Project Elite: Probleme und Verzögerungen

Der Kickstarter zu Project Elite hat massive Probleme mit den Miniaturen.

Die ersten Bilder der fertigen Produktionsminiaturen haben bei den Backern gelinde gesagt für Irritationen gesorgt.

Diese Bilder stammen von Board Game Geek:

Diese sind vom Hersteller selbst:

Und wir haben auf der SPIEL auch selbst einen Blick in die Vitrine des Herstellers geworfen:

Nach zahlreichen negativen Kommentaren und viel Kritik durch die Backer, die den Stand auf der SPIEL besucht haben, hat der Hersteller Artipia Games Konsequenzen angekündigt:

Hey, everyone,

Essen Spiel ’15 is over and many people had the chance to visit both our booths, watch and play Project:ELITE and let us know of their opinion both in gameplay and in the main issue we have been discussing, the miniatures.

Feedback received

We always want to hear your feedback, and we had the chance to receive a lot of it during the past days and we really want to thank each one of you, personally, that spent your time expressing your opinion.
Before Essen, after reading your comments we decided that the boss miniatures had too much glare on them, making it harder to see all the detail on them and for that reason exactly we decided to run a super fast production of replacements and take them to Essen with us. That allowed us to give improved versions of the bosses, were all the detail was visible at the first glance. The detail was there all the time, but now it was easier to see.
With that in our luggage (literally), we were really looking forward to see your reactions to our miniatures in person. During the fair, there were some positive comments, but also many negative ones. The best part about it was that many people told us exactly what they thought was problematic and we took that into account.

The decision

And that was it. During the fair, we discussed with Artipia Games, and we both agreed that we will not deliver you a product you are not happy about.
We are going back to the lab, and we are going to change the miniatures, to make them better, with cleaner detail. We know ways to do it, but we will make some R&D first to ensure the best outcome. This very week, we have planned a business trip to test new raw materials and new technologies to apply in our manufacturing.

What happens now
We understand that many people have already received Project:ELITE from Essen. These will not be excluded from the new miniatures, we will try to find the best way for them to be able to upgrade to the new miniatures we are going to make, and we are going to announce exactly how this will work later on. We have also received some messages of people who prefer to receive their games as soon as possible and do not mind the current miniatures. For that reason, we want to take a poll and we will try to figure the best way to make it work for all you.

Communications

Communication has been slow for quite a while now. It was hard for Artipia to respond to some of your questions since Drawlab is responsible for the miniature part. For that exact reason, a new email account (ran from Drawlab) will be made so that you can send your questions there and staff of Drawlab will respond directly. We are going to let you know when it is up and running when we are going to be ready for your questions.

Our Attitude
We want to make a quick note that we love this project as much as you do. We are grateful for your support all along, since the project couldn’t exist without you. Our intention is not to stop before we reach a quality that is not only acceptable, but one that you will be more than happy about. We want you to be proud of your choice to support Project:ELITE.

Quelle: Project Elite Kickstarter