Guest Slinky Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 I have a strong feeling The Mandate will either be really simple and shallow or outright failure. I'd love it if they prove me wrong, but there it is.
melkathi Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 Hm, ok. I guess I'll gamble some money on it. Just make sure you have a look at the information they have there, so it really is something you personally are interested in. I wouldn't trust me, I gave $150 to SRR 1 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Malcador Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 I gave it a glance before and it did seem interesting to me. Kind of like the 40k RT PnP game was my impression, I decided against the gamble when it looked like the project was really doomed (Not much logic there, but eh) Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
ShadySands Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 Hm, ok. I guess I'll gamble some money on it. Just make sure you have a look at the information they have there, so it really is something you personally are interested in. I wouldn't trust me, I gave $150 to SRR I still dream of a Shadowrun game from Obsidian... le sigh 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
Mamoulian War Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 And I dream about Pathfinder game from Obsidian, but unfortunately our dreams will very unlikely come true 2 Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
melkathi Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 And now for something completly different: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/205899120/dwarven-delve-an-action-dungeon-crawl-with-a-twist With only 40 hours to go and needing just under $1k, even a $10 contribution will make a huge difference Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Gorth Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Just got an email from Logic Artists that my physical rewards have shipped from Copenhagen. I don't even remember being entitled the physical rewards, but the tracking ID definitely showed something weighing more than half a Kg being shipped Maybe I should go back the the kickstarter page and see what my $$$ entitled me to “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) I just found this one with merely 24 h to go - Xulima: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1446315704/lords-of-xulima-an-epic-story-of-gods-and-humans It's a party-based and turn-based CRPG in 2D, and with the stretch goals, it now has almost 70 h of gameplay and counting. Give it a whirl, if only just to support CRPGs that are vast in scale and exploration. They have nearly 300 % of their pledge goal, so it's going well for them. The game will be out in about Feb 2014. Edited November 28, 2013 by IndiraLightfoot *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
samm Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Damn, so the tactics, party-interaction, lots of stats and being an RPG hasn't saved Deathfire from being a victim of a $10'000 backer scam. Has to suck for them. Citizen of a country with a racist, hypocritical majority
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 samm: I know, that is absolutely terrible! I really hope that is a mistake or something, but it has happened before. Let's hope it won't happen to Lords of Xulima, which asks for much less. *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
melkathi Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 The Mandate will actually hold a court martial for the 10.000 scammer: As some of you may be aware, there was a bit of drama with our $10.000 backer pulling out when we were just $5.000 shy of the 500.000 goal. This was only a minor setback and we quickly recovered but this kind of scam could have been a major blow to a smaller campaign. So how do we chose to respond to this? Do we ignore it? NOOOO WAY! After getting some input from the most active backers in the comments field over on Kickstarter, we have decided to run a little community activity: There is no precedence for trying a Lord High Admiral [which is the $10,000 pledge rank] on a court martial and since all members of a court martial must have equal or higher rank than the accused, well, there is only one Lord High Admiral so... Instead the accused will be tried by a grand jury of his peers [for the sake of story we assume this event takes place before all of you were disgraced after your own court martial ] Our lead writer will act as Judge Advocate General of the Grand Fleet and draft the charges, basically violations of the Articles of War You, as captains of the fleet, will decide whether the charges are true or false You, as captains of the fleet, will perform sentencing (by popular vote) We hope this can turn something negative into a fun little community event. The court martial will be in session most likely in early to mid December. Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Oner Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Damn, so the tactics, party-interaction, lots of stats and being an RPG hasn't saved Deathfire from being a victim of a $10'000 backer scam. Has to suck for them. What happened? The updates don't mention a scam. Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13.
TSBasilisk Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 If it's anything like Mandate, a person posted a $10,000 pledge only to suddenly withdraw it. Mandate was $5,000 short of their goal when their top pledge was withdrawn.
Bester Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 It's no scam. The guy probably decided since the game had done so well, it didn't need his 10k to be made. IE Mod for Pillars of Eternity: link
Althernai Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 Stopped following it for a while, what caused the big push ? Last I checked they were 30% off with about 20 days or so. Among other things, they were mentioned in inXile's update to Torment backers. This is what convinced me to back them and I suspect quite a few others -- including Paypal, Torment had more than 75K backers (i.e. people willing to give money to an RPG on Kickstarter). It's no scam. The guy probably decided since the game had done so well, it didn't need his 10k to be made. I've seen this done several times and it's hard to guess the motive. It could be somebody who, as you say, was genuinely willing to give the $10K if it was needed and withdrew it once it became clear that the project would succeed without it (though this interpretation is not viable for Deathfire which doesn't look good right now). It could also be somebody who was genuinely going to give the $10K, but changed his or her mind -- the long timeframe of Kickstarters allows for a lot time for buyer's remorse to kick in. On the other hand, it could also be somebody who doesn't actually have $10K to spare. It could be that such a person is trying to help the game by misrepresenting the amount of support it has or, it could be a simple troll who doesn't care about anything other than the attention such a stunt gets. It's impossible to say without more information.
BruceVC Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 It's no scam. The guy probably decided since the game had done so well, it didn't need his 10k to be made. Sorry but if you are right that kind of thinking and behaviour is disingenuous and is unacceptable for a system like KS. It should be unequivocally condemned If a person bothers to understand how the structure of KS works they would know that it is this kind of action that can effectively destroy the hopes of thousands of fans and lead to huge disappointment for the developers or creators of the particular KS. This is not a game for some people but there livelihood and aspirations. Also I'm not talking about changing a relatively small pledge like $100 but a person who commits $10 k knows if they can afford and is serious about it. You can't change a pledge of that much unless you weren't serious about it in the first place 3 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Hurlshort Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 Oddly enough, I was going to suggest Bester as the culprit. 2
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 Well, folks, here's the last and final call for backers over at the Lords of Xulima KS! And you can always throw in an extra $4,44 and join the 5th Lord of Xulima pledge club. *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
Bester Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 Oddly enough, I was going to suggest Bester as the culprit. It...i-i-it wasn't ME!!!!!!!!! 1 IE Mod for Pillars of Eternity: link
Bester Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/393053146/powerup-30-smartphone-controlled-paper-airplane IE Mod for Pillars of Eternity: link
TSBasilisk Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Updates on two solid Kickstarters ending in the next 24 hours: Paradise Lost: First Contact Retro-art 2d-platformer with heavy inspiration from Mark of the Ninja and a vibe somewhere between Alien and ET Funded and has met its first three stretch goals: Localization, achievements, and a bonus chapter; another 17k will see improvements to the graphics The Mandate Space opera on a grand scale but with an X-Com approach to building your crew/fleet and a distinct Tsarists-in-space appeal Funded and has met its first stretch goal: Away missions; another 65k will see starbase boarding operations Update on longer-term projects: Stasis 2D isometric horror sci-fi adventure - no need to try and explain, he did it perfectly already About 7k short of its 100k goal and should handily reach its first two stretch goals in the remaining week Bloom: Memories An action-adventure RPG in a world torn between the mechanical and natural with a mother and her child at the center of the conflict About 3k short of its 40k goal with 9 days left - their first stretch goal at 50k is a very reasonable localization to Russian, German, and another language
melkathi Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Bloom looks very interesting. I especially like the fact that you will be able to do a non violent playthrough. Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Keyrock Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Without knowing anything about it at all, I'm going to assume that Bloom is very bright. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
babaganoosh13 Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 And it's finally made its goal! 3rd times a charm! (Bloom) You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
melkathi Posted December 2, 2013 Posted December 2, 2013 Heh, from people being worried about The Mandate not making it, it has even made some stretch goals 3 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
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