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Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 2:36 pm
by Newguru
Why don't we adopt the DLC and DRM FREE in our signatures everywhere we post?? Regarding the project homepage at kickstarter and bigfinishgames, I sent a message yesterday to Chris and Aaron, stating that both pages should really be spruced up to XXI century standards, in regards to page layout, visuals and eye-candy, as well as more juicy content..
This is a visual age much more diferent from the 90's, and the package count as much as the content. They responded they were on the process of revamping the pages.
Also they shoud have a YouTube page solely reserved to Project Fedora and previous Tex Adventures, with a layout oozing adventure..
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 2:43 pm
by joliet_jane
Heh,
Carmageddon just now posted an update moving to DRM free as well.
Carmageddon wrote:DRM FREE!
That’s right you heard correctly! A downloadable DRM free version of the game! The DRM free version of the game won’t be available at the same time we launch the first release of the PC game through Steam – it will be introduced as soon as we can, afterwards. And obviously some of the stuff that comes with the Steam version won’t be supported… But you’ll be getting complete freedom to play Single Player and LAN multiplayer without the need to install Steam or be connected to the internets. We are adding it to the $15 level, so it’s the same price as the Steam download version. And if you pledge for the DRM free version, we’ll also send you the Steam code so you can still play immediately and take advantage of the Steam features, if you want.
Lesson to all Kickstarter people. Noooooobody wants DRM. Nobody.
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 2:46 pm
by Sai
It may fall on deaf ears due to policy but I contacted Kickstarter staff using the "Contact" at the bottom of the Kickstarter site regarding editing the tiers on the Tex Murphy campaign. Worth a shot?
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 2:58 pm
by joliet_jane
Anything's worth a shot now
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 3:05 pm
by Lindhorst
joliet_jane wrote:Anything's worth a shot now
Exactly, so i'm sticking with my swimsuit calendar ideas. Send your pics to me ASAP!
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 3:23 pm
by Bjyman
That's one of the issues I have with Kickstarter. Its really pointless to not let people edit tiers since Jane Jensen found a way around it. However in the last 48 or 72 hours the tiers should be locked to protect the pledgers.
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 3:47 pm
by Sai
Bjyman wrote:That's one of the issues I have with Kickstarter. Its really pointless to not let people edit tiers since Jane Jensen found a way around it. However in the last 48 or 72 hours the tiers should be locked to protect the pledgers.
Yeah I agree. They should just make it so that if a tier is edited, all the backers of that tier are notified via email and private message on the site to make it transparent.
How did Jane edit hers?
The Big Finish team and Jane swapped some goodwill so maybe they could ask Jane how she modified them?
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 3:58 pm
by my voice just
Sai wrote:I'm hoping two big badges )like the ones I just edited into my post) near the top of the page would catch peoples view as they
run away from it...
red is agressive and don`t you think it will scare away some potential, but too sensitive backers?
something like
DRM&DLC FREE in more tolerate colours would be good, i presume
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:09 pm
by Sai
my voice just wrote:red is agressive and don`t you think it will scare away some potential, but too sensitive backers?
The red circle with a strike through it is a pretty universally understood symbol. Remember the Ghostbusters logo?
Someone on backer comments has suggested they do something like Carmageddon has done which also uses the circle with a strikethrough (but with DLC too rather than just DRM).
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta ... tion/posts
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:13 pm
by my voice just
agressive tones is slightly more suitable for carmageddon, then tex
but it`s just a thought from the point of view of human psyche, you know, pretty universally understood symbol to stop and don`t go there
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:15 pm
by Sai
my voice just wrote:you know, pretty universally understood symbol to stop and don`t go there
Stop and don't go DLC or DRM yep.
Well at the start of the Tex pitch two people get shot. So Tex Murphy ain't no fluffy bunny parade
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:16 pm
by Frank
Voice, I think the time is ripe for you to unleash the ''Babes for Murphy''campaign.
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:17 pm
by my voice just
Sai
well, you win
Frank
i love fountains of blood personally
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:18 pm
by Hammerhead
I don't think it's the aggressive tone they're after, but rather images conveying the message of DRM-free and DLC-free because some potential backers can't or aren't watching the update videos which take longer than a quick glance. These people are doing a quick in-&-out, not stopping to really research what the Kickstarter's truly & completely offering. Hence, shorten the message to a brief non-video image.
Sounds easy enough. Anyone tell Chris & Aaron yet?
Hammerhead
Re: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY - HELP THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
Posted: May 23, 2012 • 4:19 pm
by joliet_jane
The red cross-out symbol make sense to me.
I did tell Courtney at BFG about the idea. Dunno if that works.