New Doctor Who 1:6 from Big Chief Studios!

[martyd]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

If Weeping Angel and 10th Doctor have been announced then does that mean no Amy Pond yet?

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Probably, yes. They might be doing the most famous and loved characters first to get our attention.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Please do not worry that you might miss out, the site is down for everyone, not individuals. As such those customers who have signed up for Priority Pre-order Notification will all have the chance to Pre-order as soon as possible. The Pre-order will be opened to the general public tomorrow.
Thanks
The BIG Chief Team

Jeez...they just don't seem too clever, stringing first time customers for a brand new niche high cost line along like this. They're at a point where they're not seeing the forest for the trees, and their tunnel vision seems to be focussed primarily on getting the launch up and running ASAP, which is potentially just asking for (more) trouble. This has already gone on too long, they're just burning people's time and patience now, they should be able to see that and act accordingly...

Instead of this, they should be telling people that they are sorry, but that all scheduled pre-ordering (both priority and public) is now officially delayed until further notice, and that all customers on the priority list will be emailed with new details as soon as they have made sure everything is fixed and working, and they have set a new date/time set.

Better to have a smooth launch on a new day, than a long drawn out and botched one on the day that they originally planned for.

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Congrats, people! We've been staring at an empty page for one hour!

I would like an earlier notification, too. People had to do stuff last minute because we got it a day ahead of time. 2-3 days would be better, I think.

 

[bloodgear]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

One hour later...

 

[ADarkly]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

I agree with the reschedule, but can see why they might be nervous to do that... the priority folks are the diehards and will wait, but the more casual people (well, casual as pre-order can be) might be put off by a delay in the date...

AFter an hour I'm very seriously considering simply going back to bed, even with the fear that it'll go up the second I do.

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

The problem with this is.. A server is unpredictable. It can work for 5 minutes but as soon as masses of people start ordering it can crash again.

 

[bloodgear]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

The problem with this is.. A server is unpredictable. It can work for 5 minutes but as soon as masses of people start ordering it can crash again.

Most likely this will happen.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Probably, yes. They might be doing the most famous and loved characters first to get our attention.

Probably a clever move really. Build the fanbase a bit with guaranteed best sellers, then expand the range a bit. Ten is probably the safest bet they could make at this point. Wouldn't be surprised if we see Four (with K-9?) after that, as the first venture into classic Who.

Weeping Angel seems a bit of an odd choice though, unless it's a whole different product type, classification and price point.

 

[ADarkly]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

I'm amused by the idea of a Weeping Angel with swappable head/hands, for the creepy pic opportunities and the ability to weird out visitors... but probably not amused enough to pay a high price. Maybe someone is, though?

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

I'm starting to think the idea in the back of my head might be best.

"____ it, I'll get the regular one."

But I'll regret that so I'll keep sitting here held hostage.

 

[bloodgear]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Now I'm thinking about it, I wonder if this whole signature edition means they won't do dead Doctors.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

I imagine a lot of people are having similar thoughts right about now...

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

They might not do it for everyone, as Tom Baker refuses to sign stuff either way.

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

I imagine a lot of people are having similar thoughts right about now...

Most likely, yeah. I really want it to go with my framed signed picture, but the wait is pissing me off to no end. I love waiting anxiously, like I was at 11, but now it's just.. eh.

I'm even scared to go make some tea, incase it'll work when I'm in the kitchen.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Now I'm thinking about it, I wonder if this whole signature edition means they won't do dead Doctors.

Doubt it, I imagine for the first three (deceased) Doctors, or any others than don't agree to signature deals (such as Eccleston maybe?) that they'll just do something like an exclusive nameplate/plaque edition sans signature (so it still matches the signed editions stylistically), but with some kind of exclusive accessory or item or somesuch instead.

But that's just my idle speculation. Here's hoping the line gets far enough that it even becomes an issue in the first place...

 

[Doctor Who]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Completely offline.. again.

 

[bloodgear]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Database error. Again. -_-

 

[Viper2005]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

That's it, I'm going to bed, I can't keep my eyes open any longer...

 

[bloodgear]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!

Once the Dalek sleeps, the server will return! Sorry Viper.