KickStarter Shroud of the Avatar - Lord British's Not-Ultima Online 2

[Infinitron]

IDtenT
I like how the dude is revealing people's pledges publicly without their permission.

EDIT: And people are still talking about Cleve

 

[IDtenT]

IDtenT
I like how the dude is revealing people's pledges publicly without their permission.

Wait, what? I missed that.

 

[Infinitron]

IDtenT
I like how the dude is revealing people's pledges publicly without their permission.

Wait, what? I missed that.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ues-0/comments?cursor=2404118#comment-2404118
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ues-0/comments?cursor=2404830#comment-2404830

 

[Diablo169]

It's criminal that this is going to succeed.

 

[IDtenT]

Lolol.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

Fucking BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21714906

FFS, what connections did he pull to line all of this up?

"It's just a shame to see so many already wealthy industry old-hands making hay with all these old-fashioned role-playing games when so many dramatically more inventive and ambitious ideas from smaller studios are failing to reach their targets," he added.
^ No comment necessary

 

[mindx2]

On Friday, the designer who goes by the nom de cyber Lord British launched a Kickstarter effort for a new game called Shroud of the Avatar. Like many crowdsourced projects from game designers that enjoyed their peak of popularity in the 1990s, Avatar is pitched as a spiritual successor to the classic gameplay of that era. And fans with deep pockets who back Garriott’s Kickstarter to the tune of $10,000 will find themselves with a reward perfectly suited to the devotee of all things Ultima: A tour of Garriott’s elaborate home Brittania Manor — and a now incredibly rare original copy of Akalabeth.​

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/03/akalabeth/

Oh, Man!!!! I don't have 10 Grand!! Except, I would want one of the original 12.

 

[Excommunicator]

I like how the dude is revealing people's pledges publicly without their permission.

That's a pretty outlandish idea that there should be some kind of privacy protection on which internet names donated only a dollar to a given project. Massive over-inflation of importance.

"It's just a shame to see so many already wealthy industry old-hands making hay with all these old-fashioned role-playing games when so many dramatically more inventive and ambitious ideas from smaller studios are failing to reach their targets," he added.

That, however, is highly disrespectful and ignorant to the entire situation of kickstarter.

 

[IDtenT]

"It's just a shame to see so many already wealthy industry old-hands making hay with all these old-fashioned role-playing games when so many dramatically more inventive and ambitious ideas from smaller studios are failing to reach their targets," he added.

That, however, is highly disrespectful and ignorant to the entire situation of kickstarter.

No more so than everyone denying him a chance to have a Kickstarter, because he is already wealthy.

 

[Excommunicator]

I have nothing against him doing a kickstarter. I'm sure the bank balances of many of these other big developers would also shock people if they saw what they had

It all comes down to the pitch in the end

 

[Kitako]

I like how he preach about organic storytelling (or whatever buzzword he used that already got deleted by my brain), and then proceed to show oneliners "dialogues"

 

[Mraston]

He sure talks a big game in the pitch video.

All the while showing generic MMO combat, people hitting catapults and receiving fetch quests from damsels in distress.

I found it slightly disconcerting that the second of his three game design tenements was a focus on manufacturing "mysterious swag". So, one third of his design philosophy is making crappy real-world collectible items instead of anything related to the actual workings of a computer game.

 

[some guy]

I like how the dude is revealing people's pledges publicly without their permission.

That's a pretty outlandish idea that there should be some kind of privacy protection on which internet names donated only a dollar to a given project. Massive over-inflation of importance.

It sure speaks volume of their community manager (or whoever is making those comments) though.

 

[Jaesun]

It was one dollar.

 

[some guy]

I'm not attacking it on that, but rather on how petty and unprofessional it looks bringing it up at all. It just seems off.
Meh, I'm probably reading to much into it. Wouldn't be the first time.

 

[Infinitron]

The professional attitude to take would be to respond substantively to the posters' points without casting aspersions on their motivations.

 

[Ozma]

hey richard gariet great job being a millionaire begging for money fuck you richard i hate you

 

[Jaesun]

Well they just aren't good at responding to trolls like we are. We got that shit down. We're the Professionals on that shit.

 

[mindx2]

hey richard gariet great job being a millionaire begging for money fuck you richard i hate you

Well, to be fair Fargo himself isn't exactly a pauper...

 

[Infinitron]

mindx2 That Zep Zepo guy is doing a great job heckling in the Kickstarter comments. A true bro - I wonder who he is.

 

[mindx2]

mindx2 That Zep Zepo guy is doing a great job heckling in the Kickstarter comments. A true bro - I wonder who he is.

Yeah, I started reading that this morning and decided to jump in a few times myself. So far everyone has ignored me.

 

[Ozma]

hey richard gariet great job being a millionaire begging for money fuck you richard i hate you

Well, to be fair Fargo himself isn't exactly a pauper...

I don't remember Fargo going into space just because he could. I mean what kind of thought process is that
"Space? Sure thing, why not, here's my cool fifty million
Making a bideo game, the only thing I'm known for? Oh gee maybe I should ask for some cash that shit is way risky"

 

[mindx2]

hey richard gariet great job being a millionaire begging for money fuck you richard i hate you

Well, to be fair Fargo himself isn't exactly a pauper...

I don't remember Fargo going into space just because he could. I mean what kind of thought process is that
"Space? Sure thing, why not, here's my cool fifty million
Making a bideo game, the only thing I'm known for? Oh gee maybe I should ask for some cash that shit is way risky"

If I had that kind of money I'd want to try the astronaut thing myself. I always told my wife if I ever got the opportunity to go, I would in a heart beat.

 

[HobGoblin42]

Fargo and Garriott are wealthy because they did NOT invest personal money in game developments :D In contrast to Chris Taylor and others.

 

[IDtenT]

All the money you ever make has to go back into creating another business. Some of these people.