Posted May 15, 2013
I guess it's hard to talk about fundraising in general. You'll always have different circumstances and financial demands depending on what kind of game you want to develop. A "real" indie team of a few people will cost less, than a company of 40-50 or more people. Daedalic should be about that size at some stages during the development.
wintermute.: Is there some special reason to talk about the obvious or the exclamation mark after artists? I'm just asking ... It's a good thing that this is obvious to you. Sometimes I got the feeling that there are people who think games are made by some nerdy programmers, who got too much time to spend. They just don't take the games industry seriously.
And the focus on artists just because there are many of them working at Daedalic because of their strong focus on handdrawn graphics.
wintermute.: 1. Again you mention obvious facts we all know about but strangely other companies come up with better solutions. Kickstarter would have been only one of many ways to secure the funding and there is no law not to use many models of funding the same time.
2. Daedelic isn't happy because people are complaining now. They were absolutely fine with the terms, thats the reason they signed the contract. Contracts are something thats very usual in the business and you could assume they can read a contract. Repeat: They knew what they signed. I'm not an expert in fundraising, nor do I know what Daedalic was thinking when they signed the contract. Of course they knew what the contract said and what negative consequences they would be facing. But whatever the reason was, they chose to agree with the publisher. Yet I believe not because they were greedy or planned to piss off the customers, but because they thought it was the best option at that time.
wintermute.: Oh? There was a deadline? Like? "When it isn't released till june 2013 the world will be drown in blood"?
Ok, I know what you mean, but I couldn't resist. Well, it was their decision and now they have to live with the result. It's exactly that plain and simple. Action and reaction.
Crowdfunding often works miracles, but there isn't a guarantee, but there also isn't a rule telling you you have to rely on crowdfunding alone. Oh, such a deadline would bring some intensity into the game industry!
Perhaps they will try crowdfunding some time, but I guess they got a certain line they follow regarding how to conduct their company, in which crowdfunding isn't included (yet).
wintermute.: Yep. Bitter pill: Myself and others don't buy games from daedelic now and maybe in the future. A result that could be easily predicted. There are people that prefer the freedom of their choice like where to buy and in which language. The thing about the price tag is another issue which doesn't make me really mad, but something that tells me also more than words do ... :] Like you said, signing such a contract was their decision and they have to live with the consequences. I won't force you or others to buy their productions. I just think that you'd miss out on their amazing games, just because you dislike their distribution and pricing policy. Sure, there are cases where you have to prevent negative developments by boycotting products and services. But in this case I'm quite certain that Daedalic doesn't plan on capturing the world. At least that's what I'm hoping...
And the focus on artists just because there are many of them working at Daedalic because of their strong focus on handdrawn graphics.
2. Daedelic isn't happy because people are complaining now. They were absolutely fine with the terms, thats the reason they signed the contract. Contracts are something thats very usual in the business and you could assume they can read a contract. Repeat: They knew what they signed.
Ok, I know what you mean, but I couldn't resist. Well, it was their decision and now they have to live with the result. It's exactly that plain and simple. Action and reaction.
Crowdfunding often works miracles, but there isn't a guarantee, but there also isn't a rule telling you you have to rely on crowdfunding alone.
Perhaps they will try crowdfunding some time, but I guess they got a certain line they follow regarding how to conduct their company, in which crowdfunding isn't included (yet).
