KickStarter Knights of the Chalice 2 Thread - Augury of Chaos

[Sweeper]

So wait, this frog eater expects me to shell out 35 Jewros for an indie title... whilst it's on sale?
Someone please explain to this man how effective pricing works. He's fucking losing money.

 

[Reinhardt]

frog eater

 

[Sweeper]

Did I mix up the nationality?

 

[Reinhardt]

Did I mix up the nationality?

you mixed up diet he can afford

 

[Dorateen]

In Knights of the Chalice 2, the frogs eat YOU!

 

[Snufkin]

Pierre żabojad

 

[luj1]

Dude is spending way too much time on these models and they are ugly af

 

[KainenMorden]

So wait, this frog eater expects me to shell out 35 Jewros for an indie title... whilst it's on sale?
Someone please explain to this man how effective pricing works. He's fucking losing money.

Do you want to support an indie developer that makes games that mainstream devs will never make?

I understand why some think it should be priced lower and it would sell more, etc but let's be real, this game would just get refunded way more. It is the type of game that appeals to a niche audience, even on the codex.

 

[the mole]

So wait, this frog eater expects me to shell out 35 Jewros for an indie title... whilst it's on sale?
Someone please explain to this man how effective pricing works. He's fucking losing money.

Do you want to support an indie developer that makes games that mainstream devs will never make?

I understand why some think it should be priced lower and it would sell more, etc but let's be real, this game would just get refunded way more. It is the type of game that appeals to a niche audience, even on the codex.

my ego is big enough to want to beat it but also big enough to not pay 40 dollars for it

 

[Sweeper]

Do you want to support an indie developer that makes games that mainstream devs will never make?

What the fuck am I? Social services? I ain't supporting shit. He's putting out a product, I as the buyer am deciding if the price is worth it.

It is the type of game that appeals to a niche audience, even on the codex.

That's a fair point though, but if he's in it for the money niche products that are niche even on the Codex ain't the way to go.
I'll prolly end up getting it though, I just like complaining.

 

[Jermu]

40e/d is free for the best game of all time you cheap fucks

 

[Sweeper]

you cheap fucks

That's exactly what I am, and I'm completely unapologetic about it.

 

[Reinhardt]

even on the codex.

"even"

 

[KainenMorden]

I'm not sure what Pierre's angle is. From what I can gather, he inherited some property and possibly money fairly recently and was in some kind of legal battle with his brother over it. Afaik he lives off eating roots and nothing else. He's an educated man but his degree has nothing to do with programming/gaming.

I know he works hard on this game and constantly upgrades it. Yeah, the focus on better visuals is probably misguided but to each his own.

Let's be fair in that, in the past 20+ years, there's been relatively few crpgs with good tb combat especially ones specifically designed for tb. Specifically turn based DND, after Goldbox there was Dark Sun then the new pool of radiance, then Toee then nothing for like 6 years until kotc1 and then like 10+ years later, we got Solasta, BG3, Kotc 2. I did a run of Solasta and enjoyed it but idk, 5e kind of sucks IMHO.

So, why not encourage this mad man to continue working? He's 1 man with minimal help from others for artwork and play testing and many experienced players would agree, he's made 2 of the best tactical crpgs ever.

I feel like, if you're a fan of this type of game, paying the purchase price is the least you can do but whatever, that's just me.

 

[luj1]

Let's be fair in that, in the past 20+ years, there's been relatively few crpgs with good tb combat especially ones specifically designed for tb. Specifically turn based DND

KotC 2 is the uncrowned successor to ToEE and probably one the purest CRPGs by virtue of format alone (squad based + hex based + isometric + modding tools)

In the last 20 years, Grimoire, Underrail and KotC stand above everything else

 

[Gandalf]

Support the man and feel free to write him any ideas/changes.

 

[kinzadza]

one of my favorite parts of both games is how they just throw a bigger "fuck you" with each new fight.

 

[Mortmal]

So wait, this frog eater expects me to shell out 35 Jewros for an indie title... whilst it's on sale?
Someone please explain to this man how effective pricing works. He's fucking losing money.

It's not mainstream and never will be. Lowering prices will hardly attract anyone, and new players will likely ask for a refund within the first hour. At least that was true for the original release version—it should be much better now. However, you only get one chance to release and make a first impression. For something so niche, you have to pay the same prices as niche wargames you can find on sites like Slitherine.