Justice_Bolt
Member
Oh shit! I'm backing this now! 2019 is so far away..
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Wasteland 3 announced (co-op, base, Tides writers, PC/XB1/PS4, $2.75M Fig funding)
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StrikeFirst117
Banned
Guess I'm backing it, I loved WL2 despite some of the bugs/teething issues it had.
Dandy Lyin
Member
I backed it -- couldn't resist the $25 early bird + $5 discount.
2019 seems a long way away, but maybe I'll have finished WL2 by then.
2019 seems a long way away, but maybe I'll have finished WL2 by then.
Fig funds are the investments for the game, yes. Psychonauts 2 and the others are using the same procedure.
Ban Puncher
Member
Just got an email from the Wasteland 2 KS account.
"Hey guy, head on over to Fig and pledge money for Wasteland 3!!"
Feels kinda slimy.
"Hey guy, head on over to Fig and pledge money for Wasteland 3!!"
Feels kinda slimy.
NoFaceNico
Member
Very good question. I try to keep up with Fig but I can't make heads or tails of the whole "Fig Funds" thing. I'll try to read up on it when I get off work.
What I remember from recent news is that Fig Funds is something they've had to amend into their business model as a way to get it SEC approved. So all their successful campaigns since Psychonauts 2 will use it. Basically you no longer invest in a particular game because all the investment money goes into a big Fig pot and funds get released to each game based on meeting development milestones. How this is increasing the amount raised during the campaign is beyond me, it's very confusing and I'll read up on it later.
Spooky Scary Skeleton
Member
Please, just no more robots...
IlGialloMondadori
Member
How is it slimy? You backed Wasteland 2, you probably are interested in wl3, and they're giving you a 5 dollar discount. 20 dollars is a great deal for an RPG this size.
Ban Puncher
Member
Because they used their customer database on one site to direct people to a different site for financial gain.
Madrugador
Member
Very nice that I can get the game for $20.
The only problem is that it seems the discount isn't loading right now.
Edit: never mind, just worked.
The only problem is that it seems the discount isn't loading right now.
Edit: never mind, just worked.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
5 dollar discount!!! I got the email too.
2 copies for $50 is what I was looking for, the discount is in the sweet spot.
Now to wonder if I would actually have someone to play it with in in 3 years.
More_Badass
Member
Like when a Kickstarter does an update telling you their game is now available on Steam?
Not really seeing the issue here
Ban Puncher
Member
Being informed about the location to make a direct purchase of a game is different to being asked to invest in a games development that could possibly, however rare, never release.
Also, I doubt Kickstarter is cool with their database being used to tell people about a different crowd funding site.
Hey all! Weve got a fix for this as the superbacker email was a little delayed.
Head back to your email, click your superbacker discount link, once you're back on the Fig site you'll be able to edit your pledge by clicking "View Pledge" in the upper right corner. From there you'll be able edit your pledge and apply your superbacker discount as an extra.
Head back to your email, click your superbacker discount link, once you're back on the Fig site you'll be able to edit your pledge by clicking "View Pledge" in the upper right corner. From there you'll be able edit your pledge and apply your superbacker discount as an extra.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
They tried way too hard in that video, but I do like how they verbally addressed Torment and Bards still being in dev.
mercenar1e
Member
is Kickstarter ok with them directing people to a competing website?
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Mine was in my spam.
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Deleted member 59090
Unconfirmed Member
They had 3 successful Kickstarter campaigns. It's not like Kickstarter didn't get their share.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Will this be $40 or $50 at release?
NoFaceNico
Member
I've seen failed KS campaigns that direct people where they can back the poduct elsewhere or projects that "update" to spam out their friends projects and amazon listings. I don't think Kickstarter has any rules against this. Consortium also notified its KS backers about its Fig campaign.
I don't see the problem here with what they're doing. If I were a backer of Wasteland 2 I might want to know about a sequel project regardless of where it's being hosted, not everyone keeps up with gaming news. Also, Fig is similar in function but it isn't a competitor to KS because KS has made it clear that they will not allow equity crowdfunding. So they don't really compete when the main attraction on one platform is forbidden on the other.
Probably 45. That's what Torment is at the moment.
AndyMoogle
Member
Pledged $105 for the physical edition (+shipping). Will go nicely with my physical copy of Wasteland 2.
Elaugaufein
Member
Hmmm. Fig isn't letting me sign in, and it's taking a while to send out the reset password email (due to the extra load ? maybe). So I guess I'm just going to sit and wait.
Someone should put the Fig link in the OP along with information, videos, gifs, etc.
Why not get the Early Bird one instead?
Why not get the Early Bird one instead?
Elaugaufein
Member
Could I suggest something to make checking investor qualifications easier for foreign investors: An ability to select a currency to put your Income / Net Worth in that then performs the appropriate conversion to US dollars ?
Worked out what went wrong here. My initial registration never went through, and the forgot your password didn't tell me they had no account with that email address.
Worked out what went wrong here. My initial registration never went through, and the forgot your password didn't tell me they had no account with that email address.
CrichtonKicks
Member
But it says "in part". So does that mean that there are Fig funds that aren't directly accounted for in investments for Wasteland 3 specifically?
Their investment page assumes MSRP of $49.99.
BrokenFiction
Member
I checked Kicktraq for WL2 and it looks like it's outpacing that title during its first day.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Just going off of pledges, not investments?
BrokenFiction
Member
Right. If you expand the whole number you can see both. The number of people pledging is about to cross WL2's first day. We'll have to see on the dollar value, although the total kinda renders that moot.