Really, Escapist? You guys are seriouly asking for donations? Just to send Yahtzee to PAX!?!?!?
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Oh good. Somebody who actually understands what I'm talking about.Samurai Goomba said:Just to let you all know, the video is correct about one thing: every "product" up to the $100 range is just a poster. You gonna spend 75 bucks on a poster?Donnyp said:
5,000 dollars is probably a month or two's wages for most people (at least.) Did you work for a month or two to pay some guy twice ('cause the escapist pays him every week regardless) to make a 4-5 minute review about some game? And if I was an indie developer, why would I want Yahtzee to review my game? If he gives it a bad score and sales go down, what can I do? I spent 5 grand for some internet guy to whiz in my face. Nice going, me. Sure, he might like it. Yahtzee has really built his reputation as a guy who loves praising video games.
I'm sure he would just laugh at you for thinking that sending Yahtzee overseas is worth $15,000.GigaHz said:
Yahtzee is the only reason I check onto the Escapist everyday. I'm sure some of his more hardcore fans will donate - while the hell not? They're putting the option out there to save money! Why the hell not if people are willing?
Yes, but I could've got him to review a game for free, just by getting a bunch of my friends to nag him to review it. Yahtzee or not. I still wouldn't pay $5,000 for my game to be advertised, especially if I'm an indie developer. It just seems a little steep to me.Testosticore said:
You know what they say about publicity right?Samurai Goomba said:Just to let you all know, the video is correct about one thing: every "product" up to the $100 range is just a poster. You gonna spend 75 bucks on a poster?Donnyp said:
5,000 dollars is probably a month or two's wages for most people (at least.) Did you work for a month or two to pay some guy twice ('cause the escapist pays him every week regardless) to make a 4-5 minute review about some game? And if I was an indie developer, why would I want Yahtzee to review my game? If he gives it a bad score and sales go down, what can I do? I spent 5 grand for some internet guy to whiz in my face. Nice going, me. Sure, he might like it. Yahtzee has really built his reputation as a guy who loves praising video games.
I think people should do what they want with their money and have shit fits thrown about it
Well, as it was stated on the donation page. Part of the money raised was to hire the artists you're seeing. And I'm not exactly sure what he'd do with the extra money. The profit was already made. He could've donated it to charity. I think that would've been pretty cool.Signa said:
Or he could give back to the community who so generously donated, like he will be doing. And I think that's pretty cool, too. And even cooler is that we, the fans who donated, will have started something that seems to be a really amazing opportunity for a lot of people. In essence, we created a publisher that gives people like us a chance to make and distribute games. To me it doesn't seem like seeking to make a profit from a publishing company, so much as giving people a chance at doing things they care about.
And maybe it's just personal taste. But when someone leaves a production for one reason or another, it never seems the same. Whether it's an actor leaving a TV show or an artist leaving a web series. And if I and thousands of other people can donate only $1 to keep someone we love around and able to do the things she loves, not just for us, but for herself. I think that's pretty cool too.
And if you want to look at the material side of things, I do get some cool swag, just like from a store. But with a much greater impact.
OT: Doesn't bother me, really. Doesn't interest me, really. I won't be donating.
As soon as I saw the whole gimmick of getting Yahtzee to PAX, I immediately envisioned someone at the Escapist losing their mind of how quickly the community pulled together to help Alison from Extra Credits finance her recent surgery, leading to the slightly greedy thought of "I wonder if we can do that again..."
Yahtzee is great at what he does but it almost feels as though the Escapist is trying to take advantage of the somewhat cult following he's gathered over the years. Though I wouldn't place the blame solely on the corporate end of the Escapist, I'm sure the folks at PAX and perhaps Yahtzee himself had a hand in this event.
Yahtzee is great at what he does but it almost feels as though the Escapist is trying to take advantage of the somewhat cult following he's gathered over the years. Though I wouldn't place the blame solely on the corporate end of the Escapist, I'm sure the folks at PAX and perhaps Yahtzee himself had a hand in this event.
you know what, i'm actually kinda with you on this. I don't live in washington, I will not be going to PAX. Nor will anyone I know. Now if they want to do it, that's their porogative, but if anyone else wants to. I mean I'd have to donate $50 in order to get a bloody poster sent to me. and it wouldn't even be signed. While it is a good idea, they went about it all wrong. But then the escapist isn't really well known for their sound decisions.Mr. Sparzy said:I'm sorry but I can't get over the fact that you guys are having people donate money to send Yahtzee to PAX. Who would do that!?! I have nothing against Yahtzee at all. I find some of his reviews to be kinda funny, but I don't like him enough to donate money JUST so he can fly first class to Seattle. Why can't the Escapist use THEIR money to fly him to PAX? Why do the fans need to donate money?
When Allison Theus needed a donation, it was for an important surgery in her shoulder. That was for a good cause!
And on top of this, you guys couldn't even come up with good prizes! Bungie gave out great prizes for their 20th anniversary and for a much cheaper and better price, and 100% of those profits went to charities. Can't we at least be rewarded better merchandise than a poster? Also, who would pay $5,000 for him to review their indie game? He's made reviews for games solely because so many people request for it. If I wanted him to review my game, I'd just need to make it a good game that people would enjoy, and if I had $5,000 to generously spare, then I'd probably have enough money to make a professional game.
Sorry, I think I might have gone off topic, there :/
Anyways, here's a second opinion:
http://youtu.be/HFgOlx3qi_s
Please reply with your own opinion on the matter as well, thank you.
Oh really now?Wabblefish said:
That doesn't seem like a very rational decision. It will only make me, and several others, lose respect for the Escapist. Knowing how the internet works, however, it will probably happen. :/
This may sound like little more than an echo, but it's true. The guy isn't forcing anyone to do anything, you don't have to donate anything. That guy, what was his name? "Asalieri"? He's acting like this money has been stolen from someone. No, doesn't look that way at all, and quite frankly it's none of his damn business.
It already worked. *slowly turning to look at EC*Donnyp said:
Obviously for Allison it had a much better cause for think of it from their point of view:
"They donated pretty much x10 times what they were asked for Allison, just imagine how much they will donate to Yahtzee!"
