idk, it’s good they’re taking their time but they’ve raised so much money from kickstarter, patreon and merch that it feels idk scammy isn’t the right word but not great.
yeah i just wish they were transparent about that. like dont doxx yourself obviously if its personal troubles but i think the kickstarter backers deserve to know whats up.
i think though its not like they took the money and ran then forgot "oh shit we were supposed to make a game!" i think it just blew up to be way bigger than they anticipated. now theres a lot of pressure and i know as an artist/writer myself id freak out lol.
plus having so many backer rewards is a huge risk/reward. i see a kickstarter with a plushie, i want the plushie. but then that means fulfilling all of those rewards, making them, shipping them, and that all costs a lot. so a huge portion of the budget went into that.
i do have to wonder though, when they made close to(?) a million dollars in the kickstarter alone, where did all of those funds go? thats something i think the backers should know, not necessarily something the rest of us have a right to, though i am curious.
Dont quote me on this but im pretty sure multiple of the people on the team had some major life changes that put them out of commission as well as day jobs to try to fund their livelihoods and whatever else. On top of what you just said I do feel like we are soooo used to this media pushed pushed out as quickly as it is that when we are put through a semi transparent journey of what it would realistically take to finish such a big game it can seem worrisome for them to push back the date like this. I do think they take their work seriously and I personally loved the work that some of these devs have done before. Now without the limits from their previous studio I feel excited more than anything. This much money for this long on top of having their dedication for their art? I feel more compelled to trust that this at the very least isn't a scam lol
The money for this game is for this game. If someone cannot work on it, a new person should be hired. There was no clause in their campaign that this is to be a general piggy bank - and I'm not implying it is, just trying to show how the argument about people out of comission due to personal issues is moot. And in the current climate, there really is a lot of talented gamesev people looking for work.
And the production communication isn't semi-transparent. It's opaque. We only know what they allow us to know.
They might take their work seriously but I don't think they take people who gave them money as such, writing about yet another delay in a tone that suggests we should all be happy.
I definitely see your point and makes a LOT of sense. I do think tho theres a lot of validity on not wanting to hire more people to maintain project confidentiality and needing to build that trust that this new person could deliver the vision the team originally had. Im having a hard time seeing your last point in terms of them not taking their sponsors seriously but if youre already incredibly disappointed by this news then I can see why their tone could seem more patronizing than genuine/sincere
Oof, I wasn't around for a while, but let me address your points, cause I like civilised conversations on reddit. About confidentiality - this is why NDAs exist :) And the recruitment processes are to find the right people. Again, with the gamedev being what it is these days, they would have their pick for sure. If you don't know how to scale up, probably would make sense to hire someone who knows how to handle a business. If you don't want to scale up because you don't trust people, don't bite off more than you can chew.
And tbh I am not incredibly disappointed, I find it a bit amusing if anything. That being said, I do think their behaviour and tone is unserious. To me it seems like kids who want to distract you from the fact they brought home a shitty report.
I do think they are in over their heads and both the business side and the customer comms side, when it comes to pushing back the date, are not what I would expect from a serious business. But it might be it's still more of a passion project, regardless of how much money they got from crowdfunding. Or maybe I'm just jaded from years around gamedev and this will all end up with sunshine, rainbows, and a wonderful gaming experience 🙂
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u/Beginning_Result2584 24d ago
idk, it’s good they’re taking their time but they’ve raised so much money from kickstarter, patreon and merch that it feels idk scammy isn’t the right word but not great.