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rjshae January 15th, 2013 23:45

Matching funds?
 
I had a though along these lines: suppose a software development company were to commit to matching funds for a large development Kickstarter? I.e. they would match every dollar contributed by fans, as long as the initial KS goal is reached. Would that make you more likely to support it?

wolfing January 16th, 2013 01:56

in my case it wouldn't make much of a difference. I back projects that I like, although I do tend not to back projects with too low a budget (maybe about $50k min)

Gorath January 16th, 2013 13:36

I think the company owner committing a serious amount of money would send out a strong signal and increase the sum collected though Kickstarter.

SpoonFULL January 16th, 2013 14:46

I wouldn't support them. Doing this gives the company a share in the game and its development direction, which takes us back to square one.

Gorath January 16th, 2013 15:26

Äh, what? The company ALWAYS has a share in the game and decides about the development direction.

blatantninja January 16th, 2013 15:38

It's a great idea. It works really well in charity fundraising, so I imagine it would work pretty well for kickstarter.

SpoonFULL January 16th, 2013 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gorath (Post 1061179886)
Äh, what? The company ALWAYS has a share in the game and decides about the development direction.

My mistake, incorrectly read the initial post. My initial understanding was an Indie developer recieving matching funding from a well known software/game publisher for a successful Kickstarter.

rjshae January 16th, 2013 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpoonFULL (Post 1061179890)
My mistake, incorrectly read the initial post. My initial understanding was an Indie developer recieving matching funding from a well known software/game publisher for a successful Kickstarter.

I suppose we'll probably see a lot of that once the "kick it forward" pledge comes to fruition. It should be interesting to see how that shapes future projects.


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