XSLIGE Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Seeing how fast primary goal was achieved, I can't but wonder how epic this fundraiser will be. What do you think? Will Obsidian get over 10 million and create the greatest RPG ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Theory Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) I think they're going to trickle to a halt on or about 2mil. EDIT: Unless more major gaming publications carry the story within the next week or two. Edited September 16, 2012 by Chaos Theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longknife Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Seeing how fast primary goal was achieved, I can't but wonder how epic this fundraiser will be. What do you think? Will Obsidian get over 10 million and create the greatest RPG ever? You gotta realize less people will be willing to donate as their initial goal becomes more and more secure. Some people donate solely out of neccesity, and they've already crossed that line. The further they get away from that line, the more donations will slow down. I think 3-4mil is a good estimate for now. 1 "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamerlane Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Ah... no. Hell no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troller Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Maybe if we convince Bill Gates about how good our cause is... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badmojo Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 it will dry up in between then shoot up at the end. I seriously doubt it will reach 10 million, I will be surprised if it made even 5 million. I am thinking MAYBE 3 or 4 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darji Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Wait till media actually pushes stories etc. I would say over 3 million should be doable. My guess is something between 3-5 million max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longknife Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Maybe if we convince Bill Gates about how good our cause is... Am I the only one that saw "Bill Gates' Son" lurking the forums earlier? WE GOT THIS. "The Courier was the worst of all of them. The worst by far. When he died the first time, he must have met the devil, and then killed him." Is your mom hot? It may explain why guys were following her ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General_Disarray Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Currently, I'd say they'll defo get 1.6 - 1.8m. Pretty optimistic they'll get to 2.2m and possibly beyond when the next tier of stretch goals are posted. Anymore than 4m I'll be surprised, but I don't think it's impossible in a final donation rush. 5m I'll be speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatdim Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 With the right amount of new information (videos, screenshots, concept art, articles, etc.) released in due time, I think Obsidian won't have much of a problem getting to 1.6-1.8M. After that it won't be so easy. Perhaps a stretch goal which entails adding more of the legendary designers of old-school RPGs (ex-Obsidian, ex-BIS, ex-Bioware) to the Eternity development team (ala the Wasteland 2 team including Chris Avellone) may actually induce people to up their pledges to 2.5M and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSLIGE Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Yeah, I agree that meeting first funding goal will impede the later funding. They would be better off if they asked for 3M and then added big stretch goals. But it's only second day so i'm sure that they will think of something to raise more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintersong Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'd be happy with Wasteland 2 level of funding. Ouya level of funding seems too incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Any_ILL Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'd say they'll reach the 2,2 M but I may be too optimistic. For the 10M mark however I'm fairly certain that they won't reach it in 30 more days or even 300. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I think Longknife is correct. The pledges have slowed down. I have put the information out where ever I can and know some people have pledged because of that. Pass the word around. Once we get more information, more screenshots, more videos showing us something the pledges may pick up some. I have but one enemy: myself - Drow saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sharmat Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 It'll gradually slow down in the interim and then pick up in the last few days. 3-4 million is probably a better estimate. Unless we get lucky and they release something huge that causes a massive media blitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2B Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Depends what they reveal over the upcoming weeks. Methinks the Kickstarter will end at around or short of 4 Million. Hoping for even more of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darji Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 With the right amount of new information (videos, screenshots, concept art, articles, etc.) released in due time, I think Obsidian won't have much of a problem getting to 1.6-1.8M. After that it won't be so easy. Perhaps a stretch goal which entails adding more of the legendary designers of old-school RPGs (ex-Obsidian, ex-BIS, ex-Bioware) to the Eternity development team (ala the Wasteland 2 team including Chris Avellone) may actually induce people to up their pledges to 2.5M and beyond. They have not really started with the game. That is why you will get it in 2014 and not tomorrow^^ Also they almost reached 1.4 million. By the end of next week they should easily have reached their stretch goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysen Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Yeah, I agree that meeting first funding goal will impede the later funding. They would be better off if they asked for 3M and then added big stretch goals. But it's only second day so i'm sure that they will think of something to raise more money. They were playing safe, I think, and didn't expect that the initial goal will be reached in 24 hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlux Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) It will reach 4 or 5 million MAX. It will probably end at 3 to 4 million though. They would either have to name this game Badlur's Gate III or make some kind of fantastic announcement for it to reach 10 million. Edited September 16, 2012 by dlux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 It doesn't matter if the push loses steam and they get little more than what they have so far, the real question is the game. If they take the kickstarter funding and create an awesome game, there's a good chance we'll see even greater amounts in the future. Once kickstarter gets real widespread street cred, it's going to be much bigger than I think a lot of folks realize. Someday, I think we're going to see end runs that folks today would probably say right now is nothing more than a pipe dream. I think this is gonna be big. 1 Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highwinter Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Not a chance. It'll easily hit the 2 million stretch goal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatdim Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 They have not really started with the game. That is why you will get it in 2014 and not tomorrow^^ I know they have not started working seriously. That's why I'm expecting mostly articles and interviews with the developers describing the setting for Eternity in a little bit more detail, as well as the occasional piece of new concept art. I think that should satisfy most of the people saying that we don't have enough info to pledge (or, to pledge more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammael Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 10M is highly unlikely. I am hoping to see 5M, but that would require the Kickstarter to pick up pace again. There are no doors in Jefferson that are "special game locked" doors. There are no characters in that game that you can kill that will result in the game ending prematurely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoxNoctum Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I think it'll end at around ~4 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sharmat Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Is there any possibility that kickstarter funds could be used to raise further development funds? If we raise 3-4 million in donations purely for a concept, couldn't you go to a bank and take out a loan based on "Hey, there's clearly a market for this. Give us a couple of million and we'll pay back with interest."? Could do the same thing with some investors. I'm not talking about going to a publisher or relinquishing any amount of creative control. It'd be a purely financial thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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