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I'm not sure what to feel when someone who spent (reportedly) $30MM for a space trip: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garriott#Spaceflight http://en.wikipe

by Erwin 14y ago

I'm not sure what to feel when someone who spent (reportedly) $30MM for a space trip: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garriott#Spaceflight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garriott#Spaceflight asks me for $1MM But I guess the more power to semi-independent studios we can give through Kickstarter the better. I like the $10 "guilt pledge": "If you ever pirated an Ultima game or used an exploit to grief other players in Ultima Online, here’s your chance to repent! For your $10 donation you will receive a clear conscience and Lord British's undying gratitude.".

adventured 14y ago
It's real simple. Don't spend a penny of your money toward it if you don't want to / if you disagree with it. And $1 million? It's going to cost radically more than that to launch the product. You do realize how much even a mid size title costs to make these days, right? All $1 million does is get the ball rolling (barely). Try $15 to $30 million dollars just to build it out.
jsnell 14y ago
You're probably thinking of Kickstarter in its original "support a cool project to make it happen" mindset. Like most high profile projects, this isn't like that. It's one part marketing, one part a pre-order system, and one part a market research tool. In that light the personal wealth of the project owner is irrelevant.
spqr 14y ago
I pirated Ultima IV, but in fairness it was on a Commodore 64 in 1985 and I was 13 years old. I assume the statute of limitations has run out, but if not will I still be tried as a minor? I guess I can flip the guy at least $10 for the best RPG I ever played in my life.
thisone 14y ago
I don't think personal wealth of an owner has anything to do with a business. I'm probably a greedy SOB, but that's his money, not the company's money. If the company can't exist without him paying his own money into it, then the company probably shouldn't exist. I find it laudable if an owner would help float a company through a short bad period using their own money, but I wouldn't expect them to beggar themselves (or not get paid back) just to keep a failing company running.

by Erwin 14y ago

adventured 14y ago

It's real simple. Don't spend a penny of your money toward it if you don't want to / if you disagree with it. And $1 million? It's going to cost radically more than that to launch the product. You do realize how much even a mid size title costs to make these days, right? All $1 million does is get the ball rolling (barely). Try $15 to $30 million dollars just to build it out.

jsnell 14y ago

You're probably thinking of Kickstarter in its original "support a cool project to make it happen" mindset. Like most high profile projects, this isn't like that. It's one part marketing, one part a pre-order system, and one part a market research tool. In that light the personal wealth of the project owner is irrelevant.

spqr 14y ago

I pirated Ultima IV, but in fairness it was on a Commodore 64 in 1985 and I was 13 years old. I assume the statute of limitations has run out, but if not will I still be tried as a minor? I guess I can flip the guy at least $10 for the best RPG I ever played in my life.

thisone 14y ago

I don't think personal wealth of an owner has anything to do with a business. I'm probably a greedy SOB, but that's his money, not the company's money. If the company can't exist without him paying his own money into it, then the company probably shouldn't exist. I find it laudable if an owner would help float a company through a short bad period using their own money, but I wouldn't expect them to beggar themselves (or not get paid back) just to keep a failing company running.