So this means all of their hardware products are successful except for the most important one - Steam Machines. Oh irony *staring at the window waiting for Civ VI for Linux announcement*.

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Quoting: ExpalphalogI never would have deleted my Windows Partition if I'd known that Civ V might be the last Civ game that I get to play.

I wonder if it will rune on WINE.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: killyouI work in IT so I know that big projects might be tricky if it comes to time and resource management

(Me too.) Then I wonder even more what we are talking about.
I'll say it again: We don't know if...
* the financial planning included expected sells,
* the financial planning could be adhered to,
* more money was spent to make a better game due to more money flowing in.

That's the point. The campaign usually says: we are dumping publishing company and we need X amount of money to do this cool game so it is natural to expect all the other money they get is just piling up on their account and waiting to be used for another project. If that's not the case then they are being dishonest. They should have be more open about this since they are looking for investors more than anything else. These are just my reasons for not crowdfunding.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: killyouThey crowdfounded all of their latest titles. They should be able to finish Torment as it was crowdfounded and it raised more than they were asking. They got more than they were asking for Wasteland 2 as well. So these games cost them nothing and were safe bets.

Sorry, what you are saying is totally unrealistic. Doing business - and even more so creating software - very often exceeds the planned funds. Furthermore they might go for content more if they have more funds than expected. And the planning might (and should!) involve the money you expect from sells in the first place. It's not like funding covers all expenses and sells make you rich. If you think it would be that way, please start developing great games (don't forget to support Linux!) and become rich that way. Good luck.

I have other sources of wealth but thanks for the suggestion. I don't agree with the planning thing. They raise money to complete the game. It helps them to buy stuff and feed their families for the time they don't have any other sources of revenue. But after the game is released they have another source of money so what the hell? I think crowdfunding is GREAT but for the little companies so they can focus on a product instead of worrying if they will have anything to eat or if their parents basement is big enough to fit all the university buddies that they are working with. Money from the released games should be spent on the new products. If there are no money either the product is bad or the management. I work in IT so I know that big projects might be tricky if it comes to time and resource management but they think they might go away with it because their customers are people, not businesses. I won't crowdfund any of their projects or any other companies that were successfully funded before because they should have the money from the sales. That's only my opinion. I'll buy the game though, same as F1, F2, and W2. I want them to have my money but in a way that's fair to me.

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Is it just me or lately devs are backing out of the Linux support more often than before? I think this might be a delayed response to the Valve Steam Machines fiasco.

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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: killyouThey've released ~14 games so far and they need money for the development of another one? Really?

Yes, really. Looks like you aren't familiar with how game studios function. Money made by one game barely can cover costs of the next one, they usually need additional money. Things get even more complicated, when they are working on multiple games at the same time like inXile do.

They crowdfounded all of their latest titles. They should be able to finish Torment as it was crowdfounded and it raised more than they were asking. They got more than they were asking for Wasteland 2 as well. So these games cost them nothing and were safe bets. Asking for money to make another game means that they haven't sell any copies of Wasteland 2 outside of the kickstarter campain (which is not true) or they HAVE the money but are asking people to chip in anyway to minimize the risk. This is a brilliant business model but unfair to their customers. Imagine this is an enterprise market and Microsoft or Oracle is asking someone for money in advance so they can fund their software which then they can sell for years. That would've cause an outrage and entire industry would ridicule them. Gaming industry is greedy and spoiled nowadays. It's so easy to ship a game in comparison to what was years ago, computers are powerful, engines are cheap, you can even buy assets! You don't have to be John Carmack anymore to be successful. And now you don't even own your games and it's a burden to resell them. My point is asking for crowdfunding money was OK at first when they were shifting to this model but now they should fund themselves for the money they got from the sales after the release of the game.

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They've released ~14 games so far and they need money for the development of another one? Really? I bet they would easily fund the next game but getting money from idiots that are investors without any benefits is easy.

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Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: killyouDamn you Cyprus and Ireland.

Sure, blame the tax havens.

I'd prefer to have low taxes everywhere but since that's not the case, yes, I blame them. That's their business model to attract companies to pay taxes there even if sales and manufacturing are not actually there. They are driving tax money away from the other countries and thanks to shady tax laws they are the countries with the most HQs in Europe. That is not fair to other EU members. If they would not be EU members then they would be free to do whatever they want.

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Quoting: BeamboomI did think it was a little bit odd that support at GOG should be this well informed of such plans (or lack thereof). Even if they are owned by the studio, anyone who's worked for an employer this large (they are close to 400 employees as far as I understand) everyone does not know about everything that goes on.

They are not even located in the same country: GOG offices are located in Cyprus, while CD Projekt is in Poland.

They share the same building in Warsaw, Poland. You only see Cyprus on your receipt because that's where they are paying taxes. Damn you Cyprus and Ireland.

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Greetings to all fellow Albertans! I predict this to be the most popular game in Fort McMurray.

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