Shadowrun MMO announced, who saw THAT coming?! Options

[Critias]

I think it being towards the end of summer -- so the hardcore con-going geeks are tapped out because of GenCon and Dragon*Con being around the corner, or already spent for Origins, and the not-so-hardcore-geeks are often still tapped out because summertime's the traditional season for other expensive vacations -- plays a large part, too. Plus general Kickstarter fatigue.

I just wish they hadn't set the bar so danged high. $500k is a lot of money to raise in a month, no matter how successful other projects have been! I hope they can scrape the cash together in the next day or two, 'cause SRO looks like a heck of a game.

[CanRay]

*Shows manly tears*

[Stahlseele]

*nods*
if Mr. Weisman were donate a part of the SR:R Surplus Money, it'd be taken care of lickety split . .
but maybe, going to him as an investor would be a smooth move too, seeing how he is unlikely to want too drastic changes . .

i also notice that somehow neither CGL nor HBS kickstarter accounts have been seen donating money to SR:O yet.

[LurkerOutThere]

Probably also less name recognition. SRR has shown themselves able to make Shadowrun games before. SRO is new to that. Also less nostalgia factor, which has probably been a factor in other large kickstarter-funded games.

Also there was just the fact that SRR's presentation and advertising was a lot slicker from jump. I mean saying SRR succeeded due to nostalgia factor undermines the fact that they just ran a better campaign and they were in place first.

Plus who doesn't enjoy seeing the project manager for SR:360 pelted with stuff.

[CanRay]

Plus who doesn't enjoy seeing the project manager for SR:360 pelted with stuff.

I know I kept demanding more.

Might be the reason he has a DocWagon card now.

[Dr.Rockso]

And they made it! Right down to the wire, though

[Stahlseele]

Actually, there are still 2 hours left and they are now at $527,803

[Stahlseele]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/196435...ne/posts/394833
THIS!
IS!
GUNPORN!


*fap fap fap*!

[_Pax._]

^^^ Yeah, that. ^^^

*fap fap fap*!!

[Lionhearted]

Eh, do they get money from another source aswell?

MMOs are notoriously expensive to create and maintain...

[Stahlseele]

PayPal Donations right now i think.
And there will be a Version sold on shelves in Stores too, if i remember correctly . .
And then there's the big no no boogeyman of microtransaction free to play game . .

[Lionhearted]

MMO's tend to have budgets in the tens of millions though... I mean it bankrupted Amalur.

[Stahlseele]

who/what?

[Lionhearted]

That original IP RPG the other year funded by some old baseball(?) player and had Todd McFarlane (the creator of spawn) work of the artistic design.
They were planning an MMO but went bankrupt along the way despite good sales.

[Stahlseele]

ah . .
bigger franchises have tanked in terms of MMOs
Conan for example and WH40K . .

[Lionhearted]

Yeah but that was more because of design rather then funding

[Lionhearted]

Well with Conan an WH:F (whatever it was called)
Dark millenia got the axe because THQ was in the gutter, RIP

[Critias]

Here's a bit of an update on Shadowrun Returns...joint CGL/HBS announcement.

*does his best not to jump up and down for joy*

[Stahlseele]

The only names in there i like to read are Jordan Weisman, Tom Dowd and Michael Stackpole . .
Wish the others had nothing to do with this at all <.<

[Critias]

The only names in there i like to read are Jordan Weisman, Tom Dowd and Michael Stackpole . .
Wish the others had nothing to do with this at all <.<

Thanks.

[Stahlseele]

Thanks.

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[Critias]

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As someone on that list but who isn't Weisman, Stackpole, or Dowd, it's really heartening to read that sort of thing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Stahlseele]

Ah you are there too? O.o
forgive me, i am notoriously bad with names <.<;,
ok, so the only people i really want out of there are Bills, Coleman and Hardy . . .
i haven't read a single bad thing about way of the adept yet, so you can't be bad.
and i have no idea who the woman is.

[Critias]

Heheh, just giving you shit, man. I know now everyone keeps usernames/real names straight, etc, etc.

[Stahlseele]

let me give you en example:
half of my buddies, whom i know by now since about 10 years ago, still call me by my online handle . .
i know the names of 6 people in the corporation i have been working with for more than 5.5 years now.
i am THAT BAD with names . . and multiple names per person make this even worse <.<