>"As you may have heard, Winterkewl Games have stopped work on Yogventures - but this is actually a good thing,"
>"We innovated too much"
>>253614523
How much did this game get again?
>>253614523
>kikstarter
I feel no pity on people who are too fucking dumb to buy something before it's finished.
>>253614657
500k for a mine craft clone.
They couldnt even finish making a mine craft clone.
>>253614523
Don't back stupid shit or back at all
>>253614842
Notch would be proud.
a fool and his money are soon parted
>>253614842
I'm not going to waste time looking it up but I'm pretty sure its been 2 years as well.
Hope they remember that they're legally obligated to refund the money. But I'm pretty sure the majority of funders will be too retarded to ask for it back.
>>253614842
>couldn't even finish
So just a regular minecraft clone then?
>>253614523
praise be to jesus OP,i fucking hate these autistic assholes,so glad the game is done for.
>mfw i red this post
>>253614523
Don't forget their new shilling initiative where they will play indie games for a cut of the profits.
>>253614523
>PC gaming
>>253615159
No they are not. Kickstarter is DONATION money, not money in exchange for a product. Try reading the kickstarter terms of service. There is no legal way to sue them.
You may be thinking "you should be able to sue them!" but sadly law is not designed to fit into your emotions
>>253615159
>>253615679
Read it yourself you fucking idiot, you're absolutely allowed to sue them. The creators have to agree to deliver on the rewards, or deliver a refund, or else they could face legal action from the backers.
The reason Yogscat are not accountable is that they didn't set up the kickstarter, therefore the money is not their problem. They used the little dev team to set up the KS so that all the shit would fall onto their lap if development fell through.Although I'm pretty sure they would have taken a cut of the KS money behind the scenes. It would be pretty funny to see them go away for money laundering, honestly.
>>253615304
To be fair, you can at least play Minecraft.
>>253615679
>There is no legal way to sue them.
Whatever you say Yogsfag
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-one-stupid-mistake-and-35000-from-kickstarter-made-an-average-guy-bankrupt-2013-1
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/washington-sues-ed-nash-kickstarter-campaign-173707149.html
>966 people pledged $60 for this game
>980 people pledged $90 for this game
>93 people pledged $200 for this game
>120 people pledged $300 for this game
>37 people pledged $500 for this game
>36 people pledged $750 for this game
>1 person pledged $2000 for this game
>5 people pledged $5000 for this game
>5 people pledged $10000 for this game
>instead of getting the game and backer prizes like they were promised, they all get a shitty $30 indie title instead
>people funding a game by Yogshit
>don't expect it to fall through
>when it does they expect money back
>thinking yogscast isn't about shilling
>>253616472
>instead of getting the game and backer prizes like they were promised, they all get a shitty $30 indie title instead
no, that is the game they were promised
>>253616472
>5 people pledged $5000 for this game
>5 people pledged $10000 for this game
where do the autism people get all this money?
>>253616950
Autism bux.
>>253616950
monthly tugboat
>>253616950
Government.
>there are people on /v/ right now that watch every Yogscast video
Remember when it was just 2 nerds making podcasts and dicking around in WoW?
The Yogscast can't be held responsible because it wasn't their Kickstarter and they didn't receive the money. Winterkewl games did. Apparently Winterkewl are going to release a spreadsheet showing where the budget went for the last two years soon, that should be interesting.
>>253617306
To be completely honest I enjoyed the first 10 or so episodes of their Shadow of Israphel series. It was an interesting take on the let's play idea.
>>253617306
>Playing games horribly
>Giggling like idiots of the smallest thing every other sentence
Never understood the appeal
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-game-given-to-backers-of-failed-yogscast-game/1100-6421172/
>Although backers were frustrated because Yogscast wasn't offering refunds, the group is well within the rules set in place by Kickstarter. "Although we're under no obligation to do anything," Brindley explained, "instead we're going to do our best to make this right, and make you really glad you backed the project!"
>"Although we're under no obligation to do anything"
>>253617473
The early minecraft videos where good yes but it went down hill fast.
>>253617596
Not to mention the fat one squealing like a moron more and more when something cute was on screen.
>>253617617
You can say that again. Fucking hell their community is awful.
Yogscast is worst case scenario 12 year old youtube culture.
The fact that anyone here on 4chan discusses them is shameful.
>>253617473
I enjoyed the yogscast for years, but now it seems they have gotten too professional. So i mainly stick to sips
That greedy kike Lewis literally murdered fitzthistlewits and i will never forgive him
>>253617867
They used to be great though. As always, fame corrupts.
>>253617867
>not allowed to discuss huge as fuck scandals because it was 12 year olds and autists that got ripped off
You guys have got to watch their fucking developer logs.
http://youtu.be/eHIx6pVMe7Q [Embed]
It's literally just a whole lot of pathetic "no guys seriously, it'll be great. it'll be so good. also you're idiots, what's wrong with blocks? retards. just wait. we HAVE to use cubes, it's not just a minecraft clone"
this is a great example of how to NOT do development videos
>>253617782
Their schticks are the wrost
Lewis: I'M THE EVERYMAN!
Simon: I'M FAT AND LOUD
Hannah: I"M THE OBLIGATORY GF
Sips: I'M A MORON
Sjin: I'M EVERYMAN 2 AUTISM BOOGALOO
Rythian: I'M A MEDIOCRE ROLEPLAYER
Zooey: I'M GAY
and those are the only ones I remember
>>253617959
Are any of the Yogscast members non-cancerous? I've avoided the entire channel like the plague after the first minecon, I'm pretty sure it was then or just before then that shit hit the fan.
>scamstarter
>>253617981
great? hardly. people only watched them for Cata beta footage and news. Anyone who didn't bail once they started LPs got everything they deserve
>>253618212
sips is alright. everyone else is shit
>>253616950
ive seen worse
>working at grocer store
>women walks in with a $2,000 purse and other expensive shit such as necklaces, rings, dress, ect.
>fills her kart to the brim
>pulls out a ebt card with $1,000+ in food stamps on it.
>she drives away in a around $100k escalade.
fucking american government man.
>>253617409
>The Yogscast can't be held responsible because it wasn't their Kickstarter and they didn't receive the money
lol is that was yogdrones say to themselves?
>not obligated to do anything
>Ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light?
>500k
>2 years
>they could't make a minecraft clone
how? you could even literally just reskin one of the many open source minecraft clones and no one would give a fuck
>>253618103
What is the point of having smooth terrain, if you can't fucking edit it smoothly? The terrain will look it's absolute best before you fucking touch it, everything you do will make it look more like Mineycrafta. They could have atleast had some kind of 'smoothing' code which made the box cutout at least blend with the terrain, and not just be some perfect square cut-out.
>>253618339
They were fucking great though. The Yogpod and most of their content up until Israphel appeared was actually funny as fuck. Anyone who actually wanted to watch Cata footage and news watched TB, you watched Simon and Lewis to be entertained.
>mfw that was 4 years ago
>>253618212
Sips and Sjin
Sjin by himself is boring IMO but he actually does proper Lets Plays, by this i mean he actually discusses the game and mechanics
Hat films is funny if you like to watch dudes dick around and make immature jokes but I only watch them when they play with Sips so I don't know how they are on their own channel
>>253616423
>http://www.businessinsider.com/how-one-stupid-mistake-and-35000-from-kickstarter-made-an-average-guy-bankrupt-2013-1
You can fuck anybody over with court fees. If you have staffed lawyers and time to shove paperwork you can have an illegitimate case and just out-resource your opponent.
So some lawyer that didn't even bother to read the terms on kickstarter was out $70, and bankrupted the guy because he was pissed.
What a great example of how to abuse and exploit the court system for a pissing match.
>>253617596
Appeals to underage and autists
>Steal 500k
>Trying to milk developers out of their shekels
Holy fuck.
When you make pewdiefaggot look good you are fucking up.
>Expecting something good from Yogfaggots
Just sue then to oblivion for fuck sake, you cocksucking fucks can't be that stupid.
>>253618384
Oh shit SHIIIT shiiiiit shit oh shit [aged internet meme] shiiiiiit shit [another aged internet meme]
I just summed up the dialogue in every video of his. He's garbag
>>253614523
>funding a game based on a YouTube channel
How fucking dumb can you be?
>>253614523
>2014
>still falling for Scamstarter
So, all they get is a 'Ops, we tried too hard.' and that's it? Somehow, people are going to be okay with this.
>>253618907
I don't feel any pity for the guy, stupid people deserve to get fucked in the ass.
>>253618707
50 whatever for just the Alpha, pay up
>that cheeky fucking kickstarter video they did
>can't even make a minecraft clone
good riddance, fucking faggots
>>253616423
>On November 28, Quest admitted defeat. There were too many internal conflicts and engineering problems to bring Hanfree to life. Quest notified all of the backers, Singh included, that they would not be receiving the iPad stand, and their money would be returned to them.
>Singh wasn't satisfied. He sued Quest and Cespedes, although the suit against Cespedes was eventually dropped.
Wow, Singh sounds like a real asshole. He got his money back, and decided to sue a guy into bankruptcy anyways. And he's a lawyer, too. What a shock.
A guy and his wife made that piece of shit Cube World actually playable. Not great, but it actual functioned. And these guys can't do shit with 500k? That's god damned hilarious.
You're all too fucking entitled. They tried their best, and they're offering something in return, even though THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO
>>253619717
Do you know what entitled means
>>253619717
>>253619523
You have a link to the video.
>>253619717
>THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO
ur not right friendo
So what was this game going to be? Why did people back it in the first place?
>>253618707
half a million dosh
for a goddamn minecraft clone
christ
i can start my own restaurant or buy land with that money
>>253619148
Could be worse. It could have been like that webcomic artist who started a kickstarter to release his comic in a physical format. He sent some to his backers and then decided to burn the rest because he didn't want to work anymore and told people that he did it to show people that capitalism is bad
He then started another kickstarter campaign asking people to send him money to pay for EVERYTHING in his life (food, electricity, etc) because he didn't want to work (becuse he's a filthy commie)
>>253619672
It actually looked like a fairly competent Minecraft clone if you ask me, the fagscast just completely lost faith in the project and scrapped it.
You can sue Winterkewl for all they have, which is nothing.
>>253620183
More like sue the Yogfags
>>253620171
The fucking thing was dead in the water from the start. What part looked good? I looked through the 'dev diaries' for it, and it didn't even manage to be anything unique.
>>253618212
InTheLittleWood seems like a nice guy
>>253614523
>Pledge $90 or more: 980 backers
>Pledge $200 or more: 93 backers
>Pledge $300 or more: 120 backers
>Pledge $500 or more: 37 backers
>Pledge $750 or more: 36 backers
>Pledge $2,000 or more: 1 backer
>Pledge $5,000 or more: 5 backers
>Pledge $10,000 or more: 5 backers
>mfw these retards have human rights
>>253619917
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIod3ZUBpys
go to around 2:50.
>>253617409
>The Yogscast can't be held responsible because it wasn't their Kickstarter
Yes it fucking was
Have you even read the kickstarter page it constantly says how YOGSCAST is making the game and how YOGSCAST teamed up with the devs to make the game.
If you think "but it wasn't our kickstarter" will hold up in court you have another thing coming.
>implying yogtards are smart enough to demand their money back
>NO OBLIGATION
AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>253620329
It functioned as a fucking ugly minecraft clone, just as Cube World did. It was not worth $500k, fucking it was hardly worth $5, but the guys made a functioning game.
>>253620326
Why them?
And for what?
>>253619896
That guy is right.
>>253619924
They're not. Winterkewl isn't either even though they're the ones who failed to deliver. Read up on how KS works.
>>253620145
I remember that.
It was too bad, cause that comic wasn't bad, but he took it offline, too.
>>253620421
some people are saying they will donate MORE money to the yogcast to make up for the emotional damage of not being able to finish their game
>>253614523
Hopefully this will mean the shitty youtube channel will burn, as it should have years ago.
>>253620361
>$10,000
>5 backers
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2apng1/yogscast_cheat_backers_for_567000_on/cixkr3u
>Lewis from the Yogscast here - we should have sent out a notice sooner to the backers and that's our fault for not doing so. I don't actually have access to the project page, and the people who were assigned to sort this out haven't done so, so I guess I ought to make a response.
>There are a lot of things wrong in this post that I'm not going to address, but basically: it's a shame Winterkewl were unable to finish the project but now we're finally free of those shackles I'm now confident the project will come out far better than expected.
>We're getting all the code off Winterkewl and have partnered up with Nerd Kingdom who ran a very similar kickstarter for their (almost identical) game TUG around the same time Yogventures was being kickstarted. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nerdkingdom/tug-1
>>253620421
It literally doesn't matter what they say on the KS, if they prove that the devs got all of the KS money, they are free of guilt.
Although we all know that the devs sure as fuck DIDN'T get all that money, I'm sure jewcast were sneaky enough to cover their tracks just incase a shitstorm blew out.
>>253616472
They get what they deserve.
>>253617596
lonely people use it as a substitute for social interaction
>>253620810
so now they're combining scams
>>253617867
Sips is alright though. He's funny as shit
I don't get what's wrong, they even apologized
To me it sounds like you kiddos are just projecting
>>253617597
>Gamespot
lmao
>>253615679
This has already been covered in previous threads. And you are a complete fucking idiot for still trying to push this. You say read the TOS, well the TOS says they have to give the rewards or refund the money.
>>253617867
mods allow gamegrumps threads which are just as bad
>>253620632
>they get $500k in donations for a product
>they're careless with the money and squander it
Yeah, it's being too entitled to expect fucking SOMETHING from a half a million dollar investment. Fucking faggot. Also, their not obliged to? Winterkewl are, read up on how KS works you dumb fuck. Yogscast also are, because imagine the fucking shitstorm that would ensue if they just brushed over the issue without giving compensation? They'd lose a whole fuck load of fans. So yes, it was in there best interest to compensate the fans, they didn't give a fuck about the backers.
>>253620416
>In your face Notch!
>>253618425
you should wrote her name down and report her for welfare fraud
>>253621031
I am funny as shit when I'm banging ur mom.
I contributed 5K to this project and I feel cheated now. I demand a refund.
>>253621418
Damn straight.
do people still give a shit about yogscast?
>>253621363
Too bad :^)
>>253620810
>passive aggressive blame shifting
no surprise there
>>253621541
ignorant exploitable morons do.
Let's just calm down. Kickstarter is a way to invest money in an idea in the hope it succeeds. It is a risk/reward calculation. Some investments fail. Publishers have games fail. These guys tried and came up short. The money is gone.
There is no sense in beating them. Sometimes we fail. These guys tried and came up short. There is no scam here. Thanks for trying.
I'm impressed that yogscast is trying to do something to help out the funders. I'm impressed that TUG is willing to give out codes to us. It is not a monetary value thing - so that we can ask for a refund instead. It is a generous offer to allow us to benefit from other backer contributions. Their cost is loss of future sales. A thank you should be in order.
>>253620839
They hired the devs, they sure as fuck can't just walk away free, if someone sues them.
Like that's gonna happen.
Yogscast are just the worst people ever.
>>253621541
>http://vidstatsx.com/youtube-top-100-most-subscribed-channels
#43
>>253621756
>I'm impressed
AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA
>>253621541
this made me think
do people still care about pewdiepie? I haven't seen anybody mention him in /v/ in months. Was he just a fad like Fred?
>>253620672
Holy shit this is unreal
>>253618293
What's the story behind this pic?
In their podcasts they are not nearly as autistic, I believe they only act that way in their vids to appease the 10 year olds that came for mincraft. But their wow vids and podcasts are great.
>>253621945
Huh, they used to be in the top 20.
>>253621779
They didn't. They let the devs use their brand, they didn't pay them jackshit. The kickstarter is officially run by the devs, it's their problem. If they can prove that they didn't get a penny from the KS, then they can and will walk away free, and it will just further ruin that Vale guy.
>>253621756
>>253621756
this guy
im gay
>>253622056
4chan ruins a Tumblr convention by literally doing nothing.
>>253621097
I think if you accept the code for the other shitty indie game it counts as "reward" for the money.
But I'm no lawyer, I'm just talking out of my ass.
>>253622056
a tumblr convention that turned out to be a big scam. They also advertised as having a big ballpit and it turned out to be just that thing. Someone also pissed in it.
Google Dashcon
>>253614842
Well, notch has tens of millions and all he did was not finish making Minecraft.
>>253622056
kickstarter asking for money to buy a ballpit for the dashcon. They got $17,000 and this is what they bought
>>253621756
>they got $500k
>these $10 game codes are totally fine, I don't need a refund
>>253621250
>Ugly as fuck designs
>>253622328
Wait what?
>>253621756
>I'm impressed that yogscast is trying to do something to help out the funders
Do people fucking realize that they have HUGE fucking fanbase and presence on the internet?
They just can't walk away from it without doing nothing they would lose so many fucking fans.
>>253619583
How the fuck did that Quest faggot live for a year on Brooklyn without working? And how did he move to fucking Costa fucking Rica if he has no money?
Fuck that guy.
>>253622437
christ
i can plan a better con than those faggots
aint that hard to get connections with that money
then again it was just a scam
>>253622151
That sure as fuck is not what happened, they talk about how it was their idea because they didn't like minecraft and how it's their game just developed by someone else.
It would be different if the guy had just bought licensing deal but it was a group effort, but I can see the Yogfagets trying to shift all the blame to the dev.
>>253622437
Why do people keep saying this? KIckstarter had nothing to do with Dashcon. They raised 4k from indiegogo, and then the rest was 'donated' in an hour on the day. It was a scam, sure, but nothing related to kickstarter.
>>253622656
those fans were stupid enough to give them money
those people are retards beyond any help
>>253622656
>They just can't walk away from it without doing nothing they would lose so many fucking fans.
10 year olds don't care about that Anon
>>253622915
hush anon, hush...
all scam sites are now kickstarter in /v/'s mind
>>253622437
I think it would have been funnier to see bunch of tumblr autists spaz around in a ballpit
Shame in a way,
>>253618793
Shadow of Israphel was alright, it had something unique with the main characters not knowing what was going to happen.
Now it's all 100% scripted (yoglabs) or just shitty letsplay (everything else). I miss Yogtrailers
>>253621172
Wow why so mad? Winterkewl are not obligated to refund you in any way. Maybe they have to deliver on physical backer rewards, that's it.
Yogscast is not obligated either because they were barely involved aside from the promotional stuff they did. Yet they still are doing the whole TUG thing and trying to make sure some physical items are sent out. When it's not their job to do so, it would be Winterkewl's.
>>253621779
They didn't hire them. Chris somethingsomething from Winterkewl approached the Yogscast with his idea, and the YC allowed them to use the likeness of their Minecraft characters.
>>253621646
There's no blame SHIFTING, when Winterkewl is entirely to blame.
>>253622915
To be honest indiegogo is just a even shittier form of kickstarter
>>253623072
somebody peed on it
>>253622656
They just can't walk away from it without doing nothing they would lose so many fucking fans.
See >>253620810
>>253622609
>People on Tumblr organise a convention
>None of the organisers have any experience with event planning
>Event bombs and doesn't get near the predicted number of attendees (who were all 15 year olds)
>Tumblr "celebrities" pull out of doing panels at the event because organisers can't pay them despite charging extortionate prices for tickets
>Hotel hosting the con threatens to pull the plug if the organisers don't raise $17,000 by the end of the day
>Organisers try to blame 4chan for ruining the con
>They somehow raise the $17,000 by tricking teenagers into coughing up even more money
>For their extra investment, the attendees get an "extra hour in the ball pit"
>The ball pit is a small thing that barely fits 6 people and is full of piss
TLDR: Tumblr people blame 4chan for a terribly organised convention
Did I miss anything?
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>>253623072
class action lawsuit please.
>>253623335
>>253614523
>that fucking gay headshot every one of their channels has
what's yogcast?
>>253623279
The BDSM panel with under age land whales touching themselves
>>253623335
i think the most hilarious thing about this whole thing is seeing just how much of tumblr is young white girls
they're literally all white girls
>the SoI series will NEVER EVER be finished
>"We've only got 3 days to save the world!"
>>253623218
Israphel was scripted though
>>253622656
Except they not responsible for WinterKewl Games being completely incompetent.
Yet all the blame falls on the Yogscast because of idiots like you who don't know the full story and don't even care to look it all up.
Blindly hating on Yogscast is more important than the facts I guess.
>>253623225
>winterkewl is entirely to blame
>Yogscast uses their fanbase to fund a project run by amerturs, by convincing their fans they are actually industry professionals
>They do not attempt to oversee development in order to make sure the game is worthwhile, they just leave all that money in the hands of some retards
Yeah, they're not to blame at all. This whole fucking thing is their fault, all of it. Whatever winterkewl did wrong, Yogs are responsible for it, because they put this massive fucking project in their hands. This is literally what corporations like EA do, give a small team some crazy unrealistic goal, throw a fuck load of money at them and expect the job to be done perfect in 6 months,
>>253616472
>5 people pledged $10000 for this game
>All those people defending these people on Kickstarter comments.
How?
>>253623723
>All previous (including walk on role in Shadow of Israphel) + 'Have lunch with the Yogscast!' You and a guest will be invited to join Simon, Lewis and members of the development team to talk about the game, SoI, the finer points of Jaffa Cake consumption and anything/everything else! You will also get the opportunity to pick up some exclusive swag, pose for pictures with the gang (we suggest practicing voguing and your 'Blue Steel' look in advance) and have the greatest (lunch)time of your life! The event can be scheduled either during this year's E3 in Los Angeles, California or later this year in Bristol, England. You will need to provide your own travel arrangements.
they're a bunch a shit sucking meatsacks
>>253623658
Yeah, the only part of Israphel that wasn't scripted was Simon's reactions during the really early episodes.
>>253623658
Yes but I'm not sure Simon and Lewis knew what was gonna happen. The reactions seemed more genuine at least
>>253623624
Didn't they start that years ago? What happened to it?
>>253623850
>thanks for the 10 grand! You can come hang out with us and talk about the failed game in return!lol you'll have to get here yourself though
It was always a scam. Always.
>>253623335
Oh my fucking god
This is the best thing I have seen in a while
They even have cardboard sign calling them 'dorks'
Jesus fucking christ this isn't real
>>253614523
>"Although we're under no obligation to do anything, instead we're going to do our best to make this right, and make you really glad you backed the project!"
>Although we're under no obligation to do anything
>no obligation to do anything
>no obligation
So let me get this straight. You can just ask for 500,000 dollars to make, fuck I don't know, a 50-hour sidescrolling metroid game. Then you can live a luxurious lifestyle for 3 years, come back and give everybody pogs instead? Like, what? How come EVERYTHING that comes from kickstarter is a total fucking joke and you people STILL support it? Fucking 50 grand potato salad and now this. "Here have a key to some random fuckin game you've never heard of". I can't go on the internet anymore. Too many fucking retards with too much money to blow on stupid shit.
>>253624128
It went on for a while and had several droughts, like right now. They are very close to finishing the series, but they haven't made any episodes in like a year because Lewis can't think of a good ending or some shit.
>>253623335
>>253623671
I'm not blindly hating anyone here, I think both the dev and the Yogfagets are to blame and deserve to get sued.
Too bad the people who donated are nothing but kids and people who like to get fucked in the ass by YogDick
>>253619583
>indian
>lawyer
Jesus fucking christ this could be a combination worse than a jew
>>253616472
>pledging 10 000$
imagine living with that shame
>>253614523
>500k
I could had made my dream taco stand empire come true with that money
Fuck this society; seriously this is just too much ; when will the law defend the consumer
>>253624221
Because fools are meant to be parted from their money.
Did they really get all of the 500k though? I think I saw some post in another thread stating that they only got about half the money that was pledged and kickstarter took another 30%
>>253624537
kickstarter only gets 5%
i'm certainly not surprised since the last time they showed it off was like 2 years ago
what happens to greenlit games that are never finished?
>>253623706
>Yogscast uses their fanbase to fund a project run by amerturs, by convincing their fans they are actually industry professionals
Yogscast didn't convince their fans. Winterkewl convinced the yogscast that they could do it. And Winterkewl aren't some retards or "amerturs" they're a small group of Dreamworks animators/developers whatever you call them.
Yogscast believed them and helped advertise the thing and allowed them to use their characters' likeness.
If anything the Yogscast is fucked even more so right now than most of the donators.
>This is literally what corporations like EA do, give a small team some crazy unrealistic goal, throw a fuck load of money at them and expect the job to be done perfect in 6 months,
that is just a really bad analogy, no comment
>>253620421
>If you think "but it wasn't our kickstarter" will hold up in court you have another thing coming.
It would absolutely hold up in court. Every kickstarter page lists the corporate entity that is liable for the project. In this case, Winterkewl Games LLC.
WG LLC are now going into administration and will default on any and all debts (including kickstarter funds). And, being a Limited Liability Company, the company's directors cannot be held responsible for any debts.
>>253624624
You need to have a finished product before it can be put on the store
So let me get this strait. They acquired half a million dollars, only had six people working on one sandbox game for half a decade and couldn't do anything about finishing it? This isn't incompetence this is a fucking heist if I ever saw one.
>>253624642
Rationalization like this is how people like you lose money to scammers and sociopaths.
>>253624642
>one or two guys tangentially associated with [popular thing that came out 10 years ago]
>WE MADE [popular thing] AND NOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE A NEW THING!
Every kickstarter ever.
>>253624129
every KS does that
you could live in the same town or on the other side of the world
>>253615489
it's been an hour, anon, here's your reply
>>253624128
It wasn't very good so they stopped making them.
That's about it, really. No point wasting your time when you could be making other content that is likely to perform better.
>>253624686
It also says in the same page how Yogscast collaborated with the company for this project and how they make the game together.
Actually the whole game just advertises how YOGSCAST is doing the game.
>>253621283
>>253618425
fucking this
i forward and take photos of people with disibility stickers and dont look disabled, i take pictures of this shit ass construction site of mine and send it off to the City Building and Planning committee (aka a bunch of lawyers who WILL ride people's ass with permit revoking), and shit like this
I too am a full time cashier at an expensive bulk dealing hardware store (independent, thank god), and I see this sort of shitty scam or social welfare abusing fucks all the time at my work or at my local grocery
I call them out, I dont feel bad, it's my tax dollars and social security being wasted on these 30year+ old scam artists
>>253624192
the dorks sign is because one of them is dressed as kevin
>>253614523
>Kickstarter
Lel. Serves everyone right
>>253624829
2 years.
You do realize that for 5 years and a six man team, a $500k budget would come out to less that $17k pa for each employee, right? That is not enough to do anything.
Everyone on this board seems to think you can make a detailed 3d videogame for a couple of grand without any business costs or paying developers, designers, artists, etc. That's just not how real life works.
>>253624870
just another reason kickstarter is for kikes.
Sometimes I feel like making a Minecraft clone with a proper art style/theme and releasing it finished for free, just to show up these guys and mojang.
This is why you never pay for anything before it exists
Preordering and pledging are one and the same. There is always a chance the the game will be shit or fail to deliver on any of its promises. Wait until the game is released and there is a consensus online.
>>253625267
THIS is the real problem. None of these fuckwit amateurs know how much it costs to make a good video game.
Even backwater slavshit developers still blow $2,000,000+ on their video games.
>>253614842
KEK WARS: Return of The Lulz
This is why I never spend money on crowdfunding shit. No matter how hyped I might be about a project. The system is completely fucked and on autopilot to rape the customer in the ass with a barb wired baseball bat without lube.
>>253624406
If youre donating 10gs to a minecraft clone its safe to say you have enough money that 10,000$ is nothing to you.
Ive seen donations on twitch in the 30,000$ range. Not everyone playing games are poor fuckers.
>>253624898
Don't even give the shitposter your attention
just report hide and ignore
So wait, have these guys made videogames before?
I mean, I can understand backing Shovel Knight because the people who worked on it were Ex-Wayforward who have experience and know how to put the time and effort into a game.
and PERHAPS MN9 because they have skilled people in the Medium (though it honestly looks like shit, but who knows)...
But why would you back a game with People who are all sass and no experience?
>>253623850
>They don't even include plane tickets.
>>253625446
Nobody who spends $10,000 on a kickstarter video game is rich because rich people don't just drop $10,000 on zero-return investments.
Someone, FIVE someones, blew half their life's savings on this.
>>253625009
Good on you, the only way to make any change is to take it into your own hands.
>>253621945
pewdiepie have gotten 210k subscribers in the last 7 days, who are these people?
>>253625446
>a saudi prince will never give you shitloads of money for playing games
Early access when
>>253624987
Welcome to advertising, I guess?
Do you also think 20th Century Fox is legally responsible for any problems with Aliens: Colonial Marines? After all, "Alien" was plastered all over it!
This is just the product of one company with no businesspeople doing business with another company who have no businesspeople and everyone involved being a fucking idiot getting into things they didn't understand.
I imagine the only thing anyone has made out of it is bad PR for the yogscast, 2 years of low pay work for the employees of WG that will look fucking awful on their resumes and WG's company director never being able to get any credit again in his entire life.
I hope he's already bought a house and started a family, because he'll be unlikely to get a mortgage.
>>253625361
>>253625267
damage control incoming.
>>253616423
>http://www.businessinsider.com/how-one-stupid-mistake-and-35000-from-kickstarter-made-an-average-guy-bankrupt-2013-1
>pakishit ruining a guy to become famous
>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/washington-sues-ed-nash-kickstarter-campaign-173707149.html
>going after small-time guys instead of banksters
#lawyerscum
>>253625635
and also get angry
angry and motivated people are very determined people
i learned this from... being angry
thanks /v/
>>253624318
there's no one at blame here, it just didn't happen
that's how KS works. people can be mad all they want, they can't sue for the devs not delivering on their promise
>>253624537
yogscast didn't get any of the money
>>253624829
no it's not, the devs really had good intentions and the main guy looks like a really nice and genuine guy. it just didn't work out.
>>253624848
it's not rationalization, it's the truth, 99% of the people just don't know the full picture
I also didn't donate and never will, to anything and I know a scam when I see one
This wasn't one. It was very dodgy that it would ever happen, because of Winterkewl's inexperience, but it wasn't a scam
>>253618425
She probably just has a rich lover?
Or should her social welfare be cut off so she has no option but to rely on the whims of someone else? (assuming she is unable to find work).
She may be a horrible person for all I know, but the system exists for a reason.
Pewdieventures when
Pewdie is Teh Epik Lulze Man XD
>>253625808
>damage control incoming.
Huh? He's exactly right, that was my point.
>>253614523
More and more people are launching lawsuits against failed Kickstarters.
A United States Attorney General launched an official lawsuit against the creators of Asylum for stiffing backers.
http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/2/5675834/washington-sues-card-game-developer-for-failing-to-deliver-on
> Polygon
Here's the official document.
http://www.atg.wa.gov/uploadedFiles/AsylumComplaint%202014-05-01.pdf
>>253625595
Youre wrong though. Check out any of the popular games on Twitch like WoW, Dota and League and find the female streamers with alot of viewers and look at their donations tabs in there bios.
Tens of thousands of dollars donated for absolutely no reason other than to have their twitch names put into their bios.
>>253625267
Actually some 3D artists get around 17k as a starting salary.
>>253625938
>>253625938
>>253625938
SHILL MORE. please, i want to see delusional rationalization to laugh even harder at
>>253625574
please read the thread or at least an article about the whole thing to at least find out who were involved and who was actually making the game before you comment
>>253625574
The CEO is a programmer and computer animator with no game design experience.
She did do 3D model creation for Shenmue II though.
>>253626173
Hey woah fuck that guy yogurt is delicious stay the fuck away from my diary no wonder you're a disposable minion.
>>253626250
Yeah, and they produce shit because they have no commercial experience.
>>253624642
>If anything the Yogscast is fucked even more so right now than most of the donators.
Yogscast can go fuck themselves, the people who kickstarted are the ones out money. The Yogscast are equally or even more responsible than Winterkewl. The Yogscast got the game Greenlit, the Yogscast got the game Kickstarted, hell if you even look at the the backer's rewards many of them feature things that can only be done by the Yogscast giving them permission, this includes:
>autographs from Lewis and Simon on a printed out sheet of concept art - $200 - 93/1000 backers
>a personalized thank you video made by Lewis and Simon - $2000 - 1/50 backers
>a guest character in the Yogscast series SOI (something that hasn't made an episode in over a year) - $5000 - 5/5 backers
>lunch with the Lewis, Simon, and the developers (note you have to pay your own travel cost) - $10000 - 5/5 backers
That's a total of $95600 of donations from things that can only be filled out by the yogscast, and this does not even include the other offerings that would require their permission such as the plushie, and statuettes.
>>253625938
> they can't sue for the devs not delivering on their promise
They can sue if they fail to deliver any sort of product. The opportunity cost alone makes anything short of a financial refund insufficient.
Seth Quest was sued for failing to deliver a tablet peripheral he was advertising on Kickstarter. I'd post the article but VentureBeat is filtered. You'll have to look it up yourself.
>>253625267
it is if you actually got competent people in your team, not just blowing 100k in beach balls
Their pathetic fanbase probably only wanted to give money to their virtual friends. I bet they only feel sympathy for how the project panned out. People stupid enough to have actually donated to something like this will almost certainly have not learned anything valuable under any circumstances.
> All of these people who believe that the low budget means it's okay to cancel the project
No. They shouldn't have accepted the money in the first place if they couldn't deliver a product.
Not even the Double Fine Kickstarter handled things this badly. At worst, they would have delayed their game instead of canceling it entirely.
This borders on violating good faith.
>>253626387
I couldn't find anyone other than the CEO on LinkedIn, so I suspect the other five people have no meaningful industry experience.
The CEO has already moved back to a position in DreamWorks. No longer doing Character TD, but what looks like basic coding for mobile games. Not exactly an auspicious career move.
>>253614523
http://youtu.be/eIod3ZUBpys
>yfw
This is the problem with Kickstarter.
People give more money because they want to see more things in the game. Little do the devs realise they're piling more work on for themselves than they realise. Their large sum of money dries up faster than they think it will and end up screwing over every consumer.
>>253626557
Sorry got one thing wrong the part 42 of the SOI series was uploaded on July 27th 2012 so in 10 days it will be the official 2 year anniversary.
>>253625579
Because that would actually cost them money.
I bet they'd even make you pay for lunch.
>>253626557
Hah, okay that's a good point.
I would love to see the higher tier backers demand they fulfil those promises.
"I want you to have a meal with me, in which you apologize for the game's failure on film, and then give me your signatures".
eheheh
>>253626292
ok , I'm a delusional shill, for telling the truth and not joining the hate bandwagon
anyway, this is an interview with the lead developer from a few years ago
as I've said, they all really wanted this thing to come together, it just didn't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRDX4wXwkNQ
>>253626572
They could be sued, but the corporate entity in question is a Limited Liability Company that no longer exists. There is nothing to *get*, anyway. All their assets will have already been claimed by the bank they doubtless went to for loans after the kickstarter money ran out.
>>253627218
I never understood why Yogscast was so popular.
Literally the only time I've ever heard of them was when Yogscast and Notch started cursing at each other on Twitter over some stupid and petty argument. They just seem like a bunch of half-baked Rooster Teeth clones.
>>253621756
>no sense in beating them
No I think they had this one coming.
>>253626979
>"It's my own game" - Simon
>>253625648
>an oil prince will never donate you games to play and review
mark has some divine luck or something
he is that charismatic
>>253626868
>All of these people who believe that the low budget means it's okay to cancel the project
I don't think anyone's actually said that. Only that it's not some kind of evil scam, but instead fucking awful business management.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
>>253618293
Let me guess, it's the Gary Jules version of Mad World?
>>253627248
Your problem is that you believe that good intentions matter. They honestly don't.
The fact that they tried doesn't change the fact that they failed. I'm sure backers can forgive them for it, but that failure is still something the developers are responsible for.
Effort doesn't amount to as much as you think it does.
>>253627389
they're just a let's play channel, one that happens to attract millions of autists
>>253627463
>this is a legally actionable statement
Said no solicitor or magistrate ever
>>253620145
dudewhat, what comic was this?
>>253626508
No that's just plain wrong, it's to many people that wants the few existing jobs.
>>253625938
>there's no one at blame here
Oh jesus
The Yogapologists are here
>>253625648
My friend's gf gets bought shit by some random oil sheikh. Sent her a WiiU and MH so he had someone to play.
It mainly gets used by the boyfriend.
>>253623279
>>Hotel hosting the con threatens to pull the plug if the organisers don't raise $17,000 by the end of the day
Even worse, we're pretty sure that was a scam. People called the hotel and they had didn't have any idea what they were talking about
>>253623279
Yeah, the hotel had nothing to do with it.
When asked about the situation by people attending the con the hotel said that they'd never asked for the extra 17,000. On top of that, the main way of donating the money back was through an online site that only actually gives the donatee the money a few days after money is donated, so it would be impossible for them to have paid the hotel in time that way. So yeah, it was a scam.
GUYS THEY'LL FIX IT
>>253627948
"John Campbell says he was able to send a good number of them, he posted a rambling 4,500-word note on Kickstarter in late February that claims he ran out of money. Campbell's note is accompanied by a video that shows a flaming heap of paper, presumably the remains of over 100 copies of the book that is based on his online comic series, called "Pictures for Sad Children." "
>>253623279
My brother's friend makes little plushies and sells them at cons. She made $1200 minus expenses from dashcon
>>253628049
They may have all the talent in the world, but that doesn't prepare them for the work environment.
A character TD may be able to do lovely rigging, but will it be set up just how the animators like it? A lighting TD might be able to produce fantastic scenes, but can they work with everyone else in a time frame that actually gets anything done without the renderers sitting on their hands waiting for something to do?
Or will I lose my line managers time as they spend six months babysitting someone with no real experience to get them up to speed?
>>253627705
you're just moving the goalpost
the original "argument" was that it's a scam and a heist, to which I replied that it wasn't that - everyone involved wanted it to happen
intentions do matter when when people are saying that it was a scam from the very beginning which it was not
the fact that they've failed and who's responsible is a completely separate issue
I've never said "they're not responsible for their failure because they had good intentions"
although they are not obligated to recompense you if their project fails on KS either
it's their fault (Winterkewl Games') that they were incompetent and wasted the money, but you also can't do anything about it
Every time
