Ladies and Gentlemen, raise your pledges... - by Tomi
Tomi on 1/3/2015 at 01:29
... please. :p (didn't want to sound too bossy there, I'm just quite terrible at coming up with good thread titles)
This fund-raising campaign has been a bit disappointing so far. I'm glad that they've reached the base goal at last, but I was really expecting this project to easily reach the first few stretch goals at least. So I'm now considering raising my pledge to do my bit. I went for the cheap early bird option ($20) initially, and like I've said before, I wouldn't mind spending some more, but...
... in my opinion the affordable pledge rewards aren't really that interesting. Alpha/beta access (I don't want to "spoil" too much of the game for myself by playing an unfinished product), in-game trinkets (I don't even like the idea of having some "exclusive" items in the game), forum badges (TTLG is the only gaming forum that I visit) - the more interesting ones only start at $100. Now, some of you might say that I shouldn't be so selfish and only think of some rewards, but if I wanted to donate my money I could think of many better causes.
But still, we're talking about a new Underworld game here, created by a team that's behind some of my favourite games of all time, so I'd love to do something to make it happen. I could go all the way up to the $200 tier (I don't care about figurines and stuff so that's the limit for me), but at first I must convince myself that spending $200 on a computer game isn't a terrible idea. To pledge or not to pledge - that is the question! Perhaps I'll do that on the last day if we're safely past the Tracy Hickman novel stretch goal and closer to something more interesting - no offense to Mr Hickman or his fans, I just think that the game itself should be the main priority here!
Anyway, is anyone else considering increasing their pledge? Someone help me/us decide! :D Also, what pledge tiers have you folks decided to go with? (Just being curious!)
Starker on 1/3/2015 at 06:12
125 and I'm at my limit. I'll have to focus on getting my BA, so I can't really work the next three months which means no tengo dinero, sadly.
Renault on 1/3/2015 at 07:30
If everyone can up their pledges to the $75-100 range, which is not that much different than you'd pay for a standard AAA game, then we'd be hitting on some of the upper level stretch goals, including the editor/toolkit.
Shadowcat on 1/3/2015 at 09:29
If it's purely the game you're interested in, then don't pledge more than you'd be willing to pay for the game if it wasn't on Kickstarter.
I agree that the benefits of pledging higher are mostly uninteresting. Or rather, you need to give them a *lot* more money to get anything of additional interest. That was what I found most disappointing about the pitch, as I suspect a lot of people might have been willing to go from $25 to $50 if there was a benefit to doing so.
I think most Looking Glass fans have some motivation to support this campaign aside from the game itself, though. I wouldn't encourage anyone to spend more than they were comfortable spending (and certainly not just for a single game), but I do encourage people to consider how much value they've gotten from Looking Glass games, and whether on that basis they're willing to throw some extra money to OtherSide in this campaign as a way of saying "you know what, those games were incredible, and in retrospect I'd have happily paid more for them than I did; so here's some extra money now to say thanks, and to support the new company".
That's pretty much my motivation for giving them more money than one game is reasonably worth. And looking at it the way I do means that if everything goes completely pear-shaped, I'm still ok with spending what I've spent.
nickie on 1/3/2015 at 17:55
Quote Posted by Tomi
To pledge or not to pledge - that is the question . . . Anyway, is anyone else considering increasing their pledge?
I can't increase because I haven't pledged anything yet, but the very good news from my point of view is that I will actually have some money in the bank tomorrow so I can make a small donation. Debts are too big to make it a large one but I had thought I wouldn't be able to do anything at all. It all helps, doesn't it?
Tomi on 1/3/2015 at 21:31
That was a very good post, Shadowcat. Thanks for that. You've
almost convinced me to raise my pledge, but I'll think about it for a few more days. :)
Quote Posted by nickie
I can't increase because I haven't pledged anything yet, but the very good news from my point of view is that I will actually have some money in the bank tomorrow so I can make a small donation. Debts are too big to make it a large one but I had thought I wouldn't be able to do anything at all. It all helps, doesn't it?
Of course, every little bit helps! But hopefully you can afford to spend $25 that gets you the game too, as this is surely going to be something quite special. :cool: If you're running on a really tight budget and want to save a fiver, the limited early bird PIONEER tier is also available every now and then when people raise/cancel their pledges. (For example there's one spot available right now as I'm typing this!)
EDIT: and a minute later, that one spot is gone! But just keep checking every now and then...
EDIT 2: aaand now there's a spot available again! :D it'll probably be gone by the time I hit the "post" button though...
twisty on 2/3/2015 at 04:23
A good cause buy I already upped my pledge by $45 before they hit first base. I will possibly add a little more if they get close to the lizard race tier
belfong on 4/3/2015 at 01:42
Based on what Shadowcat said, I've upped again :)
Tannar on 4/3/2015 at 06:40
I pledged 50 at the start. I'd be willing to up it to 75, mainly for the stretch goal of the editor/toolkit if that might become a reality.
Goldmoon Dawn on 4/3/2015 at 21:44
Quote Posted by twisty
I will possibly add a little more if they get close to the lizard race tier
They are close to the lizardman tier. ;)