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[Neonivek]

sometimes kickstarters cannot handle the amount of money they get.

It would be a way for them to limit donations beyond just adding limits to every reward.

[lordcooper]

That really isn't in their best interests as a company though

[Neonivek]

That really isn't in their best interests as a company though

I assume you mean Kickstarter.

[lordcooper]

That really isn't in their best interests as a company though

I assume you mean Kickstarter.

That would be both correct and (I would hope) blindingly obvious.

[nenjin]

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.

[Karlito]

The mere fact that they're using Indiegogo's flexible funding casts doubt on their promise of a refund, and the whole project.

[Draco18s]

The mere fact that they're using Indiegogo's flexible funding casts doubt on their promise of a refund, and the whole project.

Yeah...

[Zangi]

The mere fact that they're using Indiegogo's flexible funding casts doubt on their promise of a refund, and the whole project.

There is also the fact that the people holding Homeworld IP knows how much in funds the developer guy is going to have.  So they can really hardball him into a really really crappy deal. 

[Servant Corps]

$50,000 seems a absurdly low bidding price for an IP, especially one that is so well-known that they're promising to create a second sequel to it. I suppose they want to start low and build up momentum later on for a much more lucrative asking price.

Here's something I wonder. Why not just buy the IP outright and then...release it into the public domain? That way, anybody could try their hands on that IP, without worrying about their fan project getting shut down.

[lordcooper]

So, umm, what games have these guys made?

Here's something I wonder. Why not just buy the IP outright and then...release it into the public domain?

Where's the money in that?

[MrWiggles]

Here's something I wonder. Why not just buy the IP outright and then...release it into the public domain? That way, anybody could try their hands on that IP, without worrying about their fan project getting shut down.

Here a zannier idea, then blowing 50k on that, why not make your own original IP, instead of sucking the cock of nostalgia, and make that free.

[nenjin]

Here's something I wonder. Why not just buy the IP outright and then...release it into the public domain? That way, anybody could try their hands on that IP, without worrying about their fan project getting shut down.

Here a zannier idea, then blowing 50k on that, why not make your own original IP, instead of sucking the cock of nostalgia, and make that free.

Because then they wouldn't be risking someone else's money.

[Servant Corps]

“You arrogant thieves, why are you trying to steal Relic’s baby? Why don’t you make your own IP?”
- We mention in the video that we actually started this project as our own IP. It was sheer coincidence that THQ went into bankruptcy a month into the production of our own game

So you arrogantly decide to steal Relic's baby and slap it onto your own game then.

This seems like a legitimate excuse though:

“Why is the campaign set to flexible funding? You must be a scam that will take whatever money is raised.”
- As per Indiegogo rules, a flexible funding campaign is the only option that would let us request modifications (subject to Indiegogo approval) to the end date of our campaign based on the timing of auction proceedings, however, we currently have no plans to make such a request.

[scriver]

You guys seen this? Some girl wanted 20 000 dollars to make a photo book of sexy women to help fight the oppression of the poor, poor fit woman.

I think this book will probably upset a few people, i think it will be looked at wrong by some people..

But.. if it just makes it into the hands of ONE little girl who feels like she has to be overweight to fit in with the current 70% of the overweight population of America, and it gives her the strength to know that being healthy isnt a bad thing.

Strangely, it didn't make it.

[Leafsnail]

Lord knows there aren't nearly enough photographs of fit women out there.