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Will you ever crowdfund another MMO?
MightyUnclean
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Will you ever crowdfund another MMO, or have you given up any hope that this funding method works? I won't be funding again. I put a bit of money (not much, thankfully) into SotA, Shards Online, Camelot Unchained, and The Repopulation, and learned my lesson.
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Vault-Tec analysts have concluded that the odds of worldwide nuclear armaggeddon this decade are 17,143,762... to 1.
I also funded the Repopulation OP and that was my first taste of "early access". I did help fund Path of Exile which is a fantastic game.
fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me
fool me a third time well them you just a F**KING idiot,lol.
So, probably not.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
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Once upon a time....
Still waiting....and saving myself lots of money.
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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A game and a great looking web site are two different things !
""""""People get easily tricked"""""""
Stormhaven Studios for Saga of Lucimia
Allows people to play as they are developing. This is giving people prof..... I'm backing this game "not" because I get to play it, instead I know its real !
Visionary Realms for Pantheon
People were giving thousands when it was just a cool web sight full of promises. Now even with many videos as prof something is being developed we still need to be concerned. All were seeing are test zones.
I have a good feeling, but the thing is it's JUST A GOOD FEELING. Even if my FEELING is right how many promises will come true at launch.
Come on people be smart
But not on Kickstarter's terms. I was ok with their old terms where the business had to either deliver a product or full refund (or as third option go bankrupt), but I'll never crowdfund anything on their new terms.
Most of the marketing is aimed at those of us playing with mates, who feel a need to be there at launch for the latest thing. If you are more solo or your mates are not bothered when they start a game now, you free yourself to play on your terms. It is a lot like fashion really, do you want your clothes to suit you sir, or do you want your clothes to run your life?
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The one I backed is not looking like what I thought it may be (City of Titans). I'm a patient man and can wait for games to release now. That one was more of a "mercy donation" to see if they could deliver a game like City of Heroes
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
My mmo faith is completely in the East now looking forward to to G-Star in a couple weeks where I am going to see new AAA mmos for the 1st time in a near complete state. Thats the way mmos are supposed to be reveled.
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The game wasn't even in development yet !!!!.....People started to throw money at them like crazy.
It's amazing the power of web site design, where a game is not even started yet.
I'm willing to bet people assumed the game was almost finished because of a map !!
People do silly things
Don't be fooled. CU let alpha one backers into their test ends about a year or so post kickstarter.
I never bothered to go look even once for "reasons" but here's the thing, five years later that's all they still do, let people into their controlled tests (no persistent test env, much like Pantheon)
Just the other day MJ went from "might launch this year" to maybe by the end of 2020 (when the money runs out) but if so, won't be feature complete. (What the Fk!)
Pantheon is on the same track. Their current Project Farthewhatever is really to pull together something which is MVP playable so when they run out of money, (which they clearly are) they can ship what they have as EA and continue development....just like SotA did.
Crowfall let's backers test continuously but guess what, few do because who wants to see progress always wiped, same with SC?
CF has already said they'll do a final wipe at some point, (when the money runs out) start selling the game and accepting subs and while it will be a "complete" game, it won't be "marketing ready" so they'll then take 6 months (yeah right) to polish it up before marketing it.
What a load of horsecrap, it's just another way of saying we're doing an EA release and will fix it all up afterwards... just like SotA. (Who launched...when the money ran out)
All of these indie MMOs are on the same track, keep developing until the funding is gone, the launch what they've got and pray the suckers...err I mean gamers buy it.
Which when you think about it.. is exactly what the AAA developers usually do / did, but the players didn't have to fund the development for many years beforehand.
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
For me, it's like - "oh, we don't have bread right now, but do give us $100 for the best bread in the world that could arrive tomorrow (*)".
(*) Conditions apply, no refund, may not be actually bread, may be dangerous for your life.
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