What type of Dappervolk merchandise would you be most interested in and likely to buy?
Voting ends on August19th, 12AM DVT
Vote counts can be seen after August 15th!
Hi everyone, we'd like to officially begin discussions on what sort of official Dappervolk Merchandise everyone is interested in!
Please vote for the type of merch you'd most likely see yourself purchasing.
- This is a preliminary poll, after which we'll be making more polls on subject matter and themes for various batches!
- Our plan is to make batches of merch and open preorders/orders at set times in order to get each batch shipped out in a timely manner.
- The type of merch and subject matter will be up to both staff discretion as well as user votes, such as this poll!
We have also put together a small Q&A that covers some of the questions and concerns that came up during discussions on the forums in the past surrounding merchandise.
Why do we want to make physical merchandise?
Offering physical merch through companies like Makeship is a passive form of advertisement that also helps us to support our team and fund additional development. Users have also been requesting multiple forms of physical merch since Dappervolk opened its doors and we would like to be able to fulfill some these suggestions/requests.
Does Dappervolk have prior experience making merch?
Yes! During our Kickstarter we offered merch sets with some tiers, successfully delivering all physical items on time after the funding ended. We are also very familiar with the process of product design and fulfillment and are excited to get back into the swing of making physical items.
Why not offer permanent merchandise instead of doing limited runs?
Since we have a small team and don't have the space or manpower to permanently set up shop delivering merch, we decided that doing batches would be the most sustainable method.
Will managing merchandise runs have an effect on site growth or staff productivity?
No, most of staff time will not need to be dedicated to the release of any physical merch beyond prototype approvals and the shipment of some items. All production will be handled by third party companies.
Is the winning merch type from this poll going to be the only merch being made?
No, this is an overall interest gauge for different types of merch, so that we know what's in the highest demand amongst our players. We're looking forward to making multiple types of merch going forward in different merch runs!
Comments
Prints are a great idea too- I can absolutely see the monthly promos being sold as prints! If you *do* do prints I hope it's the monthly promo images. They'd look great I think
Pai plush official version --- regardless of poll results and people's interests i actually think Prints & Pins((if they avoid tariff prices)) would do the best at creating profits; that's what's been happening in artist alleys lately. whatever is smollest and cheapest will make the most moneies ((stickers tend not to make the most monies even if they are small,,, since,,, sometimes you kno - it's way cheaper to make prints then stickers, but prints almost always sell for more then stickers))
i want to see all the cute things
and i want them all pai themed
You can bring them anywhere, wear them on anything or
just keep them in your pockets and show-off only when you wanted to!
(Random idea:
If each of those pins comes with a unique scannable QR code that allow you to
play with a AR pet using a special mobile app, that might be very cool!)
I see some people in the comments being against character items, but personally I would be all over that sort of thing!!