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Kick It Forward

Started by LongBlade, March 21, 2012, 07:34:32 PM

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LongBlade

Many of you are familiar with Kickstarter as a great funding device.

Brian Fargo, presently working on Wasteland 2, has had a brainstorm and announced that he is starting an initiative called "Kick it Forward" whereby after the company turns a profit, he will pledge 5% of the profits to be paid to fund future Kickstarter developments.

How cool is that?

Check the story on Blues News: http://www.bluesnews.com/s/130938/wasteland-2-update-fargo-says-kick-it-forward
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TheCommandTent

I thought that was an interesting concept.  It will be interesting to see if anyone else picks up on this.
"No wants, no needs, we weren't meant for that, none of us.  Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is."

Gusington

This could lead to an even further renaissance in PC gaming.


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TheCommandTent

"No wants, no needs, we weren't meant for that, none of us.  Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is."

Steelgrave

A title that I've been watching forever is considering Kickstarter.....finally. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/03/22/kickstarting-corpses-dead-state/

Gusington

^Yeah I saw that yesterday. I really like the Kickstarter idea as long as there are some credible gaming gurus involved. I'm not just going to be throwing my money at any PC gaming strumpet that comes along like I was down at the boobie bar.


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Martok

Quote from: Gusington on March 23, 2012, 09:14:34 AM
I'm not just going to be throwing my money at any PC gaming strumpet that comes along like I was down at the boobie bar.
Aw, why not?  That's essentially what I did with StarDrive.  :P 

Of course, in that particular case, the dev already had a fairly well-developed alpha build, and could thus show significant progress.  So maybe not the best example of what you're referring to. 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Gusington

"A fairly well-developed alpha build" is exactly what I am referring to!!


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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

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Martok

#8
...And yet you'll pre-order Total War games practically sight-unseen?  You're a strange man sometimes! 


"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Gusington

^I've played them all since the beginning. I know what I'm getting into. Plus Shogun 2 is, in my opinion, the best one yet. The dark days of ETW are over.


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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

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Martok

Quote from: Gusington on March 23, 2012, 10:57:05 AM
The dark days of ETW are over.
I fervently hope this is true. 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Gusington

Play some Napoleon TW or Shogun TW and you'll see for a fact that it is true.


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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

-JudgeDredd

TheCommandTent

After getting suckered in with ETW I did not shell out the money for NTW.  However, I couldn't resist a STEAM sale for S2TW so I bought it and am glad I did.  There was a huge improvement.
"No wants, no needs, we weren't meant for that, none of us.  Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is."

Gusington

^Your 20.00 is in the mail :)

Try Napoleon TW if you are even remotely interested in the era.


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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

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Bison

I liked ETW and like Gus I buy every TW game that comes out eventually.  Even the horrible Alexander expansion for RTW.