TOPIC: Re: How will token sales go in 2009?

I can think of lots of times that extra one or two points of AC kept a party member from getting hit (I remember the DM rolling a 19 for the Beyonder to hit me - and missing!  Of course that might mean that my AC is high enough as is now  =)).  I remember even more times that a party member would have failed savings throws if it weren't for the +2 Cloak of Resistance.  For me, the Charm (+1 Savings throws, slotless) is probably the #1 item, but only if savings throws are added to the party card.  I don't want to have to pull out the binder to show the DM the Charm every time I make a savings throw. 

<br />I missed where Smak said he wanted to double his order.  That's a lot of tokens.  I can't imagine how much time it would take to sort that.<br /><br />Kim<br />

<br /><br />i missed it too. was i drinking by any chance? had a recently suffered from head trauma? i wouldn't want to even begin to try and sort that many.

We will probably buy about the same as last year. We are driven primarily by the PYP.

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<br />I missed where Smak said he wanted to double his order.  That's a lot of tokens.  I can't imagine how much time it would take to sort that.<br /><br />Kim<br />

<br /><br />i missed it too. was i drinking by any chance? had a recently suffered from head trauma? i wouldn't want to even begin to try and sort that many.<br />

<br /><br />Jeff, if you want to send half of the order to my house I'll sort it for you  ;/

i bet there would be no shortage of volunteers for that. 

Since the Dow was at ~14,000 and is now at ~8500 I would say that people definitely feel considerably poorer.  I bet that a drop of 40% will hurt sales.  I know my retirement accounts are hurting. 

<br />i missed it too. was i drinking by any chance? had a recently suffered from head trauma? i wouldn't want to even begin to try and sort that many.<br />

<br /><br />If you do double your order, you'll also need to build an addition on to the token swimming pool.<br />

Is there anyone else out there that feels like donating money to TD, but doesn't feel like buying large amounts of tokens?  I'm at a point in my life where I don't collect anything - I'm trying to get rid of stuff, and although I'm willing to spend $250, I'm not willing to deal with 300 tokens.  It is actually the accumulation of stuff that keeps me from buying tokens.  Would it be possible to buy the tokens, sort out what I want, and then return the rest to TD?  I feel like offering the rest up for free my not be in TD's interest since that would mean the person I gave them to might not buy tokens.  Perhaps bring them to TR and put them in a (largish?) give a token, take a token box?  How much room do 300 tokens take up?  Do any of the token collectors have a suggestion?<br /><br />Note, don't tell my children I posted this - the thought of me giving a bunch of tokens away would probably freak them out.

<br />Is there anyone else out there that feels like donating money to TD, but doesn't feel like buying large amounts of tokens?  I'm at a point in my life where I don't collect anything - I'm trying to get rid of stuff, and although I'm willing to spend $250, I'm not willing to deal with 300 tokens.  It is actually the accumulation of stuff that keeps me from buying tokens.  Would it be possible to buy the tokens, sort out what I want, and then return the rest to TD?  I feel like offering the rest up for free my not be in TD's interest since that would mean the person I gave them to might not buy tokens.  Perhaps bring them to TR and put them in a (largish?) give a token, take a token box?  How much room do 300 tokens take up?  Do any of the token collectors have a suggestion?<br />

<br /><br />Why not bring them with you to your next run and seed the dungeon with even more treasure?  Just hide a few in each room before you leave.<br />

Arp, don't have time to find the old postings on this but people have gotten into trouble for that due to the unrealistic customer expectations created.  Players going through the dungeon don't know whether the extra treasures are supplied by TD or by other players.  If some players get extra treasures while other do not, you create uneven customer experiences and lots of complaints.

<br />Is there anyone else out there that feels like donating money to TD, but doesn't feel like buying large amounts of tokens?  I'm at a point in my life where I don't collect anything - I'm trying to get rid of stuff, and although I'm willing to spend $250, I'm not willing to deal with 300 tokens.  It is actually the accumulation of stuff that keeps me from buying tokens.  Would it be possible to buy the tokens, sort out what I want, and then return the rest to TD?  I feel like offering the rest up for free my not be in TD's interest since that would mean the person I gave them to might not buy tokens.  Perhaps bring them to TR and put them in a (largish?) give a token, take a token box?  How much room do 300 tokens take up?  Do any of the token collectors have a suggestion?<br /><br />Note, don't tell my children I posted this - the thought of me giving a bunch of tokens away would probably freak them out.<br />

<br /><br />Most of the token buyers are buying for PYP. If you buy $250 worth of tokens and keep your PYP and maybe a few rares and give away the rest, I'm not sure you'd be hurting token sales. <br /><br />You could also be the most popular person in the building if you stand by the prep room and generously hand a few out to people starting with their bag of ten tokens. I bet you'd at least get a bottle of pop in return.<br /><br />

<br />Arp, don't have time to find the old postings on this but people have gotten into trouble for that due to the unrealistic customer expectations created.  Players going through the dungeon don't know whether the extra treasures are supplied by TD or by other players.  If some players get extra treasures while other do not, you create uneven customer experiences and lots of complaints.<br />

<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know about that.  I guess there had to be something wrong with the suggestion if it was that obvious, and no one had posted it before the noob did!  :merror: