Judith on 6/9/2019 at 09:34
Which is even more ironic, as historically Schafer was first who spoiled the idea of KickStarter and crowdfunding for games.
Starker on 6/9/2019 at 17:01
Yes, it was thanks to Schafer people got to understand very early on that Kickstarter or crowdfunding doesn't magically make every problem with game development go away. Also, contrary to what Catbarf claims, it looks like he's not involved in the day-to-day running of the platform, but simply serves on the advisory board along with Brian Fargo, Alex Rigopulos, Feargus Urquhart and others.
icemann on 6/9/2019 at 18:01
I say that some of their reasons for going elsewhere to setup their own system were a bit dodgy.
KS - Target goal - If goal not reached, no money taken from potential backers
FIG - Target goal - If goal not reached, money taken anyway
Starker on 6/9/2019 at 19:06
Um, that's not how it works. I backed The Good Life which failed to meet its goal on Fig and at no point was any money taken from me. You might be confusing it with Indiegogo.
Here, from Fig webpage:
Quote:
Funding on Fig is all or nothing, so cards are only charged if a campaign meets or exceeds its goal. If a campaign is successful, your card will be charged at the end of the campaign, and you will receive a confirmation email from Fig.
icemann on 7/9/2019 at 12:12
Fair enough. Yeah must be confusing the 2.
catbarf on 7/9/2019 at 21:10
Having a campaign goal of exactly one dollar would seem to sidestep that anyways, in this particular case.
Sulphur on 12/5/2024 at 05:33
FIVE YEARS LATER, this game is now about to be released. The word is that it's not particularly earthshaking, but it's a good time nonetheless. I'm slightly soured by the fact that the story isn't too hot, but that didn't stop me from finishing Homeworld 2 anyway. Also, its bigger battles will have many of the latest CPUs buckle under 60 FPS - so, basically, it's Homeworld.
I expect it to be buggy, fiddly, and a pain because of the various interface changes BBI have made, but I also expect the missions to be interesting and the visuals to be wonderful.
I've gotten it. I will play it.
Someday, hopefully.
WingedKagouti on 12/5/2024 at 09:55
Quote Posted by Sulphur
FIVE YEARS LATER, this game is now about to be released. The word is that it's not particularly earthshaking, but it's a good time nonetheless. I'm slightly soured by the fact that the story isn't too hot, but that didn't stop me from finishing Homeworld 2 anyway. Also, its bigger battles will have many of the latest CPUs buckle under 60 FPS - so, basically, it's Homeworld.
What I've heard from people playing is that the story is the worst in the series by far, but the gameplay is solid.
Sulphur on 12/5/2024 at 11:48
Considering Homeworld 2's story was fairly mediocre but at least served its purpose, that's a pretty big achievement. I wasn't expecting it to reach Homeworld 1's level of excellence, but oh well, that's cementing my pre-emptive expectation lowering on that front.
EvaUnit02 on 17/5/2024 at 13:11
Homeworld 3 is reportedly loaded with scripted cutscenes which rob the player of control. The campaign is reportedly only 6-7 hours. All of the planned DLC is only for the co-op mode. Oh yeah and it has Denuvo too. GG Gearbox!
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