So who of you did this?
>This whole project was created solely by me, Devin Tripp
>I do not have permission from Disney to create this game as of now
>when we were kids, we wanted to be like Luke Skywalker or obi jim Kenobi
>I have decided to take matters into my own hands and write a story in the star wars universe that will fit inside an RPG video game that I have not created
>I need your help. I am not a very good programmer, and I'm an even worst artist
>I want to put this project into the hands of professionals, but in order to do that, I need money to hire them
>It will have the graphics of "Battlefront" or better with the feel of "The Witcher 3".
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg
>>322903575
> who of you did this?
Probably you
>what is SW:G
>>322903712
My name is not Devin Tripp
>>322903575
>four people have backed $1,500
what an odd project.
> I am talking about a Star Wars RPG that will completely blow people away; like "Fallout 4", or "The Witcher 3" did.
>Only asking for $200,000
A quick google search places the Witcher 3 cost at $81 million.
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-cost-81-million-to-make/
How do these people exist?
>>322903575
Dealing with a genuine "ideas guy" here.
>Hi I am Devin Tripp I am 20 years old and I have owned businesses ranging from clothing to stocks. I have learned and changed a lot in such short time. There is still much to learn, and I know that I am better prepared for the future to come.
I don't understand how Kickstarter is actually letting this campagn run. Are there no peolple to check these things?
He doesn't have the rights and will never have them
>>322904672
to be fair, a lot of money goes into marketing of those AAA titles, but 200k is ridiculous
>>322904959
Kickstarter doesn't give a fuck unless a big enough stink is raised. Around this time last yearI reported an abandoned project I backed over 3 years ago and they STILL have yet to contact me. When I try to report the project again I'm blocked from doing so, because "you already reported this project once. :^)"
Fuck Kickstarter. I learned my lesson.
>>322904672
Can you explain me how does this work
if the game costs 80mIllion to make and then it sells for 4million
does it mean devs somehow fucked up or what ?
>>322905679
>it sells for 4million
I'm certain they were talking about copies. And it's quite a lot more than 4 mil by now, I bet.
>>322903575
this is a bad idea for multiple reasons. This dude is a complete fucking moron
>>322905520
Shitaku have done an article about the Kickstarter
>>322903575
>obi jim Kenobi
>>322905781
Still less then fucking 80millon
>>322904278
I'm hoping it's just people fucking around since there is no way this will be allowed to finish
>>322905960
are you retarded? Its over 250 million in sales.
>>322905960
I read the article, they mentioned 6 million sales and a net profit of $63 million, I'm sure they're fine.
>>322903575
>>I do not have permission from Disney to create this game as of now
Fuck it I'm backing it
Yolo
>>322905960
What do you think 4 million x 60 is?
So, whatever happend to the Cybermatrix 100 tu01? Is the guy still delivering?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/973736766/the-cybermatrix-100-tu01/description
>obi Jim kenobi
>>322905960
4 million copies charged at $60.
>>322903575
>unterstützer
What kind of fucked up language is this.
>>322905960
If it costs 80 million and they only sell 4 million then they fucked up.
In the case above it says they cleared 6 million copies in the first six weeks with a net profit of $63 million. Assuming that net profit calculation doesn't include costs not in the $81 million they sold the games for an average of $24 a copy.
>>322906380
>got 500 for being funny and probably sending out cardboard boxes
Amazing
>uses a trademark without permission
>gets a stink make on gaming websites
>comes back rebranded as "Space Game"
Classic hustle
Why was this not me? Why do I not have a cool, obligation free, 18 grand delivered to me by a pack of genuine suckers?
>>322906489
He doesn't look very happy about it though.
>>322903575
Why does he think he would ever be allowed to make a Star Wars?
You're supposed to do a Kickstarter for something YOU can produce, if given enough resources.
This guy is doing a Kickstarter for something he wants someone else to produce. I didn't know you could do that
>>322906608
>uses a trademark without permission
>people call him an idiot
>white knights go to defend him
>big game developers employ him as an idea guy to gain publicity
>comes back rebranded as "Space Game"
Classic hustle
>>322906202
Gamestop aren't buying the games for $60. Closer to $30 if anything.
>>322906487
This anon is probably closer. They're selling them $24 a copy.
>>322906712
>no offense, kid
This guy sounds like a real piece of work. Calling the one who's money did go through a fucking kid.
>>322906949
Well, that person did give some amount of money to that project. Has to be an idiot, rich, kid or a combination of all three.
>>322906949
He's probably a kid himself
>obi jim kenobi
What? Wasn't it "obi one kenobi" earlier?
>>322904256
I wouldn't use my real name if I wanted to take the money and run either.
>>322906815
Retail manager here, markup is usually between 10 and 15 percent, sometimes as high as 20%. The one I can think of just recently that I noted was that Mario Maker cost us $52.99 each and we sold them at $59.99.
>>322907836
Sometimes as high as 30%, see the recent Mad Max discounts.
>>322906748
Mfw this happens
>>322907836
Retail manager where and how many copies were you trading? Because a bigger company buying more copies will probably purchase them at a much lower cost.
>>322907959
Actually, on things like that we'll either buy them cheaper or, in most cases, if they failed to sell we sell them at a loss. DmC is in our dump bin for $9.99 and cost was $27 when we bought the copy originally.
>>322907979
Nobody would defend an idiot and few cretins that spend money on it, unless he's a gay muslim post-feminist feline-like cripple otherkin
>>322907836
Obviously we're talking about different products here but when I worked for Lego they sold the sets to us at a 50% discount. That might be breaking even, but I doubt it.
>>322907959
http://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-mad-max-cd-key-compare-prices/
For information, compare the key prices. Steam is selling Mad max for $50 right now, they're making lotsa dosh because a lot of other legit 3rd party sites are selling the game for ~$20 and those cheaper prices already include a decent markup.
Fucking steam jewery sometimes. Some of their sales are just smoke screens.
>>322908160
A Walmart competitor local to the Pacific Northwest only, but we do get large quantities of new release titles. I don't know cost off the top of my head for things like CoD or Fallout because we're still sitting on tons of copies ( we had over 400 copies of CoD for launch) but we never have more than 20% markup on new titles.
>>322908403
Oh yeah, different products have different markups. We sell a bluetooth speaker for around $200 that we buy in for less than $75. That's also why TVs are on sale 100% of the time at what seems to be huge discounts, because MSRP might be $2499.99 for that curved 4k, but we bought it for $999.99 so we can afford to sell it for $1249.99 and look like the good guys.
>>322903575
there's a kickstarter right now to literally give a guy $200 so he can buy a bigger/better ship for star citizen. i reported it a week ago and they didn't touch it. unless an IP holder actually contacts kickstarter, they don't take anything down because they just want their cut.
remember the lady worth $180 million who shilled for $2,000 to send her daughter to "video game camp" because "mean boys" (her brothers) supposedly made fun of her? even though kickstarter says it's not for educational expenses? they don't give two fucks. period.
>>322909142
>being a snitch
>>322903575
this memes freshness factor is rapidly dropping
>>322909268
sorry nobody pledged to your gay "buy me shit" kickstarter. fag
>>322903754
Dead.
>>322905679
Out of every 60 dollar game 30$ goes back to the publisher.
So 30*4000000 = 120 million. A 40 million profit.
>>322907191
this
people fall for kids, thinking they're just trolls for lulz
in reality they're just pissing cash away
and that's why the poor stay poor
because the poor are dumb
>Risks and challenges: Copy rights
>treating as a "so cute lol fund this plz" thing
I hate Kotaku so fucking much.
Did somebody say LORE?
>>322910264
Oh boy
>>322910169
If he made an article about video game ideas everyone has but nobody does and why companies probably don't do them then it could have been an interesting read. But instead he just acts condesending about the guy.
>>322903575
This is literally Star Citizen.
>>322910264
Man I remember that thread. It was hilarious.
>>322908261
Dood wut?
So, what exactly is stopping me from making a kickstarter and scamming 20000 dollars from random people?
>Everybody is going crazy over for Star Wars currently
>I'll make a quick buck by telling these suckers I'ma make a star wars game
This will fade into obscurity like all the other failed Kickstarter projects.
The only time it's worth pledging money is when it's coming from people who've actually made a fucking game before.
Every single one of these dream projects dies and you're never getting a refund no matter what.
>>322910875
chargebacks. The era of scamstarting is pretty much over after such projects such as pictures for sad children
disney will let him get almost done seize the project and give it to EA to finish
>Helpful tip of the day: "Spelt" is a type of wheat, although some use this noun to describe what they spelled.
- Thank you, Devin Tripp
>>322904256
fuck off Devin.
>>322911518
spelt and spelled are both recognized by every dictionary I've seen.
>>322903575
Guys, I have an idea to make game about /v/irgins struggling with shit games. Im going to use IP of many games such as Fallout or League of Legends, however I dont have a permission from developers. Will you donate me money?
>people actually giving money to this guy for a Star Wars game when he can't even spell Obi-Wan Kenobi
>>322904959
Here's how that goes legally:
1 - person puts up kickstarter
2 - kickstarter gets funded
3 - kickstarter inc. takes a chunk of the money and the rest goes to Devin
4 - Devin is now liable for delivering on his backer rewards, if he is unable to provide them his backers can sue
5 - Kickstarter is liable for exactly dick
Why would kickstarter turn down even the possibility of free money?
>>322910451
Yeah or a discussion about copyright and public domain topics, with this one being of the examples. Could have been interesting, I agree. Unfortunately, yet again they show that they're nothing more than a tabloid at best
>Skyrim with Lightsabers
No thanks.
>>322903575
>no permission as of now
rip backers.
>>322912982
>nothing more than a tabloid
They are literally a tabloid. That's their description. They're part of the Gawker tabloid ring. That's not an insult.
You might as well be lamenting that Weekly World News isn't accurate
>>322906478
Are you American?
