Virmir-Cards Project

[Dragyn]

Said this on DeviArt already (since I saw it there, first) but I love the Beastling art, there, Vir.

Thanks a ton!

(Note:  The others are also awesome and epic.  I just have to say something about mine.  :P )

[Virmir]

You're welcome.  Glad you like.

Annnnnd, one more!



53/54!

[Virmir]

54/54!

*collapses*

Thanks again for all your support, folks.   This has been a fun project.  My next steps are going to be sending out for some more test decks and making some decisions.  I would not expect the deck to be ready for purchase any sooner than a month from now.  Will see how it goes.

Art-wise... I'll be taking a break from requests for a while.  Will post another topic when ready for more.

[PrincessHotcakes]

*Oozes love and melts into a pile of bubbling radioactive goo*
LUUUUUUUUUURRRRRVE it!!!

[KaiAdin]

*Oozes love and melts into a pile of bubbling radioactive goo*
LUUUUUUUUUURRRRRVE it!!!

*prods the radioactive goo*

* KaiAdin thinks of the OOZEIUM in AdvanceWars

* KaiAdin Orders it to Advance on the Fox Army!

[Stormkit]

Wait... why a dragon? That is awesome though.

[PrincessHotcakes]

Virmir seems to have this strange notion in his head that I'm a dragon in disguise or something :P

[Virmir]

CARD UPDATE

Okay, the final proof from TCG has arrived.

http://gallery.virmir.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1903
http://gallery.virmir.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1906

(Remember, my camera is lame and colors are off.)

This looks pretty good!  Once again they delivered without any major centering issues. (Again, it's not perfect, but it's passable.)  As this is the fourth deck I got from them (not including the very first), I'm going to assume the very badly centered batch was due to them just setting up their new printers.  All the images are modified to accommodate for their crazy-dark printers, and they look quite nice now! I will definitely be going with these folks.

I'm still awaiting another potential final proof from CDP (the Hong Kong one).  If this deck looks nice too, I will also sell cards from them.  They might be a better option for people outside the US.

SPOD is now officially out.  They do sell directly from their site, but I need to set things up with them manually, and I much prefer TCG's web interface.  Also comparing SPOD's cards side-by-side with the other two contenders, they look a little grainy...

This means decks will NOT come with the nifty tuckbox pictured a few pages back.  However, I will provide the PDF file for people to print out and assemble themselves if they have cardstock or something.

Also I can order more tuckboxes and decks separately and stick the two together and sell/ship them myself... Knowing that you can print the box yourself, would anyone be interested in paying a bit more to buy a deck with a (professionally printed) box directly from me?  I suppose I could sign it or something to make it worth it.   I'm estimating you will be able to buy decks shipped (to the US) for around $17-$18.  A deck with a box from me would probably be something like $22 (a few more dollars outside the US.)  I'm not entirely sure, as I need to see how many boxes I'll need to order and how much shipping that would cost me, etc.  If there is interest, I will consider this.

EDIT: To clarify, TCG cards have been color and brightness adjusted, and I no longer look purple.

[Virmir]

Okay... so international shipping prices are absolutely absurd for TCG, and there's no way at all they are feasible for anyone outside the US...

CDP will definitely be the option for international customers.

[Stormkit]

What about special delivery purchases where one of us buys it for them and then sends it over? It'd suck for Pontos or Kai or Tvorsk to get left out just cause they live on a different continent.

[Jonas]

Don't forget us Canadian fuzzies!

[LurkingWolf]

When this goes on sale, I'm buying.  :P

[Virmir]

Okay, to clarify on the shipping situation, the other company that I will be offering cards from (CDP, the Hong Kong one), shouldn't have outragous shipping prices for outside the US.  So they would be the ones to choose if you live outside the US.  (Actually, I need to verify this...)

HOWEVER

This is a moot point for most people here because PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW OPEN!

http://cards.virmir.com/

Details are in the above link.  Main points are 1) I will ship all pre-ordered cards myself, so shipping prices are reasonable for everyone (and much less than I estimated before, now that I sat down and did the math ), and 2) TUCKBOXES!!



BUY BUY BUY!!

EDIT: Don't forget, pre-orders END on November 27th.  I don't want to run this too long before I order cards.

[Jonas]

blarg, and it takes 1-2 weeks to transfer money to paypal >>

[LurkingWolf]

Green Dot card.  Buy one at Wal-Mart, and you can transfer it to Paypal instantly.