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Didn't see it mentioned, but it looks like Comixology now has the collected version of Vol. 7 up to buy now. I don't have much space, so I prefer getting what few comics I do get (and Robo is always a must-have) digitally whenever possible so I'm glad to see it up there.
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That was basically my response, I just didn't want to sound ungrateful for more Robo in the thread. I was, in fact, just about to order up a copy from Amazon when my paycheck came in today since Comixology seemed to have abandoned me. Instead they, and you, get more of my money for the good things you do.
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Mar 13, 2013 17:45
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Hyperactive posted:The more backers we have, the more funds we have to put into fulfilling orders as a total, but at the same time the individual cost of each item goes down. So, it's a balancing act. We're sure we won't lose money on the campaign, but we aren't entirely sure if we'll make a profit. I'm still extremely excited for my hardcover book and coffee mug, seriously. And I'm really excited that it managed to top $100,000. I was actually getting a little worried that it'd die off towards the end and fall just short, but now we all get bigger books! Seriously though, I really appreciate you guys doing this. It's really cool and I hope that you can either do it again in the future, or spawn a Robo merchandising empire out of it.
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Aug 7, 2013 03:38
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Hyperactive posted:That is the plan! If we can't found an empire, we'll just make new campaigns with different but also cool goodies. What I'm getting from this is you won't be happy until you have all of our money, forever. Should we just start telling our banks to direct deposit paychecks to your account?
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Aug 7, 2013 20:17
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Hyperactive posted:Fairly early on I had a sense that we could break $100,000 but that it would be close. Everything from $110k+ has been a delightful surprise. I have a biology class starting in a couple weeks, and I've been really tempted to buy one of the two tiers with a lab coat entirely to wear it to class, eventually. I'm pretty sure they won't fit me, though (I'm a typical fat goon) and it'd be fairly late into the semester to start something like that. That said, I keep looking at that $600 "get all the things" level and mentally poking at my budget to see if it won't cough up extra money.
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Aug 9, 2013 05:10
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Salvador Dalvik posted:Look, I love atomic robo, spent some money on this very kickstarter, but seriously: Oh yeah, I know. That doesn't mean I don't wish a few grand would magically plop out of my budget when I strike it about the face and ears. I'm perfectly content with the things I'm getting, honestly. It's less "I wish I had more money to spend on a kickstarter" and more "I wish I had more money to spend."
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Aug 9, 2013 06:04
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Len posted:Is it supposed to be a link to a reply box? Wherein he explained already that due to the overwhelming success of the Kickstarter they've had to push everything, including survey emails, back a ways. Personally I wouldn't expect a survey until closer to mid-October, and I'd also probably expect a post in this thread when they get sent out.
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Sep 24, 2013 18:24
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Len posted:Clicking it in the Awful App opens up a browser with a blank reply box. Sorry to strike a nerve though. Nah, didn't mean to come across as snappy if I did. I just thought you weren't getting why it redirected to a previous reply of his, and was trying to clarify.
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Sep 24, 2013 19:39
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unl33t posted:Woo-hoo! Just filled out my survey from Kickstarter, so make sure to check your email fellow recruits. Ditto! Can't wait for the results, it's going to be great. I'm giving one of my shirts to a friend, I just hope I chose the better one (Robo) to keep for myself.
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Dec 13, 2013 22:49
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J.A.B.C. posted:Dr. **** *******, Ph.D, Field Media Relations; MS, Violent Science. You know, I was assuming a "Dr." or some other bit would be thrown in by default but suddenly I'm scared my assumptions have made an rear end out of me. 
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Dec 14, 2013 09:55
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Hyperactive posted:That wasn't the plan, but now I'm thinkin' about it... I'm not here to tell you your business or anything, but... Jedi425 posted:Gonna end up with a lot of Dr. Dr.'s in there. Doctor doctors. With degrees in doctology. This seems like it'd be a fantastic outcome of that.
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Dec 14, 2013 23:33
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Hyperactive posted:Glad to see packages getting out into the world! I haven't gotten anything from this campaign yet, and I'd still give you money on the next one. I think I have a spending problem.
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Oct 31, 2014 19:12
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Hyperactive posted:Yes, you do, but I like it. Our next project isn't related to Robo, so that might help you. Then again, it's the sort of thing 95% of all Robo fans should be interested in anyway. You may be boned regardless! Given I've been following you since shortly after 8-Bit Theater started, and I don't even remember how long ago that was, there's a very good chance I'm boned regardless. Speaking of comics, I should go catch up on those...
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Nov 1, 2014 04:04
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Len posted:I'd be interested in a pbp for it too of someone wanted to start one. To be honest I considered it but I've never had good luck with PBPs, and I feel like I wouldn't do the setting justice and that'd just be awkward with Hyperactive being around and all.
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Nov 11, 2014 02:55
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I...I don't...Why would you do that? What the gently caress is wrong with people? This is why we can't have nice things.
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Nov 11, 2014 08:06
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Endless Mike posted:I still haven't gotten a shipping notification for my Kickstarter stuff. You're not alone, buddy. I've decided not to worry until Hyperactive starts talking about how everything has shipped and I still haven't gotten a notification yet, then I'll panic. Then I'll panic so hard.
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Nov 17, 2014 17:38
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Pretty much the only reason I'm not going to back it immediately is because I don't trust myself to remember to have the money set aside for it when the campaign ends. That said, I'ma back the poo poo out of that.
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Dec 2, 2014 20:59
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A few Robo things: 1. Apparently I didn't mention it before, but I got my Kickstarter stuff a couple months ago and it is all absolutely fantastic. I'm looking forward to being able to buy more Robo merch in the future. 2. How does Patreon work? If, say, I was to back it now would I be charged immediately or does it only start taking effect the first of the following month? They have a few FAQs on billing but I'm not very smart and figured I'd ask people who might have experience. 3. The $50 and $100 levels, those are one time only rewards, right? You're not going to force Scott to do a new commission for up to ten people every month, right?
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Jan 18, 2015 22:35
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Gaz-L posted:This is how Robo and Helsingard sound in your head too, isn't it? Everyone is Cobra Commander in his head. Including himself. It gets confusing.
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May 4, 2015 04:10
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I was going to say that it could turn out that someone else is behind Doc Dino and it'd come up eventually, but guess not. I kind of like the mystery, the "maybe he's right, maybe he's not" kind of deal. Reminds me a little of the Joker.
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May 9, 2015 01:33
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Hyperactive posted:Whether you do it now or at the end of the campaign, the cash is pulled at the same time: within like an hour of the campaign ending. I think that's June 5th for us. There's also a, I believe, five to seven day period after the campaign ends to change your billing information! That's come in handy for me in the past, where I knew I would be broke right when a campaign ended but would get paid a couple days later. My problem with this one is I want all 9 as hardcover but would have to sell bodily fluids to afford it, and I haven't been able to convince myself just yet that I'm willing to settle for a partial collection.
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May 20, 2015 05:30
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Hyperactive posted:Get some now, buy the rest later. Duhhhhhhhhhh. You know, if you found a way to turn Robo into a substance I could just inject between my toes I feel like this whole thing would be way more honest about what it really is.
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May 20, 2015 20:41
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And now begins the long wait for gorgeous hardcovers.
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Jun 5, 2015 22:59
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There's still a lot that could happen with Robo before this point, if you wanted to go back and tell those stories. I was half-expecting a volume or two of one-shots set at various points in Robo's past with the framing device being the remaining Tesladyne employees trying to find some way to bring him back when the jumpers didn't work.
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Aug 7, 2015 00:51
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Hyperactive posted:Hey. Life is short. Find something you can tolerate ASAP! I'm shoving my wallet at the screen but it doesn't seem to be making this happen, please advise.
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Aug 11, 2015 04:58
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Cricken_Nigfops posted:Every time I see that panel my desire for Robo Action Figures wells up anew. I'm pretty sure if they started doing a line of figures and/or statues I'd never have money again. I'd just drive down to Hyperactive's house every payday, hand him my check, and take my toys.
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Aug 20, 2015 03:20
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Hyperactive posted:You think you got it bad, we plan these things years before you even hear of them! These things. All of them. They all sound amazing. Is there any way to just do, like, all of them at once?
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Aug 29, 2015 04:42
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Hyperactive posted:There's a couple things you can do. This is all really good stuff, I think for running any game set in a universe where there's one or two characters who everyone might want to play. The other thing I'd note is that, despite expectations, you'd be surprised how often nobody wants to play as that Obvious Character. Settings like Atomic Robo are fertile enough ground for new characters that a lot of players aren't going to want to stick to the "easy" option of playing Robo. That said, Hyperactive, how weird is it to play your own comic book character in a game based on said comic book character?
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Sep 5, 2015 04:50
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Covok posted:I was out all Labor Day weekend with my mates so I just saw all these awesome suggestions. You all made some good points and they really helped. I was, honestly, overthinking things. Would you mind dropping a line in here? I check this thread way more often than I do TG, and I'd be interesting in giving it a shot.
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Sep 10, 2015 04:19
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If Robo ends up crystal powered, I might have to drive to wherever Hyperactive is and buy him a beer.
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Sep 28, 2015 03:14
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Page before most recent, weren't they building Robo's right hand (to go with his shiny new right arm) first?
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Sep 29, 2015 18:00
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Hyperactive posted:Something I think people forget, and I'm not pointing fingers at anyone here, it's just something I've noticed in general discussion of Atomic Robo, is that humor isn't the main element of the book. Ghostbusters is comedy with some action. Indiana Jones is action with some comedy. We spend most of our time closer to the Indy end of that spectrum. This is pretty much how I've always sold Atomic Robo to other people. "It's Indiana Jones with more SCIENCE and also he's a robot." Typically if that doesn't immediately sexually arouse them I can safely assume they're alien imposters and not real humans and react accordingly.
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Oct 12, 2015 17:08
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Carrasco posted:So I just caught up from the start of Ring of Fire. I'm not sure reading it update by update would work for me, but it was a pretty satisfying read so far. I keep wanting to stop and wait for Ring of Fire to finish but every day I want more and I can't stop myself. I thought I had a Robo addiction before, but this daily business has ruined me. Len posted:I haven't gotten a chance to play the Atomic Robo game since I bought it but the book was a good read. I'll definitely pick up more supplements if they expand on lore and setting stuff. Same. I've been wanting to play the game, and even kicked around a few ideas here and there. Everyone I play with sucks at long-term campaigns, especially me, and Robo seems like a great game for one-offs that build into a bigger overall picture. But so far no luck.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:00
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This conversation is (part of) why I love this book.
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Oct 23, 2015 02:45
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Mortanis posted:Fantastic voyage? Does it still count if biomega are so large they don't really need to shrink in order to pop in and wreak havoc? I've decided this story has to end with Robo using 100% of his (China's) power to just directly beat all the biomega to death. And/or buy time for a better plan. 
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Oct 24, 2015 03:16
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Superstring posted:Preeeeeetty sure this is ending with Robo getting satellite flung at the bio island. I still want him to use 100% of
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Nov 6, 2015 03:06
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Evil Mastermind posted:Hopefully people don't mind me posting about the RPG here, but folks might like to know that the current Evil Hat kickstarter will include the Majestic 12 sourcebook. Not gonna lie, I backed that entirely for the Robo book. I guess the superhero one sounds neat too, but I need me more Robo. I think it might be a serious medical condition. Hyperactive posted:It's fun! It's at least in the same neighborhood as fun!
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Drowning Rabbit posted:Just got my survey for the hardcover kickstarter! So excited to get them! Same, on all accounts!
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Hey, Hyperactive, do you have any way of knowing if there's still books in transit? Mine supposedly shipped back in mid-August and now DHL says they never heard of me, not sure if that's Working As Intended or if I need to put on my panic pants and/or what to do about it.
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Done, thanks! And yeah, I've been using the global tracker. It had been showing updates, then stopped.
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