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Have you ever helped fund a Kickstarter?
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(Score: 2) by gman003 on Friday October 10 2014, @06:24PM
Books:
Dresden Codak volume 1
Guilded Age volume 2
Not Invented Here volume 2
Erfworld book 2
Physical Games:
Exalted 3E
Badass: Spades and Grenades
Dr. McNinja's Legendary Showdown
Virtual Games:
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Superhot
Nothing To Hide (not via Kickstarter but similar enough)
Other:
Schlock Mercenary challenge coins
Success rates:
Books are running 3/4 right now - Guilded Age hasn't printed yet, everything else is done.
Physical games are 2/3 - Exalted is still being written, and I'm a bit concerned about the scope creep but they seem to have it well in hand
None of the video games are done yet, but those take significantly longer
The challenge coins are done (yes, I have mine on me), but the accompanying documentary book about them doesn't seem to be out yet. That was just a bonus though.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 21 2014, @05:17AM
Pity about the Erfworld 1 Kickstarter.
They have the new website up now. Still waiting for the motion comic.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Freeman on Friday October 10 2014, @06:30PM
I have seen a few Kickstarter/Indiegogo campaigns that I watched with interest. I mostly looked at software / games. I think the major reason I haven't helped fund anything is that I am addicted to Steam, GOG, and Humble Bundle. I can get really great games for a fraction of the price I used to pay. In the case of GOG games, I get a great price, for a great game, and an idea I can support.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Sunday October 12 2014, @02:21PM
Humble Bundle, yes. That's where I've been putting my money.
One thing that bothers me about Kickstarter is their cut. What is their policy? They keep 5%? I think they could offer lower prices and still do very well for themselves, and if there was more competition, they would.
(Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Wednesday October 22 2014, @03:53PM
They keep about 9% I believe.
(Score:1^½, Radical)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Valkor on Friday October 10 2014, @07:07PM
But that one gem, hot damn it's going to be nice.
Maybe it's three gems, I'm not sure.
They are all games. The physical products that I've funded have all failed in various ways.
The first game is Project Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment. It's a classic RPG in the same vein as Baldur's Gate, by the same folks. This was famous at the time for breaking all funding records. It hasn't released yet, but is due out Very Soon™. I don't have the highest of hopes for it, as the communication with the backers has been lacking at best.
The second game is literally the reason I consider all of the failed projects that I've backed to be totally worth it. It is called Frontiers. It is an exploration based RPG that has had more money put in to the story and universe than anything else, and that is pretty much all the reason I need to be excited. The beta is due out this month or early next month. Every update I read from the creator (once a month at the least) shows just how far things have come, and his passion really shows. I'm super frackin duper excited for this game.
The third was an indiegogo campaign, and is called Factorio. It's basically the Buildcraft mod from Minecraft, but in a top-down 2D format. It's a fantastic time waster, and the devotion showed by the developers is phenomenal. They release status updates on a weekly basis, and every release is packed with fixes or features. The community is amazing and steadily growing.
It seems like most games and physical products vastly underestimate the cost of developing the product. I've seen games that ask for $20k, and there's just no way that is enough to build a game with. I've seen physical products ask for $5k, and that isn't even enough to cover development much less production.
Overall I've been burned pretty good by the concept, but I'm glad I've found those gems in the rough. Suffice it to say my days of backing on Kickstarter or Indiegogo are over with.
(Score: 2) by damnbunni on Sunday October 12 2014, @09:50PM
How do you consider the Project Eternity communication with backers has been 'lacking at best'? Were you wanting more of a dialog?
I have 85 emails from this project alone.
(Seriously, I'm curious about what you were expecting.)
As for other projects I've backed: An RPG that was late (PDF), a different RPG that was a month or so late (physical), an RPG from the same guy that was exactly on time (book), a Dreamcast game that was a year late, and dungeon tiles that are a year late. (I actually totally understand that one - it's one person, and the KS was wildly more successful than he anticipated. One guy can only cast and pack resin so fast.) and one plush rabbit.
And then there was Cairn. The sumbitch took everyone's money from multiple kickstarters, blew it on unrelated crap, and delivered nothing. He did at least turn the IP over to someone else, who has finished the book, but I'm still out the other rewards.
(Score: 2) by everdred on Tuesday October 14 2014, @08:10PM
> a Dreamcast game that was a year late
So they delivered it, what, 12 years ago? ;)
(Score: 2) by damnbunni on Wednesday October 15 2014, @01:35AM
February, actually!
(Score: 1) by Rataerix on Friday October 10 2014, @10:36PM
I've funded a couple, both still in the making. Hope they both do pay off in the end.
(Score: 2) by lhsi on Saturday October 11 2014, @08:13AM
I've funded a podcast that I listen to. I'm considering funding this one as it looks interesting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1534484023/flat-plastic-miniatures [kickstarter.com]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Saturday October 11 2014, @01:05PM
I've funded quite a lot of them, mostly physical products, and while all that have delivered so far have been quite good, they're all at least a bit late. I have two outstanding, one of which should be delivered in the next couple of weeks. It's one of the more expensive 'toys', and I'm hoping it's up to snuff as well.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @06:34AM
I might back a few projects here and there but I'd never ever back one that wasn't freely licensed.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Sunday October 12 2014, @12:38PM
I have helped back a few projects I found interesting, mostly games and boardgames. I have not gone crazy on the spending, mostly like $10-15. As examples I backed Brian Fargos Wasteland 2 and a new season (3) of Wil Wheatons Tabletop boardgame show. Not exactlly high risk projects since I assume both of them would have made it even without my minor contribution.
(Score: 2) by jbernardo on Sunday October 12 2014, @07:26PM
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday October 13 2014, @10:17PM
Kano is a Raspberry Pi Kit. Please see the following links for a number of other Raspberry Pi Kits. http://swag.raspberrypi.org/products/b-raspberry-pi-starter-kit/ [raspberrypi.org] http://www.makershed.com/products/raspberry-pi-essentials-kit?gclid=CJaM0rTTqsECFSyCMgodpSsAFA/ [makershed.com] https://www.adafruit.com/products/1014/ [adafruit.com] http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi/ [mcmelectronics.com] http://www.ebay.com/bhp/raspberry-pi-kit/ [ebay.com] http://www.canakit.com/electronic-kits/raspberry-pi/ [canakit.com] http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-starter-kit/rpi-model-b-starter-kit-w-raspbian/dp/72W4007/ [newark.com]
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Interesting) by skullz on Monday October 13 2014, @05:11PM
I funded Geordi La Forge to bring back Reading Rainbow. I think that if you have good / decent intentions it would be really hard to screw this up.
Still waiting on my coffee mug though.
(Score: 2) by TK on Monday October 13 2014, @08:56PM
Only once, and that was for an album from an established artist. I gave the amount necessary to get the album when it was released three months later.
Basically, everything went as planned. A++, would buy again.
The fleas have smaller fleas, upon their backs to bite them, and those fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum
(Score: 1) by Illop on Tuesday October 14 2014, @04:35AM
Wasteland 2. I have been waiting for it since 1988. Otherwise I am extremely cautious about forking over money, especially for hardware.
(Score: 2) by bradley13 on Tuesday October 14 2014, @11:11AM
I don't know quite how many projects I've funded - I look at it as: would be nice if. Fund the thing for some forgettable amount of money, and then forget it. If the project actually delivers, wow, I have an unexpected present.
I've funded at least four games, for $10 or $20 each. I'm sure all of them should have delivered by now, but I've received only one of them...
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.
(Score: 1) by Pete (big-pete) on Thursday October 16 2014, @01:41PM
My name's Pete, and I have a Kickstarter problem...
-- Pete.
(Score: 1) by Gertlex on Tuesday October 21 2014, @08:10PM
Is there a general theme to your funding, or do you just like flashy project vids?
(Score: 1) by Pete (big-pete) on Wednesday October 22 2014, @08:00AM
Mostly games related projects of all sorts, some tech, and a few other scattered projects.
I rarely even watch the video before I pledge unless I think it will add significantly to the pitch, and rely mostly on the project description text and images.
-- Pete.
(Score: 2) by TGV on Thursday October 16 2014, @05:32PM
I like the arts, and helped this project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2925155/beauty-and-hope-in-the-21st-century [kickstarter.com], and am hoping to receive the recordings and score, and perhaps it helps someone's career a bit. I hope it has been a nice experience for the people involved.
(Score: 1) by hendrikboom on Thursday October 16 2014, @10:22PM
but I've supported indiegogo projects.
(Score: 1) by Kunasou on Saturday October 18 2014, @10:45PM
Since I'm unemployed I can't afford helping a Kickstarter. So I usually share really interesting projects to friends who can help, sometimes they do.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Sunday October 19 2014, @02:50PM
We should kickstart a new poll. This one's been up about ten days.
If you fund me for $1, I'll say thanks but you aren't getting anything other than the new poll.
For the next 3 who fund me at the $5 level, I'll make a funny goatse joke, because goatse is always funny.
For the next 4 funding me at the $10 level, I'll make a standard SN automobile/technology analogy. The car analogy to this funding level, is if you give a car mechanic $50, he will try and evaluate your car to find any problems and provide a list of suggestions.
For the next 1 who fund me at the $250 level, I'll put up a poll which is actually a rickroll. Because, SN poll, I'm never gonna give you up
I'm not in charge of polls on SN but I'm not seeing any inherent problem with this given how few on kickstarter fulfill their goals anyway. So keep on pledging money to me and we'll be all good here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 24 2014, @11:31AM
Not a bad idea. I have kicked into several projects. May have to register with paypal to support SN. Pity there is no bsb transfer option.
(Score: 2) by Jerry Smith on Friday October 24 2014, @07:16AM
Iron Sky sequel, Obduction (the game). Totally worth it.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.