Yeah, but most of these studios still allow you to buy the game from their site after the Kickstarter.
Even with Planescape Torment likely being my favorite game of all time, I didn't back this. There is very little to motivate me to buy something I won't see until 2014. If the Kickstarter was struggling, or offered collectable goods (Oh my sweet temptress!) at a value, it would probably change my mind.Very true. Plus, you can always buy the game when it is actually released. Most of the games thus far have been the same price even, so those that helped in the kickstarter didnt even get a discount.
Even with Planescape Torment likely being my favorite game of all time, I didn't back this. There is very little to motivate me to buy something I won't see until 2014. If the Kickstarter was struggling, or offered collectable goods (Oh my sweet temptress!) at a value, it would probably change my mind.
:Edit: As for the discount, Project Eternity still offers a digital copy for $29, which is up only $4 from the Kickstarter. Wasteland 2 offers quite a few tiers still, and most of the lower ones look to be about $10 more than their similarly outfitted Kickstarter tiers, some of the collector edition ones look to have a bigger increase though.
4 Million reached with 7 hours to go!
AWESOME!
showing 3.9x with 6 for me
I said at a value. The physical goods here are very over priced. The base game is $25, and the lowest physical tier is $65, which adds some unspecified box and a manual, that doesn't justify an extra $40 to me; and the collectors edition stuff is similarly done. Don't get me wrong though, I understand that they have to charge more for this stuff than you normally would pay because the extra money is going directly into the game, and that's fine, but it's just not for me.Kidding, right?
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I said at a value. The physical goods here are very over priced. The base game is $25, and the lowest physical tier is $65, which adds some unspecified box and a manual, that doesn't justify an extra $40 to me; and the collectors edition stuff is similarly done. Don't get me wrong though, I understand that they have to charge more for this stuff than you normally would pay because the extra money is going directly into the game, and that's fine, but it's just not for me.
He is including their paypal contributions as well. The 4M stretch goal has been achieved on according the the infograph.
Some price increase is justified, but that doesn't make it any more appealing. I backed Wasteland 2 and not Torment because it offered a decent value, that's all, doesn't need to be a big discussion.It costs a lot more per disc, box and manual to do a small print run than the million-copy run of an AAA title.
PayPal counts towards the stretch goals but I thought that Fargo had clarified that the $200K does not -- it's insurance for overruns and backup for anyone cancelling their pledges.
$4.15 + .17 paypal = 4.32 with 41 minutes to go, so I'm guessing not $4.5. It's still the most successful KS to date and we're getting everything except strongholds.
I wasn't too far off with my initial 4.5m guess. With kickstarter and paypal they should probably clear close to 4.3m not bad
Annnndd.... Finished
Not sure if the RPG genre is saved, holding judgement until release of this and other kickstarters. But it sure is an impressive total.
For those saying we're paying normal price/more for the game, this isn't about per-ordering. It's about being an investor in the game - showing that we want a decent game, not sequel number x
Personally, in for $75.