Mister_Bubbles
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What a ride! And a great moment in gaming history, totally deserved by Obsidian. That stream was absolutely bonkers, loved it.
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Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment (Kickstarter) [Up: Teaser]
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demosthenes
Member
10%? Wow. Taxes? No, I'm positive they'll be taxes on the net of what they receive.
Someone start up a Project Eternity-related let's play marathon. :> Go through every Black Isle/Troika/Obsidian game through the next couple years.
I've actually never played Arcanum.I feel less bad about admitting that given Avellone hasn't either!
We may as well wait for BG1 enhanced edition and start with that. Doesn't it come out soon?
Yeah, obviously it will be taxed--just not sure at what rate.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Agreed. We need something like that to occupy the wait.
Donations are taxed? And why would the US government tax those who pledge from outside the US?
Making a profit is not the issue, it's how much. Obsidian is not a small studio, it's a 100 or plus employees with salaries between 35k and 85k. But it doesn't matter for now and it's not worth fussing about that stuff yet. Let's celebrate the the opportunity for a talented developer to try what it does best.
As Avellone said himself : "Let's get hammered."
spindoctor
Member
Yea I got the Amazon confirmation and an email from my bank that my card has been charged.
Pretty sure that unless Obsidian turned into a nonprofit when I wasn't looking, it generally has to pay taxes on the money it receives. I just don't know how it will be classified.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
There are a couple here and there like the Baldur's Gate and Torment ones. But they are largely inactive and a comprehensive multi-game one would be cool.
Yeah it seems like it's due out in November. Haven't really looked into what the differences are between that and modded BG1.
demosthenes
Member
They're not donations as Obsidian is not a not for profit company.
They'll be taxes where ever their income lands them. Kickstarter money will be treated like any other sale.
He won't be too productive tomorrow lol.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I've got quite a lot to play. Maybe I can be reasonably experienced by time this comes out. I have...
Arcanum - Pretty well into this at level 26, should probably go ahead and finish this first.
Fallout - Haven't started, got it free from GOG after being into...
Fallout 2 - Level 3 and have no clue what I'm doing
Planescape Torment - Level 5, recently got Dak'kon, forgot what I was doing but
that's kind of the point and
Baldur's Gate 2 - Level 8, just got Yoshimo. I was just fucking shit up in this place to get a clue as to what I was doing/what was going on.
Icewind Dale - Haven't started.
Also backed Shadowrun, which will be out before this is done. Kind-of-similar type of game.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Hehe, nah, not me anyway, I just wanted to design my own item in the game! I've been gaming since the Atari 2600, and by far my favorite games have been the Ultimas, Gold Box D&Ds, Planescape: Torment, and such. The hundreds of hours I've spent on all these games deserve to be repaid.
The wait for 2014 is going to be a long one.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Hey, anyone in the Thousand Oaks area want to go crash their party right now?
EndcatOmega
Unconfirmed Member
Alright!
Evilore, Diseased Yak, and everyone who gave a fuckton but Shagg, you're legends!
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Kickstarter is the best thing to happen to gaming in a long while.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
You know I've never played Baldur's Gate 1 or 2, Neverwinter Nights, or Planescape Torment (I'm going to rectify this soon) and I still donated with the full hopes that this game will be amazing.
I know Obsidian are known for great comprehensive story telling, story telling is one of my favorite parts of games, so I can't wait to see what they make.
I know Obsidian are known for great comprehensive story telling, story telling is one of my favorite parts of games, so I can't wait to see what they make.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Skip NWN1 and do the sequel.
In that case i would definitely start with Planescape: Torment.
SpeedySwaf
Member
For lower-budget games, anyway. Of course, some of the best games have been relatively low-budget, so it won't be that big a deal. And I'll gladly play a well-crafted, isometric 2D game over a AAA-budget game that's pretty much schlock.
Anyway, it's amazing the team was able to meet vitually all its goals. This game was funded not just by people who want to play a good game, but also by people who wish to contribute to the creation of a great game. I sincerely hope the team ends up delivering on all fronts.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
lol I didn't even think that they thought we'd get to 4 Million. The 4 Million Dollar Goal Reward was probably last minute.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i like how they basically said we are just going to improve the game instead of add something else in at the last moment. It seems like they not only got the funding to make the game they wanted (two large cities, etc) but were smart enough to not put something they didnt really want in just so it could be a reward.
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Deleted member 102362
Unconfirmed Member
So KS + Paypal = 4.1 million. Awesome! And combining the backers from both of those, does this mean 14 megadungeon levels?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Hear, hear.
Except for some minor bumps like the character concept art not being up to quality and the game idea being originally a little too shrouded in mystery, I think this was a perfectly executed Kickstarter.
That it ended with a drunk MCA screaming "LETS GO GET HAMMERED" is just the cherry on top.
That it ended with a drunk MCA screaming "LETS GO GET HAMMERED" is just the cherry on top.
I don't know if it has been mentioned, but they just erased the levels below the Titan's waist from the KS page. We're back to 10 levels now. Can't say it's a bad thing, since they had clearly been drawn with less attention to details than the upper ones. Hopefully we get the definitive version soon.
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Deleted member 102362
Unconfirmed Member
Refresh your page. They're still there.
I've only played it for a few hours. I remember the combat being really bad, but the role playing stuff was great. For example, NPCs would reaction if you walked around naked and stuff like that.
I'm an idiot.
Well, I guess they will have to do, it was just a tease anyway, I'm sure the actual dungeon will be top quality.
Perfect way to end the stream.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
You just have to make sure it's not the realtime combat.
I thought I put it on pause after every action. I don't really remember. It was years. Maybe I'll give it another shot one of these days.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Fixed for accuracy lol
lol I think it's funnier considering he already is pretty fucking drunk...
MCA, man, such a hero.
mugurumakensei
Member
They've already stated on twitter that the paypal and ks contributions will be added together for stretchgoal and dungeon calcs.
They said in the stream there was only like 130k to go, and the math wouldn't add up if they didn't add the Paypal stuff.
We reached the 4 mil, rest easy.
Wonder if they will factor in failed charges....there is always like 3-400 k failed charges on these things.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i dont like Arcanum. i had very high expectations for it though and havent been able to get back into it since release. So despite me personally not being thrilled with the game i suggest you try it out. Lots of people love it.
Like everybody says, the combat is really really bad, but if you can get past that, the quest design is second to none. I just set the game to very easy and destroyed everything in half a turn, and concentrated on the questing.