But given how successful Cubeworld's launch was in regards to generating sales I can hardly blame them for finding a clever way to monetize on hungry fans of the style/genre.What began as one man’s experimental game development hobby in 2011 has evolved into one of the most impressive block-based fantasy adventures yet seen. If they want to use a kickstarter style to build funds before actually launching their game with a microtransaction shop they should probably be transparent about it.
So, yeah, it looks like a cashgrab to me.
Then when you get to the $200+ range it returns to the more typical vanity a la immortalizing your name in the game stuff.
The $50 and $100 sound like they have rewards that could actually impact gameplay, though (especially upgrading your homeworld). Sounds neat but you can probably live without it. Doesn't sound like you're getting a whole lot of bang for your buck there but if you want to donate that much it's probably because you are more than capable of parting with that sum of money and want to support something you love which is great.įor $5 you get guaranteed Beta Access (game is in Alpha right now with no schedule for when Beta starts other than "conclusion of alpha game testing"), 750 Supporter Credits (used for 'vanity' stuff but looks like it will also impact leveling speeds and maybe other non-cosmetic mechanics), all unlocked milestones (basically tiny tiny things).įor $20 you get instant alpha access (price of cubeworld basically) and an inventory expansion.
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I mean, seriously, how does it not make you uncomfortable that they have a 'milestone' system with no quantitative measure to it? Tier 11 is 74% complete, but 74% of what? How much money do they need? Did you contribution matter? Is this actually a measurement or more of a general approximation they occasionally update to show progress? Is the progress real or artificial? Unlike an actual kickstarter they don't have an obligation to provide transparency in this regard I guess.įor $2,500 you get all the other tiers ($5, $20, $50, $100, $200, $1,000) rewards with the addition of getting to create your own biome.
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Trove's a bit different since they had full control of the subreddit from the start but I'm still not too keen on it.īut the game has been cutting corners and promises really hollow rewards as 'milestones' in their pseudo-kickstarter. well did you ever play any Hi-Rez Studios games? They went back to an official forum setup not too long after destroying their original ones, claiming they were taking over the subreddit, and losing control. Mostly because whenever I've seen others try it the results are.
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And while using Reddit as their official forum is a free option I don't have a whole lot of faith in it as the best option. Granted so long as people are willing to volunteer and provide high quality they have no reason to stop using it. Crowdsourcing is a way to get work done for free.
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