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my point is that it appeals to the tech crowd, which is typically better when it comes to $$$ moondog Send a noteboard - 22/02/2012 03:06:13 AM
They wanted 400k to make a new game independent of major studios and set up a Kickstarter and within 48hrs they went miles past it and are currently at about 5 times their initial target and still have nearly a month to go.


and there are way more people with money in the tech industry than your average D&D gamer :| not that the speed DF reached $1m was not impressive, but every top KS project except for oots so far has been tech-oriented and appeals to many early adopters with loads of spare cash.



Double Fine has a record of making innovative, cult-hit games. That's the reason they've done so well- it's the videogame equivalent of Joss Whedon Kickstarting a second season of Firefly.
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The Order of the Stick webcomic raises over $1million in 30 days on kickstarter! moondog - 20/02/2012 01:07:37 AM 1103 Views
Holy fuck *NM* Urza - 20/02/2012 01:22:15 AM 382 Views
I always marvel at the fact that some people donate thousands of dollars to these things LadyLorraine - 20/02/2012 03:05:27 AM 837 Views
PBS drives make sense as they are tax deductible moondog - 20/02/2012 03:01:22 PM 774 Views
The real moral here may be that PBS should offer greater icentives. Joel - 20/02/2012 09:03:13 PM 790 Views
I am unsure whether to be impressed or appalled. Joel - 20/02/2012 07:41:31 AM 849 Views
The actors of Friends were making 1 million per episode in season 9 and 10 Roland00 - 20/02/2012 02:41:24 PM 798 Views
Yeah, but they were not being paid by their (probably far less numerous) viewers. Joel - 20/02/2012 08:26:16 PM 805 Views
I really wish I had $300 to spare. Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:23:07 PM 840 Views
impressed is the correct emotion here, thanks for playing! moondog - 20/02/2012 03:05:56 PM 763 Views
Cool then. Joel - 20/02/2012 08:32:37 PM 799 Views
Its like the Double Fine story from a few days days ago Stephen - 20/02/2012 05:59:31 PM 908 Views
That is very interesting in the context of the recent and ongoing piracy debates. Joel - 20/02/2012 08:47:35 PM 847 Views
you just described the steam/valve business model moondog - 21/02/2012 06:24:01 AM 788 Views
It sounds like it would be a good model even without piracy. Joel - 21/02/2012 04:15:21 PM 704 Views
except double fine is more of a technical project than a creative one moondog - 21/02/2012 06:22:32 AM 750 Views
Not really- the reason people kickstarted Double Fine is BECAUSE of the creative part beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 03:51:17 PM 785 Views
my point is that it appeals to the tech crowd, which is typically better when it comes to $$$ moondog - 22/02/2012 03:06:13 AM 720 Views
Ahhh. Yes, sorry, I misunderstood. beetnemesis - 22/02/2012 03:33:36 AM 671 Views
I helped Birdeye - 21/02/2012 06:13:31 AM 916 Views
i think you mean "I participated!" moondog - 21/02/2012 03:31:55 PM 836 Views
Pfft, whichever. Birdeye - 21/02/2012 07:34:27 PM 1039 Views
I did try singing the praise of Kickstarter here not long ago. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 23/02/2012 11:25:24 PM 358 Views
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