Game News Torment Kickstarter Update #2: Stretch Goals

[Jaesun]

Butthurt BioWare hackers?

Actually a large number of BSN tards are backing this.

Thankfully Fargo and inXile don't want to make shitty action romance simulators. They want to make cRPG's. Jokes on the BSN tards.

 

[Gondolin]

It seems that Torment has broken Kickstarter. It must have changed its nature.

 

[Brother None]

I think it's slowly getting back up now but maybe it'd help if we all stop refreshing the page, haha.

Pretty close to $1.8M now.

 

[Jaesun]

It seems that Torment has broken Kickstarter. I must have changed its nature.

Eternity also broke Kickstarter (they had these same kind of problems).

 

[Orma]

Is he the mysterious benefactor?

It seems he did not back Torment yet, could be.

 

[Gondolin]

You mean KS can't handle the incline?

 

[Charles-cgr]

Though Storm of Zehir had live orchestra music as well, and that turned out pretty good.

Eh.

It was good. It's not TEH GREATEST MUSIC OF ALL TIEM!!! Because that would be this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbzxhZT6akk

Just purchased on itunes. Thx for my new coding music

 

[Orma]

You mean KS can't handle the incline?

 

[Zed]

, haha.

"Haha you jokers refreshing the page might cause problems, hahaha, "fuck you" haha just kidding, haha, but really fucking die you cretins."

 

[Jaesun]

Your welcome. One of my favorite songs.

 

[l3loodAngel]

Butthurt BioWare hackers?

Actually a large number of BSN tards are backing this.

Thankfully Fargo and inXile don't want to make shitty action romance simulators. They want to make cRPG's. Jokes on the BSN tards.

The thing that bothers me is that allot of shit will be discussed with backers. As if their drooling epic hero, love boat and real time shit input is needed at all...

 

[Hobz]

Thankfully Fargo and inXile don't want to make shitty action romance simulators. They want to make cRPG's. Jokes on the BSN tards.

I can't wait for the massive butthurt when they realize they've been deceived (by their own retardness of course but that won't keep them from bitching)

 

[Jaesun]

Butthurt BioWare hackers?

Actually a large number of BSN tards are backing this.

Thankfully Fargo and inXile don't want to make shitty action romance simulators. They want to make cRPG's. Jokes on the BSN tards.

The thing that bothers me is that allot of shit will be discussed with backers. As if their drooling epic hero, love boat and real time shit input is needed at all...

Like Obsidian (and old BIS) the developers know what good feedback to take into account and what shit to ignore. But ultimately they know the kind of game they do want to make, and follow that.

 

[Gondolin]

Just purchased on itunes. Thx for my new coding music

Just downloaded from rutracker. Awesome piece. Thanks, Jaesun.

 

[Captain Shrek]

Your welcome. One of my favorite songs.

 

[Orma]

4mill $ Stretch goal: First week DLC that adds 2 romance-able companions (possibly gay based on your choice of gender.) and even MOAR depth and writing.

 

[hiver]

Some of you guys have read Books of Malazan, right?
It not only has strong female protagonists but very often, in case of smaller side characters, especially those inside Bridgeburners company - many are addressed and addressing each other only with nicknames and you can read more than half a book without figuring out those were actually female characters. They serve as soldiers, walk like soldiers, talk like soldiers, throw dirty jokes like soldiers, wear functional armor and have a clear "soldiery role".

Except for the case of Masan Gilani. You can't read two pages without mention of how big her ass and tits are and how tight her leather armour is.

Yeah? i dont remember any char like that. What book was it? i missed a few but ive read the first five... i think.

I mean, anyway, there is a zillion characters in Malazan books but i was talking about a general way things go in that setting.

 

[Jaesun]

Your welcome. One of my favorite songs.

Well this is one of the songs inspired me to become a composer and write music for film. Is that a bad thing?

 

[Captain Shrek]

No. It is a great thing. I always admire inspiration.

 

[skuphundaku]

Here are some stretch goals I like:

2.5 million: Ziets!!! Ideally as a permanent member of the inXile team.
3.0 million: Moar artists!
3.5-4 million: Get a real, established, SciFi writer, one who can actually write decent prose and is not just about ideas, to write the dialogue for one of the NPCs. I suggest Iain Banks or Neal Stephenson or Joe Haldeman. Neal Stephenson may be more likely to agree because he is already messing around with video game stuff.

I disagree that Neal Stephenson would be "more likely to agree because he is already messing around with video game stuff". I would say that that makes him less likely to get involved in another project, now that he already has his own project to work on.

I think that writers with at least some experience writing about transhumanism/posthumanism would fit the bill best. Given that Neal Stephenson is already busy doing his own thing, the rest of the Tier 1 candidates, IMHO, would be (in alphabetical order):
Alastair Reynolds
Charles Stross
Cory Doctorow
David Brin
Greg Bear
Greg Egan
Gregory Benford
Iain M. Banks
Stephen Baxter

 

[Jaesun]

They are not going to hire a writer other than former PST people (and of course ZIETS!). So get over it.

ZIETS!

 

[bot]

Here are some stretch goals I like:

2.5 million: Ziets!!! Ideally as a permanent member of the inXile team.
3.0 million: Moar artists!
3.5-4 million: Get a real, established, SciFi writer, one who can actually write decent prose and is not just about ideas, to write the dialogue for one of the NPCs. I suggest Iain Banks or Neal Stephenson or Joe Haldeman. Neal Stephenson may be more likely to agree because he is already messing around with video game stuff.

I disagree that Neal Stephenson would be "more likely to agree because he is already messing around with video game stuff". I would say that that makes him less likely to get involved in another project, now that he already has his own project to work on.

I think that writers with at least some experience writing about transhumanism/posthumanism would fit the bill best. Given that Neal Stephenson is already busy doing his own thing, the rest of the Tier 1 candidates, IMHO, would be (in alphabetical order):
Alastair Reynolds
Charles Stross
Cory Doctorow
David Brin
Greg Bear
Greg Egan
Gregory Benford
Iain M. Banks
Stephen Baxter

What about Yudkowsky? He could use some dough to save us from Robo Jesus.

 

[a bear named spigot]

Some of you guys have read Books of Malazan, right?
It not only has strong female protagonists but very often, in case of smaller side characters, especially those inside Bridgeburners company - many are addressed and addressing each other only with nicknames and you can read more than half a book without figuring out those were actually female characters. They serve as soldiers, walk like soldiers, talk like soldiers, throw dirty jokes like soldiers, wear functional armor and have a clear "soldiery role".

Except for the case of Masan Gilani. You can't read two pages without mention of how big her ass and tits are and how tight her leather armour is.

Yeah? i dont remember any char like that. What book was it? i missed a few but ive read the first five... i think.

I mean, anyway, there is a zillion characters in Malazan books but i was talking about a general way things go in that setting.

She was a notable character in the sixth book, don't recall if she appeared in others prior.

 

[Rake]

Some of you guys have read Books of Malazan, right?
It not only has strong female protagonists but very often, in case of smaller side characters, especially those inside Bridgeburners company - many are addressed and addressing each other only with nicknames and you can read more than half a book without figuring out those were actually female characters. They serve as soldiers, walk like soldiers, talk like soldiers, throw dirty jokes like soldiers, wear functional armor and have a clear "soldiery role".

Except for the case of Masan Gilani. You can't read two pages without mention of how big her ass and tits are and how tight her leather armour is.

Yeah? i dont remember any char like that. What book was it? i missed a few but ive read the first five... i think.

I mean, anyway, there is a zillion characters in Malazan books but i was talking about a general way things go in that setting.

She was from the sixth book and up. But it was not written in a silly way. She was just sexy and every soldier near her looked at her body. She wasn't involved in RUMANSES with anybody and it was played more for laughs.

 

[Minttunator]

Yeah? i dont remember any char like that. What book was it? i missed a few but ive read the first five... i think.

I mean, anyway, there is a zillion characters in Malazan books but i was talking about a general way things go in that setting.

The Bonehunters, the 6th book in the series. Like you said, though, the general point still stands.

Edit: damn I'm slow, ninja-ed twice! :D