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<blockquote data-quote="Sean DonCarlos" data-source="post: 6033" data-attributes="member: 152"><p>I'm not so sure about this Kickstarter thing. I might do it once or twice for tables I really want to see in TPA, but it's not something I would contribute to every time a table with expensive licenses is proposed. And if Twilight Zone's licenses are expensive enough to require a Kickstarter, is there any hope at all for Addams Family, Lord of the Rings, or really any modern Stern table since they're almost all based on popular movies or music acts?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I concur. Continue with the normal release schedule of unlicensed and less expensively licensed tables to build up a source of regular income, and offer TZ and other premium tables as occasional extras on top of that schedule. That way casual players who would not part with $10/$15/$20/whatever for TZ will still purchase the "monthly" DLC pack and therefore help maintain FarSight's basic revenue stream.</p><p></p><p>One caution: At roughly $2.50 a table, we are (mostly) cheerfully putting up with minor bugs/inaccuracies/weirdness in the software. Rightly so, because $2.50 is only 3 to 5 games on a real table, assuming you can even find one, and then God only knows what condition the machine is in if it's even playable at all. Ten quarters for unlimited play of an extremely realistic virtual table that's always in perfect "mechanical" condition is a steal, even with the occasional bug or flaw. And of course FarSight will be fixing most of these minor issues as we go along.</p><p></p><p>But if a premium table is $15 or even $10, I think customers' expectations for those tables will be vastly increased. The same goes if donors contribute to a Kickstarter. The premium tables, especially the first one, are going to have to be near-perfect out of the box. If this means that TZ spends three or even six months in house being extensively tested - or perhaps the Kickstarter donors above a certain level could be offered the chance to participate in a free closed beta and thus get to play TZ a few months earlier than the general public? - I think that would be time well spent.</p><p></p><p>Maybe that means getting the improved lighting/DMD/flipper physics/etc. and some tournament/online multiplayer features out first, too, so that TZ can hit the ground at its full potential instead of being held back by limitations, not being received well, and therefore not recouping its costs.</p><p></p><p>But what do I know? I just play the game! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sean DonCarlos, post: 6033, member: 152"] I'm not so sure about this Kickstarter thing. I might do it once or twice for tables I really want to see in TPA, but it's not something I would contribute to every time a table with expensive licenses is proposed. And if Twilight Zone's licenses are expensive enough to require a Kickstarter, is there any hope at all for Addams Family, Lord of the Rings, or really any modern Stern table since they're almost all based on popular movies or music acts? I concur. Continue with the normal release schedule of unlicensed and less expensively licensed tables to build up a source of regular income, and offer TZ and other premium tables as occasional extras on top of that schedule. That way casual players who would not part with $10/$15/$20/whatever for TZ will still purchase the "monthly" DLC pack and therefore help maintain FarSight's basic revenue stream. One caution: At roughly $2.50 a table, we are (mostly) cheerfully putting up with minor bugs/inaccuracies/weirdness in the software. Rightly so, because $2.50 is only 3 to 5 games on a real table, assuming you can even find one, and then God only knows what condition the machine is in if it's even playable at all. Ten quarters for unlimited play of an extremely realistic virtual table that's always in perfect "mechanical" condition is a steal, even with the occasional bug or flaw. And of course FarSight will be fixing most of these minor issues as we go along. But if a premium table is $15 or even $10, I think customers' expectations for those tables will be vastly increased. The same goes if donors contribute to a Kickstarter. The premium tables, especially the first one, are going to have to be near-perfect out of the box. If this means that TZ spends three or even six months in house being extensively tested - or perhaps the Kickstarter donors above a certain level could be offered the chance to participate in a free closed beta and thus get to play TZ a few months earlier than the general public? - I think that would be time well spent. Maybe that means getting the improved lighting/DMD/flipper physics/etc. and some tournament/online multiplayer features out first, too, so that TZ can hit the ground at its full potential instead of being held back by limitations, not being received well, and therefore not recouping its costs. But what do I know? I just play the game! :p [/QUOTE]
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