Neuromancer
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Project GAF Inn - $5,000 for a mark in Obsidian's Project Eternity [FUNDED!]
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The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Haha, there we go
the owner should be GafMan
and he will complain alot about the other inns stealing his exclusive blankets jk
Baller. PhD
Banned
Color me innterested.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Same here, I dont have too much money left.
lol
Neuromancer
Member
What will be in the tavern: wall scrolls and figurines adorning the walls and shelves
What kind of item there will be: the in-game equivalent of junk food and soda
What the NPCs will look like: overweight pasty young men
What kind of item there will be: the in-game equivalent of junk food and soda
What the NPCs will look like: overweight pasty young men
iNvid02
Member
if you give it to eat we'll see a pic of bags and bags of mass effect merchandise, and he'll have vanished
Zeouterlimits
Member
Sounds great, I'm in.
Glass Rebel
Member
I'd be ready to spare some bucks for this 
Here's the design descriptions btw:
I think I'm actually more interested in the item you guys create than the actual inn or NPC.
Guys, please be aware of what this means: if you kick in to this fund, you will NOT be getting the game (unless you also separately donate directly). The end result will be a single, 5,000 lump sum donation.
This is not intended to be a debbie downer, or to say the idea is bad, just that we have to think this through and make sure everyone knows what they're getting in to.
This is not intended to be a debbie downer, or to say the idea is bad, just that we have to think this through and make sure everyone knows what they're getting in to.
bluelightningduo
Member
In for 20+ this is a great idea!!
If Shag or you wouldn't mind that could be posted in the OP as a cautionary reminder. Not that the majority of people in here don't know that was the case but I agree that is better to prevent some bad reactions in something that is meant as a great community experience.
So basically, I directly pledged 20$ to the Kickstarter and I buy a ticket (in my casse, a 20$ ticket) to enter in te Neogaf Inn....
I'm in.
Nah, he'd take the money and donate it to a more worthy cause I bet, like that new Mass Effect Manga.
He is the one backing it and he'll be contacted for more information about the delivery of the goods anyway. So yeah, he'll be in contact for whatever might come up.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
This thread is almost like a Kickstarter towards a Kickstarter donation? Hahaha. BUT I might be into this. Alone I'd never be giving amounts necessary for those REALLY interesting ones, but a community landmark would be pretty cool.
On the other hand, if this happens Jackson might start wanting a little something for GAF to keep appearing in Scribblenauts.
On the other hand, if this happens Jackson might start wanting a little something for GAF to keep appearing in Scribblenauts.
We'll let shagg do it, if that's okay.
Just to be as forthright about this as possible, the moderators have had a discussion about this and decided to be hands off regarding this whenever possible. If something about this goes south (I'm not saying it will, just that of course with collaborations as complex as this things do happen) we don't want NeoGAF itself to be the responsible party. Especially since Evilore is famously on vacation; given that he is not here, we have to make sure he doesn't come home to a disaster on his forum.
The moderators will guide and help this process as possible, but aren't the leading force behind this project; Shagg is, and you guys are.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Shagg, you have my axe.
And my axe.
And my axe.
For those curious about this kind of community fund, RPG Codex did something similar with Wasteland 2 (which inspired the idea in the other thread) and it worked even better than expected:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8034
The actually got $10k instead of 5, and that granted a statue, a weapon/location/npc and all the other rewards from lower pledges.
InXile also gave them 50 digital copies instead of 30, I'm sure we can work something out with Obsidian as well.
They had "official" help from the site itself, but they're a much smaller community and did it with less than 200 backers.
We can do it.
http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8034
The actually got $10k instead of 5, and that granted a statue, a weapon/location/npc and all the other rewards from lower pledges.
InXile also gave them 50 digital copies instead of 30, I'm sure we can work something out with Obsidian as well.
They had "official" help from the site itself, but they're a much smaller community and did it with less than 200 backers.
We can do it.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Agree. If anything, all the items gained by the donation will be given away in a draw. For those looking to buy the game, please support the devs. For those that want more or are being generous and want to own a piece of awesomeness, you're very welcome to be part of this journey!
P.S. I love you all and love the mods. I am not taking credit for the idea as it is not mine and I'm just initiating something awesome. Working on a decent OP with a FAQ. All ideas and concerns are welcome either in this thread or via PM.
<3
I'd still say that you/we should look into making those "winnable" items games only.
The organization of sending out physical goods and collect money for shipping them to the other end of the world could get pretty ugly.
creid
Member
If you're giving items away to donators, isn't that a raffle? And isn't running your own raffle illegal in the U.S.?
Edit: see: http://kotaku.com/5888619/early-mas...ve-jumped-into-legal-hot-water?tag=masseffect
Edit: see: http://kotaku.com/5888619/early-mas...ve-jumped-into-legal-hot-water?tag=masseffect
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
The Gaffer Inn: Come ly dow
indigo-cyclops
Member
This is a great idea actually. Imagine that. I will donate what I can. Will EvilLore be the NPC? He he
Snitches get stitches.
We are all just friends gifting him money. And then he feels so generous to give out some copies of the game! Not a raffle ;p
This is great idea. +1 to talking to Obsidian, maybe they'll agree on one copy for every participating Gaffer? Eh, that's probably too good...
We definitely should not expect that, but even like 5-10 copies more would be neat, and a way more feasible item to share with the other Gaffers than physical goods (shipping/insurance costs).
Hm, I disagree. We shouldnt make this pledge aimed towards a big pool of games being given out. That just raises the expectation for people entering that they'll get a copy of the game and people will be undoubtedly disappointed.
I think the current setup is great, people only donate for the Inn and if something else is coming out of this, well great! But your idea would probably raise the "I could win a game"-expectation too high and people might not donate to the actual Kickstarter or would be disappointed. As Opiate said earlier, people should feel like this community undertaking was a downer in some way.
On the base premise, donators should try to think this way: We donate for the Inn, anything else is out of our hands for now.
Every participating member is a stretch, but I'm sure they could take the physical goods out of the queue and put 50 digital copies instead of 10, for instance.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Bell Heavers.