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[ggamer]

As insane as this is, it's not without precedent.  At least one of you has to remember A Gang of Daggers.  They're of the same breed, in the same way that a lemur and King Kong are of the same breed.

What the hell did I just read.

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It's like All The King's Men meets The Hobbit meets Ikea Instructions: How to Build a Chair.

[RedWarrior0]

Re: Original: Kickstarter should make a wealth limit on these things. And consider the realistic expectations. Either he does need help with it, in which case a million won't cut it, or he won't, in which case it is kinda pointless.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I suppose the OotS one didn't count as a miracle, considering the fanbase, but Rich Burlew's recently established Twitter is doing a "Kickstarter of the Week" that denotes a project that he considers worth funding.

The other one I've supported is for commissioning illustrations for the incredibly awesome and cool Legend RPG.

[Sensei]

If you want in on the beta you better get to donating. Even if this doesn't get funded now and I do find investors to do this only those who donated $10 or more will get beta testing. So all you $1 people who did it just to comment sorry! Some of the better comments may still get in, but the negative ones will not.

This guy is willing to pay millions just be bad dungeon master. He doesn't stop saying hilarious things.

[Draco18s]

I couldn't help myself.  I had to back the project for $1 just to give him some free advice, even though I know he won't listen to it.

Essentially, make a smaller game before you attempt an MMO.  Walk, then run.

[JoshuaFH]

That's some generosity right there.

[kaijyuu]

Wish I could get $20,000 for a bullshit project I'd never finish.

[Flying Dice]

Wish I could get $20,000 for a bullshit project I'd never finish.

[lordcooper]

Wish I could get $200,000 for a bullshit project I'd never finish.

I am more ambitious than you guys.

[Draco18s]

Wish I could get $200,000 for a bullshit project I'd never finish.

I am more ambitious than you guys.

Me too.
I'm getting $30,000 for a project I already finished!

[Microcline]

Wish I could get $20,000 for a bullshit project I'd never finish.

I'd say that in this case knowing IGF judges is far more lucrative.  Not only did Phil Fish manage to scam the IGF out of $30,000, but he followed it up by declaring that Japanese games "just suck" and twittering that "gamers are the worst fucking people".

[JoshuaFH]

Every time I see this thread, I immediately think "No, it's When Kickstarter goes RIGHT!"

Because even if the man is a delusional fool, it's this sort of stuff that makes the world a little more entertaining.

[Servant Corps]

Every time I see this thread, I immediately think "No, it's When Kickstarter goes RIGHT!"

Kickstarter did it again with the award-winning kickstarter of an unrelased "JRPG"* game called Class of Heroes 2.

*Said JRPG is a clone of a Western RPG (Wizardy).

[Karlito]

Oh man there was another update. Become a bard! Become a rock star!

[forsaken1111]

Oh man there was another update. Become a bard! Become a rock star!

If they put in the Disciple of Metal as a class I am so going to play this game.

[Lord Dullard]

Lately I've seen a ton of Kickstarter projects with absolutely ludicrous funding goals.

I think this is caused by some of the larger, more successful Kickstarter projects (Wasteland 2, Double Fine). People without a lot of common sense see those and think 'hey, I can do that, too' - without grasping the simple fact that the reason those projects were successful is because of the amount of recognition those companies already had.

I don't know what the hell has to be going through some of these peoples' heads for them to ask for six figures for projects that can be completed by a single person. I mean, if you create the product first and it generates enough popularity to GET you six figures simply because of how cool it is, that's one thing. But to ask for $500 large right from the get-go just because... you need to be slapped upside the head with something large and unpleasant.