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Author Topic: When Kickstarter goes wrong?  (Read 678623 times)

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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2190 on: March 06, 2013, 04:34:06 pm »

This isn't Kickstarter per se but....

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/homeworld/1227240p1.html

Because hey, why NOT ask fans to pay for you to get access to an IP that could earn you unknown amounts cash once you own it! Of course there'll be a second campaign to actually fund the development of the game. And of course they're going to offer original Homeworld for sale on Steam and everywhere else, because since fans just ponied up the money for them to have the rights to it, why NOT offer it again so they can make money on a product someone else put into their hands.

It's like the bar on crowdfunding is falling so far, people are getting the idea that there's literally NOTHING fans can't or shouldn't pay for.

These people raised over $13,000 on Indiegogo, but stated that they now have enough money to participate in the bidding process (whatever that means), so they aren't going to give out refunds juusst yet. They, of course, didn't get the $50,000 they wanted, so now they have set up new "Kickstarter" to try and raise more funds for the bidding process. They also claim an automatic refund if they fail to acquire the license.

Either (a) this is the most cleverly executed scam I have ever seen, (b) this is done by a bunch of ameuters who are in over their head, or (c) the market value of the Homeworld IP is so unbelievably low that this is actually realistically possible.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2191 on: March 06, 2013, 04:41:58 pm »

I'm going to go with: YES.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2192 on: March 06, 2013, 10:03:57 pm »

That one makes me incredibly sad, because there are few games I'd love to see more than a competently made Homeworld 3.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2193 on: March 10, 2013, 10:17:49 pm »

Reading through their Kickstarter for giggles, I found something very interesting;

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In addition to our own own private equity, lender, and investor financing, we're looking to the Kickstarter community to supplement our available funds for licensing and executing this project.
So maybe they already have enough funds to make a bid in the first place due to investor/private equity/borrowing, and don't really need a Kickstarter/Indiegogo to make a bid. The whole point may be a promotional stunt, to try and get more people interested in their iPad port of Homeworld 1.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2194 on: March 13, 2013, 12:41:25 am »

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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2196 on: March 13, 2013, 12:47:17 am »

http://www.artechmade.com/

His website is from the 90s  :P
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2197 on: March 13, 2013, 03:20:43 am »

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    One of the first New Cheaper Editions of The "Boy P'n in Toilet" Table-Top Fountains created by A.R.T.ech when they come out 2014?
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2198 on: March 13, 2013, 09:20:39 am »

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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2199 on: March 13, 2013, 09:35:32 am »

I'm half tempted to donate a dollar just because I think it's a worthwhile price to live in a world where this exists.

Just imagine hundreds of people out there with a "boy p'n in toilet" fountain that you're absolutely certain you're superior to. You can't get a bigger self esteem boost than that for just a buck.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2200 on: March 13, 2013, 10:30:05 am »

Mayby he needs the money to buy the IP for it off Belgium.

Oh, and has anyone heard anything about LORE?

E: Doesn't look like he made it (surprise!), but he did manage to make a glorious piece of art:
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E2: Oh, looks like he gave up. Now he's started on "Project AW".

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Project Aw is a new survival rpg with online Multi-player where you craft, construct, kill and build to survive. so share, rate, like and subscribe comment also i'm willing into putting things you all will like to see in a game as well

I severely doubt this guy's ability to make a working multiplayer.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2201 on: March 13, 2013, 10:45:26 am »

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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2202 on: March 13, 2013, 11:42:10 am »

Dibs!
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2203 on: March 13, 2013, 11:43:38 am »

This day, 13th of March, shall be the day we all have that avatar. In rememberance.

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« Reply #2204 on: March 13, 2013, 12:03:44 pm »

It's kind of cute sized down like that.
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