Jangowuzhere
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Fucking couldn't help myself
Here we go!
Uggh
I was considering ordering it, but the tax just kills it for me.
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HTC Vive is $799, ships early April 2016
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Uggh
I was considering ordering it, but the tax just kills it for me.
They reiterated. Vive's will start arriving on April 5th. They'll ship earlier to hit that date.
https://twitter.com/obriend17/status/712389378195075072
I was on the submit order page, and then I just stared at the total price and thought fuck that's a lot of money.
Happened to a friend in Canada with a VISA card, so I'm not sure exactly what's triggering the issue.
Hawk269
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I have a Rift on preorder but I was late and I probably wont be able to get mine till June or so. A buddy of mine has the Vive and he thinks he will be charged any day now for his. He is having some financial trouble and said that if I wanted to buy his Vive off of him, he would not charge me more than what he paid. In short, he will have the Vive charged to his card and when the bill comes in I will pay it and he will give me the Vive.
However, I have not followed the Vive as much as I have the Rift. So I hope some of you that have been following it a lot more than me can answer some stuff:
I have the physical room to set the Vive up, but I am more of a sit down kind of gamer. As with other tech that had you up and about the novelty of moving around while playing a long game or such wore thin. How is the Vive and the some of the better games for a seated experience versus up and about? Is it designed to primarily be a up and about experience?
I appreciate any feedback as my time frame to give this a yes/no is probably in the next 48 hours or so.
Thanks!
However, I have not followed the Vive as much as I have the Rift. So I hope some of you that have been following it a lot more than me can answer some stuff:
I have the physical room to set the Vive up, but I am more of a sit down kind of gamer. As with other tech that had you up and about the novelty of moving around while playing a long game or such wore thin. How is the Vive and the some of the better games for a seated experience versus up and about? Is it designed to primarily be a up and about experience?
I appreciate any feedback as my time frame to give this a yes/no is probably in the next 48 hours or so.
Thanks!
Zalusithix
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I've had far smaller values trigger fraud protection. It's not just a matter of how expensive something is, but also whether it fits into what they detect as a norm for you, and bunch of other black box level stuff.
Jangowuzhere
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I was thinking
"Well, of course I would have to pay for shipping. I'll bite the bullet and pay the extra $30."
Then I get to the confirmation page and see the tax.
"...Fuck"
Totally snapped me out of buying the Vive. I really want one, but spending almost a thousand dollars on it made me feel woozy.
RandomTiger
Member
Bank just blocked my Vive payment. Though at least that means money is being taken for UK orders.
MickeyKnox
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NYC sales tax of 8.875%, always fun.
Compsiox
Banned
Dang hope you cleared that up for when they try again.
It's really just up to developers and what they want to make. The headset itself is perfectly capable of either.
RandomTiger
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Thanks, I'll have to get onto support when they open at 9am to be sure. I've tried to pre-unblock things with my bank before and they were having none of it so I figured this might happen.
Couldn't hold out any longer, got May (probably end of) shipping date.
Gonna try to use some spare boom mic stands i have with tripod mount adapters for the lighthouses.
Tested the height with an item of similar weight and they seem steady. Maybe an option for some out there who can't or don't want to damage their walls.
Gonna try to use some spare boom mic stands i have with tripod mount adapters for the lighthouses.
Tested the height with an item of similar weight and they seem steady. Maybe an option for some out there who can't or don't want to damage their walls.
Compsiox
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If they have them already yes but I think the support rods and pipe grips work best.
Suresure, if I had the extra cash to spend I would go that route too. Boom stands can be extremely cheap though.
audio_delay
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Yup, just got money taken from my barclaycard, and no problems here with transaction.
Compsiox
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Best of luck man. I really hope it lasts and doesn't fall. Be sure to keep pillows under them just in case.
Yes. Will probably do that until I figure out the permanent solution. And if nothing falls for 2 weeks, that IS the permanent solution. Lol
Also got charged here in the UK, Barclaycard didn't block it (I called up and ask for a note to be put on my account for the Rift and Vive, though I dunno if that made any difference). For what it's worth, I never received a "It's in the works!" / processing email, so if you didn't too, then I wouldn't worry about it. I completed my order :02 minutes past.
I was almost certain Barclaycard would block it - they've blocked my payments for GPUs and Phones before (last one being a Nexus 6P pre-order, but thankfully Google has a web facility on the Google store that you click to make them retry the payment, so didn't change my shipping) and they weren't as expensive as this.
I was almost certain Barclaycard would block it - they've blocked my payments for GPUs and Phones before (last one being a Nexus 6P pre-order, but thankfully Google has a web facility on the Google store that you click to make them retry the payment, so didn't change my shipping) and they weren't as expensive as this.
Oh shit - woke up this morning to a text from my bank asking to confirm transactions, including £750 to digital river. I confirmed and it then said 'you can retry any failed transactions'. Need to check if they blocked my bloody vive. Is there a contact number for digital river in uk/Europe?
Bloody stupid because only a coupledom months ago I bought a surface pro 4 from MS store which is handled by digital river, and that was more expensive and went through fine
Bloody stupid because only a coupledom months ago I bought a surface pro 4 from MS store which is handled by digital river, and that was more expensive and went through fine
Dreams-Visions
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I like these blue poles. Got a link to where i can find them?
Well the command tape is rated to hold several kilos (depending which you get) so it should be ok - how heavy are the lighthouses?
Do the retail kits still come with shelf stands? The official vive setup video only showed wall mounts
DOT DASH DOT
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Just taken my cash UK, had no issues with any fraud flags, didn't ring them either. 
Dreams-Visions
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considering they are an official recommended option (last I checked), I assume they are expected to do a pretty good job.
320 grams. They only come with mounts.
Militant17
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So i got charged on Wednesday and my shipping notification came through yesterday, it says it should be here by the 8th. I'm hoping it gets here a day or two earlier though lol.
DOT DASH DOT
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I watched that Realities.io video last night on Tribal Instincts YouTube channel, he actually seemed completely blown away by it. On the face of it it looks very simple, the immersion must be pretty incredible.
Not sure if this has been posted, but here's Minecraft on the Vive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY4eQvRtKIk
Minecraft on the DK2 was an impressive, if nauseating experience. This looks to be the ideal way to play it.
Minecraft on the DK2 was an impressive, if nauseating experience. This looks to be the ideal way to play it.
Dreams-Visions
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AllenSpawn
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Woke up this morning to find my credit card has been charged ＼(^o^)／ (uk)
It means it should arrive on April 5th.
Timing couldn't be worse though. I go on holiday with the family for 1 week on April 4th......
It means it should arrive on April 5th.
Timing couldn't be worse though. I go on holiday with the family for 1 week on April 4th......
I also got one today (showing the inside of the package), but it is the only one, i got yet. I guess, mine will still arrive in May.
Mister_Bubbles
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Wow, that looks great.
That Minecraft mod looks good. In the end it seems that teleporting is the most efficient locomotion method for traditional games.
Ok, so maybe it's again a general one.
Ok, so maybe it's again a general one.
Works for single player games. Unfortunately I think most multiplayer games will be seated affairs.
Hover Junkers is not seated, Raw Data is not seated.
Zepp Twofist
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Or Unreal Tournament style CTF games will come back into favor with people translocating everywhere.
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