Talisman: Digital Classic Edition

Talisman: Digital Classic Edition

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Fomalhaut Apr 25, 2019 @ 5:50am
Talisman: Digital Edition - Season Pass
Thanks

Thank you to all supporters of Talisman and its digital counterpart over the past 5 years. Without the fans of Talisman and without fans of Talisman: Digital Edition, we wouldn't be in this position to add to the illustrious tapestry that is Talisman. We love this game and we hope that the future of Talisman continues to be full of adventure and victory.

Talisman Season Pass

When we originally introduced the Season Pass purchase option for Talisman on January 10, 2014, we did so in the interest of offering a great deal for players that were wanting to get all of the content we were recreating digitally from the physical board game. Fans that were familiar with the physical board game could get the Season Pass and know that they were getting a digital copy of that complete experience they loved about the physical board game, with the content delivered as we completed creating it over the following months and years.

After a couple of weeks of being on sale, it became clear from feedback and discussions that we hadn’t communicated clearly as to what would happen for new content that we wanted to create beyond the 4th edition re-creation. So we updated the store page for the season pass on January 27th 2014 to clarify that the season pass would include content from just the 4th edition board game.

Over time, we finished building that 4th edition content and delivering it to all the customers who bought the season pass. We have recently released a brand new piece of content that wasn’t part of the original 4th edition board game and expands the game much further and we currently have plans for more exclusive DLC. However, we have had customers who have highlighted that when they fully invested in supporting Talisman it was during a time that we promised all content for the game and we have since changed the terms of the product they supported. This has been a topic that has been debated and discussed many times. After much internal discussion, we have made the decision to grant all content that will be made for Talisman: Digital Edition to all Steam users that supported us in those early days by buying a season pass upon the release of the game. So, we’ve worked with Valve to make sure we can grant all future content to those players who bought the Season Pass during that time. If you bought the Season Pass between January 10 and January 27th, 2014 you will now see the latest DLC in your library.

This decision comes late in the day and so we can only apologise for how long it has taken us to support those people that supported us back in ye olde days. We hope that the decision that has been made is a positive one and that we can all look forward to the new content being created by Nomad.

Future of the Season Pass

As season passes exist for pre-purchasing content we will seek to retire the current season pass as Steam offers better ways (bundling) for users to buy all content and/or complete their collection.

We will get a bit more creative with our bundles so people who have bits and pieces of DLC will be able to complete their collections at a discounted price.

Digital Exclusive Content

Although some users have requested a new season pass that will deliver digital exclusive content to a pass in the same way the old season pass handled the Revised 4th Edition content, this won't be achievable for the new content. Although we never knew just how far the physical content would go there was a wealth of content for us to add a reasonable price to with a roadmap for delivery. The digital exclusive content has different requirements for creation and implementation and we don't have a back catalogue of DLC to include here and so our knowledge of exactly where the content will go is limited to our current approved designs and, as such, we can't appropriately price a pass for this.

We will create a mini-pack that will be available for purchase before the release of our next expansion, The Ancient Beasts, and it will allow users to purchase the next 3 pieces of DLC at a reduced cost. We will release more details of the future content when this pack goes live.


Hey all, some bad news, the decision has been made not to launch the From the Ashes mini-pack that would contain the next three expansions.

Unfortunately, the people who wanted to make the pack, the people that really want to do good by the audience aren't the same people who crunch numbers and make long-term plans for the product and, although it's frustrating that the decision came this late, the From the Ashes pack can't be justified at a price that either will benefit the audience or help sustain long-term development.

What happens now?

Origins and Ancient Beasts are now available (Beasts will have the 'From the Ashes' pack visible in the my collection page on mobile but it won't be able to be purchased).

We continue with the development of Clockwork, we've just finalised the first round of cards that we want to include in the expansion and this finalises how we will approach the mechanic).

The Deep Sea expansion remains on our list of things to do.
Last edited by Fomalhaut; May 16, 2019 @ 6:28am
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WingedKagouti Apr 25, 2019 @ 7:33am 
Originally posted by Fomalhaut:
If you bought the Season Pass between January 10 and January 27th, 2014 you will now see the latest DLC in your library.
This made me curious as to when I bought the Season Pass (December 2014, from the Humble store).

You may want to update your Humble store listing as well, as even though it does list the individual expansions and characters the Season Pass includes, it list Woodland, Harbinger, Cataclysm and the Samurai in the "Not yet available" category.
Fomalhaut Apr 25, 2019 @ 7:36am 
I'm not sure what control we have over that text, it may come down to just giving them a nudge and some updated text. I'll pass it along to the right people.

Thanks for the heads up.
Cablenexus Apr 25, 2019 @ 7:55am 
Thank you for the comment and for the solution. It's rare to see bigger publishers/developers cooperate with their playerbase. I hope it all turns out well for you.
Hidron Apr 25, 2019 @ 8:53am 
It sounds like a fair compromise for those early adopters. I'm glad you were able to do something to try to address the concerns of those individuals.

Marcin Raelian Apr 25, 2019 @ 9:07am 
Guys you redeem mistake of the past and you apologized. It's honour.:love:
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cheshirecatgirl Apr 25, 2019 @ 12:22pm 
WOW, I thought I owned the game longer, turns out that I bought the Season Pass early 2015!

Looking forward to the mini-pack and will purchase gladly. :steamhappy:

I hope everybody is content with this solution as the Season Pass gave SO much buck for money already!
'We will create a mini-pack that will be available for purchase before the release of our next expansion, The Ancient Beasts, and it will allow users to purchase the next 3 pieces of DLC at a reduced cost. We will release more details of the future content when this pack goes live.'

That means after Realm of Souls?
Fomalhaut Apr 26, 2019 @ 2:17am 
Originally posted by Lombardic De Valter:
That means after Realm of Souls?

It does. We tried to MacGyver a way for Realm of Souls to be available in the mini-pack without forcing the majority of users that have already bought without them effectively paying twice for the expansion but it just isn't possible. As a result, Realm of Souls will not be part of any packs or passes (with the exception of the top post).
<SNK>XAN7 Apr 26, 2019 @ 2:31am 
@Fomalhaut hi there!
I have a problem with the yesterday's Season Pass announcement. According to my steam history I activated the Season Pass on 21st January 2014 (I can make a screenshot of it if necessary) and yet the Realm of Souls isn't available for me. I redownloaded the game but it didn't help. I also tried to delete all the cache files, still nothing. What should I do now?
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Fomalhaut Apr 26, 2019 @ 5:00am 
Hi!

I'll message our Valve contact who arranged this and see what they advise. I'll post the answer here as a new message so you get a notification.
<SNK>XAN7 Apr 26, 2019 @ 9:02am 
Originally posted by Fomalhaut:
Hi!

I'll message our Valve contact who arranged this and see what they advise. I'll post the answer here as a new message so you get a notification.
All right. I'll wait for the information then. :)

-- UPDATE 28.04.2019, 14:44 CEST --
@Fomalhaut
I few seconds ago I noticed that the Realm of Souls is now in my Steam library! The problem solved! Thank you, Fomalhaut! :-)
Last edited by <SNK>XAN7; Apr 28, 2019 @ 5:50am
kmudge Apr 28, 2019 @ 2:54am 
I was an original Gold level backer during the crowdfunding and I do not show this in my library. Would original backers receive this expansion?
[HWU] RobySchwarz Apr 29, 2019 @ 12:40am 
So just to recap:
if i have bought the season pass after Jan 2014 i will not receive any other extra content. That's ok. For future the "mini" dlc pack that will come will include The Ancient Beasts and two other dlc BUT not the REALMS of SOULS, correct? If i want it i have to buy it separately.
Fomalhaut Apr 29, 2019 @ 2:42am 
Originally posted by <SNK>XAN7:
I few seconds ago I noticed that the Realm of Souls is now in my Steam library! The problem solved! Thank you, Fomalhaut! :-)

Turns out you were gifted the Season Pass which was a method of acquisition we hadn't accounted for. Glad that's been resolve for you.

Originally posted by kmudge:
I was an original Gold level backer during the crowdfunding and I do not show this in my library. Would original backers receive this expansion?

Could you contact [email protected]?

Originally posted by HWU RobySchwarz:
So just to recap:
if i have bought the season pass after Jan 2014 i will not receive any other extra content. That's ok. For future the "mini" dlc pack that will come will include The Ancient Beasts and two other dlc BUT not the REALMS of SOULS, correct? If i want it i have to buy it separately.

That's a fair summation. :BlueTalisman:
Last edited by Fomalhaut; Apr 29, 2019 @ 7:08am
<SNK>XAN7 Apr 29, 2019 @ 5:16am 
Originally posted by Fomalhaut:
Originally posted by <SNK>XAN7:
I few seconds ago I noticed that the Realm of Souls is now in my Steam library! The problem solved! Thank you, Fomalhaut! :-)

Turns out you were gifted the Season Pass which was a method of acquisition we hadn't account for. Glad that's been resolve for you.

Yeah. That's also how I figure it out myself. :D Thanks again!

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