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Op Ed

[May 08, 2012, 09:28 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Gamasutra - How long before the Kickstarter bubble bursts?
We are still in the early days of our Kickstarter relationship, the early days of falling in love. Everything our partner does is wonderful. We gloss over the risks, we ignore the downsides, because the glory of falling in love is everything.

I think we have about six months left of that period. Towards the end of this year, some Kickstarter projects are going to start slipping. Some will see their teams collapse amidst bicker recriminations. Some pledgers are going to start getting very angry.

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Re: Op Ed

May 8, 2012, 14:41

Eberron

Beamer wrote on May 8, 2012, 14:33: Like that guy that just spent $10k to be a villain in Carmageddon. Honestly, does anyone have much faith in Stainless being able to go from 10 years of horrible crapware to a fun game? Someone bet $10k they will. That is the main difference. This guy isn't 'investing' $10K. People invest in stocks. People invest in real estate. They aren't doing it for fun. They want money to return. If it doesn't return then the bubble is burst. Some people have fun simply because they can waste so much money. If you can afford upper tiers then it's probably more for vanity and the fun of flying out and hob nobbing with developers and feeling "important". People spend $10K on vacations all the time that turn to shit but that doesn't stop them from going on another one the next chance they get.

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Comment [quote="Eberron"May 8, 2012, 14:41][quote="Beamer"May 8, 2012, 14:33]Like that guy that just spent $10k to be a villain in Carmageddon. Honestly, does anyone have much faith in Stainless being able to go from 10 years of horrible crapware to a fun game? Someone bet $10k they will. [/quote] That is the main difference. This guy isn't 'investing' $10K. People invest in stocks. People invest in real estate. They aren't doing it for fun. They want money to return. If it doesn't return then the bubble is burst. Some people have fun simply because they can waste so much money. If you can afford upper tiers then it's probably more for vanity and the fun of flying out and hob nobbing with developers and feeling "important". People spend $10K on vacations all the time that turn to shit but that doesn't stop them from going on another one the next chance they get. [/quote]

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