Larian: “the crowdfunding pool is limited and it should be fished in by those who really need it.”

This is perhaps person opinion, but Mighty No 9 looks really bad in gameplay videos so far, as has become a delay fiend. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive…

I’m aware of how games are published.

What I’m noting is that if Kickstarter were such a wonderful tool, every game publisher would use it.

But don’t take my word for it:

“It’s not only about funding but about the creative freedom it allows, they don’t have to listen some publisher when it comes to features and design.”

I’m willing to buy into this argument. This is a good point.

The second bit, though, about “it worked before” flies in contrast to Divinity’s publishers saying that…

http://evilasahobby.com/2014/01/18/kic…

I wouldn’t say it “out ways” the good, but it does outweigh the good, yes.

Some of the money went into the product. Some of the money went to developers. And a lot went to investors, yes. These are all facts. And that’s fine. I’m not saying people are morally lesser for backing kickstarters. I mainly just note that it seems like a questionable business practice.

But again, as I said, if you…

I’m aware the company had a Kickstarter success.

Here’s the thing: past results do not always guarantee future results. Just because a company released a good product last time around does not mean they will again.

Also, talking in circles? Do you even know what that means?

Again, please sight the law in logic my posts have violated.

Or are you a 15 year old who just learned that line and just throw it around now thinking it impresses people?

You do realize that disliking something doesn’t prevent you from researching and understanding it, yes? Saying I shouldn’t post is like saying, “Well, if you don’t like [insert controversial political action], then you can just get out of America.”

Specifically where is my logic flawed? What law of logic have I…

Kotaku.com discussions:

Me: “I never preorder games because you’re buying a product that doesn’t exist yet and there is no way to ensure quality control.” Them: “Preach. Down with preorders! Down with preorder exclusive content!”

Me: “I don’t contribute to kickstarter campaigns because you’re buying a product that…

Kickstarter games are generally boondoggles. Just because one is an exception doesn’t validate the process.

“So if the second game were just produced by a studio, you’d still buy it, right? Kickstarting is essentially the same thing.”

Yes and no.

I’m going to buy Fallout 4.

I’m not going to pre-order it, on the off chance that it’s a steaming pile of unplayable shit at launch. In that case, I’ll wait for the inevitable price…

“It’s like a pre-order”

Thank you for giving me the primary reason I’m against Kickstarter.

Kickstarter is inherently sleezy. For every success story (like Divinity) there are 10 sleeze stories. Yes, I’ve become jaded to Kickstarter. People act like the Mighty Number 9 studio releasing a shit game and basically using Kickstarter as a way to “meet stretch goals” (i.e., get free money). It doesn’t. Kickstarter…

I never back kickstarters in general, but I never back any second project.

If the game comes out, I’ll buy it, if it doesn’t, then I have serious concerns about them as a company and I wouldn’t want to be pledging money to them anyways.

So this is why I don’t Kickstart anything, anymore.

The simple truth is Divinity 1 went on to make a ton of money. If they can’t get funding for this game, they either aren’t trying, or they realize that if they kick start it, they don’t have to pay investors a return on investment.

Either way, it’s kind of sleezy.

Careful, people who like stealing and are good at rationalizing are going to come in and call you a corporate puppet of the new world order. You’ll need this:

Well, no wonder you had trouble understanding what was going on. Monitors upside down in the southern hemisphere.

Texans is an offensive name?