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  • #1605197
    Melody
    Keymaster

      What about having three dragon statuses?
      FREE = No one has yet made a claim
      RESERVED = someone made a claim, but may still release it == “in basket, not yet checked out”
      CLAIMED = Dragon no longer available = “checked out”

      This should solve most of the problems, as long as the (clearly stated) rule is that once you request “I CLAIM THAT ONE”, your choice is FINAL and you’re done. This way, if you are CERTAIN that you want THAT piece (ex. Setsunawolf & “Train Wreck”), then you can just submit a Claim. And hope you’re first. If you think you want that piece, but you want to see if something you like better comes out later, then you submit a Reserve. (And hope you’re first.)

      If someone else got there first with a Claim, then: Please select another piece.
      If someone else got there first with a Reserve, then: You are #[n] in the queue for claiming Dragon #X.

      This would let people choose their “risk” levels. The earliest backers could wait for later dragons without the risk of losing their current-favorite. The later backers could decide to risk waiting for an already-reserved favorite to come open, or choose from their favorite of the free dragons.

      what would keep someone from reserving all of them?

      #1605198
      Melody
      Keymaster

        The plan is -claims are final. HOWEVER, two people could agree privately to switch dragon claims and we could trade them here to avoid shipping cost of swapping afterward.
        This would prevent what I am worried about, a cascading effect of switches… for example, two people want “Trainwreck”. The person who has claimed him then decides that they’d rather have “Dumpster Fire”, now the second person switches from “Garbage Truck” their second choice they had claimed, to “Trainwreck”. Then the person who really wanted “Garbage Truck” puts back their dragon, “Dry Rot”, and so on.

        #1605199
        Melody
        Keymaster

          This is the only Bantam Dragon I’m interested in, featured on Melody’s dA – otherwise I’ll be trying for a Sand


          @Melody
          will this one be included in the KS?

          WS-Bantam-Dragon-WL

          Haha, I think that is the one Gina set aside as a sample, to paint more dragons in that color!
          It may come out in all the dragons, probably as a eBay edition.
          If I can remember how I painted it (it was a test paint from a long time ago!) I can try to do more that are similar.

          #1605201
          Setsunawolf
          Participant

            I’m happy to claim trainwreck now. Even before he’s finished.🤪🤩

            Looking for Blue Fawn Baby Kirin
            Sanguine Oriental Test Paints, kinglet
            Sun Dragon Koi #3

            #1605203
            Ela_Hara
            Participant

              I guess the best way to lessen a good bunch of switching dragons on the back end and having post-claim remorse would be to have as many of the proposed ‘final’ dragons done as possible and posted by the KS launch.
              If Melody sees a few color schemes are way more popular then perhaps she can paint more similar dragons in those color schemes during the month of the Kickstarter – if she so chooses. I don’t believe anything should be a guarantee. Melody and Co. are proposing to do a lot more than what Backers of other Kickstarters could ever Dream of getting!
              I’m sure that I’ll be very happy with what I claim.

              IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
              Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
              Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon

              *~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
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              #1605208
              LZ
              Participant

                The plan is -claims are final. HOWEVER, two people could agree privately to switch dragon claims and we could trade them here to avoid shipping cost of swapping afterward.
                This would prevent what I am worried about, a cascading effect of switches… for example, two people want “Trainwreck”. The person who has claimed him then decides that they’d rather have “Dumpster Fire”, now the second person switches from “Garbage Truck” their second choice they had claimed, to “Trainwreck”. Then the person who really wanted “Garbage Truck” puts back their dragon, “Dry Rot”, and so on.

                Melody, I am worried that you may be feeling a little negative, considering your choices of dragon names? LOL

                Looking for...

                Sitting young oriental dragon koi gold and white

                #1605209
                Arimaya
                Participant

                  I am 110% down for trainwreck, dumpster fire, perhaps…uh, trash panda?

                  #1605212

                  Just for the record – I’m fine with a claim being considered final. Will we be able to “add on” another dragon after we pledge and claim? Or perhaps a “2 pick your dragons” or “3 pick your dragons” tier? I am completely in love with 59 and imagine there will be others I fall for, too.

                  Seeking Test Paints & GBs ! Please get in touch if you'd trade/sell. I'll remove pieces from list by owner request
                  ANY Red Eyed Unis
                  ANY Test Paint Bat
                  UNIS:
                  The Purple/Yellow Baby Uni of Awesome
                  Male- Snow Leopard TP
                  White Lighting Male, Pony, Colt and Grand - I have Mom, Baby, & Young
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                  Mother: Okapi
                  Gothic - Mahogany
                  PEGS: Male Midnight Calico, Male Bloodstone, Mother Starlight Rain
                  DRAGONS: Male Coyote

                  #1605215
                  Ela_Hara
                  Participant

                    Hee Hee Hee!
                    ‘Dry Rot’…LOL! Is that a Zombiragon Bantam? I might be interested in him! ^_^

                    IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
                    Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
                    Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon

                    *~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
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                    #1605219
                    pipsxlch
                    Participant

                      I love those names- you should use them! Add in diseases like ‘Bubonic Plague’ and ‘Eczema’ and you’ve got it covered!

                      Some of the responses have made me think of an option that you will despise- the Choose Your Eye Color tier. A batch of painted dragons without eyes, buyer chooses the color.

                      I love #11 just the way he is though.

                      #1605220
                      whisker hunter west
                      Participant

                        What about having three dragon statuses?
                        FREE = No one has yet made a claim
                        RESERVED = someone made a claim, but may still release it == “in basket, not yet checked out”
                        CLAIMED = Dragon no longer available = “checked out”

                        This should solve most of the problems, as long as the (clearly stated) rule is that once you request “I CLAIM THAT ONE”, your choice is FINAL and you’re done. This way, if you are CERTAIN that you want THAT piece (ex. Setsunawolf & “Train Wreck”), then you can just submit a Claim. And hope you’re first. If you think you want that piece, but you want to see if something you like better comes out later, then you submit a Reserve. (And hope you’re first.)

                        If someone else got there first with a Claim, then: Please select another piece.
                        If someone else got there first with a Reserve, then: You are #[n] in the queue for claiming Dragon #X.

                        This would let people choose their “risk” levels. The earliest backers could wait for later dragons without the risk of losing their current-favorite. The later backers could decide to risk waiting for an already-reserved favorite to come open, or choose from their favorite of the free dragons.

                        what would keep someone from reserving all of them?

                        Oh, I guess the simplest (Scheme A) would be for each person to get [n] tickets, where [n] = # of CYO dragons they have pledged for. Then they can make 1 Claim OR Reservation per ticket.

                        A trickier way (Scheme B) that makes more use of the Reservation system would be for each ticket = [1 Claim] OR [1 Reservation + 1 Waitlist]. The idea there would be that you could put 1 Reservation in a wait-list queue, but still reserve your back-up choice in case the wait-list dragon turns to Claimed.

                        For Scheme A, you might see popular dragon “Trash Fire” getting [X] requests, with response 1 = “Reserve” and 2 thru [X] = “Waitlist”. Then there are [X-1] dragons that are open with no claims / reservations on them, until Response 1 chooses to Claim or release.

                        For Scheme B, the numbers start similar: “Trash Fire” with [X] requests, response 1 = “Reserve”, 2 thru [X] = “Waitlist”. But there are [X-1] other dragons Reserved, preferably with each response (2 – [X]) as their own Response 1 on those dragons. Then if Response 1 (“Trash Fire”) chooses to Claim, everyone already has their back-ups, and can decide immediately to Claim their back-ups or take a shot at another Reservation.

                        (“Trash Fire” = dark-oily lower / flame wings / black crest? I dunno – but I bet a Windstone trash fire is still gorgeous!)

                        Continuing the family tradition of being obsessed with shiny things.

                        #1605228
                        Bodine
                        Participant

                          I love those names- you should use them! Add in diseases like ‘Bubonic Plague’ and ‘Eczema’ and you’ve got it covered!

                          Some of the responses have made me think of an option that you will despise- the Choose Your Eye Color tier. A batch of painted dragons without eyes, buyer chooses the color.

                          I love #11 just the way he is though.

                          Don’t say Pox.

                          Every act matters.No matter how small💞
                          (Wanted......Brimstone Lap)
                          Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.

                          #1605441
                          yolanda
                          Participant

                            For anyone to help me with …I have a question. This is my first kickstarter I am hopefully going to be contributing to.
                            How do you purchase one of the pick your own dragons ?
                            Once the kickstarter is live …do you click on back this project and go from there ?

                            #1605445
                            sherry10151982
                            Participant

                              Do we know when the Kickstarter is going live?

                              #1605447
                              etruscan
                              Participant

                                Do we know when the Kickstarter is going live?

                                Melody is hoping to start it on March 6. I forgot about this thread when posting the new video from her Facebook page!

                                On Facebook Melody said, “video for my next kickstarter! This is for a dragon sculpt Hope to launch it on March 6th!”

                                https://www.facebook.com/melody.pena.56/videos/10156694673672035/

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