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we all know our beloved game is not doing very well, and i just thought: hey, why not use kickstarter?

 

if we would, hawken would instantly get some advertising, because of the way kickstarter is, and if we get lucky, we could even get enough funds to do something that would actually save the game.

im not saying that we should put all of our hopes behind kickstarer, i just wanted to put it out there as an option.

 

what do you guys think about kickstarting hawken? or is the game doing beter than i think it is?

 

if you havent heard about it before, kickstarter is a croundfunding site which has helped a lot of indie games to rise 

https://www.kickstarter.com/


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The 50 people on the forums who would care to help the game have probably already spent over 50$ if not over 100$ or even 200$ supporting it. I don't think this will work AT ALL. I'm sorry.

 

I wish I'm wrong tho.


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Hawken would instantly get some advertising and then instantly go back to the regular numbers, as it happened on the Steam release. You can pour millions on advertising a half-baked game, but in the end you'll still get nothing. Stop considering the game a complete product — it's not.


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What will actually make this game complete?



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What will actually make this game complete?

Probably nothing. When Overwatch comes out, a big chunk of the playerbase will move there, and unless Josh et al. do something extraordinary, the game will die. However, if Overwatch flops — which is highly unlikely but not impossible — tickle's To Do list should answer your question.


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The 50 people on the forums who would care to help the game have probably already spent over 50$ if not over 100$ or even 200$ supporting it. I don't think this will work AT ALL. I'm sorry.

 

I wish I'm wrong tho.

I would immediately spend another 50$ if Josh promised to implement half of the things that I have in my sig.


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Hawken would instantly get some advertising and then instantly go back to the regular numbers, as it happened on the Steam release. You can pour millions on advertising a half-baked game, but in the end you'll still get nothing. Stop considering the game a complete product — it's not.

well, most kickstarters have goals, like the more money they get the more things they will add. maybe if one of the end goals were to finish the game, it would work?


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What will actually make this game complete?

 

Nothing human made can be complete. In this case the game is not "refined". A better tutorial, many bug fixes, new map, new mech and this may be shooting a little too far but, why not a new mode. Things like these will certainly push the game much closer to a state where it won't be much of a bad idea to advertise.

 

And tbh, the game already has some elements that can keep the new players interested if the content is there; fine community, events, leagues ...

 

Once the hiring process is complete and new content starts coming up, many things will change and I hope it's for good. I also wish for it to continue and not vanish after few weeks.


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Probably nothing. When Overwatch comes out, a big chunk of the playerbase will move there, and unless Josh et al. do something extraordinary, the game will die. However, if Overwatch flops — which is highly unlikely but not impossible — tickle's To Do list should answer your question.

Overwatch looks like another Quake clone with anime optics. Using that logic any new game will take players from Hawken. But i agree with the rest. This Game needs new content (most before all it needs new Arenas) and better sooner then now. Oh and i reinstalled the game again. fuzzy bunny me. I am so weak. Halp.


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Hawken doesn't need money or advertising right now. Hawken needs devs and a kick starter campaign isn't going to boost speed of hiring, I wouldn't think.

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Because Hawken has proven itself to be a failure. FIRST deliver the content, THEN you make money out of it.


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we could even get enough funds to do something that would actually save the game.

 

 

They are actively working on saving the game right now.  All we need to do is be patient and shoot robots.


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Overwatch looks like another Quake clone with anime optics. Using that logic any new game will take players from Hawken.

 

HHJFTRU don't play other games. HHJFTRU play(ed) only Hawken. :yucky:

No mechs in Overwatch. Except  'Bastion', maybe.


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we all know our beloved game is not doing very well...

 

Ya know? After reading that initial chunk of yours up there I was like in Syntax Error parser mode or something..

 

Chill out, dude.. step by step .)


Edited by The_Silencer, 04 September 2015 - 06:44 AM.

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WTF?, Kickstarter????, for what?

Kickstarter is for "starting things", Reloaded is already invested in the game in terms of servers, incoming development staff and undoubtedly their systems and tools. You can't just throw some money at some random person and say "ok, make me some new maps and mechs please", money is not the issue here, (thats already being spent), research, design, and programming aka hard work and time are the factors now.

And oh yeah, Overwatch..... ummm.. no. The new Unreal Tournament will provide some competition for my time however.

Edited by AxionOperandi, 04 September 2015 - 09:03 AM.


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Overwatch?


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Overwatch looks like another Quake clone with anime optics. Using that logic any new game will take players from Hawken. But i agree with the rest. This Game needs new content (most before all it needs new Arenas) and better sooner then now. Oh and i reinstalled the game again. fuzzy bunny me. I am so weak. Halp.


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Lets see what this new company that own's hawken now is going to do about advertising.
 
For now though, I'm sticking to Heavy Gear Assault until there's some new stuff that will pull me back into the game. ;)

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