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[DocBach]

DocBach, on 29 September 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

Hmmm... I've always wanted to be a character in a Battletech game....

Do I want to be one $2,000 badly?

Yes, yes I do. You'll be able to hire me in game.

[NocturnalBeast]

DocBach, on 30 September 2015 - 07:15 AM, said:

Yes, yes I do. You'll be able to hire me in game.

Damn, Ed Steele really should be in the game, or one of the stories, but there is no way could justify spending that much.

I am cringing at the prospect of seeing a character like commander "Xx420PufFPufFxX" or something like that in the novels or the game though.

Edited by Ed Steele, 30 September 2015 - 07:33 AM.

[DocBach]

I will be using my actual name and likeness... Forever semi canonized in the Battletech universe

[Jack Gallows]

Ed Steele, on 30 September 2015 - 07:31 AM, said:

Damn, Ed Steele really should be in the game, or one of the stories, but there is no way could justify spending that much.

I am cringing at the prospect of seeing a character like commander "Xx420PufFPufFxX" or something like that in the novels or the game though.

I'm pretty sure they'd shoot down anything like that name, they'd make them create some kind of actual name/alias.

Wish I had the 10k (or more to drop,) to make my character and.... make my unit canon. That'd be so AWESOME.

*Edit* Actually, it'd be pretty awesome if somehow, not this Battletech game but future ones, we had the ability to populate the game with a lot more custom characters based on the fans as a way to really tie both together and make it a very personal game on many levels. There are so many people living in the Battletech universe it seems only right that the fans help populate that!

Edited by Jack Gallows, 30 September 2015 - 07:52 AM.

[Threat Doc]

$974,150, with 27 minutes remaining.

Who knows, in the future, if I get a rather massive inheritance, I can work with other BattleTech old timers and put together a universe worthy of BattleTech overall.

EDIT: $982,647 at 9:56am PDT. We'll hit the 1M goal, and the single-player game, but not 1M in 24 hours, hehe.

Edited by Kay Wolf, 30 September 2015 - 08:56 AM.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

It's interesting, i'll admit i have more hope for it in terms of development than i do MWO.

However the big downside, is that multiplayer pvp is the last stretch goal, and there is no mention of co-op play.
I can overlook the co-op play but not so much the multiplayer, which has the potential to be massive.

I've got money to burn, im just not going to burn it until the funding plateaus, once it does it depends how likely it is to hit the multiplayer aspect as to weather i participate in funding, and i know 5/6 people that feel the same.

[Hydrocarbon]

So it's at $989,000 at the time of this post, and I was just looking at the stats for "Fastest projects to reach 1 million".

If Battletech gets just another $11k less than 3 hours it will hit #10 for fastest to $1 million. If that comes in the next 43 minutes, it will be #9. WOW!


Source:
http://www.statista....on-kickstarter/

Edited by Hydrocarbon, 30 September 2015 - 09:17 AM.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Hydrocarbon, on 30 September 2015 - 09:16 AM, said:

So it's at $989,000 at the time of this post, and I was just looking at the stats for "Fastest projects to reach 1 million".

If Battletech gets just another $11k less than 3 hours it will hit #10 for fastest to $1 million. If that comes in the next 43 minutes, it will be #9. WOW!


Source:
http://www.statista....on-kickstarter/

In truth its probably already there, paypal donations are not included in that amount

[Threat Doc]

DV McKenna, on 30 September 2015 - 09:19 AM, said:

In truth its probably already there, paypal donations are not included in that amount

Ooh... but, does that mean we may have busted the million dollar ceiling hours ago, then?

[Jack Gallows]

Kay Wolf, on 30 September 2015 - 09:42 AM, said:

Ooh... but, does that mean we may have busted the million dollar ceiling hours ago, then?

We could be halfway to 2 million, maybe more, depending on how many people used Paypal.


Edit: BOOM ONE MILLION

Edited by Jack Gallows, 30 September 2015 - 09:51 AM.

[martian]

$1,000,000 reached!

Edited by martian, 30 September 2015 - 09:55 AM.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Kay Wolf, on 30 September 2015 - 09:42 AM, said:

Ooh... but, does that mean we may have busted the million dollar ceiling hours ago, then?

Could be much higher. Altho i suspect paypal use is limited, most people probably didnt read that far down.
The $1 backers (included for paypal) is rather small at a couple of hundred i dont expect paypal to hold a significant amount but still maybe into the 10's of thousands.

[Hydrocarbon]

Jack Gallows, on 30 September 2015 - 09:49 AM, said:

depending on how many people used Paypal.

A lot of people use Paypal. A lot also have funds sitting in paypal, too. Transferring to your bank takes 3 days, transferring to Battletech takes 3 seconds...

[VortexD]

DV McKenna, on 30 September 2015 - 08:58 AM, said:

It's interesting, i'll admit i have more hope for it in terms of development than i do MWO.

However the big downside, is that multiplayer pvp is the last stretch goal, and there is no mention of co-op play.
I can overlook the co-op play but not so much the multiplayer, which has the potential to be massive.

I've got money to burn, im just not going to burn it until the funding plateaus, once it does it depends how likely it is to hit the multiplayer aspect as to weather i participate in funding, and i know 5/6 people that feel the same.

The game is pretty much guranteed to hit 2m probably more like 3m+. Dont worry about it. The last 48 hours of kickstarters are crazy.

You could always toss money in now and then take it away in the last 12 hours if it doesnt look like it will make it. No money actually leaves your acocunt or anythign until the campaign over.

Edited by VortexD, 30 September 2015 - 10:14 AM.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

VortexD, on 30 September 2015 - 10:10 AM, said:

The game is pretty much guranteed to hit 2m probably more like 3m+. Dont worry about it. The last 48 hours of kickstarters are crazy.

Possibly, there are always spectacular failures.
The funding has already slowed, because most people aware of it have already made their decisions, what will carry it on is the extended goals they release at each waypoint.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

As predicted the paypal account holds pretty much nothing.
about $13k

Edited by DV McKenna, 30 September 2015 - 10:28 AM.

[NocturnalBeast]

Just upped to Noble Scion, can't go any higher than that, but I did what I could because I want to see this game get PVP.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Ed Steele, on 30 September 2015 - 10:27 AM, said:

Just upped to Noble Scion, can't go any higher than that, but I did what I could because I want to see this game get PVP.

It needs pvp for longterm longevity imo.

[martian]

HBS said:

As you will see, we have added several key targets on our march to STAGE 3.

• $1,100,000 - Cinematic Transitions: We'll add short cutscenes for various events in game - such as deploying your forces to the battlefield - and for key moments in the single-player story.
  
• $1,200,000 - Player-Character Origin Stories: In BATTLETECH, you’ll create your own mercenary character to star in the story. If we hit this funding level, you'll be able to choose one of six origin stories for your mercenary commander's career. Are you the only heir of a once noble family that has since fallen from favor? The ******* child of a famous MechWarrior? You decide.
  
• $1,350,000 - Voice Acting: We'll record a cast of talented voice actors to act as your advisers, provide mission briefings, and record battlefield emotes. We’ll also add voice acting to the animatics for important moments in the story.
  
• $1,550,000: 3D MechWarrior Portrait Customization: We'll build a complete 3D portrait customization system for you to customize the look of both your MechWarriors and your own Mercenary commander.

[NocturnalBeast]

DV McKenna, on 30 September 2015 - 10:30 AM, said:

It needs pvp for longterm longevity imo.

I am sure that there will be DLC packs with campaigns and new canon units for as long as the game is profitable.

HBS just put up new stretch goals for Tier 3!