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It seems like a safer use of extra funding is for free expansions. It may seem unfair to take $140 million and build a $10 million game, but people funded you

by sbov 9y ago

It seems like a safer use of extra funding is for free expansions. It may seem unfair to take $140 million and build a $10 million game, but people funded you with your $10 million game, deadlines included, in mind.

manarth 9y ago
It may seem unfair to take $140 million and build a $10 million game If a film spent $10M, and turned $140M at the box office, it would be seen as a success, rather than a con. Should a game be any different?
- wang_li 9y ago
  It shouldn't be any different, however, this situation is: If a film spent $140M and turned $10M at the box office, it would be seen as an utter failure. Should a game be any different?
  - csbrooks 9y ago
    I don't think that's totally accurate. That $140M could be considered preorders, basically.
  - kobeya 9y ago
    No, the post you are replying to had it correct. The $140M is people paying to have the game, that's the same as boxoffice sales.
- kevinmchugh 9y ago
  Given that games have different funding models and expectations w/r/t release dates, yes.
- megablast 9y ago
  Good point, except they are promising more to reach each funding goal.
screecwe 9y ago
This is false. CIG has promised that every single dollar backed to the game before retail release will go into development of the game, server costs, and post development updates.