Op Ed

[Jul 24, 2012, 8:59 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

GameFront - Why I'm Not Okay with the Penny Arcade Kickstarter.
But Penny Arcade doesn't need money from Kickstarter, or to crowdsource new projects. It simply would prefer to remove ads from its site for one year, at the cost of a huge amount of money. But it’s choosing to gather that money not through usual business channels, but through Kickstarter — and in a way, it’s taking advantage of the Kickstarter culture and drawing away users who would potentially give funds to more needy projects.

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Re: Op Ed

Jul 24, 2012, 21:23

NKD

Lokust wrote on Jul 24, 2012, 21:08:
It's a fucking kickstarter. If you aren't down with it, DON'T PUT MONEY IN. It's pretty ridiculous to suggest that all kickstarter projects overlap the same pool of potential donators anyway.

No kidding. When I see opinions like this it just baffles the mind.

This mentality that Kickstarter is only supposed to be a last resort for the desperate is just ridiculous. It's perfectly fine for an existing project with ongoing financial needs to switch to Kickstarter funding if they feel that will provide a better experience for their customers/users.

Nevermind the general tone of the article where they seem to think Kickstarter is only for making vidya games. The real "Please turn off your computer and never write an article again." point in the article is this gem:

Other businesses hoping to kick ads from their sites would offer paid subscriptions or ask for donations with that goal in mind.

What the fuck? Subscriptions only benefit the people who subscribe, so that's off the table. No one likes that model. But the real WTF: Kickstarter is essentially the same as asking for donations, but with incentives and a more structured and transparent process.

A Kickstarter is far more beneficial to the users of the site than either of these supposedly superior alternatives.

I don't want random internet pundits telling me what Kickstarter projects I should be able to choose from. The interwebs community at large gets to make that decision. That's the whole point of crowdfunding.




If you don't like where gaming is heading, stop giving your money to the people who are taking it in that direction.

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	1.	Jul 24, 21:08	Re: Op Ed	Lokust
>>	2.	Jul 24, 21:23	Re: Op Ed	NKD
	3.	Jul 24, 21:23	Re: Op Ed	nin
	5.	Jul 24, 21:30	Re: Op Ed	jdreyer
	6.	Jul 24, 21:35	Re: Op Ed	Elf Shot The Food
	7.	Jul 24, 21:36	Re: Op Ed	Lorcin
	8.	Jul 24, 21:37	Re: Op Ed	Sepharo
	14.	Jul 24, 22:01	Re: Op Ed	Agent.X7
	4.	Jul 24, 21:27	Re: Op Ed	PropheT
	9.	Jul 24, 21:38	Re: Op Ed	Cutter
	10.	Jul 24, 21:47	Re: Op Ed	Prez
	16.	Jul 24, 22:16	Re: Op Ed	StingingVelvet
	17.	Jul 24, 22:50	Re: Op Ed	Jerykk
	18.	Jul 24, 22:56	Re: Op Ed	Beamer
	21.	Jul 24, 23:16	Re: Op Ed	Sepharo
	22.	Jul 24, 23:36	Re: Op Ed	Prez
	11.	Jul 24, 21:47	Re: Op Ed	NKD
	12.	Jul 24, 21:52	Re: Op Ed	PropheT
	13.	Jul 24, 21:58	Re: Op Ed	NKD
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	20.	Jul 24, 23:15	Re: Op Ed	NKD
	31.	Jul 25, 03:31	Re: Op Ed	Flatline
	24.	Jul 25, 01:22	Re: Op Ed	StingingVelvet
	25.	Jul 25, 01:51	Re: Op Ed	Dmitri_M
	27.	Jul 25, 01:55	Re: Op Ed	Prez
	28.	Jul 25, 01:57	Re: Op Ed	Jerykk
	29.	Jul 25, 02:00	Re: Op Ed	Prez
	30.	Jul 25, 02:12	Re: Op Ed	Sepharo
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	32.	Jul 25, 04:06	Re: Op Ed	Dev
	15.	Jul 24, 22:10	Re: Op Ed	Silicon Avatar
	23.	Jul 25, 00:00	Re: Op Ed	Cyanotetyphas
	33.	Jul 25, 04:48	Re: Op Ed	xornand
	34.	Jul 25, 09:07	Re: Op Ed	Verno
	38.	Jul 25, 10:36	Re: Op Ed	RollinThundr
	39.	Jul 25, 11:23	Re: Op Ed	nin
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	36.	Jul 25, 10:21	Re: Op Ed	Tumbler
	37.	Jul 25, 10:23	Re: Op Ed	Beamer
	40.	Jul 25, 12:09	Re: Op Ed	Creston
	41.	Jul 25, 13:00	Re: Op Ed	Verno
	42.	Jul 25, 13:15	Re: Op Ed	NKD
	44.	Jul 25, 19:16	Re: Op Ed	RollinThundr
	52.	Jul 26, 13:38	Re: Op Ed	Creston
	43.	Jul 25, 13:48	Re: Op Ed	Verno
	45.	Jul 25, 19:54	Re: Op Ed	Prez
	46.	Jul 25, 20:50	Re: Op Ed	Sepharo
	49.	Jul 26, 09:50	Re: Op Ed	RollinThundr
	50.	Jul 26, 09:56	Re: Op Ed	Sepharo
	51.	Jul 26, 10:32	Re: Op Ed	Verno
	54.	Jul 26, 21:15	Re: Op Ed	Sepharo
	47.	Jul 25, 22:32	Re: Op Ed	Dades
	48.	Jul 26, 09:38	Re: Op Ed	AlexSledge
	53.	Jul 26, 14:41	Re: Op Ed	Verno