As someone who doesnt have many real life friends I have always saw the whole crew as my buddies. This hurts to hear. RIP Ryan. You had more friends than you ever even met.
Hello everyone. You may remember me as one of those people you never knew existed. Well I am back and am doing a little crowd sourcing. I got my CAH expansion today and was trying to think of some things to label the blank cards with. I came up with a list, but all the phrases I thought of just sounded like me. What are all of you filling in those blank cards with or just any good suggestions. Thanks again, and now I will evaporate back into nothingness.
Wow, these results have me in a serious state of anxiety. Totally cool with who ever wins but its a damn shame those 3 duders have to lose. Still though I am flying my Rorie flag with pride. GLHB to all!
I have thought about this some since the Double Fine adventure kickstarter blew up. Ultimately, I dont think it will be a big deal no matter what devs do. The way I look at it people who are huge fans of franchises are already showing their appreciation by buying Collector Editions. Paying $100+ for a six dollar RC car, or night vision goggles that only work in daylight, or other crap that will sit in a box or on shelves. Honestly, having my name in the credits of a game I love sounds way better than all that junk. Also I would love to see a "Please Insert Special Thanks Disc" prompt at the end of a Call of Duty Game.
Where it breaks a little bit is how much it matters to the dev in question. Call of Duty sells enough coming out of the gate to make all its money with out getting any thing up front. They decide to license a CoD deck building card game and they immediately start construction on the kitchen nook on their yacht. A small guy like DF decides to make an adventure game, they cannot guarantee with any certainty the return on investment. Kickstarter allows them the oppertunity to try something.
As far as how much influance supporters should/or feel like they are entitled to that already happens. I bought ME1 and ME2 (Twice I lost my first copy) so my investment in the 3rd one is some portion of my $180. They never asked me how I think it should end. ( I have not beaten 3 yet and look forward to being ENRAGED by the ending) Now the 3rd one has ended and people already feel like they should have influance on how it wrapped up. They are wrong.
If Activision opens an official Kickstarter for some project that is on the brink. People chip in and get a game made thats great too! People get to keep their jobs, dreams get fulfilled and a big publisher makes a game they are nervous about. I call that three unqualified victories. They just need to convince consumers that they are deserving of their money.
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