Kitkoan wrote on Jul 13, 2012, 12:35:
This doesn't sound like some small Indie company that would be hard pressed to find funding or have issues with balancing a budget nicely
Even developers that produce successful games still need publishers to finance future games, which means that there are lots of strings attached and they rarely have complete creative freedom. Using KS avoids that, as well as rewarding the fans of the original.
At the end of the day it is up to individuals to determine whether it is worth funding. I loved the original game and am 100% happy to fund this KS, even if it only achieves the lowest tier of funding. If I didn't have any interest in supporting developers then I'd simply pirate all the games I wanted to play.
Kitkoan wrote on Jul 13, 2012, 12:43:
I feel it is a problem. Kickstarter is (to my knowledge) supposed to help finance those who have tried and couldn't get financed, a last choice option. Now bigger players are seeing it a a first choice because they don't have to pay back loans so they can maximize profits. Kinda like taking from the poor to help the rich
This isn't EA or Ubisoft we're talking about. This is a developer that produced one successful game and achieved most of that through high profile sales on Steam. And again, if it achieve funding it means that a) there is demand for a sequel, and b) that they don't have to worry about investors meddling with the game design.
I couldn't care less whether other people think it's a good or bad idea. I'm happy to fund it.
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