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Re: Watch the fans crawl out of the woodwork for the Wired article comments
[quote name="Mysterio"][quote name="skip"] Spending money on an underdeveloped, overpromised game is not[/quote]Seems like a serious trend with big money crowdfunded deals. Kickstarter handlers are partly to blame in pushing for stretch goals to bump up funding. That's the exact opposite of scoping out a project, if not downright suicidal from a design point of view. I would seriously question any [large] team or studio that <i>didn't</i> have a head of finance to break down any sort of budget. [quote name="WIRED"]Backers watch the videos, read the lore, scrutinize ships in their hangars, practice their flight combat, and dream about what they'll do once the Ultimate Science Fiction Game is complete[/quote]The dark future of gaming: Expensive metagame where you <i>pay thy vows</i> to tech demos? Bitter, and one-sided, but it's disheartening to see people get taken for a ride like that.[/quote]