ENWorld can help the people of Haiti!
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Treebore
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Good news!
DriveThruRPG/Gamers Help Haiti Update - The Dice of Life
So if I understand this correctly we no longer need to use the coupon, the bundle will be automatically put into our respective accounts to DL as we wish.
I hope this applies to those of us who have already donated, and it sounds like it does.
DriveThruRPG/Gamers Help Haiti Update - The Dice of Life
So if I understand this correctly we no longer need to use the coupon, the bundle will be automatically put into our respective accounts to DL as we wish.
I hope this applies to those of us who have already donated, and it sounds like it does.
Pbartender
First Post
I just received an email to that effect.
jaerdaph
#UkraineStrong
So did I - makes it a lot easier to download now.
As of now, the donation total is just $50 shy of $64,000.
I am truly humbled at the generosity of the gaming community.
coyote6
Adventurer
The totals Penny Arcade generate every year via Child's Play are stupendous. I think they broke $1.5M last year -- all donated by fans of the comic, who I'd guess are almost entirely gamers (though mostly the computer or console type).
Olaf the Stout
Legend
I went and bought the $20 PDF bundle/donation. Honestly, there are so many PDF's as part of that bundle that most people, if not all of them, should get more than $20 value out of it.
Personally just the World Works Games and Fat Dragon Games stuff made it vaule for money for me. There's also the Serenity RPG and Castlemourn Campaign Setting available (amongst a whole heap of other stuff).
Olaf the Stout
Personally just the World Works Games and Fat Dragon Games stuff made it vaule for money for me. There's also the Serenity RPG and Castlemourn Campaign Setting available (amongst a whole heap of other stuff).
Olaf the Stout
darjr
I crit!
It seems that many times it's the good guy who gets the short end.
DriveThru is in a bit of a bind, enough that Gareth-Michael Skarka posted on rpg.net about the issues it's causing them.
RPGnet Forums - View Single Post - Haiti Relief Bundle -- Not to be crass...
EN World PDF Store - RPG PDF
DriveThru is in a bit of a bind, enough that Gareth-Michael Skarka posted on rpg.net about the issues it's causing them.
RPGnet Forums - View Single Post - Haiti Relief Bundle -- Not to be crass...
EN World PDF Store - RPG PDF
Aus_Snow
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Hm. Let's just say, I don't agree with what he's trying for, there.
IMO, if anyone feels like throwing more money around, who might *really* need it at the moment?
Oh yeah, that's right. . .
Treebore
First Post
Yeah, let him cry all he wants. He put up two nice products, the two Savage World products, but I seriously doubt he makes a living off of his PDF sales anyways, and it is in seriously poor taste to post what he did, as he even seems to acknowledge, but did it anyways.
As a point of comparison, Tucson, AZ was bragging about raising $41,000 for Haiti, so the RPG community did better than the 25th biggest city in the US. By a lot!
As a point of comparison, Tucson, AZ was bragging about raising $41,000 for Haiti, so the RPG community did better than the 25th biggest city in the US. By a lot!
Well, to be honest, I personally dislike any "let's donate to X by having a big sale of Y and all of our profits go there". It is in the best interests of the victims to support established charities by donating directly, rather than promotions that "give you something", as there are likely hidden costs from these promotions. Even if the intentions are good, there is always an undercurrent or subtext of exploitation.
And I think in this case RPG publishers are hurt a lot more by missing income than people like the class of celebrities--if I asked you to donate your entire salaries to Haiti for two weeks--how many could afford it. If you read the entire thread, there are good points made.
Plus, "virtue (or sacrifice) is its own reward", as some might say. I would be much more impressed if the gamers/fans would give up purchasing any gaming products and donate, rather than things like suggesting WoTC should reverse their no PDF policy. There's a slight level of selfishness in those types of requests.
And I think in this case RPG publishers are hurt a lot more by missing income than people like the class of celebrities--if I asked you to donate your entire salaries to Haiti for two weeks--how many could afford it. If you read the entire thread, there are good points made.
Plus, "virtue (or sacrifice) is its own reward", as some might say. I would be much more impressed if the gamers/fans would give up purchasing any gaming products and donate, rather than things like suggesting WoTC should reverse their no PDF policy. There's a slight level of selfishness in those types of requests.
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