tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post7619768289076392394..comments2024-03-24T00:19:48.310-07:00Comments on Delta Vector: Battlefleet Gothic Returns - as a RTS? (plus PC gaming related ranting included as free DLC)evilleMonkeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998198938697175335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-91447092704175919002016-01-30T12:56:19.477-08:002016-01-30T12:56:19.477-08:00So expecting a lot from a Kickstarter is optomisti...So expecting a lot from a Kickstarter is optomistic at best.<br /><br />The Kickstarters you can trust (i.e. large, proven, successful companies) are the ones who shouldn't be needing it anyway.<br /><br /> ....."In fact, Kickstarter backers are exchanging something for nothing except a pledge that they will, at some estimated date in the future or very possibly after, receive what they paid for – something which very often will not even exist when one commits one's money. This isn't investment. It's not even purchasing. It's whatever comes before early adopter on the continuum of high-risk ways to rid oneself of cash. (When Crowdfunding backfires)"evilleMonkeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998198938697175335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-44845240754855691422016-01-30T05:51:24.437-08:002016-01-30T05:51:24.437-08:00I have heard from my local small-business advisors...I have heard from my local small-business advisors that 95% fail in the first 5 years, 4% scrape by barely staying open, and 1% actually make enough money to grow. Running a successful start-up business is the exception and not the rule. Blood and Spectacles Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553070461794152273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-91689118377480741402016-01-29T12:59:01.903-08:002016-01-29T12:59:01.903-08:00Wow. Challenge accepted! I obviously could make a ...Wow. Challenge accepted! I obviously could make a post out of that, and it's probably very relevant to wargamers who tend to be avid Kickstarters. <br /><br />I might do a bit more research into Kickstarter over the weekend...evilleMonkeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998198938697175335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-32222982677941252162016-01-29T12:46:24.039-08:002016-01-29T12:46:24.039-08:00I think there is already a rant somewhere, but my ...I think there is already a rant somewhere, but my current irritation is how Kickstarter has morphed from a way for a guy with dreams to make his project a reality, to merely a pre-order system for already established companies. <br /><br />I.e. do Mantic and Warlord NEED a Kickstarter for their projects? No. (Unless they are really inept businesses which I doubt as they seem to have the smarter ex-GW employees)<br /><br />It's win-win for them - they get to gauge interest and get an interest-free loan. <br /><br />If you wanted to make your own unique game, and Kickstarter is the way to get start-up funds to make it, fine. But for me to lend money for free to a multimillion dollar company to make another 40K clone? Meh. <br /><br />Also I think Kickstarter has "jumped the shark" and the boom is over. Jaded backers are now likely to miss or ignore genuinely worthy projects. <br /><br />Sites where you support something without expectation of reward (Patreon?) is fine, but Kickstarter blurs the line between "supporting a project" "interest free loan" and "con artists" and some stuff which are overdue since 2013...*<br /><br />Also, I think Kickstarters should keep their stretch goals reasonable i.e. they start out making a (which they probably had a very clear design plan for), but then rashly promise to make w,x,y and z because they get over-excited by the support, then fail to deliver on time/etc. <br /><br />I can't wait til the backers who backed the creation of a new element gallium get their pledges (LEGO bricks of gallium). (FYI: gallium has been on the periodic table since the 1800s and melts on a hot day)<br /><br />*For a few fun Kickstarter faceplants, a quick google:<br />http://gizmodo.com/the-9-most-disgraceful-crowdfunding-failures-of-2015-1747957776<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/7-crowdfunding-fails-that-will-make-you-think-twice-abo-1639106912<br /><br />I'm very cautious with Kickstarter. Isn't it a stat somewhere that a majority of new businesses fail in the first few years? Also, quite a few times I've bought and reviewed a product before the backers have them.... evilleMonkeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998198938697175335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-32870426906948611872016-01-28T17:32:57.036-08:002016-01-28T17:32:57.036-08:00Based on your thoughts on Early Access and Pre-ord...Based on your thoughts on Early Access and Pre-orde, would you care to discuss Kickstarter and similar sites? :)Blood and Spectacles Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553070461794152273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-35636203244507791422016-01-27T11:59:28.314-08:002016-01-27T11:59:28.314-08:00Damn, the art in those comics alone makes me laugh...Damn, the art in those comics alone makes me laugh. There's a lot of artistic genius going on in that sloppy looking drawing. <br /><br />Full confession: I pre-order games for my kids at Christmas. Ain't no way I'm spending sixty bucks on a game for the kid, but Santa will pay that price and stick the receipt in a box under the tree. It's a weird thing - here's a present you get in two months. <br /><br />Fuller Confession: That wasn't a full confession - I save those for my long suffering priest.Warren Aboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671897478928823164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-89315690851949802442016-01-27T09:20:56.897-08:002016-01-27T09:20:56.897-08:00That's pretty much my view on Most DLC content...That's pretty much my view on Most DLC content. And yes the game looks awesome. commissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.com