pre-kickstarter funder thread

Post by **maboo63** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:00 am

like every pre-kickstarter shipment contains a packet of oreos - thats the bonus

Post by **lnrrgb** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:07 am

I hope they are that new berry flavored creme kind - I've yet to try them, but they look yummilicious.

Post by **GeraldT** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:21 am

maybe it is a free Hydra

... or you get 2 shirts

... or your Rift is signed by Palmer ( I actually would dig that )

Post by **defactoman** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:40 am

I was hoping it would come with drink cup holders and straws built in for virtual thirst quenching

Post by **druidsbane** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:54 am

I just bought 2 Hydra's on the Woot deal

kindof hasty, hehe, but hopefully they will go great with the two headsets! I wonder when the wireless version will be released.

Post by **greenknight** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:01 pm

Do any of the pre-kickstarter people live in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area? I would pay to try it out...

Heck, I am sure you could rent it out to random people, but I think its too precious to do that. I am a backer but probably won't be getting mine until mid april.

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nevermind, there is a thread for that already, sorry.

http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.p ... 2&start=15

Post by **Mystify** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:25 pm

greenknight wrote:Do any of the pre-kickstarter people live in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area? I would pay to try it out...

Heck, I am sure you could rent it out to random people, but I think its too precious to do that. I am a backer but probably won't be getting mine until mid april.

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nevermind, there is a thread for that already, sorry.

http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.p ... 2&start=15

I'm in that area, but I'm not pre-kickstarter. I barely joined the kickstarter before it ended.

Post by **Mel** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:55 pm

Did anybody get that email from Palmer yet?

Post by **druidsbane** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:04 pm

Not I.

Post by **Alkapwn** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:16 pm

Check your inboxes. I just got mine.

Post by **2EyeGuy** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:25 pm

I'm a post-kickstarter, so there was no surprise in my inbox.

What was your surprise?

Post by **Alkapwn** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:44 pm

I must respect the wishes of Mr. Palmer Luckey and not disclose such things. I just assumed there'd be a surprise so I posted that before even reading it when I saw the email. Then after reading it I'm like, I should edit that just in case.

EDIT: typo. stupid wireless keyboard mouse

Post by **cerulianbaloo** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:59 pm

@Alkapwn: The suspense man...it's killin us! Damn confidential emails! Well if this is any indication, I'm hopeful for another update soon.

Post by **martinP** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:24 am

From all the NDA one would thought that Rift dev kit is some secret biological weapon or at least final consumer product. I must admit I don't get this teasing game.

Post by **HarleyMills** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:30 am

martinP wrote:From all the NDA one would thought that Rift dev kit is some secret biological weapon or at least final consumer product. I must admit I don't get this teasing game.

martinP in da house! I've heard so much about you.

Post by **Zoide** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:31 am

martinP wrote:From all the NDA one would thought that Rift dev kit is some secret biological weapon or at least final consumer product. I must admit I don't get this teasing game.

This X100.

Post by **martinP** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:49 am

HarleyMills wrote:
martinP wrote:From all the NDA one would thought that Rift dev kit is some secret biological weapon or at least final consumer product. I must admit I don't get this teasing game.
martinP in da house! I've heard so much about you.

What do you mean? Can you explain this?

edit: OK, HarleyMills, let me help you. You probably meant "martin F" also known as SPe3 who is probably known to everyone reading the Kickstarter comments. I am martinP here and also at Kickstarter and I always was.

Post by **Alkapwn** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:07 am

It's not meant to be a teasing game. It was a heads up for pre kickstarter backers that are following this thread. To let them know that the e-mail had been officially sent out. This way they can inquire if for some reason they didn't get the e-mail.

Post by **martinP** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:15 am

Alkapwn wrote:It's not meant to be a teasing game. It was a heads up for pre kickstarter backers that are following this thread. To let them know that the e-mail had been officially sent out. This way they can inquire if for some reason they didn't get the e-mail.

It was not that YOU tease us. I actually appreciate your post (despite of being general kickstarter backer).

Post by **maboo63** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:31 am

what does it say?

Post by **recoilfx** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:38 am

The email requested us to keep shut for now. Sorry!

Post by **Marulu** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:49 am

recoilfx wrote:The email requested us to keep shut for now. Sorry!

Did he reveal a new feature of the dev kit in the mail?

Post by **2EyeGuy** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:39 am

martinP wrote:From all the NDA one would thought that Rift dev kit is some secret biological weapon

Now that would be a surprise! Although I think the prekickstarters might use their last breaths to violate their NDAs (or should that be Non Disclosure Request, since they didn't agree to anything) if that were the case.

I don't understand all the secrecy either. Especially since information on their progress is itself one of the products they are sort of selling. One of the reward tiers is just information. Maybe Brendan Iribe has some reason for the secrecy, but I can't work it out. I'm not a business person though, so my inability to grasp it might not mean anything.

Post by **Pingles** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:43 am

It may be as simple as they like to keep press releases interesting. I get that. Rather than press releases being spoiled early all over the net.

Post by **oculusfan** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:25 am

Marulu wrote:
recoilfx wrote:The email requested us to keep shut for now. Sorry!
Did he reveal a new feature of the dev kit in the mail?

I bet they were given a ship date. That could be what they are supposed to keep secret.

Post by **German** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:13 am

We're not under any NDAs, so we could post the email if we wanted to. However, Palmer requested we keep it private, so we'll keep it private.

To alleviate any speculation: It doesn't have any information that concerns anyone other than pre-kickstarters.

Post by **rmcclelland** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:25 am

This will be an interesting test of trust. Will anyone post them email despite being asked to keep it private? Probably not.

My guess is that Palmer is seriously hooking up the pre-kickstarters. These are people that believed in the project so much they gave him $500 through paypal labeled as "Gift" based only on his forum presence. Perhaps he just doesn't want regular backers to get jealous. I didn't go for it because giving someone $500 with no recourse takes a lot of trust.

Are people that trust also trust-worthy?

Post by **GeraldT** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:33 am

German wrote: To alleviate any speculation: It doesn't have any information that concerns anyone other than pre-kickstarters.

Thank you!

Post by **sambeckett** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:49 am

Alkapwn wrote:Check your inboxes. I just got mine.

I didn't get any emails

Did all pre-kickstarter people get one except me?

Post by **MikeFesta** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:47 am

sambeckett wrote:I didn't get any emails Did all pre-kickstarter people get one except me?

Are you checking the correct email account? Mine went to my paypal address and was sent around 10pm PST. If you can't find it, you should contact support@oculusvr.com.

Post by **cerulianbaloo** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:10 pm

Uh so somebody on the kickstarter just commented that the pre kickstarters had their Rifts shipped, is that the confidential news, or just speculation on their part?

Post by **Mel** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:13 pm

cerulianbaloo wrote:Uh so somebody on the kickstarter just commented that the pre kickstarters had their Rifts shipped, is that the confidential news, or just speculation on their part?

Speculation.

Post by **lnrrgb** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:36 pm

Or is it...... hmmmm:)

Post by **RABID** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:46 am

Post by **Marv** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:52 am

It sure feels that way! Just too good to be true in a way.
Waiting for 'that' mail to arrive is just nerve racking. And really unhealthy in my opinion

Post by **2EyeGuy** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:04 am

German wrote:To alleviate any speculation: It doesn't have any information that concerns anyone other than pre-kickstarters.

But if that were true, and all the pre-kickstarters got the email, there'd be no reason for the secrecy.

Post by **Pingles** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:27 am

They may have received some extra items that are not announced yet.

They may also have been shipped or given a date but don't want to announce it yet.

Post by **German** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:53 pm

2EyeGuy wrote:
German wrote:To alleviate any speculation: It doesn't have any information that concerns anyone other than pre-kickstarters.
But if that were true, and all the pre-kickstarters got the email, there'd be no reason for the secrecy.

There's information that doesn't concern you and you don't know it. So what? I bet there's a lot of occurrences of that in your daily life, regarding other subjects.

Post by **Alkapwn** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:44 pm

Did anyone get a reply back after replying to Palmer's e-mail? I wanna make sure I didn't screw anything up. Even though I hit reply, I still checked the e-mail address like 14 times before hitting send.

Post by **Mel** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:08 pm

Alkapwn wrote:Did anyone get a reply back after replying to Palmer's e-mail? I wanna make sure I didn't screw anything up. Even though I hit reply, I still checked the e-mail address like 14 times before hitting send.

I have not received a reply. I'm expecting two.