Bloodstained 2 Kickstarter

adralmelech Yeah, that was part of my thinking too back then - I voted on that poll for skins because I thought that would be a compromise so that some kind of exclusivity was retained. The position they were in forced alienation of some group of people, and even among the affected group of people (the supporters themselves), they seemed to as a majority not be against the change. There are a few that are still hurt by it (and those affected in other cases), and I can sense that you feel those should be given extra concession. I think extra concession has/is being done, and I'm sure that what they do won't match your ideal of enough, but the ideal "enough" has kept moving further into smaller amounts of unsatisfied people where it's eventually unrealistic to provide the huge fix that has to be pushed to all.

I don't like that some people are still unhappy, and neither does IGA or 505, but it's a blow that has to be weathered by us all. We can't re-exclusive it at this point, and right, beyond offering otherwise a bunch of additional digital stuff to $60+, concession to them can be seen as mockery or even making it worse. For others, it makes it more bearable or even a sweet deal. Where and how lines can be drawn isn't easy, but they seem to me to be going with doing a lot of extra stuff.

To be fair, some of that content, such as the IGA's Back Pack were voted on by BACKERS to be non-exclusive. We wanted that to be shared with others and most of the community was fine with receiving their physical merch, instead.

I would like to add for the pro KS sequel that stirring away from crowdfunding takes away some of the fun things that get added to higher tiers which help get the community involved like:

1. backer created weapons
2 . backer designed enemies
3. turn your pet into enemy
4. special messages left in credits
5. the whole clan thing in general
6. having the direct feedback input that helped shape the game better post demo
7. voice actors leaving custom sound check messages.
8. the mass social media campaign for other unlocks was amazingly fun at the time

Understandably, there are the drawbacks of a few unkept promises. Dropped console support (I wanted the Vita version as my digi copy). I can personally understand the drop of Vita and Wii-U due to the next gen and/or dropped support, but the various PC drops are definitely rockier. The equally rocky rollout of rewards with the quality issues (fortunately in this digital age we can get patches) leaves a bitter taste. Backer rewards and game shipped at different times. Backer exclusive content is now paid DLC for non backers (which a majority of us supported). The KS goods are generally still exclusive when they show though. Production took longer. This is an indie outfit though, and we still didn’t have the decades long wait for a AAA title from some companies after announcements (looking at you Sqeenix and Valve).

Overall, I am pleased though. And truly it’s the backer/community involvement that makes the crowdfunding a great option in my opinion.

The game is awesome and I absolutely want sequels. By all accounts, the game has sold extremely well too. Other people have already said it, but the groundwork is now laid and the devs/publishers know the audience is there. It's more a matter that I don't think there's a need for another crowdfund at this point.

They won't require any backers for a sequel, at any rate. Sales are going pretty strong and Iga & team have mostly accomplished what they attempted with this game. A return of a formula that the dear Pachinko overlords clearly have forgotten and it shows. Pretty sure most stuff will be hammered out by the time a sequel does happen, as well.

Sadly is a well studied phenomenon, they just needed to get the ball rolling and they wouldn't have to be held accountable for their actions, affected people is regarded as a "vocal minority" and that serves as moral non-stick for 505

While I think it's asinine to run another kickstarter after releasing a game that grossed as well as bloodstained surely did (or will); I must admit that I like feeling involved and really appreciated the backer submitted content in this game. I hesitantly say yes.

There are also other potential perks to running another kickstarter depending on the situation:
- How much do you have to back to get a copy of the game? If it's less than the retail price then that's cool.
- Is there a tier for an exclusive demo? (Although that's kinda like paying to do beta test work).
- Will the game come out regardless, the kickstarter is just to speed up development or improve the next game's scope?

As a backer of bloodstained I just have one major concern. Please don't offer backer exclusive in-game content again. I really can't stand all the people complaining that they can't have it or that it's not exclusive enough. We the community are largely composed of adult-children who fight over each other's over toys.