When will it begin shipping?

[mlrockrules]

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?

[Joop]

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]

When it's done.


Wow that works in almost any instance, doesn't it?

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

When it's done.


Wow that works in almost any instance, doesn't it?

When is Duke Nukem Forever going to ship?

[MusicallyInspired]

Uh...errr.....well, I did say almost any instance!

[twisted-pixel]

Originally Posted by Joop

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]

Originally Posted by twisted-pixel

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]

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]

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]

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]

I'm not helping, am I?

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!

Originally Posted by nikasaur

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by twisted-pixel

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]

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]

Personally, I hope there isn't a KotOR3

Also, I hope they ship by mid-May, treasure chest bonuses and everything!

[Didero]

Originally Posted by The Highway

Personally, I hope there isn't a KotOR3

There is, sort of. The MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic

[Irishmile]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Irishmile

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.

Originally Posted by Hassat Hunter

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.