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[Karlito]

It's hard to browse kickstarter, but take a look at this page, keep scrolling down, and then tell me that more than 25% are worthwhile projects with realistic goals. Because seriously, you can't say that with a straight face.

EDIT:

I'd be really interested to know what the average % over-funded is for successful Kickstarter games. If there's an effect where games that have already succeeded draw more dollars. Because if that were true, you could plan for $2k and make it easily, and end up with $12k.

There's probably some truth that that at least from the fact that recently successful projects are posted on the site's front page.

[nenjin]

I think this is a pretty good example of starting small and working your way up.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

hm... wondering if i can start a kickstarter on world domination

the lowest tier reward will include not being executed by the deathsquads. higher tier rewards include positions on the government

[penguinofhonor]

According to Gawker, 25% of all gaming kickstarters meet their funding goals.

If this is true, that pretty much put a damper on a plan of mine to launch a kickstarter of my own.

25% is pretty damn high once you factor in all the idiots.  I honestly can't think of a single promising (PC game) project that failed to reach it's target.

Yeah, 25% sounds like a pretty high number. That's a high enough number that I feel if you had a legitimately good idea that was presented well and had a reasonable goal, it would have a very high chance of getting reached. I feel like projects like that are at most 30-40% of the stuff there.

[Lord Dullard]

hm... wondering if i can start a kickstarter on world domination

the lowest tier reward will include not being executed by the deathsquads. higher tier rewards include positions on the government

"Hello, worthless peon. This is your soon-to-be Overlord, ----- -------. As I plan on being a progressive Overlord, I have shunned more traditional funding methods such as digging up troves of Nazi gold or selling orphaned children on the organ harvesting black market, and have instead decided to turn to crowdfunding, the wave of the future. As you may imagine, the startup costs for an evil empire are quite prohibitive. This is where you come in, peasant."

[Skyrunner]

That sounds like massive fun if it ever gets through the Kickstarter filters. People pledging as trolls.

[Draco18s]

hm... wondering if i can start a kickstarter on world domination

the lowest tier reward will include not being executed by the deathsquads. higher tier rewards include positions on the government

A friend of mine helpfully points out that this isn't technically against Kickstarter's TOS.

[Skyrunner]

hm... wondering if i can start a kickstarter on world domination

the lowest tier reward will include not being executed by the deathsquads. higher tier rewards include positions on the government

A friend of mine helpfully points out that this isn't technically against Kickstarter's TOS.

Nah, 'offensive' can cover anything.

[Lord Dullard]

If it doesn't cover 'give me money for pooping on random hotel beds', I somehow doubt it covers this.

[Skyrunner]

But it did—if I remember correctly, it was not approved 'cause violation of KS terms.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

while researching for my next kickstarter project, which for safety reasons i'll keep secret, i stumbled upon this unfortunately unsuccessful project
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theandyerickson/hench-the-game-a-card-and-dice-game?ref=users

the guy probably didn't know where to advertise this.

[Grakelin]

This is a big thread. What is a hookerbot?

[RedWarrior0]

If he does miraculously pull it off and have a real, playable, marketable game at the end that doesn't have god awful mechanics and a hodgepodge of themes, etc. and he's still sane.  I will eat my hat.

Reminds me of the xkcd comic "Constructive" (No. 810), particularly the last two panels (especially the last panel):
"But what will you do when spammers train their bots to make automated constructive and helpful comments?"
"MISSION. FUCKING. ACCOMPLISHED."

[AlStar]

hm... wondering if i can start a kickstarter on world domination

the lowest tier reward will include not being executed by the deathsquads. higher tier rewards include positions on the government

Reminded me of this:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Edit: Curse you RedWarrior! Totally stole my thunder.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

This is a big thread. What is a hookerbot?

Exactly what it sounds like. Being more specific some troll suggested that there should be hookerbots in the game, whats his name balks at this, troll pesters him a little, the idiot/idea man caves. Also one term, unlike bait-and-switch rape, which we do not come out on the top with Google.

Edit: anyway here is in counter to the threads title here is an awesome kickstarter which is way beyond its goal and still has a week to go.