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Merch Drive

    • 17 posts
    January 23, 2019 7:50 PM PST
    VR should contemplate starting a Merchandise campaign soon. It could benefit your company in many ways.
    1. I want a pantheon t-shirt, where could I get one?
    2. It gets your name out there. VR
    3. It gets your game noticed. Pantheon
    4. It would boost recognition before game launch which is key to a successful launch.
    5. Companies always wait until after a successful launch to set this up and miss a big advertising opportunity.
    I don't mean like a greed opportunity, I mean like an opportunity to tell those folks that have lost faith in the MMO genre that something they have been longing for is right around corner. Just my 3 cents, but I would totally rock a Pantheon t-shirt. I think a lot of people would from all the posts I've read. Just to be clear, I don't normally buy game merch, but to me this isn't going to be a normal game, it will be the game.
    • 9115 posts
    January 23, 2019 8:34 PM PST

    We have actually done this already but it is more involved than you guys might think and is quite a lot of work on our end to oversee and manage physical merchandise. That is not to say we don't want to do something like this again but right now is not a good time for us while we push towards the next Pre-Alpha build and make progress towards our short term 2019 goals and milestones.

    We also made and handed out T-Shirts to those who visited our booth, so it is something we have in the back of our minds but right now just isn't a good time to try and set this up again.

    • 17 posts
    January 23, 2019 8:44 PM PST
    Understood, I can imagine how busy you all must be. Thank you for such a quick reply.
    • 1456 posts
    January 24, 2019 8:08 AM PST

    Kilsin said:

    We have actually done this already but it is more involved than you guys might think and is quite a lot of work on our end to oversee and manage physical merchandise. That is not to say we don't want to do something like this again but right now is not a good time for us while we push towards the next Pre-Alpha build and make progress towards our short term 2019 goals and milestones.

    We also made and handed out T-Shirts to those who visited our booth, so it is something we have in the back of our minds but right now just isn't a good time to try and set this up again.

    Did Killin just confirm PA6 ?

    • 1436 posts
    January 24, 2019 8:15 AM PST

    i'd buy a canvas VR bag if it's as advertised :D

    • 379 posts
    January 24, 2019 6:14 PM PST

    Zorkon said:

    Did Killin just confirm PA6 ?

    He was talking about PA5

    • 287 posts
    January 24, 2019 6:39 PM PST

    stellarmind said:

    i'd buy a canvas VR bag if it's as advertised :D

    Lol, fallout 76 was (and is) a mess.

     

    I love the merchandise idea though, but might be better served to wait until alpha is out, and there is a more concrete schedule in place for launch. Last you want is to create more mainstream hype only to have it fizzle out early.

    • 40 posts
    January 25, 2019 6:08 AM PST

    Oh, I definately have to have a couple Pantheon t-shirts, and a hoodie. I still have some of my EQ merchandise to this day.

    "If you don't play Everquest, you aren't playing"

    • 134 posts
    January 28, 2019 3:39 PM PST

    I wonder what VRs stance would be if we used many of the 'make your own shirt' sites out there to create our own?

    • 287 posts
    January 28, 2019 3:59 PM PST

    Dhampir said:

    I wonder what VRs stance would be if we used many of the 'make your own shirt' sites out there to create our own?

    As long as you're not making them and selling them VR probably wouldn't have any issue with it.  There must be a pile of disclaimers to read for the press materials that would shed some light on this.

    • 9115 posts
    January 28, 2019 9:18 PM PST

    stellarmind said:

    i'd buy a canvas VR bag if it's as advertised :D

    Hahaha, not going near that topic! :D

    • 9115 posts
    January 28, 2019 9:21 PM PST

    Dhampir said:

    I wonder what VRs stance would be if we used many of the 'make your own shirt' sites out there to create our own?



    Brasse covered this nicely in a VIP post, but I wanted to share it here with you guys as it applies to everyone:


    "Happy Friday folks!

    I wanted to pop in here and talk about something that comes up for every game ever created - the "Fair Use" policy.

    Our official Terms outline usage in excruciating and lengthy detail, but I'd like us to have something a little shorter and friendlier that will serve 90% of the inquiries we get on content use. Below is a draft that I'd love to get your comments on. It's short, it's to the point, and I hope it explains the need for a policy - in short, if a company does not protect its IP, they lose it!

    Brasse

     

    VISIONARY REALMS CONTENT USE POLICY
    We love that you love our stuff! We deeply appreciate our players, creators and fans. We encourage you to create news, blogs, videos, images, music and more to celebrate Pantheon. Here’s how you can use our copyrighted art and assets, within reason, and in keeping with our general Terms and Conditions

    - Want to livestream Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen? Go for it! You can monetize your subscriptions, too!
    - Planning to make videos? Great! Yes, you can monetize them on YouTube!
    - Building out a new fansite and want to use our logos and images? Carry on!
    - Want to make yourself a custom t-shirt, plushie or jigsaw puzzle based on something you saw in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen? Go for it, as long as you are not selling the items, which would require a licensing agreement.
     
    We are required by law to diligently protect our copyright and IP in order to maintain it – thank you for your understanding! For all the fine print, always refer to our Terms and Conditions, and if you need more help, contact our Community team!"
    • 379 posts
    January 28, 2019 10:11 PM PST

    Thanks Kilsin!

    • 218 posts
    January 29, 2019 6:24 AM PST

    Definitely would be cool but yeah, resources plied to the game and its developement are the best thing right now for sure.

    Knowing we can make out own fan shirts is kool too!!

    • 31 posts
    February 2, 2019 1:08 PM PST

    Nice! My wife is crafty, lets see what she can do to make me a t-shirt :)

    • 646 posts
    February 2, 2019 5:29 PM PST

    Kilsin said:

    We have actually done this already but it is more involved than you guys might think and is quite a lot of work on our end to oversee and manage physical merchandise....

     

    Kilsin, I think you ar making it more difficult than you need to.  There ar ecompanies like CafePress that do all the work. We use them for my company and for an online forum I am active on.

     

    You simply send them your logo(s) and they set up a storefront for you and they sell stock and ship everything.  You put a link on your webpage and you never actually touch merchandise or manufacturing or anything.   

    Here is an example:  https://www.cafepress.com/acousticguitarforum

     

     

     

     

    • 374 posts
    May 31, 2019 6:44 AM PDT

    Hijaacking this thread!

     

    If we get a merch store after launch,

    What physical items would you buy on sight?

    Collectibles?
    Key chains?
    Clothing?
    Strategy Guide? (Prima made one for EQ
    )
    Bumper stickers?
    Maps?
    Posters?
    Dog Sweaters?
    ???

    • 174 posts
    May 31, 2019 7:15 AM PDT

    Tigersin said:

    Hijaacking this thread!

     

    If we get a merch store after launch,

    What physical items would you buy on sight?

    Collectibles?
    Key chains?
    Clothing?
    Strategy Guide? (Prima made one for EQ
    )
    Bumper stickers?
    Maps?
    Posters?
    Dog Sweaters?
    ???

    Collectibles! I remember when my brother bought eq in like 2000 you got a little statue with it.  

    A poster map would be neat too.

    • 1281 posts
    May 31, 2019 8:22 AM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    We have actually done this already but it is more involved than you guys might think and is quite a lot of work on our end to oversee and manage physical merchandise. That is not to say we don't want to do something like this again but right now is not a good time for us while we push towards the next Pre-Alpha build and make progress towards our short term 2019 goals and milestones.

    We also made and handed out T-Shirts to those who visited our booth, so it is something we have in the back of our minds but right now just isn't a good time to try and set this up again.

    Yeah.  We're looking into this for a very small non-profit that I co-founded.  To do it right, and not using one of those cheesy (aka low-quality) online places is not trivial or cheap.  Between setup fees, screen fees, minimum order sizes, you name it.  Going to some place like 'Custom Ink' might be great for your office softball team, but when it's a company's image on the line you don't want to cheap out.  We want to do hats, t-shirts, mechanic shirts, and the like.

    • 1281 posts
    May 31, 2019 8:24 AM PDT

    fazool said:

    Kilsin said:

    We have actually done this already but it is more involved than you guys might think and is quite a lot of work on our end to oversee and manage physical merchandise....

     

    Kilsin, I think you ar making it more difficult than you need to.  There ar ecompanies like CafePress that do all the work. We use them for my company and for an online forum I am active on.

     

    You simply send them your logo(s) and they set up a storefront for you and they sell stock and ship everything.  You put a link on your webpage and you never actually touch merchandise or manufacturing or anything.   

    Here is an example:  https://www.cafepress.com/acousticguitarforum

     

     

     

     

    Having looked into this frst-hand, I will say that places like CafePress and Custom Ink use sub-par materials and printing.  I'd recommend staying away from them.

    • 9115 posts
    June 1, 2019 5:14 PM PDT

    Removed unsafe link.

    I appreciate the thoughts guys but please don't post external site links here, we are looking into ways of doing our printing for maps, t-shirts etc. via professional contacts but it won't be for a little while yet while we focus on the game. 

    • 17 posts
    June 1, 2019 5:16 PM PDT
    My bad