're taking a hell of a long time though...
MusicallyInspired
04/22/2010, 10:57 am
When it's done.
Wow that works in almost any instance, doesn't it?
Rather Dashing
04/22/2010, 11:00 am
When it's done.
Wow that works in almost any instance, doesn't it?
When is Duke Nukem Forever going to ship?
MusicallyInspired
04/22/2010, 11:01 am
Uh...errr.....well, I did say almost any instance!
twisted-pixel
04/26/2010, 06:00 am
Wouldn't we all like to know?
Fact is, we're all waiting for Lucasarts to approve the DVD for shipping.
They're taking a hell of a long time though...
how does that work? I've paid for something, money has been taken and yet it's not even approved yet?
so how much cash are TT making on interest in holding everyone's cash?
what happens if LA takes another 6 months?
Didero
04/26/2010, 06:02 am
how does that work? I've paid for something, money has been taken and yet it's not even approved yet?
so how much cash are TT making on interest in holding everyone's cash?
what happens if LA takes another 6 months?
It's called 'pre-ordering', just like with Sam & Max season 3. You could also buy the season before the first episode was released.
It helps give Telltale an idea of the amount of interest in the DVD, so they know roughly how many to make.
twisted-pixel
04/26/2010, 06:03 am
I understand that, but surely there has to be a limit to the amount of time that something can be on pre-order before you have to actually deliver it?
Didero
04/26/2010, 06:08 am
I don't know about that, but I'd rather have them take their time and make sure the DVD is as good as it can possibly be, than rush it out the door with features missing just to have it at their customers faster. I can wait :)
twisted-pixel
04/26/2010, 06:10 am
again, I understand..but how about providing an update every now and then. I ordered mine nearly 6 weeks ago and have not heard a thing from TT since.
Didero
04/26/2010, 06:13 am
I'm not helping, am I? :o
I don't really know how far along the DVD is, but I think somebody from Telltale said LucasArts had to approve it. So maybe it's nearly done.
I do know a Telltale employee said they're most likely being shipped in May, but that's not very specific.
EDIT: Source!
As for the Tales of Monkey Island items, they are still being produced and you'll get a shipping confirmation when they go out! The order was a pre-order for when they become available, we're estimating in May.
Neumi
04/26/2010, 06:15 am
yeah, one might think that they had LEC watch the Bonus Stuff at least month ago allready.
The episodes are unchanged so LEC can't say much about those.
Thespis
04/26/2010, 07:16 am
All of the treasure chest stuff has to be produced as well, it's not just the DVD. It's everything combined that makes up the production time.
Avistew
04/26/2010, 07:23 am
so how much cash are TT making on interest in holding everyone's cash?
Actually, in non-preordering stuff you spend money first, then get it back plus some when you sell them. Preordering is usually made to cover the initial cost, in other words they probably would have spent that money already, as it would have gone into getting the DVDs made and stuff.
... And then there is the fact that it's Telltale. They don't charge you for the DVD, only shipping, which goes to the shipping company and not them. So we didn't even give them money they might get interest from.
The money from the Deluxe Editions and others swag might have gone into their production though.
Hassat Hunter
04/26/2010, 10:58 am
Just be glad you didn't pre-order Duke Nukem Forever.
Anyway, LA can certainly take it's time, just look at the 1.0b and "high-quality Movies/Music" patches of KOTOR2. They took an insane amount of time to pass LA...
The Highway
04/27/2010, 06:22 am
Personally, I hope there isn't a KotOR3 :D
Also, I hope they ship by mid-May, treasure chest bonuses and everything!
Didero
04/27/2010, 07:20 am
Personally, I hope there isn't a KotOR3 :D
There is, sort of. The MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic
Irishmile
04/27/2010, 07:22 am
I am really bummed that its going to be MMO.. I love the KoTOT games... but I do not want to have to pay $15 a month to play a game I already bought for $60.
Hassat Hunter
04/27/2010, 07:38 am
Another thread falls to KotOR. But yeah, I much rather would have had KotOR3 than TOR. MMO's? Yugh.
BioWare does claim it will have great stories like KotOR3-10, but I don't see great story and MMO together just yet...
SHODANFreeman
04/27/2010, 07:43 am
I am really bummed that its going to be MMO.. I love the KoTOT games... but I do not want to have to pay $15 a month to play a game I already bought for $60.
You're not paying $15 a month for the game, you're paying $15 a month to maintain servers capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of players, and you're paying for the cost of constant development of the game.
It's not like the game is the same game from the moment it launches until they decide to take the game down (which in the case of something like EverQuest or WoW may end up being never).
Most, if not all, MMOs come out with free content updates every few months, sometimes even more often, as well as constant bug fixes and balance patches.
For me, I find MMOs to be worth $10-$13 a month (I typically buy multi-month plans when I'm playing one, thus cheaper rates), but your mileage obviously may vary.
Another thread falls to KotOR. But yeah, I much rather would have had KotOR3 than TOR. MMO's? Yugh.
BioWare does claim it will have great stories like KotOR3-10, but I don't see great story and MMO together just yet...
It's Bioware, and it's going to be the first MMO with 100% voice acting. That's enough to get me on the edge of my seat in anticipation.
zhebrica
04/27/2010, 12:15 pm
Most, if not all, MMOs come out with free content updates every few months, sometimes even more often, as well as constant bug fixes and balance patches.
Unless you're Cryptic, in which case you try to charge your paying subscribers additional fees for minor content updates. :\
Falanca
04/27/2010, 12:38 pm
By the way...
When does the next free shipping offer come out? I want Imp shirt, Surfing the Highway and free DVDs.
Just be glad you didn't pre-order Duke Nukem Forever.
What? Has there been an update?
I've been waiting since 1998...
MusicallyInspired
04/27/2010, 01:20 pm
They laid off the dev team last May and Take2 sued 3D Realms for not finishing it. According to T2, DNF was supposed to go gold April 1st, 2010. Said it would have been hilarious. Ironically (which doesn't even begin to describe the whole situation), it still is.
Hmmm... I wonder if they'll give me a refund... I payed 100 Guilders back then... :S
nachtritter
04/27/2010, 06:39 pm
It's Bioware, and it's going to be the first MMO with 100% voice acting. That's enough to get me on the edge of my seat in anticipation.
It's gonna have conversation and quest choices, too. I know Tabula Rasa had that, but ... well ... they kinda got rid of Lord British without his approval and killed the game right after... So that makes TOR pretty much the only MMO out there that will have 'morality choice' options.
SHODANFreeman
04/27/2010, 07:04 pm
It's gonna have conversation and quest choices, too. I know Tabula Rasa had that, but ... well ... they kinda got rid of Lord British without his approval and killed the game right after... So that makes TOR pretty much the only MMO out there that will have 'morality choice' options.
Aye, forgot to mention that, but it is another thing that gets me excited about TOR.
taumel
04/29/2010, 01:03 am
Are there any news when it will start to ship?
MusicallyInspired
04/29/2010, 07:07 am
When we know you'll know. Which is Telltale's stance as well, I'm sure.
taumel
04/29/2010, 11:20 am
I'm really surprised that it takes so long.
Secret Fawful
04/29/2010, 11:22 am
The only thing that annoys me is that I bought the Sam and Max animated series DVDs, and since it was the same order, apparently those won't ship until the rest of the order does. :(
GuruGuru214
04/29/2010, 03:00 pm
I got SBCG4AP in the mail today. I ordered it on Monday. So that's awesome.
I ordered Tales on March 11th. Really hoping to hear about that soon.
Irishmile
04/29/2010, 03:08 pm
YAY!!!
Sam & Max Season Two Case File
Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway (Paperback)
Sam & Max Freelance Police - The Complete Animated Series
Your order shipped on April 29, 2010!
But no Monkey Island?
Did they split your order or something?
Viech
04/30/2010, 12:00 am
It would really be nice to get status updates from Telltale from time to time.
"We don't know when we will ship it" does not count as an answer.
I wonder if there are some Terry Pratchett fans in here too..
Since there was this issue with a publisher called HillHousePublishers who made people pay 420 bucks in advance for 12 books issued over a period of 2 years and then completely "vanished" after the second book (with the money of course) i'm a bit well...
nervous when there are no status updates. this kinda sucks. (not to say that these have been my two most expensive books ever.. ) :]
Giant Tope
04/30/2010, 01:09 am
There have been status updates though. They're estimating around May. It's been taking a bit due to checking in with Lucasarts and whatnot, but it's definitely coming.
Teeth
04/30/2010, 01:11 am
YAY!!!
Sam & Max Season Two Case File
Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway (Paperback)
Sam & Max Freelance Police - The Complete Animated Series
Your order shipped on April 29, 2010!
Wah? I ordered Surfin' the Highway too but mine hasn't shipped yet.
Giant Tope
04/30/2010, 01:28 am
When I ordered Surfin' the Highway, it arrived two days later. But then again I live just a state over...
Hassat Hunter
04/30/2010, 02:16 am
Depends on what you ordered with it.
^ Just the book, then immediate shipping
^^^ Freelance Police serie hold it up, back in stop, so shipped now.
^^ Likely combined it with an item on hold (MI merchandise).
Sixkiller
04/30/2010, 06:31 am
Anybody know if the DVD will be Mac compatible?
SHODANFreeman
04/30/2010, 07:03 am
Anybody know if the DVD will be Mac compatible?
I believe they have said that it will be.
Wow I'm not the only one then? This is a bit much... Over 6 months?!? That seems a little much... of course I'm not really used to these types of situations... but still, I want my DVD :(
Also, so there's not gonna be another Duke Nukem game?! Awwww man. wth. :(
Thespis
04/30/2010, 10:59 am
TTG said when the pre-orders started that it would ship in the Spring (Northern Hemisphere, for the pedants in the audience), and Spring isn't over yet.
Hmmmm looks like they got about a month then.
*cracks whip*:mad:
Hassat Hunter
04/30/2010, 12:59 pm
Also, where did you get the "6 months" from. Pretty sure they started pre-orders end last month, which would make it... 1 month now.
GuruGuru214
04/30/2010, 01:01 pm
Maybe he meant weeks? It's been six weeks since pre-orders started.
Giant Tope
04/30/2010, 01:05 pm
Wow I'm not the only one then? This is a bit much... Over 6 months?!? That seems a little much... of course I'm not really used to these types of situations... but still, I want my DVD :(
After the game's done, they have to do special extra stuff, then checks and balances and whatnot, not including the time they're taking to make other games at the same time. Compared to Wallace and Grommit, this dvd is actually coming out faster with more stuff.
Patience is a good virtue.
SHODANFreeman
05/01/2010, 12:59 am
Why do people not understand that "pre-order" does not mean "You will have it tomorrow"?
Mermaid
05/01/2010, 02:13 am
Well, it's not exactly "tomorrow" now but a little later...;)
Hayden
05/01/2010, 02:14 am
Why do people not understand that "pre-order" does not mean "You will have it tomorrow"?
It doesn't? :eek:
Edit: Wait, lemme rephrase that...
"It doesn't? :eek:" said the forums collectively.
jawlz
05/01/2010, 02:17 am
It's a bit disappointing that with my order for the Monkey Island DVD (~6 weeks ago!) I also ordered two signed prints/posters, and the delivery/shipping of those is being held up by this as well.
Defy87
05/01/2010, 02:17 am
Why do people not understand that "pre-order" does not mean "You will have it tomorrow"?
You're Right! But It will be great to know AT LEAST a period! You cannot just tell "In Spring"!!
We spent money! They have our money! Just let us know what they're doing! Just an update I don't think that someone will become angry if they will tell us "We're making extra stuff, wait again one month"..Isn't It??
They did let us know.
They said they are running it by Lucasarts, because theyīve got to approve it since itīs their franchise.
This is whatīs happening right now. They donīt know when LA will approve, so they donīt know when itīll ship.
WinterSnowblind
05/01/2010, 03:09 am
It's a bit disappointing that with my order for the Monkey Island DVD (~6 weeks ago!) I also ordered two signed prints/posters, and the delivery/shipping of those is being held up by this as well.
Yeah, I've got to say this is becoming slightly unreasonable. Again, although they didn't ever give us a specific date I had expected it by now, I'm waiting for other things to be shipped along with it and they do already have our money.
I'm not quite at the stage of demanding refunds, but still.
Hassat Hunter
05/01/2010, 04:57 am
They said begin May now...
Thespis
05/01/2010, 05:13 am
For everyone who has said that TTG has not given any updates:
4/22/10
As for the Tales of Monkey Island items, they are still being produced and you'll get a shipping confirmation when they go out! The order was a pre-order for when they become available, we're estimating in May.
4/24/10
Hello Mr Brush and others
In addition to putting the final episodes on the DVD, there's additional new content for the disc (behind the scenes commentary and such).
DVDs should be coming your way in the very near future.
Thanks for your patience.
- Joel, Telltale
4/30/10
The tomi disc is not yet in stock. It is expected to arrive at our distribution center shortly.
Cheers,
bonnie
Mermaid
05/01/2010, 05:40 am
Define "shortly"...? :rolleyes:
jweir
05/01/2010, 05:47 am
Define "shortly"...? :rolleyes:
Shortly is probably within a week or two. Personally my life is so busy that I wouldn't have had time to mess with it if it really did come tomorrow. I don't think they've been unreasonable at all and it's been past the waiting for approval time for a while now. It takes time to make up all the physical extras and run it through the DVD duplicator and then get it all packed up ready for the warehouse. I think they've been as fair as they can and they are also in the air or they'd probably say "there's been a hold up on (you fill in the blank here)." I'm personally glad to see them saying shortly though as it really should be less than a month till you have it in your hands unless you're overseas.
Thespis
05/01/2010, 06:08 am
Define "shortly"...? :rolleyes:
It's in the first quote:
we're estimating in May.
Griswald Goodsoup
05/01/2010, 07:15 am
My Goodness! People are already starting to saturate their torches in oil, and shine their pitchforks. If you're so anxious, go to the Start menu and click on the MI shortcut. By the time you finish the game five times over the package will be nestled safely in the postman's hand when you hear the ding dong pierce through the finale credits. :D
If anything an angry mob should be waiting outside LA headquarters (just to ask cooperatively when they will attend to Tales)
jweir
05/01/2010, 09:37 am
My Goodness! People are already starting to saturate their torches in oil, and shine their pitchforks. If you're so anxious, go to the Start menu and click on the MI shortcut. By the time you finish the game five times over the package will be nestled safely in the postman's hand when you hear the ding dong pierce through the finale credits. :D
If anything an angry mob should be waiting outside LA headquarters (just to ask cooperatively when they will attend to Tales)
For the last time, we aren't waiting on LA and haven't been since they announced that the DRM wouldn't be online based. It was only after LA accepted their proposal that we could have known that. Please quit blaming LA and there's really nobody to blame as actual production takes time. Calm down and put the torches and pitchforks away!
Irishmile
05/01/2010, 09:41 am
but my pitchfork is extra staby and my torch burns ever so brightly.....
coolsome
05/01/2010, 10:41 am
TTG should start playing music to confuse the mob
http://michaelleong.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/spongebob3.jpg
S@bre
05/01/2010, 01:57 pm
Does the new association with Valve with the recent TF2 items mean that TTG gets Valve Time in return?
Crrash
05/01/2010, 04:00 pm
Does the new association with Valve with the recent TF2 items mean that TTG gets Valve Time in return?
they'll answer that shortly, or at least eventually
SHODANFreeman
05/01/2010, 05:57 pm
It's a bit disappointing that with my order for the Monkey Island DVD (~6 weeks ago!) I also ordered two signed prints/posters, and the delivery/shipping of those is being held up by this as well.
Yeah, I've got to say this is becoming slightly unreasonable. Again, although they didn't ever give us a specific date I had expected it by now, I'm waiting for other things to be shipped along with it and they do already have our money.
I'm not quite at the stage of demanding refunds, but still.
If you'd prefer, you can email support and I'm sure they'd be happy to ship them separately and charge you twice for shipping.
It's not unreasonable to take pre-orders for a product and then release it within a few months of pre-orders starting. I've pre-ordered a game well over a year in advance before, well before a release date was ever even hinted at. Allowing pre-orders for an unreleased product is in no way unreasonable. It allows them to gauge the demand in order to know how many they will need to produce in the initial shipment.
You'd think TTG had broken into your house, stolen your wallet, promised you doughnuts and then eaten your baby just because they didn't provide a 100% exact concrete release date from the moment you pre-ordered, sheesh.
Vainamoinen
05/02/2010, 01:56 am
Two months, my order is unsent. I packed other stuff in there to receive free international shipping. When the "free international shipping"-deal expired, the "50% on all Sam&Max"-deal was in effect. I e-mailed support to ask that if I were to order merchandise now, if it was possible to put the stuff into my previous, still unsent order to receive free shipping with that as well. I never received an answer to that request, unfortunately. And now the deal's over anyway. That, somehow, fuels my disappointment. :(
However, with the ToMI-DVD-delay per se, I do not really have a problem.
I e-mailed support to ask that if I were to order merchandise now, if it was possible to put the stuff into my previous, still unsent order to receive free shipping with that as well. I never received an answer to that request, unfortunately. And now the deal's over anyway. That, somehow, fuels my disappointment. :(
They must have stated a hundred times in the last month in the "Shopping and Activation Support" forum that combining orders is NOT possible with their store software, so... NO.
np: David Bowie - Space Oddity (The Best Of David Bowie 1969-1974)
jweir
05/02/2010, 06:28 am
Two months, my order is unsent. I packed other stuff in there to receive free international shipping. When the "free international shipping"-deal expired, the "50% on all Sam&Max"-deal was in effect. I e-mailed support to ask that if I were to order merchandise now, if it was possible to put the stuff into my previous, still unsent order to receive free shipping with that as well. I never received an answer to that request, unfortunately. And now the deal's over anyway. That, somehow, fuels my disappointment. :(
However, with the ToMI-DVD-delay per se, I do not really have a problem.
The money you would have saved probably equaled or exceeded the shipping costs depending on what you got. They are ultimately around to make money, so to give you a huge half off discount and then tack free shipping on top would really put a hurt on their wallet. (Hence why I'm nearly certain this is the reason they purposely weren't offered at the same time). They really try to help us fans out but there is only so much they can do before they start going into the red.
Neumi
05/03/2010, 02:23 am
I DO start to wonder why I ordered the DVD Version at all. By the time I get it I wonder if I will still be interested in seing the bonus stuff.
Hayden
05/03/2010, 02:30 am
I DO start to wonder why I ordered the DVD Version at all. By the time I get it I wonder if I will still be interested in seing the bonus stuff.
Oh, I'm sure you will be. How can you not be excited about an actual map of the Gulf of Melange? Or an official monkey island coin? No matter how long it takes to get here, I'll still be excited to see the bonus stuff.
Avistew
05/03/2010, 03:25 am
Oh, I'm sure you will be. How can you not be excited about an actual map of the Gulf of Melange? Or an official monkey island coin? No matter how long it takes to get here, I'll still be excited to see the bonus stuff.
I think they meant the bonuses on the DVD. Like commentary and stuff.
I can't wait for them, personally. I hope there is a whole commentary part about click and drag :D
Hayden
05/03/2010, 03:29 am
I think they meant the bonuses on the DVD. Like commentary and stuff.
I can't wait for them, personally. I hope there is a whole commentary part about click and drag :D
Same here, even the bonuses on the DVD I can't help but look forward to, and I really don't see how someone could lose interest just because a couple of months pass by.
WesMote44
05/03/2010, 05:04 am
You guys need to be patient. You all have the game to play until they send out the DVD's. I have been waiting too since the pre-order and I am still excited that the DVD will be out soon with all the extras. But it doesn't mean I won't have fun playing it until it gets here, besides, there is the new Sam And Max to play, with the second episode coming out this month. Get excited about that and be patient, Telltale will ship the Tales Of Monkey Island DVD when it is ready and not before. Have fun guys!
belacqua
05/03/2010, 06:20 am
anyone can answer my question please? if i purchase the bundle offer including SomiSE and Tomi for 19.95$, i'll afterward have the Tomi DVD shipping at my home with payment of ship only (to Europe) ?? Please, please, Help ME!
Didero
05/03/2010, 06:31 am
You can try it out. Just go through with ordering but stop just short of actually filling in your creditcard or Paypal information. You'll get an overview of the complete order. If that order mentions shipping costs, it'll include the DVD.
If not, you can most likely go here (http://www.telltalegames.com/store/tomi-season-standard-dvd) to buy just the DVD after buying the 'SoMI:SE + ToMI' deal. The DVD should show up as costing $0.00, so you'll only pay for shipping then.
I hope that helps.
SHODANFreeman
05/03/2010, 06:32 am
I think they meant the bonuses on the DVD. Like commentary and stuff.
I can't wait for them, personally. I hope there is a whole commentary part about click and drag :D
You just want to hear Yare. :p
anyone can answer my question please? if i purchase the bundle offer including SomiSE and Tomi for 19.95$, i'll afterward have the Tomi DVD shipping at my home with payment of ship only (to Europe) ?? Please, please, Help ME!
Yes, once you own the digital downloads of Tales, you are then able to place an order for the DVD at just the cost of shipping.
belacqua
05/03/2010, 06:57 am
thanks guys!
one more questions: if it's as you tell me, after purchased the deal, if i go at the page that didero posted me, will i known by the sistem that i have yet Tomi digital downloaded? will i access easyly to the DVD "only-ship-pay" order?
thanks!
belacqua
05/03/2010, 07:08 am
and which is the cost for shipping the DVD ?
They said it would be shipping in late April....
Oh when I said I'd been waiting like 6 months I was actually referring to the fact that I've been looking forward to owning a hard copy + episode commentary and such since ep1 first came out. That's what I meant.
Avistew
05/03/2010, 04:15 pm
You just want to hear Yare. :p
May...be...?
I really only want to hear them talk about how everyone received click-and-drag. I'm sure it would be a lot of fun to listen to.
But I guess it would be even better if they talked about stuff I don't already know about!
SHODANFreeman
05/03/2010, 04:16 pm
They said it would be shipping in late April....
They estimated late April, and have since changed their estimate to May, as they have pointed out numerous times in numerous threads.
They estimated late April, and have since changed their estimate to May, as they have pointed out numerous times in numerous threads.
They should post a blog post on this. I clicked through a bunch of threads and I couldn't find any info from Telltale.
They didn't estimate April. The invoice said they would be shipping late April. And that was advertised in the store, shipping April. Nowhere did it say estimate.
And they need to explain why it's taking so freakishly long too, if it's the fault of the distributors they should just say so, instead of leaving us in the dark.
Screw the anger and rational arguments! Waiting has driven me nuts!
i want my monkey island stuff! I took down some posters in my room so I could have space for all the stuff, and there just blank space now! I had to mutilate a magazine with portal 2 stuff in it just so I could fill the void!
and i want that damn shirt so bad....... i spent $200 on all that swag and it's not here yet ghabysgvfbyuasisogzagosiafyvsbiaufsayvbuio!
BLEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I WANT MY MONKEY ISLAND STUFF NOW!
taumel
05/04/2010, 02:50 am
@Sailorcuteness
More mob... :O)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6RSD8m_QOQ&feature=related
Griswald Goodsoup
05/04/2010, 03:25 am
Zombie run!
Think Sydney, government bans Left 4 Dead.
(Monkey Island fans are advised not to light any of their facial hair on fire, even if they absolutely believe they are an undead zombie pirate turned demon)
Zombie run!
Think Sydney, government bans Left 4 Dead.
(Monkey Island fans are advised not to light any of their facial hair on fire, even if they absolutely believe they are an undead zombie pirate turned demon)
Valve were nice. Made it so you could turn up the violence to non-australian standards by only changing a few text files. It was completely intentional. And awesome.
I want monkey island stuff blharhashrgarharha!!!
Belahrgahgrhgh!
Monkey island stuff!
Kesal
05/04/2010, 11:39 am
You can try it out. Just go through with ordering but stop just short of actually filling in your creditcard or Paypal information. You'll get an overview of the complete order. If that order mentions shipping costs, it'll include the DVD.
If not, you can most likely go here (http://www.telltalegames.com/store/tomi-season-standard-dvd) to buy just the DVD after buying the 'SoMI:SE + ToMI' deal. The DVD should show up as costing $0.00, so you'll only pay for shipping then.
I hope that helps.
Thanks. It doesn't seem to work, though. I purchased the $19.99 deal package. It does not appear to automatically come with the DVD, and when I go to purchase the DVD, it shows up in the cart at $34.99. Even without the DVD, I think it was a pretty good deal, but, like most people, I'd prefer a physical copy if that is an option. Can anyone confirm that the deal does or does not inculde the disk, or tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you :).
Thespis
05/04/2010, 11:42 am
Can anyone confirm that the deal does or does not inculde the disk, or tell me what I'm doing wrong?
I would suggest e-mailing support or posting in the Support Forum (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=26).
MusicallyInspired
05/04/2010, 12:52 pm
It doesn't include the DVD. But you should be able to order the DVD separately for free plus shipping because you own TMI if you buy the bundle. And all owners of a full season get the DVD for free (plus shipping).
LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF I BOUGHT!
Tales of Monkey Island Poster Print (Signed)
Tales of Monkey Island Voodoo Card Set
Tales of Monkey Island Deluxe Edition
Tales of Monkey Island Deluxe Edition Package
Tales of Monkey Island Art Portfolio
Tales of Monkey Island T-Shirt - Men's XL
Tales of Monkey Island Drinking Vessel
Tales of Monkey Island T-Shirt - Women's Medium
I WANT MY MONKEY ISLAND STUFF! TELLTALE, SHUT UP AND SHIP THE DAMN STUFF!
This is the shittiest online ordering I've done ever. I WANT IT NOW!!!!
Secret Fawful
05/04/2010, 02:27 pm
I WANT MY MONKEY ISLAND STUFF! TELLTALE, SHUT UP AND SHIP THE DAMN STUFF!
This is the shittiest online ordering I've done ever. I WANT IT NOW!!!!
Are you sure you want it? You're really really REALLY sure?
belacqua
05/04/2010, 02:54 pm
It doesn't include the DVD. But you should be able to order the DVD separately for free plus shipping because you own TMI if you buy the bundle. And all owners of a full season get the DVD for free (plus shipping).
like Kesal, also i purchased the bundle offer, but now i can't take only dvd in the main page of Telltale MI store! in fact sistem tell 35$!!! You say "you should be able to order the DVD separately for free plus shipping", but, in your opinion, when we can take that if now seems to not?
LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF I BOUGHT!
Tales of Monkey Island Poster Print (Signed)
Tales of Monkey Island Voodoo Card Set
Tales of Monkey Island Deluxe Edition
Tales of Monkey Island Deluxe Edition Package
Tales of Monkey Island Art Portfolio
Tales of Monkey Island T-Shirt - Men's XL
Tales of Monkey Island Drinking Vessel
Tales of Monkey Island T-Shirt - Women's Medium
I WANT MY MONKEY ISLAND STUFF! TELLTALE, SHUT UP AND SHIP THE DAMN STUFF!
This is the shittiest online ordering I've done ever. I WANT IT NOW!!!!
What do you want with a poster if you live in your car?
MusicallyInspired
05/04/2010, 05:16 pm
like Kesal, also i purchased the bundle offer, but now i can't take only dvd in the main page of Telltale MI store! in fact sistem tell 35$!!! You say "you should be able to order the DVD separately for free plus shipping", but, in your opinion, when we can take that if now seems to not?
Like someone else said earlier: email Telltale support.
SHODANFreeman
05/04/2010, 09:07 pm
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Learn some patience. Seriously, you have problems.
Learn some patience. Seriously, you have problems.
I have patience. I've waited 6 weeks. When I order something from Hong-Kong off Ebay, it doesn't take this long.
Telltale said it would be shipping April. Of course I'm annoyed. My sister is annoyed too, she bought a second set of Voodoo cards.
It said April! It's FREAKING MAY! AND IT'S STILL NOT FINISHED?!?! WTF!
Laserschwert
05/04/2010, 11:54 pm
You really live up to your nickname.
You really live up to your nickname.
Yeah. I'm nice sometimes though.
But I have a reputation to hold up too.
WHERE IS MAH MONKEY ISLAND STOOF! I WANT IT NOW GAH! THIS DVD SYSTEM IS LAME! WORST GAME MERCHANDISE SHIPPING SYSTEM EVER! TELLTALE BLEHHHH!
Laserschwert
05/05/2010, 12:15 am
Nah, too much, now I don't buy it anymore... (your attitude that is... not the MI stuff)
Nah, too much, now I don't buy it anymore... (your attitude that is... not the MI stuff)
Yeah. I can only rant properly for 5min or so.
Might go re-read that IPad announcement and get some inspiration...
Avistew
05/05/2010, 12:31 am
Just be careful not to end up living up to your custom title, too.
I mean the first part of it.
I get that you're impatient, we all are, but posting again and again isn't going to make it happen faster, you know.
Just be careful not to end up living up to your custom title, too.
I mean the first part of it.
I get that you're impatient, we all are, but posting again and again isn't going to make it happen faster, you know.
I was banned twice before.
It changed nothing!
SHODANFreeman
05/05/2010, 06:49 am
I have patience. I've waited 6 weeks. When I order something from Hong-Kong off Ebay, it doesn't take this long.
Telltale said it would be shipping April. Of course I'm annoyed. My sister is annoyed too, she bought a second set of Voodoo cards.
It said April! It's FREAKING MAY! AND IT'S STILL NOT FINISHED?!?! WTF!
Do you order things from Hong Kong that haven't even left production at the time you placed the order?
Telltale let us pre-order merchandise as far as they can in advance so that they can get it out to us the second it's ready to ship. I don't think you know what the word "pre-order" means.
eriktorbjorn
05/05/2010, 09:54 am
I've waited 6 weeks. When I order something from Hong-Kong off Ebay, it doesn't take this long.
Heh. It's gotten so much easier to order things from other countries, hasn't it? I remember back in the late 80ies when I wanted to buy Infocom games. Since they were pretty much impossible to find in Sweden, I figured the easiest way would be to order them from the source. To do that, I had to...
Find the address in a computer magazine.
Write a letter to them, asking them for a catalogue and ordering instructions. Of course, I first had to figure out the postage.
Wait for it to arrive. As I recall it, this could take about a month.
Make a list of the games I wanted to order, and try to figure out the shipping cost.
Go to the bank and ask them to write a cheque in dollars.
Mail the cheque and order, again after figuring out the postage.
Wait for another month or so for the games to arrive.
And throughout the deal, the only feedback I would get was when the catalogue and the games arrived. Of course, it was still totally worth it.
Now you kids get off my lawn! ;)
Heh. It's gotten so much easier to order things from other countries, hasn't it? I remember back in the late 80ies when I wanted to buy Infocom games. Since they were pretty much impossible to find in Sweden, I figured the easiest way would be to order them from the source. To do that, I had to...
Find the address in a computer magazine.
Write a letter to them, asking them for a catalogue and ordering instructions. Of course, I first had to figure out the postage.
Wait for it to arrive. As I recall it, this could take about a month.
Make a list of the games I wanted to order, and try to figure out the shipping cost.
Go to the bank and ask them to write a cheque in dollars.
Mail the cheque and order, again after figuring out the postage.
Wait for another month or so for the games to arrive.
And throughout the deal, the only feedback I would get was when the catalogue and the games arrived. Of course, it was still totally worth it.
Now you kids get off my lawn! ;)
I love you wise old internetguru's who pop up at any random moment and start blabbing fun facts about the olden days. :')
Fury, don't you get what a PRE-order is?
It's something you order BEFORE it can actually be send to you. Meaning that you will have to wait for it to be finished.
Do you stop at your game-dealers every day to complain about why Super Mario Galaxy 2 is taking so long?
It will arrive when it's ready. You should find peace with this, then and only then, will you be ready, and will the game be shipped.
joeldee
05/05/2010, 02:21 pm
Hi all
Just talking to the main people working on this, the DVD is still on track to begin shipping from our warehouse in May.
It may not begin shipping out until the latter part of the month. And depending on where you live, what kind of shipping you specified, which items you have in your order, etc ... arrival times for different orders will vary.
- Joel, Telltale
Thanks Joel.
It's nice that you're keeping us updated.
I probably won't be getting mine until late July because I don't live in the states though. :p
Man, Joel came in and stole my thunder. I was just about to post the same thing. So I'll just throw in that it's AWESOME. My favorite new thing is probably either the commentary or the huge mountain of concept art.
GuruGuru214
05/05/2010, 05:37 pm
Man, Joel came in and stole my thunder. I was just about to post the same thing. So I'll just throw in that it's AWESOME. My favorite new thing is probably either the commentary or the huge mountain of concept art.
I am salivating with anticipation. I have complete confidence in you guys that this thing will be totally worth the wait.
coolsome
05/05/2010, 05:38 pm
Man, Joel came in and stole my thunder. I was just about to post the same thing. So I'll just throw in that it's AWESOME. My favorite new thing is probably either the commentary or the huge mountain of concept art.
there commentary?? is that like MI 2 SE commentary ??
adventureaddict
05/05/2010, 06:31 pm
Man, Joel came in and stole my thunder. I was just about to post the same thing. So I'll just throw in that it's AWESOME. My favorite new thing is probably either the commentary or the huge mountain of concept art.
Why do you tease us so? :(
SHODANFreeman
05/05/2010, 06:36 pm
Hi all
Just talking to the main people working on this, the DVD is still on track to begin shipping from our warehouse in May.
It may not begin shipping out until the latter part of the month. And depending on where you live, what kind of shipping you specified, which items you have in your order, etc ... arrival times for different orders will vary.
- Joel, Telltale
One thing I've been curious about is when the non-DVD Monkey Island items, such as the mug, will begin shipping. Will it be the same time, or maybe a little later?
Alcoremortis
05/05/2010, 11:27 pm
Hmmm, this is troubling because I will no longer be living at my present location by the end of May. Does anyone know of a way to change the shipping address?
GuruGuru214
05/06/2010, 02:24 am
The universal advice: there is very little that can't be achieved by e-mailing support@telltalegames.com. Hell, that's at least a good 20% of Telltale's massive awesomeness right there. I'm sure they can change the shipping address for you. Maybe it would be best to have it sent to a friend while you're in mid-move?
PecanBlue
05/06/2010, 02:55 am
Why do you tease us so? :(
Will likes doing that. Did the same thing while everyone was waiting for episode 5. >:(
Avistew
05/06/2010, 05:33 am
Will likes doing that. Did the same thing while everyone was waiting for episode 5. >:(
He's not the only one. Jake's teasing us in another thread. I think it's a job requirement, they won't hire you if you're not the teasing type.
joeldee
05/06/2010, 05:57 am
The new Monkey Island merchandise (mugs etc) should be shipping right around the same time as the DVD.
- Joel
Alcoremortis
05/06/2010, 07:53 am
The universal advice: there is very little that can't be achieved by e-mailing support@telltalegames.com. Hell, that's at least a good 20% of Telltale's massive awesomeness right there. I'm sure they can change the shipping address for you. Maybe it would be best to have it sent to a friend while you're in mid-move?
Thanks. I'll probably do that.
there commentary?? is that like MI 2 SE commentary ??
Look up cutscene commentary for Sam and Max seasons 1 and 2, should still be there in TT's Videos section....
That's most likely the style of commentary we'll be getting, my favorite kind too! Just sit back, relax, watch the game like it's a short movie and listen to the commentary, hurray! Easy peezy.
I'm starting to get anxious, been waiting sooo long. Thanks for info TT employees, very cool.
Neumi
05/29/2010, 03:10 am
How long have we been waiting now since chapter 5 was released? 4 months?
Bagge
05/29/2010, 03:45 am
How long have we been waiting now since chapter 5 was released? 4 months?
Over five months, but nobody ever promised the DVD would ship just after the season was complete.
The Highway
05/29/2010, 04:41 am
Yay! Only a few more weeks! :D
Yay! Only a few more weeks! :D
They said only a few more weeks 2 months ago, mind you. I have an email in my inbox saying stock is expected to arrive at the end of april, and will ship in the first week of may.
WesMote44
06/01/2010, 09:49 pm
Hi guys,
I remember seeing on the forum that TOMI was going to start shipping on May 31st, but it shows on the website that it is still back ordered. Was the posting that it would ship on May 31st a typo or what? can you guys give us a date or something close to a date of when you will start shipping? May is already over and it is now June....LOL.
Thanks:D
GuruGuru214
06/01/2010, 10:25 pm
May 31st was never specifically mentioned. (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/search.php?searchid=4591734) However, "end of May" was given as a slightly over-generous estimate. "Beginning of June" would've been more accurate, as the standard DVD seems to be about to ship out, and the deluxe edition is due out in about a couple weeks. So...just a little more patience and it'll be on its way soon.
I predict a response from Fury saying that I'm being overly optimistic, Telltale are bastards, and the DVD's never going to come out, so here's a preemptive "shut up, Fury".
Thespis
06/02/2010, 07:46 am
Hi guys,
I remember seeing on the forum that TOMI was going to start shipping on May 31st, but it shows on the website that it is still back ordered. Was the posting that it would ship on May 31st a typo or what? can you guys give us a date or something close to a date of when you will start shipping? May is already over and it is now June....LOL.
Thanks:D
http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-627
Secret Fawful
06/02/2010, 10:47 am
May 31st was never specifically mentioned. (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/search.php?searchid=4591734) However, "end of May" was given as a slightly over-generous estimate. "Beginning of June" would've been more accurate, as the standard DVD seems to be about to ship out, and the deluxe edition is due out in about a couple weeks. So...just a little more patience and it'll be on its way soon.
I predict a response from Fury saying that I'm being overly optimistic, Telltale are bastards, and the DVD's never going to come out, so here's a preemptive "shut up, Fury".
Why don't you shut up. I see Fury mentioned even outside of this forum all the way to general chat in posts like "Fury sucks. Shut up Fury."
How about this.
A. Stop mentioning him.
B. Stop replying to him.
C. SHUT IT.
I'm sick of seeing fury's name pop up everywhere in places where it isn't even relevant.
SHODANFreeman
06/02/2010, 10:50 am
Why don't you shut up. I see Fury mentioned even outside of this forum all the way to general chat in posts like "Fury sucks. Shut up Fury."
How about this.
A. Stop mentioning him.
B. Stop replying to him.
C. SHUT IT.
I'm sick of seeing fury's name pop up everywhere in places where it isn't even relevant.
You're just mad because you "have Fury". :p
Secret Fawful
06/02/2010, 10:55 am
You're just mad because you "have Fury". :p
fffffff
GuruGuru214
06/02/2010, 01:46 pm
Why don't you shut up. I see Fury mentioned even outside of this forum all the way to general chat in posts like "Fury sucks. Shut up Fury."
How about this.
A. Stop mentioning him.
B. Stop replying to him.
C. SHUT IT.
I'm sick of seeing fury's name pop up everywhere in places where it isn't even relevant.
I've only ever mentioned him here, and only because I've grown to anticipate it. I won't give into B, but I'm perfectly happy to comply with A. As for C... No, you C!
Secret Fawful
06/02/2010, 02:31 pm
I've only ever mentioned him here, and only because I've grown to anticipate it. I won't give into B, but I'm perfectly happy to comply with A. As for C... No, you C!
Don't you C my C. D. We sound like we're throwing vitamins at each other, E. I don't see why you need to keep replying to Fury, and F. to H. with the whole thing.
[URL="http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/search.php?searchid=4591734"]
I predict a response from Fury saying that I'm being overly optimistic, Telltale are bastards, and the DVD's never going to come out, so here's a preemptive "shut up, Fury".
Hey, Telltale is doing the best they can. Sure, they aren't communicating enough information and they clearly lack organisation, but they're doing the best they can!
Man Kenny, stop being so pessimistic.
Neumi
06/03/2010, 01:37 am
Over five months, but nobody ever promised the DVD would ship just after the season was complete.
I guess it makes perfect sense NOT so ship out a game once it has been finished.
Most companies do it the other way around, they ship them before they are finished.
Didero
06/03/2010, 02:52 am
Most companies do it the other way around, they ship them before they are finished.
Most companies don't make episodic games distributed online.
That they even make the DVD is awesome on Telltale's part, since a lot of download games stay just that, just downloadable.
GuruGuru214
06/03/2010, 05:04 am
Hey, Telltale is doing the best they can. Sure, they aren't communicating enough information and they clearly lack organisation, but they're doing the best they can!
Man Kenny, stop being so pessimistic.
Hey, of all the arguments I've ever made against you, I'm fairly certain I've never used the phrase "best they can". I can't say with 100% certainty because "best", "they", and "can" are all too short for the forum search engine. So are "May" and "31st", even though "31st" worked just fine when I posed that link yesterday.
Also, I'm going to start referring to you as Susan from now on.
flesk
06/03/2010, 05:36 am
Most companies do it the other way around, they ship them before they are finished.
Most companies don't make episodic games distributed online.
That they even make the DVD is awesome on Telltale's part, since a lot of download games stay just that, just downloadable.
I took it to mean that he's happy that they don't ship out a product ridden with bugs that it's going to take a load of patches to fix, like some companies do.
Didero
06/03/2010, 06:03 am
Apparently I have read Neumi's post in exactly the opposite way from how it was intended. That's weird.
Sorry Neumi! :)
Neumi
06/04/2010, 01:25 am
No worries, actually I didn't want to say anything in specific. I just like the sound of my voice :D
I just don't get why it's taking so long. The episodes looked more or less bug free, there was no patch ever released and no one complained about anything - as far as I can tell.
The DVD of Sam & Max 2 arrived very quick, and it would be nice to know why the TOMI DVD takes so long.
VeronicanPlay
06/04/2010, 01:52 am
I just don't get why it's taking so long. The episodes looked more or less bug free, there was no patch ever released and no one complained about anything - as far as I can tell.
The DVD of Sam & Max 2 arrived very quick, and it would be nice to know why the TOMI DVD takes so long.
Do a bug or glitch search on ToMI and I think you can find a few, and I have even found some my self. Some lines in the graphics, Elaine gliding instead of walking and walking on the spot, people could make 2 gold turtles, cannon balls flying in mid air, and McGillicutty appearing out of nowhere to shoot you back even after you have defeated him, just to mention a few.
But if that is the actual hold up I can't tell, I know it's the extras for the deluxe edition that is contributing a little, and I have heard a few people say they also need approval from Lucas Arts. And they don't really do patches.
Thespis
06/04/2010, 05:31 am
Why doesn't anyone read the blog (http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-627)?
The DVDs are done. The only things still being worked on are:
Monkey Island Deluxe Edition
Monkey Island Voodoo Card Set
Monkey Island Art Portfolio
If you just ordered the season DVD (not the Deluxe), it will be shipping any day now. The Deluxe is being delayed by the Voodoo card (it's the only thing not pictured).
MusicallyInspired
06/04/2010, 07:02 am
Does anyone think TTG will actually explain what took so long once it's finally released?
The Highway
06/04/2010, 07:09 am
Does anyone think TTG will actually explain what took so long once it's finally released?
no.
Macfly77
06/04/2010, 07:18 am
Not sure that they will, but I can think a few possibilities why the TOMI DVD took longer than other Telltale DVD's to be released once the season was over.
- A much larger number of orders resulting in having to produce more DVD's.
- The Mac versions (while I see those as a great addition since I've been a Mac user for a little over two years, I have to admit that they weren't up to the quality of the PC versions - which I played on my Mac using CrossOver Games - when they were first released and I hope that one of the so-called "delays" in the release of the DVD's is their improvement).
- The quest to get superior quality special features (because from visiting these forums daily for almost a year, it's clear that Monkey Island fans are among the most demanding, and rightfully so!).
and of course,
- Getting the LucasArts Seal of Approval.
no.
Various and sundry reasons. There is rarely one big thing that slows down a project. In this particular case, it was really important to me that we got the mac versions on there, and that we got Earl Boen into 101 (which was shockingly difficult on the PC. No one really expected that). The approvals really didn't take all that long, only a week or two. Also, there had been a bit of turnover in the web team, so we had several different people running the project at different points, many of whom were new to the process, and there is a pretty hefty learning curve to these projects. The reason no one has come out and given an official reason is that there isn't one. It's just a bunch of small things that added up over time. In short, sorry for the delay!
puzzlebox
06/04/2010, 10:43 am
I'd just like to thank Will for his honesty. It does you a great credit - not all companies are so transparent and forthcoming.
VeronicanPlay
06/04/2010, 02:13 pm
I am not complaining, the wait don't bother me because I have things to keep me occupied. I am looking forward to it more than anything. :)
Various and sundry reasons. There is rarely one big thing that slows down a project. In this particular case, it was really important to me that we got the mac versions on there, and that we got Earl Boen into 101 (which was shockingly difficult on the PC. No one really expected that). The approvals really didn't take all that long, only a week or two. Also, there had been a bit of turnover in the web team, so we had several different people running the project at different points, many of whom were new to the process, and there is a pretty hefty learning curve to these projects. The reason no one has come out and given an official reason is that there isn't one. It's just a bunch of small things that added up over time. In short, sorry for the delay!
I thought the problem was with the voodoo cards not being printed, not a technical problem?
No no, that's for why the big bundle thing hasn't started shipping yet (or at least that's what I've heard people on the forums say, I'm not actually involved in that process so take that with a huge grain of salt). I was just referring to the DVD itself being made.
Avistew
06/05/2010, 10:27 am
I'd just like to thank Will for his honesty. It does you a great credit - not all companies are so transparent and forthcoming.
Will is ALWAYS awesome. Nothing surprising here.
Thanks for dropping by, incidentally. Good to know they're giving you five minute breaks every few weeks.
The Highway
06/05/2010, 10:52 am
YARE is ALWAYS awesome. Nothing surprising here.
Fixed it so you retain your stalker cred!
SHODANFreeman
06/05/2010, 10:54 am
Fixed it so you retain your stalker cred!
I think she scared Yare away. Either that or he's been busy battling goblins in the dungeons of Telltale.
Avistew
06/05/2010, 11:57 am
Yare isn't always awesome. Sometimes he's a poo-head :p.
The Highway
06/05/2010, 05:25 pm
Yare he's Sometimes awesome. always isn't a poop-head :p.
fixed it and i didnt need to change your words!
Various and sundry reasons. There is rarely one big thing that slows down a project. In this particular case, it was really important to me that we got the mac versions on there, and that we got Earl Boen into 101 (which was shockingly difficult on the PC. No one really expected that). The approvals really didn't take all that long, only a week or two. Also, there had been a bit of turnover in the web team, so we had several different people running the project at different points, many of whom were new to the process, and there is a pretty hefty learning curve to these projects. The reason no one has come out and given an official reason is that there isn't one. It's just a bunch of small things that added up over time. In short, sorry for the delay!
Good post, sucks that happened. Thanks for the info.
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