If all ResetEra users each pitch in $60 per month for 1 year, it'd be enough for a game studio to work on 1 AAA game.

delete12345 · Sep 17, 2019

EXCUSE my math.

DopeyFish said:
47,000 members*

You were only counting the online ones lol

In that case, the offline and online ResetEra users all pitched in $60 per month for 1 year, would give us a generous $34 million USD budget.

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7,807 members in total, depending on location and time zones, all pitched in $60 for each month, up to 1 year, would give the total budget of $9 million USD and some change.

$9 $34 million is probably enough budget for a game studio to put out 1 AA or AAA title. Whichever the outcome, the title can be anything, or of anyone's choice from the forum, done via straw polling and such.

But what I'm saying is that, if we were to focus on crowdfunding from dedicated users, we would actually be able to fund and invest in a decent game.

Why is it not a viable option? Because $60 times 12 months is a hefty allotted investment. That's $720 dollars, or 1 week worth of software development work, if using a $60,000/year average salary, minus local, federal/providence/state taxes. Plus among other factors at play, such as it being similar to Kickstarter / Indiegogo...

But why is it a fun option? Because, everyone is pitching in. Everyone in this forums is an angel investor on this game. It would definitely be added to the Guinness World Records for being the most contributed game. Also, because "discussions".

And that's all there is to it, really. It's just a slow news drought for me.

icyflamez96 · Sep 17, 2019

That is quite the statistic.

Dreamboum · Sep 17, 2019

I'm broke dude

LoNe_eXiLe · Sep 17, 2019

Or I can just keep my money and spend it on what I choose to.

Deleted member 23212 · Sep 17, 2019

I'll do it if I get to choose the game.

Stalker · Sep 17, 2019

I'll just go get some money from my money tree...

Jedi2016 · Sep 17, 2019

delete12345 said:
Why is it not a viable option? Because $60 times 12 months is a hefty allotted investment.

I don't even make that kind of investment in my own game library.. lol.

BizzyBum · Sep 17, 2019

I'll volunteer to make a cool game.

Kalik · Sep 17, 2019

the chances of every member contributing $60 a month is non-existent...

Fat4all · Sep 17, 2019

what if the studio needs to delay a substantial amount of time and needs more money

what about day-one patch costs

thebigword · Sep 17, 2019

Not everyone here has an extra $60 a month to spend on a game that doesn't exist

Mechaplum · Sep 17, 2019

It'll crash and burn during the brainstorming phase.

Jason Frost · Sep 17, 2019

$60 per month for 1 year? I don't even buy 12 games in a year.

Spring-Loaded · Sep 17, 2019

I demand there be a suplex mechanic in the game then.

Ryengeku · Sep 17, 2019

Only of they promise to make a AAA version of a game I want.

Skies of Arcadia

delete12345 · Sep 17, 2019

Fat4all said:
what if the studio needs to delay a substantial amount of time and needs more money

what about day-one patch costs

I'm starting to shudder just at thinking that $9 million isn't enough.

low-G · Sep 17, 2019

If every member put in only $1 million a day we could buy a large nation.

Deleted member 873 · Sep 17, 2019

60 bucks a month is more than a third of what I earn

WillyFive · Sep 17, 2019

This forum tried doing videogames once before.

Feep · Sep 17, 2019

Remember what happened with DudeBro?

Edit: Beaten by a second

Edit edit: "It would definitely be added to the Guinness World Records for being the most contributed game."

It would not even come CLOSE. Star Citizen has raised approximately 150 million from their community, by some estimates, I believe.

Megasoum · Sep 17, 2019

delete12345 said:
$9 million is probably enough budget for a game studio to put out 1 AA or AAA title.

lololol

Strings · Sep 17, 2019

Okay, now we just have to bug Matsuno on twitter and we have ourselves a stew going.

Fat4all · Sep 17, 2019

delete12345 said:
I'm starting to shudder just at thinking that $9 million isn't enough.

AAA production maybe MAYBE starts at around 20-30 mil min

mopinks · Sep 17, 2019

broke: paying $60 for a game
woke: paying $60 a month for a game

Napalm_Frank · Sep 17, 2019

If it's for Klonoa 3, you have my sword.

RivalGT · Sep 17, 2019

we need to make Burnout NEXT

Strings · Sep 17, 2019

... Wait, 9m, lol?

CommodoreKong · Sep 17, 2019

I would only pay if we go Epic Store exclusive.

Chanser · Sep 17, 2019

Maybe a AA game.

honorless · Sep 17, 2019

can I instead give the money to nine game dev studios with five or fewer employees

Thores · Sep 17, 2019

Feep said:
Remember what happened with DudeBro?

Edit: Beaten by a second

I actually don't! Can someone fill me in?

adj_noun · Sep 17, 2019

Did you know that for the price of a single large coffee at Starbucks once a week you could buy a single large coffee at Starbucks once a week?

DopeyFish · Sep 17, 2019

47,000 members*

You were only counting the online ones lol

Swiggins · Sep 17, 2019

Fat4all said:
AAA production maybe MAYBE starts at around 20-30 mil min

Oh is that all?

A pittance truly.

Now If you'll excuse me, I'm off to my polo match.

TheMadTitan · Sep 17, 2019

How about we use that money to buy the Fox Engine toolkit, then we can use that to mod MGS5 into MGS1-4.

Deleted member 17388 · Sep 17, 2019

Please no AAA...

Just let's revive Cing :)

Fat4all · Sep 17, 2019

and what about marketing?

i assume we'd want to make our money back at the very least through sales, so it will need to sell to more than just ResetEra

Brazil · Sep 17, 2019

That's a lot of money my dude

Lant_War · Sep 17, 2019

I'd say we take the Epic deal and get ourselves some extra money.

Ouroboros · Sep 17, 2019

Can we make a new Legacy of Kain game?

stryke · Sep 17, 2019

OP, I'd like to tell you about my pyramid scheme...

Okabe · Sep 17, 2019

Fat4all said:
and what about marketing?

i assume we'd want to make our money back at the very least through sales, so it will need to sell to more than just ResetEra

Oh dont worry ill market it for free.

All profits will be payed towards dog bones for you aswell

Ryengeku · Sep 17, 2019

Don't let this thread of spending $60 a month distract you from the fact that an actual PROVEN statistic of saving 15% by switching to Geico.

EvilChameleon · Sep 17, 2019

delete12345 said:
I'm starting to shudder just at thinking that $9 million isn't enough.

$9M certainly is enough if we pack this fucker with loot boxes out the wazoo.

CannonFodder52 · Sep 17, 2019

Can we all just fund localisations instead.

Blue Skies · Sep 17, 2019

what about three A games?

Capt_Shanu · Sep 17, 2019

Your math is off.

If 7807 members each contribute 720 dollars over a year the total is 5,621,040.

Still nothing to sneeze at. Could we settle for AA? ;)

delete12345 · Sep 17, 2019

DopeyFish said:
47,000 members*

You were only counting the online ones lol

Wait, really? Ah yes, indeed! :P

In that case, the offline and online ResetEra users all pitched in $60 per month for 1 year, would give us a generous $34 million USD budget.

Noema · Sep 17, 2019

adj_noun · Sep 17, 2019

delete12345 said:
Wait, really? Ah yes, indeed! :P

In that case, the offline and online ResetEra users all pitched in $60 per month for 1 year, would give us a generous $34 million USD budget.

I kinda suspect the banned folks might not want to pitch in.

If all ResetEra users each pitch in $60 per month for 1 year, it'd be enough for a game studio to work on 1 AAA game.

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