The Yo Tornado
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I think that you need X amount of money or X percentage of the goal reached. I'm not sure exactly, but it has to do with the funding and they aren't there yet.
Indivisible: Valkyrie Profile/Metroid, Indiegogo, PC/Mac/Linux/PS4/XB1 -- funded!
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Erm.. really? I thought skullgirls did ok for 'em.
They probably should of came up with something that would have more mass appeal, I guess. :/
Xaero Gravity
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Oh wow, I had no idea it was that dire.
Dice//
Banned
Honestly though, like what?? I'm actually surprised this isn't hitting more people's buttons, it's sort of upsetting in some ways. This is why games today are all the same, because all the unique ones don't have the same reach and name-power to get funded.
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More_Badass
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There are no other options? Trying a Kickstarter? Nothing?
It's all or nothing, riding on this Indiegogo?
I mean, we've seen quite a few times, devs attempting a second campaign and making far more than they ever made in the initial failed campaign
SolarPowered
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https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3rk1x9/were_lab_zero_games_makers_of_skullgirls_ama/cwoqzrm
Everyone else got their turn before Lab Zero. The situation surrounding royalties for Indivisible is A LOT more favorable for them than it was with Skullgirls.
Honestly though, like what?? I'm actually surprised this isn't hitting more people's buttons, it's sort of upsetting in some ways. This is why games today are all the same, because all the unique ones don't have the same reach and name-power to get funded.
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This isn't the reason this is struggling. There are a ton of reasons.
1) Indiegogo.
2) Time of year.
3) Pretty closely after a few major Kickstarters.
4) Large goal is daunting.
5) High price point compared to a lot of other Kickstarters (most are $20).
6) No early bird special.
I really don't think it has to do much with the game itself. L0 is doing a ton right and should be commended, however, especially when it comes to transparency. That said, maybe there's a reason why Kickstarters aren't so transparent with their goals and such.
jediyoshi
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Oh lordy if that was the only thing that gauged success, developers would have solved crowd funding a long time ago.
7) God is dead.
God died a long, long time ago.
kuroneko0509
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That Z0ne flash is so hype. I really want to back at the 350 tier for a voicemail and some but I need to build a new PC first D:
Messofanego
Banned
Needs more White Male leads.
In the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
oh my god kill meIn the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
Spring-Loaded
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In the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
I don't think early bird special would help.
I can't be the only one that if they see an early bird special and I can't get it that if I was only barely interested enough to back it that I don't.
I can think of a few kickstarters I didn't back just because I missed the earlybird special. it showed me I should just get it at a lower price.
I mean they can help early numbers, but I know I can be petty about stuff like that lol.
hodayathink
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The helping the early numbers is the specific reason they do it. Posting a huge number on the first day makes it look more likely that the campaign will succeed, which helps to get more backers in a kind of snowball effect.
SilentMatthew
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Whelp, I pledged my 40 canabucks, which took quite bit of time to pull that hefty trigger... Pretty upsetting that most likely this won't pull through even though they did a lot of things right for their campaign. Going through the gaming Youtube circuit and all.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Character is white and people suddenly hate it. Crazy lol.
Shocking news: (theoretically) whitewashing an ethnic minority character provokes strong reactions!
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Don't be so sensitive, I was being facetious.
Spring-Loaded
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A publisher cited the combination of the character's skin color and gender as part of the reason they didn't take the project.
OmegaDL50
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What publisher was this?
with a 1.5 mil goal it would have been a drop in the bucket and likely just cost money on this one. it can work for a smaller scale project where 1000 early bird people would matter, but here you would have needed 10k early bird slots to even make a meaningful dent into the whole total.
In general I don't like early bird specials, even when I get in on them. I've skipped plenty of projects I likely would have backed if they didn't have them just because I hate missing out on that early bird special when I find it a day or two after launch :/
to be fair I mostly back board games though as there is far less risk with them than games. Anyways, I will likely back this on friday when my paycheck comes in since it's the last check before the project ends.
OverdriveOtaku
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Wow... what a petty reason. Was that from the AMA that happened?
HellBlazer
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SolarPowered
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Whitewashed Ajna even made 4chan nearly toss their cookies lol.
We talked about this earlier in the thread. I think for some people early bird tiers may as well be international tiers since some people end up paying more than Americans because of the different currencies. I think in that respect they're pretty useful.
It was never cited as a reason, it was just a comment that it was "ballsy."
And we were like "Really? Why?"
In the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
Man, saw that today and it immediately made me think of this:
http://www.clickhole.com/article/5-disney-princesses-reimagined-caucasian-698
bigboss370
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After playing the prototype...I'm going to be really sad if this doesn't get funded
Spread the word as much as i could.
Spread the word as much as i could.
Messofanego
Banned
Wow. That's disturbing. You'd think publishers would want to seem inclusive by having more diverse casts in their games so to gain a wider audience than the usual. But they're as fearful as imagined of the stereotype of risk-averse publishers.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
And people say representation isn't an issue :/In the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
C'mon Friday. I can do my part then. Still haven't played the demo tho, but I'm probably more or less in on principle.
It's funny, because one Japanese publisher we talked to was like "Wow, this is awesome. I think this would actually really help us sell more in the rest of Asia."
So it's not universal. And obviously 505 didn't have any problem with it.
And I don't think it was ever a dealbreaker for anyone, either. But it's probably something on their minds.
GamingOblivion
Banned
Hey since you're here, I just want to say that I loved playing the game after playing the demo on PS4. If you guys get funded, what is your game plan? I don't want to see the funding fail.
In the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
I like it,she looks cuter :3
please don't kill me
Just doubled my pledge for a second time in hopes of a last-minute miracle but it's looking pretty grim.
How much of this campaign's inability to gain traction do you think we can chalk up to the campaign being on IndieGoGo versus Kickstarter. I just can't help but feel like this campaign would've been so much farther along if it was on KS. I know that Lab Zero has had good success with Skullgirls characters on IGG, but an entire game is a little different.
How much of this campaign's inability to gain traction do you think we can chalk up to the campaign being on IndieGoGo versus Kickstarter. I just can't help but feel like this campaign would've been so much farther along if it was on KS. I know that Lab Zero has had good success with Skullgirls characters on IGG, but an entire game is a little different.
Oh my it's all in good jest but that image kills me >.<In the current climate, the industry's receptive enough to female leads for that not to be an issue. As long as you make a few compromises.
word needs to be continued to be spread. but especially with the increases in the last 24 hours 1.5 mil isn't impossible just a long sprint >,<
It sure feels that way! I've been checking in on the campaign daily and when I looked at it tonight was the first time that it felt like it's possible to hit $1.5 if everyone, EVERYONE, bands together and spreads the word really hard.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I think it's a combination of it being Indiegogo, general knowledge increase of the risks in pledging, and the fact that it's technically the start of the holidays. Like the things with Mighty No. 9 soured alot of people on Kickstarting or pledging in general.
IMO I would say it's mostly Indiegogo that's turning people off. It's like...I dunno, a repellant of sorts? That's what kept me away from pledging, I just don't like Indiegogo @_@
Blood Diamonds
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Dice//
Banned
I like the smile.... but thass about it.
Like it or not it seems to have dealt q blow to this campaign.
Plus she looks more relatable now, though I can't explain why...
It's probably because she looks more believably Asian. They're negotiating with Scarlett Johansson and Emma Stone's people for the movie adaptation as we speak.
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