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> People get into game development because they want to have fun programming Totally agree. I think the only real issue here is expectations. If the project me

by smcl 5y ago

> People get into game development because they want to have fun programming Totally agree. I think the only real issue here is expectations. If the project mentioned was crowdfunded specifically and only with the goal to deliver a game, then I think people would be right to be a little bit irked that the developer is instead tinkering with their own programming language rather than the game, after eight full years. However if the project was funded with the understanding that the developer was just going to explore and share the process of game development and everyone is on board with them going off-piste to develop something interesting, then I guess that's fine. That said, the amount of money in question is $67k spread over 1660 backers (~$40 each) so it's not like this person has grifted millions then done a rug-pull :)

Centigonal 5y ago
I don't know about other backers, but I'm happy with how this has turned out myself. I think backing anything comes with a level of risk, and the fact that they're working on something publicly, eight years later, is more than a lot of campaigns manage.
- paniq303 5y ago
  Thank you. It's not a grift (or is that what a grifter would say - oh god I hope it isn't). I didn't want us to overpromise and become the next No Man's Sky (which has by now fully redeemed itself) so I never spent much time on advertising and trailers. As a result, we didn't get much money. People were skeptical from the beginning, which was expected. What we got in support largely came from a handful of friends who wanted to see it done, and most of their names are going to end up in the credit roll. 99% of our present funding comes out of our own pockets and from Sylvia's illustration business.
  - smcl 5y ago
    To clarify, I was trying to say that it doesn't sound like a grift. The last sentence of my comment was badly worded :)

by smcl 5y ago

Centigonal 5y ago

I don't know about other backers, but I'm happy with how this has turned out myself. I think backing anything comes with a level of risk, and the fact that they're working on something publicly, eight years later, is more than a lot of campaigns manage.

paniq303 5y ago
Thank you. It's not a grift (or is that what a grifter would say - oh god I hope it isn't). I didn't want us to overpromise and become the next No Man's Sky (which has by now fully redeemed itself) so I never spent much time on advertising and trailers. As a result, we didn't get much money. People were skeptical from the beginning, which was expected. What we got in support largely came from a handful of friends who wanted to see it done, and most of their names are going to end up in the credit roll. 99% of our present funding comes out of our own pockets and from Sylvia's illustration business.
- smcl 5y ago
  To clarify, I was trying to say that it doesn't sound like a grift. The last sentence of my comment was badly worded :)