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> The $20,000+ backers do strike me as crazy, yeah. I have the same feeling. Yeah, it's a bit crazy to throw so much money at a game. But it is also crazy to t
by sgift 7y ago
> The $20,000+ backers do strike me as crazy, yeah.
I have the same feeling. Yeah, it's a bit crazy to throw so much money at a game. But it is also crazy to throw that much money at a car or any other hobby. But no one blinks an eye. People just say "you've earned it" or "but it's a really nice car" as if that somehow changes the fact that it's just a vanity item which you can throw away in a few years.
I've thrown 45 Dollar at SC. Maybe that's crazy. But I've also thrown more than money at Anthem and that is an AAA game by a well known studio with "proper" management. And so far it didn't turn out really well.
- imtringued 7y agoPeople don't throw away cars. Where did you get that idea? Those who don't want to keep their car after a few years already lease and everyone else sells their car if they want a different one. Even cars that have lost 90% of their value can still be exported to developing countries. Meanwhile video game servers often shutdown within 10 years and you will be left with nothing.
- wlesieutre 7y agoNobody's talking about throwing away cars, he's talking about throwing money at cars. There are definitely people who have spent an extra $20,000 on a car that they didn't need to spend, with no expectation of getting a return on investment out of it. Lots of people have done that.
- sli 7y ago> with no expectation of getting a return on investment out of it Is this in reference to using it to get to work or something? They would be correct to not expect a return from investing in a depreciating asset.