Some Questions about FGU

[Trenloe]

To be clear - the architecture is essentially the same. The GM still runs FG locally and players connect over the Internet to the GM. Changes for FGU are:

1) IPv6 is now supported, as well as the currently supported IPv4.
2) SmiteWorks will use technology that will allow the connection to the GM to be handled via a lobby/proxy/punch-through (whatever you want to call it) setup that should mean that the vast majority of GM connectivity issues should not occur with FGU.

[JohnD]

I thought the tiered reduction based off FGC purchase date was just for the Kickstarter?

That was my personal impression as well. It certainly was the big bonus of pledging in advance.

[LordEntrails]

I will say about post KS pricing, someone won't be happy no matter what decision is made. We say the kerfuffle over the Newcomer vs Veteran pricing and I'm sure whatever is decided upon will upset some folks.

[Nylanfs]

Well to make the least amount of people unhappy in the short term would be to give the core program away, then Smiteworks folds and everyone is equally unhappy.

[Ampersandrew]

Well to make the least amount of people unhappy in the short term would be to give the core program away, then Smiteworks folds and everyone is equally unhappy.

I'm pretty sure the owners of Smiteworks would be way more upset about that than everyone else.

[JohnD]

I will say about post KS pricing, someone won't be happy no matter what decision is made. We say the kerfuffle over the Newcomer vs Veteran pricing and I'm sure whatever is decided upon will upset some folks.

You are right about that. People need to focus on the pennies/hour their gaming costs on Fantasy Grounds.

[Nylanfs]

I'm pretty sure the owners of Smiteworks would be way more upset about that than everyone else.

That's why I said least, that would be 3 (4?) people unhappy.