Godgames | General discussion

Crumpy Six
Grand Master

Posts: 784

General discussion Nov 16, 2015 12:11:43 GMT Lord Ba'al and Matthew Allen like this

Post by Crumpy Six on Nov 16, 2015 12:11:43 GMT

BBC article on the risks of crowdfunding: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34832447

The particular case discussed is that of the Zano micro-drone, which has abruptly and depressingly imploded.

The majority of 'Have Your Say' comments on this article (only about 50 at this particular moment, as the article just went up) are surprisingly dismissive of backers and the overall view is that backers should know the risks they take and so should DEAL WITH IT if it all goes wrong. It seems KS campaign owners are accountable for nothing. This attitude is going to be the downfall of crowd-funding platforms.

Lord Ba'al Supreme Deity Posts: 6,260 Pledge level: Half a Partner I like: Cats; single malt Scotch; Stargate; Amiga; fried potatoes; retro gaming; cheese; snickers; sticky tape. I don't like: Dimples in the bottom of scotch bottles; Facebook games masquerading as godgames. Steam: stonelesscutter GOG: stonelesscutter	General discussion Nov 16, 2015 13:27:51 GMT via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lord Ba'al on Nov 16, 2015 13:27:51 GMT If I had money, I would have consisered sueing.
	This town cannot accommodate the numerical totality of our combined mass.

Matthew Allen
Former 22Cans staff

Full Time Rock Star

Posts: 295

Pledge level: Elemental
Steam: MrMatthewAllen

General discussion Nov 18, 2015 0:13:59 GMT 13thGeneral likes this

Post by Matthew Allen on Nov 18, 2015 0:13:59 GMT

Nov 14, 2015 14:30:38 GMT Crumpy Six said:

Nov 13, 2015 17:37:19 GMT Matthew Allen said:

To piggyback onto the links that Ba'al posted up above:

- A Letter from the trenches of a Kickstarter
- A Backer's Story
- What our fans taught us about Kickstarter
- What aren't people still understanding about Kickstarter? The answer is: A lot.
- Psychology and Video Game Kickstarters
- Kickstarter in 2014 across all categories
- The giants hiding a growing problem – Video games on Kickstarter on the first half of 2015
- Understanding Your Kickstarter Liabilities
- And more

Incredibly informative links Matthew, thanks for collating these.

(snip)

No problem, Crumpy! Gamasutra is an excellent site for a wide range of developer insights and opinions but I find that it's equally insightful for non-devs as well.

Less Human | More being

Lord Ba'al Supreme Deity Posts: 6,260 Pledge level: Half a Partner I like: Cats; single malt Scotch; Stargate; Amiga; fried potatoes; retro gaming; cheese; snickers; sticky tape. I don't like: Dimples in the bottom of scotch bottles; Facebook games masquerading as godgames. Steam: stonelesscutter GOG: stonelesscutter	General discussion Jan 14, 2016 21:08:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lord Ba'al on Jan 14, 2016 21:08:48 GMT
	This town cannot accommodate the numerical totality of our combined mass.

Griffork: I'm back! Just saw the trailer of Masters of Albion and it's a godgame! Immediately thought of this forum and decided to visit. Aug 21, 2024 7:51:22 GMT

Griffork: Sorry for being away for so long. The job I had at the beginning of the year seems to be having a full-blown melt-down (and I got caught in it). I'm now at a new place but the new job has been a very hectic learning experience (yay for being on R&D!) Aug 21, 2024 7:55:26 GMT

Lord Ba'al: He is indeed at it again. I read a few lines from some article saying he took something from this game and something from that game and something from yet another game and put it all together. Aug 21, 2024 17:34:06 GMT

General discussion

Post by Crumpy Six on Nov 16, 2015 12:11:43 GMT

Post by Lord Ba'al on Nov 16, 2015 13:27:51 GMT

Post by Matthew Allen on Nov 18, 2015 0:13:59 GMT

Post by Lord Ba'al on Jan 14, 2016 21:08:48 GMT

Shoutbox