Posted April 06, 2012
This forum topic has been very interesting to read and very helpful.
Being my first time trying to raise money all I can say I'm learning! Kickstarter provides us the *chance* for the opportunity to work on the fourth Delaware St. John game and I'm trying to do everything I can to make it as positive an experience as possible.
In the past our CD versions of games were duplicated and sold at reduced price illegally and that activity ultimately put us in a position where we didn't even have the money to continue the series anymore. So if I come across as sensitive to non-DRM, it's only for the sole reason it sabotaged us before.
However, as you can see from the current page, after having several good conversations about it, I changed my mind and I now offer a boxed, full-version collector's disc version of the game with pledges of $50 or more.
I also moved free remastered copies of all three original games to the $50 slot to in an effort to attract people who've not previously played the original games.
As for the "collector's box with a blank disc inside" I asked that question to gauge response as I was trying to find a way to make people happy without shooting myself in the foot. But seeing as the response was mixed (Some said they'd just like a collector's box, others were a bit more angry about it) I decided to go with the DRM-Free collector's disc. It seemed appropriate for someone willing to "pre-order" the game a year in advance.
I've also updated the page to include more info about the story, game features, etc. I'm now waiting for some art to help present ideas of the direction we're going.
I'm very happy this thread was sent to me. I can only improve on what I know I'm doing wrong and this thread has certainly helped point that out :)
Thank you.
-Bryan
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1065983707/delaware-st-john-4-asylum-of-the-lost
Being my first time trying to raise money all I can say I'm learning! Kickstarter provides us the *chance* for the opportunity to work on the fourth Delaware St. John game and I'm trying to do everything I can to make it as positive an experience as possible.
In the past our CD versions of games were duplicated and sold at reduced price illegally and that activity ultimately put us in a position where we didn't even have the money to continue the series anymore. So if I come across as sensitive to non-DRM, it's only for the sole reason it sabotaged us before.
However, as you can see from the current page, after having several good conversations about it, I changed my mind and I now offer a boxed, full-version collector's disc version of the game with pledges of $50 or more.
I also moved free remastered copies of all three original games to the $50 slot to in an effort to attract people who've not previously played the original games.
As for the "collector's box with a blank disc inside" I asked that question to gauge response as I was trying to find a way to make people happy without shooting myself in the foot. But seeing as the response was mixed (Some said they'd just like a collector's box, others were a bit more angry about it) I decided to go with the DRM-Free collector's disc. It seemed appropriate for someone willing to "pre-order" the game a year in advance.
I've also updated the page to include more info about the story, game features, etc. I'm now waiting for some art to help present ideas of the direction we're going.
I'm very happy this thread was sent to me. I can only improve on what I know I'm doing wrong and this thread has certainly helped point that out :)
Thank you.
-Bryan
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1065983707/delaware-st-john-4-asylum-of-the-lost
