Open Da Krate!

[Mr Mystery]

Wot is it? We don't know! (www.openthekrate.com)

Seriously. Found a flier for this in my Warhammerfest bag, and naturally signed up.

Registration email promises a new branch to the 40k community and an exciting mobile experience??

Only way to find out is for people to sign up!

Helps if I use the right URL....

[Subs]

This is another new thing they where apparently pushing at Dreamhack today, again thinking more info will become available tomorrow at Warhammerfest.

[CoffeeGrunt]

GW Loot Crate equivalent?

[Mr Mystery]

Quite possible - but no idea!

We need people to sign up so we can finds out.

[eldargal]

GW Loot Crate equivalent?

God I hope it doesn't include Funko Pop Vinyls like ever other damned loot crate seems too.

[Mr Mystery]

Never got the interest in those. Sure, I'll buy them for friends as presents - they're pretty well positioned for that in terms of price and styling.

But other than Frank'n'Furter, who is here for that very purpose, Mystery Towers is devoid of such things

[CoffeeGrunt]

I don't like the style of Pops, but one of my friends is obsessed. She has dozens of them.

[Psychosplodge]

I wish GW would get off this mobile obsession

I have far too many Pops. But a Terminator, sister of battle, and a space marine would be nice additions.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

I don't even own a smartphone, just a basic cellphone. I also have no idea wtf a funko pop vinyl is, it sounds like some kind of collectable music record to me. I feel so out of touch.

[Erik Setzer]

Wow. They're really getting into the subscription service thing. Don't they already have two for Black Library, and the deal with the one publishing group that puts out spiffed-up versions of their books? And now basically a loot crate?

The "get X number of sign ups to reveal info" is a trick to get emails to market to. Not got anything against that, we do tricks like that, too. Recognizing it makes it a little harder for me to sign up with things like that (not just GW, with anyone). Hey, at least the marketing team there is learning new (old) tricks. I'll watch to see the news. Even if they don't hit the goal, they'll tell us. You don't spend that much on a new product line (hey, a loot crate is still a product!) and then decide to scrap it because you couldn't get enough emails, especially as right now it relies on people having been at a localized event in a single country and them spreading word of mouth (though I suspect it'll be on their FB pages soon enough).

[CoffeeGrunt]

If they don't release it to FB, it'll be an interesting experiment to see how far Word of Mouth gets them, though. They can track number of Hits and number of Email Signups over time to see how it propagates.

[Mr Mystery]

Hmm...about halfway there.

Which is interesting....because on Saturday when I first signed up, it was about a quarter of the way there.

Methinks the counter is in fact a timer.....but still, sign up anyways, just in case.

[Mr Mystery]

Now, I saw somewhere that Warhammer World are, for this weekend only, selling a selection of classic Blood Bowl Star Players, including Rasta Tailspike, Lewdgrip Whiparm and Frank'n'Stein....

Which got me thinking....if this is a Loot Krate, could it include short runs of old, collectors style models? Pretty sure I'd sign up for that, me.

Well, I say somewhere. I should say the WW Facebook page.

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13177894_1215554135130731_4043503159490596165_n.jp g?oh=830a370774b1faddac8166202a012d23&oe=57E5C4B7

[CoffeeGrunt]

It depends on whether GW even have the old stuff in moulds or stock. Might be a half-decent way to justify them, though. Get a bunch of monthly subscriptions so you've got a guaranteed number of buyers each month, and every month you recommission a mould from a master to make models for them, making a little money in the process.

Pad it out with a fluff pamphlet and some other, random stuff and there you go. I personally don't rate the Loot Crate, but it'd possibly be interesting for others.

[Mr Mystery]

Yup.

Even if it's intended as an attention grabbing 'good will' type box thing, if it's subscription based it could be hard to lose money on, even if it's not necessarily profitable for them.

Who knows? We'll just have to wait and see.

It might not even be a Loot Crate equivalent. Seems quite possible, but we just don't know owt beyond the name.

[Mud Duck]

It depends on whether GW even have the old stuff in moulds or stock. Might be a half-decent way to justify them, though. Get a bunch of monthly subscriptions so you've got a guaranteed number of buyers each month, and every month you recommission a mould from a master to make models for them, making a little money in the process.

Pad it out with a fluff pamphlet and some other, random stuff and there you go. I personally don't rate the Loot Crate, but it'd possibly be interesting for others.

A nice T-shirt (The only reason that loot crate interests me), older model (plastic, metal, or heck failcast), a pot of paint or brush, a code to an extra secret how-to paint on line, an conversion how to (with parts list), random bits, a nice cup for tea/ paint water. The list could be unlimited, and I could see a goodly number of people signing up, if the quality was there and stayed high.

[Lord Manton]

I just signed up for it. It piqued my interest...

Anyway, it says 'git the ekklusiv gear' which to me can only mean that it is a loot crate.

I like the little bits and bobs they give out when you order stuff from the GW store, so this could be worth a little look in. As long as it's not priced out the wazoo!

If this thing comes with ekklusiv minis, I reckon it'll go off like a frog in a sock.

[Psychosplodge]

The "get X number of sign ups to reveal info" is a trick to get emails to market to.

I'm already on three GW mailing lists, it's not like it's new info to them :D

[Kirsten]

absolutely

I did add my email to this, nut to be honest a loot crate style thing wouldn't interest me. I don't want a room full of random tat I will never do anything with.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

absolutely

I did add my email to this, nut to be honest a loot crate style thing wouldn't interest me. I don't want a room full of random tat I will never do anything with.

Translation : More money for titans :P

[Kirsten]

well I doubt titans are coming any time soon. I just don't really do anything with 'collectors edition' type stuff, or the badges GW sends out etc. I would buy specific GW things like t shirts if I knew what I was getting, but I wouldn't subscribe to a box of random things

[Erik Setzer]

I'm already on three GW mailing lists, it's not like it's new info to them :D

Fair enough. A lot of times these things will get repeat info, but hey, it's those fresh emails that are the real treat. And if you can touch the same customer multiple times and they're okay with it, that's all good, too. (GW can pull that off because the emails are being sent from different names - IIRC, I get emails from Games Workshop, Warhammer Digital, and Black Library at least - so it's not as bad as someone getting three emails in a week from the same name.)

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah but you'd assume most willing to sign up will already be on one of the GW/FW/BL mailing lists?

[CoffeeGrunt]

I'm on FW, but none of the others.

[Kirsten]

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[Mr Mystery]

Oooooooooooooh!

Very nice!

Might make one of those into a Necromunda hovel, like wot they've got in Brighton.

[Kirsten]

is Brighton a Necromunda hovel?

[Mr Mystery]

Bits of it. But it's mostly quite nice.

[Psychosplodge]

No just a hipster hovel.

Is that the standard imperial shipping container? I'd have expected them to be bigger.


Did anyone see that GW wizard with submachinegun NIB on ebay?

[Mr Mystery]

Dear Imperial Guard.

Our boxes are better armed than you.

Nyeah nyeah

Loves and hugs, the Munitorum.

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No just a hipster hovel.

Is that the standard imperial shipping container? I'd have expected them to be bigger.


Did anyone see that GW wizard with submachinegun NIB on ebay?

Send us a link.

[Psychosplodge]

link (http://www.spikeybits.com/2015/09/ebay-watch-the-rarest-gw-miniature-ever.html)

[Kirsten]

I'd open him up and paint him

[Psychosplodge]

Probably do the same. Or just open him, stick him to his base and basecoat him.

[Mr Mystery]

Get video camera.

Film the opening, and then melting down of the model.

BEHOLD THE LAMENTATION OF THE NERDS.

[Kirsten]

you don't want to melt it down, just use it in gaming. that is what it was made for.

[Mr Mystery]

Definitely melt it down.

For the same reason one of my dreams is to buy lots of very rare, MISB Grade A Star Wars merchandise....and then film the opening of the boxes, and the playing with of the toys.

Mwahahahahahaahahahahahaha!

[Kirsten]

one of my favourite tv moments is when James May is at a model train auction. he buys a BNIB train that all the collectors desperately want. then he goes to the desk to pick it up, rips open the packaging, throws it away, and walks off with the train to put it on his track and play with.

[Psychosplodge]

You monster.

Did you get this idea after watching James May do the same with a Hornby Train?

lols ninja'd

[CoffeeGrunt]

You monster! I can't open the link at work atm, but I'll check it later. What are the shipping containers about, btw?

[Mr Mystery]

Dunno. I may have seen it, and it may have had a subconscious influence, but I don't specifically recall having seen it.

[CoffeeGrunt]

Accursed Splodge!

[Psychosplodge]

?

[Erik Setzer]

Yeah but you'd assume most willing to sign up will already be on one of the GW/FW/BL mailing lists?

Sure, but it doesn't hurt to try to comb for more addresses. They're gold to a marketing team. Also, a lot of times you'll have the wrong email for someone, so they won't actually be getting your emails.

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I like these. Nice, simple terrain. Always good to have more stuff to build up a battlefield. Probably will be too expensive to do something like a shipping dock (because you'd need a LOT of them), but that'd be a cool setup for a fight.

[Charistoph]

They look big enough for Infinity, too. Possibly the Firestorm Spec Ops when they get around to releasing it.

[Brakkart]

I don't think that Open Da Krate sign up counter has moved in days now, seems to be set at about the halfway point.

[Mr Mystery]

Yarp.

Though I don't think it's been advertised all that widely?

Have asked if this can be put on the front page.

[Brakkart]

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Hmmm I'm looking at these and seeing that you could easily make Zone Mortalis/Space Hulk corridor sections out of those containers. Liking that there will finally be a decent souce of fuel cans and crates for a sensible price (with plenty of both in the kit).

[Mr Mystery]

Hoping the crate walls aren't massively thick, for ease of breaking them open etc.

Man, I need to sort out boards this year!

[Brakkart]

Hoping the crate walls aren't massively thick, for ease of breaking them open etc.

Man, I need to sort out boards this year!

They'll come on sprues! I very much doubt you'll need to break them open, rather just not stick them together.

[Mr Mystery]

I'm more thinking something asploded inside them.

[Haighus]

They look like they would lend themselves to a gothic container lorry too... I would love a plastic logistics/civilian 40k vehicle! Could also double up as a dedicated transport for a Chaos or Genestealer cultist squad...

[Mr Mystery]

Good for makeshift fortresses as well. Double high, small gap to allow 25mm bases through? Luvverly.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

If I used those crates id make it look like tentacles are ripping out of them.

[Mr Mystery]

It's about 60% of the way there now.

[Mr Mystery]

75-80% of the way there!

WOTS IN DA ZOGGIN' BOX???

[Patrick Boyle]

Given the super slow progression, I'd not be surprised if it 'opens' at E3 next week.

[Mr Mystery]

That's possible - but I don't think it's a pootery game?

[Path Walker]

I am sure I read somewhere that the company doing it is a game developer? Someone traced back an email or something?

[Psychosplodge]

That would be an amazing coincidence of timing don't you think?

[Patrick Boyle]

That would be an amazing coincidence of timing don't you think?

Assuming the bar is actually tied to email signups, sure. It's been almost a month, either they got way fewer signups than they expected and that's why it's taking so long, or there's been a set date the entire time.

Either way, they're clearly going to announce whatever this is at some point, regardless of emails. If it is a game(I also recall someone somewhere saying they'd tracked it down to a game developer, though whois is saying the registrant is a Domains By Proxy) then E3 makes some sense. Guess we'll either find out next week or just keep waiting.

[Mr Mystery]

Mystery solved!

Just received an invite to a closed Beta for an Orky Vehicle game!

[Kirsten]

Apple devices only

[Mr Mystery]

Yarp.

[Kirsten]

boooooooooo

[Mr Mystery]

At least for the closed Beta.

Provided I get on it I'll share pics and thoughts :) provided I'm allowed to of course.

[Kirsten]

good

[CoffeeGrunt]

Well that was disappointing.

[Psychosplodge]

A crate filled with disappointment.

[Cutter]

It's the Apple/GW way.

[Path Walker]

It's the Apple/GW way.

The decision is nothing to do with either of those companies.

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Just got my code through, can't share pictures or any precise details but it looks great so far, dead orky but, and I'm not really through all the tutorial levels yet, its not a ground breaking game so far

[Mr Mystery]

Needs a Punky soundtrack.

[Psychosplodge]

Just reskin rock and roll racing and we're good. :D

[Mr Mystery]

Ok. This is really good fun!

Little bit frustrating in places, but that's just the learning curve.

[Path Walker]

Its a beta, and there are things about the learning curve that could be smoothed out for sure and other little gripes, but the gameplay is solid enough