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Republique Kickstarter by Ryan Payton - NOW FOR PC AND MAC! [Ended, $555K funded]
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Well, I'm not the one who's using the logic, I'm just explaining it.
There are specific packages for iOS and specific packages for PC. The PC edition reward package backer numbers are consistently larger than the iOS in every prize category. It's fuzzy math, but I can see the logic behind it.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Shocked this got funded. What a last minute push!
Ignis Fatuus
Banned
Nice.
One more time, just for nostalgia:
One more time, just for nostalgia:
Dreams-Visions
Member
Fuck yes.
If you start the backing process before the deadline, it lets you finish it.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Nice.
One more time, just for nostalgia:
Eh, hes backtracked now, saying that since the game has changed so much that he was still right, yadda yadda yadda
I have to admit, the switch to PC/Mac probably was the key to getting it to reach 500k at all... but did he say that AFTER the PC/Mac versions were announced?
MrCunningham
Member
That's split pretty evenly down the middle. But it does veer more into the desktop side. Also, you have to wonder how many iOS only pledger's upgraded to this tier?:
2305 Backers: iOS + DESKTOP EDITION: République for both iOS and PC or Mac.
Ignis Fatuus
Banned
polyh3dron
Banned
This means the amount of backers (including myself) that aren't a part of your figures is 5461. These people are at price points where they either have a choice between the two versions or they are getting both of them. I was in because of the iOS version but I figured what the hell, why not get the desktop version too and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Add that to the fact that the difference between desktop and iOS backers is not very large at all and you can see why I initially asked where you got this data from.
But where people had a choice to support one or the other, more people chose PC thus more PC only supporters.
chickdigger802
Banned
aaannnd my credit card got rejected ;P
Trying to get this fixed is more of a hassle than it probably should.
Trying to get this fixed is more of a hassle than it probably should.
Powah to the people !
I think that's pushing it a bit. Tim Schafer summed it up best (and this is purely me paraphrasing it): If you've ever wanted a game to exist, but some guy in a suit who controls the money says no, you now have another way get that game.
It's a wonderful thing, but let's not get ahead of ourselves and call it a disruptive force that's going to change the industry as we know it. If anything, it's going to be a cool bit on the side that makes gaming more enjoyable for everyone.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I think you kind of miss the point of why Kickstarter exists in the first place.
Big Papa Husker
Member
Bah! I thought it ended later tonight. I was going to switch to the $60 tier. 
Jasper Avenue
Member
chickdigger802
Banned
$20 went through.
Getting an ios and pc version of a game for $20 with top tier VA? Pretty neat deal for 'AAA game', even if the game doesn't turn out to be too hot.
Getting an ios and pc version of a game for $20 with top tier VA? Pretty neat deal for 'AAA game', even if the game doesn't turn out to be too hot.
Most people, especially casual gamers, wouldn't pay for months (or even over a year) in advance for a game on Kickstarter.
Kickstarter -- in the gaming space, at least -- really is for niche projects tailored towards gaming enthusiasts. And that's not me saying that Kickstarter games will do badly once they go on general sale, but that getting them funded in the first place is hard because businessmen are worried they won't get a return on their investment. The sad truth is, however, that most of gaming's surprise hits (such as Minecraft) are born out of crazy concepts that your average publisher wouldn't think of underwriting. I think Kickstarter is a great way to see more of these hits, because the people who initially buy into these niche projects are sometimes ahead of the curve on these things.
Haunted
Member
busy being salty
Pachterballs
Banned
I pulled my support. Just didn't feel it at the end.
Lets see if they make it AAA.
but then the media will probably give them some leeway on the review score no?
maquiladora
Member
That hate starts here.
MrCunningham
Member
I don't think Kickstarter will have any problems attracting main stream attention. But I don't imagine gaming will be the thing that drives the sites popularity. Even though some of the largest funded projects on KS are games, I think it will be projects like the Pebble Watch that will drive the site to mainstream popularity.
yeah, that seems about right. I don't picture this as being a replacement for traditional publishers, nor will become the de facto way to fund a game. But KS has proven that it can be a good workaround for indie developers who can't seem to get funding through any other means.