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Project Eternity - Sorcerer's Place Fundraiser?

Discussion in 'Pillars of Eternity' started by Taluntain, Sep 16, 2012.

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Would you donate to immortalize Sorcerer's Place in Project Eternity?

  1. No, sorry

    12 vote(s)
    24.0%

  2. Yes, in the range of $5-24

    16 vote(s)
    32.0%

  3. Yes, $25

    8 vote(s)
    16.0%

  4. Yes, in the range of $26-49

    5 vote(s)
    10.0%

  5. Yes, $50

    3 vote(s)
    6.0%

  6. Yes, $75

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  7. Yes, $100

    4 vote(s)
    8.0%

  8. Yes, $150

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Yes, $175+

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%
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  1. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    The damn thing won't go off my screen! Plus I haven't had a full nights sleep in weeks so it's not hard to pee me off right now!
     
    Silvery, Sep 18, 2012
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  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Just click on the X once and WAIT for the ad to collapse (=go away). You do it once and it's gone for good. Might take quite a few seconds as the server's overloaded but once it's gone, it's gone for good. If you still can't get rid of it, just let me know and I'll see if I can disable it for you manually.
     
    Taluntain, Sep 18, 2012
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  3. Gaear

    Gaear ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful

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    She might be talking about the one on the main page ...
     
    Gaear, Sep 18, 2012
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  4. Topken

    Topken Elven-dragon wizard

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    Yeah you can not get rid of the main on the main page just the one on the forums.
     
    Topken, Sep 18, 2012
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  5. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I doubt Silvery uses the rest of the site much (and there's no X there either). I couldn't find any quick and easy way to make the ads dismissable on non-forum pages, but they'll be going down in 3 days anyway - hopefully nobody will be too annoyed by them until then.
     
    Taluntain, Sep 18, 2012
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  6. Marceror

    Marceror Chaos Shall Be Sown In Their Footsteps Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    It's fine Tal. As our beloved Silvery admitted herself, she's just sleep deprived and pissy right now. :p

    If only I had waited until September 2012 to buy all those games. I'd be happy as a pig in %^&# for the next two years!!
     
    Marceror, Sep 18, 2012
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    I'd like to throw money at this but I don't know if I'll be able to because of other purchases :bad:.
     
    Shardnax, Sep 18, 2012
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    I don't trust Obsidian to release a good game. I especially can't believe a company that's made it's money release crappy sequels to good games can't afford $1.1m on it's own to develop a game they're bragging about as the second coming of Jes... Baldur's Gate.

    Just don't trust them with my money :(.
     
    omnigodly, Sep 19, 2012
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    Is there something wrong with NWN2 that I'm unaware of?
     
    Shardnax, Sep 19, 2012
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  10. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    This is a fascinating business funding model. Im not sure yet what my views are on it. Effectively they're asking people to pre-purchase a game that isn't made yet, and to do so at different prices depending on how much you really want it. In theory it's a beautiful piece of economic theory but not sure how it would in practice.
     
    Harbourboy, Sep 19, 2012
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  11. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    It's been around for quite some time now and it works... a number of very interesting games are currently in development exclusively because of crowd funding. And not only games - there are dozens of very interesting other projects on KS.

    Of course, whether the end result will really be better games is still up for debate and only time will tell. My biggest concern is the amount of fluff that every developer has to stuff into their games because people buy into it - when you've got a whole game full of cameo NPCs, weapons, locations, landmarks, etc. that some individual or group has paid to fit into the game... well, I'm not sure this can realistically be handled not to stand out even when maximum care is applied.
     
    Taluntain, Sep 19, 2012
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  12. Marceror

    Marceror Chaos Shall Be Sown In Their Footsteps Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    It's working wonderfully in practice! 1.6 million collected in just a few days? And you are still questioning?
     
    Marceror, Sep 19, 2012
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  13. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I cast my vote for $25 sorry can't be more as I I already pledged to Obsidian as soon as I heard about the project on Friday afternoon.
     
    Nakia, Sep 19, 2012
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  14. henkie

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    The fund raising part is working quite well - for the high profile projects, at least - it's the delivery of the goods that may or may not work.
     
    henkie, Sep 19, 2012
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  15. Marceror

    Marceror Chaos Shall Be Sown In Their Footsteps Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I suppose, but I'd be more inclined to think that things will work better in this scenario than they would in the standard developer/publisher model.

    Budget handled? - yes
    Talented and experienced developer team? - yes
    Publisher with its own agenda calling the shots? - no

    Obsidian has a great team assembled, and as far as I can see, a near perfect recipe to make a great game. I'm not sure what about this model gives people cause for concern about the finished product above and beyond the the alternative.
     
    Marceror, Sep 19, 2012
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  16. reepnorp

    reepnorp Lim'n Lime Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    I was thinking the same thing. Either a tavern full of world-weary sorcerers (perhaps with a quest board with a familiar name) or else a way to immortalize those we've lost here.

    I really think this could be cool if done properly! :)
     
    reepnorp, Sep 19, 2012
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  17. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Well, judging by the poll results I think there's enough interest here to raise at least $1000... stay tuned as I set up our collection box. ;)
     
    Taluntain, Sep 19, 2012
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  18. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I wonder how many pledges they'll get that are over the threshold of being included in the game? They might have some interesting challenges trying to fit it all in.
     
    Harbourboy, Sep 19, 2012
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  19. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    I could give 25$ not much I know but hey my financial status is complicated now. How cool would it be to be immortalized in a video game ! w00t ! Where do I sign up ?
     
    Ofelix, Sep 20, 2012
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  20. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Apparently they're going to unveil a tier aimed at forum communities today so I'm going to hold off until the details are out - which should be very soon. Stay tuned!
     
    Taluntain, Sep 20, 2012
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