"Let's get this out of the way vault hunter, I have no F***IN IDEA WHAT THIS IS! So I found a G****MN MONSTER that FIGHTS S**T and told it to make me a game that will blow this MOTHERF****R Up!!! Now you get an entire badass ARENA OF BADASSERY to MURDER STUFF in!" Borderlands®: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery™ is an officially licensed, cooperative board game for 1 to 4 players, in which you and your fellow Vault Hunters must defeat the hordes of bandits, skags, and other challenges that Mister Torgue throws at you to prove that you are Ultimate Badasses. Please note that this is not the final pledge, you will receive a pledge survey in few days to choose add-ons, finalize your pledge, and pay for everything.
If you access Kickstarter with Apple ID, you will have to contact us with an alternate email address to send your survey invitation to. Sending a message through Kickstarter would be best in this case so we can quickly verify your information.
Later today you will be receiving your survey invitations from BackerKit. With it, you’ll be able to choose additional add-ons for your pledges, confirm your shipping information, and pay any related shipping costs.
Please Note
The smoke test did uncover an issue that may affect some backers but don’t panic, we can work with it! If you upgrade your pledge and you have any freebie items in your cart, they will be removed. That’s okay, we still have a record of all of the freebies that backers have earned based on their backer number and we’ll be double-checking and re-adding those items to backer’s pledge rewards once the campaign concludes.
BackerKit is pretty easy to use, but if you have any questions both their help staff and the Monster Fight Club team are here to help. We can be reached at [email protected]
Thanks again for backing us!
Hi everyone!
After some unexpected weather-related delays, the BackerKit pledge manager will be opening within the next couple of days. Work on the pledge manager is done and it been through BackerKit’s review process. Now BackerKit will conduct a Smoke Test by sending survey invitations out to a handful of backers; these backers will complete their surveys and may uncover potential issues with the process that both teams might have missed. Once that is complete, and any corrections made, the pledge manager will open for everyone! Check the email address you used for your Kickstarter account for notifications and a survey link.
Everything you pledged for in the campaign is already in your cart in the pledge manager, including any free items you were eligible for. You will also be able to choose more add-ons in the pledge manager if you wish.
All backer numbers have been imported into BackerKit, so if you qualified for a free item but your payment did not process through Kickstarter, you will still receive those items once you pay your full pledge amount in BackerKit.
Backers who upgrade in the pledge manager to the proper pledge level to qualify for a freebie based on their backer number won’t see it added right away, but they will be added before the manager closes. This must be done manually.
Backers who deleted their pledge that were eligible for free items will have to contact Monster Fight Club directly with proof of your original Backer Number. It will be the number located at the bottom of your original pledge acknowledgement email; it is simply labeled “Number”. It will take a little work on our end, but we should be able to ensure you receive those items with a reinstated pledge. Once a pledge is cancelled, it is removed from Kickstarter; so that email is the only proof on the number available. Send us a message via Kickstarter or email us at [email protected] if this applies to you.
Once your survey is complete and your balance paid, your survey will be locked and finalized. If you want to make any further additions, you'll have to contact us to help you with any changes.
We are going to keep the pledge manager open for a bit, we'll give you plenty of notice when it will close.
As requested, in the pledge manager you may purchase addition [Re]Action Dice sets for the game, so every dice hoarder will have their own dice to roll! Design of the dice has not been finalized.
Additionally, even though we didn’t unlock the original stretch goal, we’re giving backers a chance to add the Borderlands 2 version of Tiny Tina to the game! This playable vault hunter is available as an add-on in the pledge manager for $10 USD.
And finally, to keep tabs on Mr. Torgue, Mad Moxxi has entered the Arena of Badassery! Every backer at the Arena Casualty level or higher when the Kickstarter campaign ended will be getting Mad Moxxi for free. For those backers who missed out and backers who just need to have EVERYTHING, we have added an alternate pose of Mad Moxxi to the pledge manager that you may add to your rewards for $10 USD. Here is alternate pose of Moxxi available in the pledge manager.
Thanks again for backing us. There won’t be much to share for a bit, but as the process continues we’ll update you with production samples, card previews and other phat loots, courtesy of Mister Torgue!
Greeting Vault Hunters!
We hope everyone had a wonder holiday season! We wanted to start this update off with a HUGE thank you to everyone for helping us fund this project in the most amazing way possible.
As we posted in our last update at the end of the campaign, we will provide our backers with updates at minimum of per month as well as anytime we have something significant to share or we have achieved a major milestone.
As we posted during the past couple of weeks in social media and in comments that over the holidays, we had some unexpected staff turnover that has slowed down our social media and posting efforts. We also had to deal with a week of no power due to the big East Coast snowstorm in Virginia and this week we got to deal with a few staff members testing positive with COVID. That said, everything is moving full speed ahead and we are looking forward to showing off our progress as time goes on and getting this Badassery in everyone hands as soon as possible.
Pledge Manager
As we mentioned during the campaign, we are using BackerKit for our pledge management system. We have been hard at work getting BackerKit all setup and ready to go live as soon as possible. Our current plan is to go Live with the BackerKit on Ground Hogs Day, February 02 for a random 5% of the backers in order to stress test the store and make sure everything is running smoothly. Assuming everything is working as expected, we will go live with everyone else Friday, February 04.
When BackerKit goes live, you will be sent your survey and links to finalize your pledge. In the pledge manager you will confirm your pledge and pay for shipping. This is also when you will be able to upgrade your pledge and add any additional optional purchases you want to your pledge. BackerKit is extremely user friendly and will guide you through the basics, we will also provide you with a specific guide (i.e walk-through) to help people that may not have much experience in checking out after a Kickstarter.
We expect to keep the pledge manager going for at least 90 days from the time it is fully opened so everyone should have plenty of time to check everything out and close out their pledges without too much stress.
Late Pledges
If you know anyone who just missed out on the campaign, it is still possible for them to get a late pledge. Just send them this link:
https://www.monsterfightclub.com/borderlands-pledge-manager-sign-up
Social Stretch Goal
You guys killed it during the campaign opening a huge stack of Kickstarter exclusive loot and weapons cards. We are going to keep the trackers going until we close the BackerKit to give everyone a chance to add even more Phat Lootz. We will announce the final tally on the update following the close out of the BackerKit.
Shipping and Fulfillment
We are happy to announce that we have picked our shipping and fulfillment partners for this campaign.
USA/CANADA – We will be using Nord Fulfillment (https://nordfulfillment.com) The name might be new but the guys at Nord Fulfillment have recently expanded into multiple shipping hubs through out North American and have plenty of past experience with shipping, logistics and fulfillment with dozens of high profile companies worldwide.
UK/EU – We will be using ShipQuest (https://www.shipquest.co.uk/) to service our UK and EU backers. ShipQuest is also a fully licensed VAT agent so can handle all of the new regulatory VAT requirements thought the UK and EU and make sure that all of our customers get UK and EU friendly shipping.
ASIA/PACIFIC/Hard to Reach – We will be using VFI – Asia (http://vfi.asia/) to handle all of our forfillment everyplace else that Nord and ShipQuest will not be. VFI is super experienced in Kickstarter forfillment and has promised to do an amazing job for us.
Factory and Production
Updated final production quotes, white box samples, and tooling requirements are all being finalized as we speak. We expect to start all of the plastics tools when the factories return following Chinese New Year o/a February 15.
Until then, we continue working though model approvals and edits with Gearbox and should be in a pretty good position to start showing off all of the updated graphics on things like the game hex tiles, cards, rulebook, etc. There is still a lot of work to be done but we have a solid plan and two very organized project managers to make sure we stay on target and hit all of our milestones.
What to expect next?
Over the coming weeks and months expect to start seeing lots of updated renders and images showing off the final approved versions of a mountain of epic miniatures, stacks of weapons and loot cards, final approved character and opponent cards, new hex tile art works, and dozens of examples and most in-depth explanations into how the missions and campaign system works.
We are also committed to producing a series of how to play videos to help everyone learn the rules quickly and easily. In addition to just how to play, there will also be videos going into more depth about missions and campaigns, how to survive in the Borderlands – Tactics and Strategies, and start showing our vision for organized play in both Retail stores and Convention Settings.
Until then, here is a WIP render of the Basassasaurus! Because, REASONS!!!!!
VAULT HUNTERS!
For Moxxie, business comes first, but there is always room for pleasure.
A surprise for all you wishing for some sweet loving before you go on holiday. Moxxie is joining the party. This Kickstarter Exclusive Pose, is only available via this Kickstarter, and FREE to anyone pledged at the Arena Casualty, True Badass, and Ultimate Vault Hunter level. No Meat Puppets! A girl has standards.