Honestly, I'm more interested in seeing Pantheon staying a bedroom operation. The last decade of "AAA" MMORPGs has left me with a distaste for them. Every high dollar MMORPG has failed. I'd be ok with shitty low dollar graphics from a bed room operation where the game play is fucking amazing.
I recall a lot of tiers on the Obsidian KS but 18 seems like a lot. It's a strange KS all around, normally stretch goals aren't revealed, they're hidden also there are no physical swag tiers. Of course the thing is, those aren't really stretch goals - they are things that need to be in a released MMO to be successful (crafting players won't show up if there is no crafting).
It's pretty hard to get amazing gameplay from a garage operation unless you get lucky with a few really dedicated and talented developers.
I loved original WoW. LOVED IT! I've come to the conclusion that what ruins good MMOs is the fact that they start adding more and more systems on to the core game. As they do that, it further defines and confines the game play more and more until you get a play by numbers follow the rails game.
yea, not that I want the team to grow to 100+ people but ideally we want it be to a large enough group for game play reasons. I'm pretty sure Brad mentioned there were 10 more people waiting to get on board once the funding kicked in. So a team of 20-30 would be nice.
This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read in the MMO forum, and that's really saying something.
This isn't true at all. I never asked for names or any specific details. What I wanted to know and still want to know is what is planned. I donated anyways because I really would like to see this game made but really I probably could of spent that cast on the fucking lottery and gotten a better ROI from it. The reason I the question was I wanted to know what he really expects on $800k that question despite everyone jumping my ass really has not been answered. Do they think they will have a show-able demo to shop around? Is the money only there to prove proof of concept for to already interested investors, or have they not even the first clue who they will go to? How respected is Brad in the industry with the higher ups from other companies we all know the fans love him. The kickstarter is shit and everyone saying well hey they are working for free is a goddamn moron. Of course they are working for free or next to nothing it's a startup that's how startups work, even so someone with Brads financial means could at least hire a PR director, or get one to work for cheap/free to help him set up something as simple as the KS. That's why even though I donated I have a hard time thinking this project will be complete. There is no business plan lined out on their page it's pretty vague. Now do we need them to give us details of every closed door deal of course not and you are a goddamn idiot for jumping to that conclusion. However their is a good middle ground between everything and nothing, as someone mentioned earlier how about an idea of where the $800k will be allotted, and most importantly WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE $800k.. what does success look like on that cash from their perspective. I also said I would be more willing to toss down more cash if the kickstarter was up front about what the real expectations are. They have crazy stretch goals that shouldn't even be listed up there that shit is a fucking pipe dream of $6.7mil and it reads like they wont add classes ect without certain funding.
Project Eternity had 21 tiers. The difference is, theirs were thought out, made sense, and also were simplified with images. Hex MMO was another example of a KS with a lot (18) of tiers, but done well.
Did you seriously just compare an MMO kickstarter to Amnesty International?
Actually, when donating to a charity, I do investigate to see how their money is being spent, in a broad sense, since a lot of charities nearly verge on scams or are horribly mismanaged. So, yeah...
All we have Boozecube,, he basically bumped Zoeii's post so that is his plan.
This shit is so out of whack. I just want the *game* to be great. All of this extra bullshit - I absolutely hate it.Project Eternity had 21 tiers. The difference is, theirs were thought out, made sense, and also were simplified with images. Hex MMO was another example of a KS with a lot (18) of tiers, but done well.
Well that would matter if you were the only person they needed to get money from.
Ya I went back and edited it when I reread it.
The shit they added was not my point. The point is a graphical representation of what backing certain tiers attained.
Oh I know that's all we're getting. I am supporting it anyways. I was just responding to the comments of people acting like I was asking for the names and contact info of different people. I was just trying to clarify again what I would like to see or what should be expanded on if they want more investors to trust and back this project. What the people jumping my shit forget is I already drank the Kool-Aid I am on board but there are shit loads out there who wouldn't even look twice at this thing.