They've been a bit sketchy about the details so it is hard to know exactly how much they are going to put into the game. I guess that will depend on how much money they raise.gravy wrote: The biggest problem is I don't think they can make the game they're describing on time or to budget.
Hope I'm wrong
I think time is going to be the biggest problem. They probably should have given themselves more time but i'm not sure how that would work with Kickstarter. Would raising money for a game set for release in 2015/16 work?
The procedural planet generation is going to be the toughest problem to crack. Especially as people are going to be expecting photo realistic graphics and huge populated cities.
We occasionally comment on each other Facebook statuses. :-)gravy wrote: BTW Do you talk to Ian? What does he think of this?
I've not spoken with him about Elite:Dangerous.
Christian.
Fans are buying into the notalgia and the name of Elite. That is to say, Elite has value, into which fans are buying. The buying is happening of Elite (the thing with value). Elite's value is being bought into by the fans. The value of Elite is being monetised by this kickstarter. In terms of money Elite has value which is being bought by the fans. Are we getting there yet? It takes a special kind of blindness not to see that a clone of Elite called "Elite The New Kind" doesn't dilute the name, the brand, the nostalgia and thus the commercial value of Elite.
