Malarame wrote:
Erik, he's onto us! Quick, we need to institute Plan B: You destroy the server, Matt will clear out the bank accounts, Mike will get rid of all the other evidence, I'll make the travel arrangements, and we'll all flee seperately and then meet up at the predetermined location. Now go!

I am glad you decided to keep it so the FREE demo could build holds and import them as well, keeping such a large part of it Free is the best business policy you have, in my ever so humble opinion.

techant wrote:
I would buy it right now but my goal has been to win one of those contest so I could get it from the prize pile, so I am looking forward to the next contest.

My mom is 77 years young and I am 47 and we both just love this game, but try to explain what this game is like to someone who has never seen it, it goes something like this, "...its not like a video game or like other computer games, you have characters but no roleplaying, it is not a shoot-um up but you kill roaches, it has puzzles... I give up, just download it try it you will like it!!"

I am glad you decided to keep it so the FREE demo could build holds and import them as well, keeping such a large part of it Free is the best business policy you have, in my ever so humble opinion.

Also, the online aspect sounds interesting, but I am still a little confused about what that is like. Do you know what the next year will cost yet? The folks who made MYST(R) tried an online community of rooms and that bombed big time, hope this is better, you are a much more ethical group than they seemed to be.

Thanks for all the time and effort that you put into this project and to all the alpha and beta testers thank you as well. You all did a great job and deserve every penny you earn!

Oh yah I forgot to say that cheese obsessive's dad was really right to have his conserns. Glad to see that you made the changes you did so that folks would trust making and online purchase.

Mikko wrote:
How large is the downloadable version and can the download be resumed? I'm only using a 33.6k modem, so just downloading the demo was frustrating enough, especially since the file got corrupted the first time I downloaded it.

Can I buy the game with my Visa Electron card or do I need a "proper" credit card?

Sarngate wrote:
I decided to order Jtrh on Friday and then suffered from some of Plimus' idiosyncrancies viz: They said my phone number was inadequate / incomplete but managed to leave a message on my answerphone(!) asking me to email them the last four digits of my credit card. At this stage I emailed the Supreme Being (Erik of course!) He replied and reassured me. I am now in receipt of everything I could expect at this stage but felt it better to post my sincere thanks to Erik here so that anybody else with doubts might feel sufficiently secure to proceed with their purchase.

PS I think a new character the SLUMPI (anagram), a well meaning monster, should appear in the next version!
Many Thanks Erik.

ErikH2000 wrote:
The full version is 53mb. I think since it gives you an HTTP link that the download cannot be resumed.

I don't know how the Visa Electron card is different from a regular Visa, but if you don't have difficulty buying other things with it in places that take "Visa", I doubt it would make any difference for buying online. You could always just try it, and learn in less than 15 minutes if it is declined or not.

Mikko wrote:

ErikH2000 wrote:
I don't know how the Visa Electron card is different from a regular Visa, but if you don't have difficulty buying other things with it in places that take "Visa", I doubt it would make any difference for buying online. You could always just try it, and learn in less than 15 minutes if it is declined or not.

Visa Electron is a debit card, i.e. you can only pay with what you have on your account, and is therefore usually used by people like myself who have a less regular income. I haven't actually used it before, as I haven't bought things from abroad and use other methods of payment at home. After a bit of a hassle, though, I got things to work and am now eagerly waiting for my copy.

cheese obsessive wrote:
...and now I have another horror story courtesy of my mom.

cheese obsessive wrote:
...and now I have another horror story courtesy of my mom.

Atch wrote:
I too only have a debit card (Maestro) and shall shortly attempt to make the purchase using it as if it were a credit card.

Failing this, is there provision for a third party to pay, as if it were say a gift, and to download it on my computer?

A final word on the demo: Beethro doesn’t sound at all like I imagined, which was something Mittel-European (think Schwartzeneggar), but I suppose that I will get used to it, or switch it off!

ErikH2000 wrote:

cheese obsessive wrote:
...and now I have another horror story courtesy of my mom.

That's a terrible story. Did you explain to your mother how easy it is to redo floors using the editor in DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold?

-Erik

ErikH2000 wrote:
That's a terrible story. Did you explain to your mother how easy it is to redo floors using the editor in DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold?

-Erik

Drizzo wrote:
Has anyone noticed Downloads button on the main page doesn't mention anything about JtRH? And I didn't notice any mention of it on the front page.... I know that this website is separate from caravel games, but some blatant advertising couldn't hurt.

ErikH2000 wrote:

Atch wrote:

Failing this, is there provision for a third party to pay, as if it were say a gift, and to download it on my computer?

Sure, you can have somebody else place the order for you and he doesn't even need to do it on your computer. (In fact, he really shouldn't!) A few points:

1. Your buddy should complete the order in his own name with all info using his identity--not yours. Use his e-mail address and phone#, because Plimus may contact him to verify identity if the order is flagged for review. When ordering a CD, it is okay to have the shipping address go to you, though. Everything else on the order form should match the person who is paying.

2. Have your buddy forward you all of the e-mails he gets from Plimus and Caravel the day of his order. You can change the e-mail address associated with your CaravelNet account using the link provided in one of the e-mails.

3. Try not to place orders under different names on the same computer. This can look like fraudulent activity, and I've already seen one case like this get flagged for review. Getting flagged isn't anything terrible, it just means there will be a delay while an actual human at Plimus checks you out. So far we've had at least 4 people with legitimate orders get flagged, including myself while I was testing out the system.

-Erik

I may have been the one flagged .. I was at my friend's house when we placed his order. Using his email address (pdeal@...) didn't help any either -- he got an email from them, we replied to it, then they phoned but I didn't get the message in time. So I think they just cancelled it. What's the best way for me (a buyer of DROD:JRtH) to get one for him? If I get it under my own name / email again, won't that cause trouble with Caravelnet?

I did try calling Plimus, but couldn't navigate their system to a human. All I could do was enter my order number and find out it was cancelled.


[Edited by rchandra at Local Time:04-15-2005 at 02:18 AM]

rchandra wrote:
I may have been the one flagged .. I was at my friend's house when we placed his order. Using his email address (pdeal@...) didn't help any either -- he got an email from them, we replied to it, then they phoned but I didn't get the message in time. So I think they just cancelled it. What's the best way for me (a buyer of DROD:JRtH) to get one for him? If I get it under my own name / email again, won't that cause trouble with Caravelnet?

I did try calling Plimus, but couldn't navigate their system to a human. All I could do was enter my order number and find out it was cancelled.

Plimus wrote:
"If you wish to expedite your approval, please reply to this email with a phone number we can reach you at."

leroy00 wrote:
The email felt kind of unprofessional to me, and included the following sentence:

Plimus wrote:
"If you wish to expedite your approval, please reply to this email with a phone number we can reach you at."