Battlefields KS - Page 22

DarkPumpkin · 12-27-2018, 10:12 AM

Based on the early spacing of stretch goals I would guess that Battlefields is approaching 2x the level of support that staff anticipated. Huzzah!

GranitePenguin · 12-27-2018, 04:01 PM

Just shy of $122k as I write this, and we've still got a lot of time left. :-)

Buzzardo · 12-27-2018, 04:24 PM

On the third day, I applied the formula that has seemed to apply to other Kickstarter projects (from Doug Cole, I think) and calculated that we'd end up around 110 to 115K. So I put my (non-existent) money on $111,111 in the pool. Clearly, my calculations were inadequate. That's fine by me. :)

My guess is that, in addition to the usual last-48-hours rush, folks got Christmas money to spend and made the excellent choice of spending it on Ogre. My other, more likely, guess is that I'm bad at predicting. :)

Mack_JB · 12-28-2018, 07:35 AM

Well, this one has blown all expectations right off the map.

It's now the 5th most funded of all of SJG's twenty campaigns, and the 9th highest by backer count.

It could end as high as $140K -- but I'm guessing closer to $135K.

philreed · 12-28-2018, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mack_JB

Well, this one has blown all expectations right off the map.

Agreed. And we were told not to run a Kickstarter project in December because "backers won't be there to support you."

GranitePenguin · 12-28-2018, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by philreed

Agreed. And we were told not to run a Kickstarter project in December because "backers won't be there to support you."

If this is "not supporting you," I can't imagine what support would have looked like.

TheAmishStig · 12-28-2018, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by philreed

Agreed. And we were told not to run a Kickstarter project in December because "backers won't be there to support you."

I'm of two minds about it.

On one hand...I wonder how much support we missed because of people choosing between Ogre and Christmas presents. On the other, it got so much support and defied so many expectations that there's no questioning it...there's something special here.

The second-largest Ogre kickstarter in terms of money, third-largest in terms of backer count, and is taking a stab at being #2 for both. That's pretty explicit...

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Originally Posted by GranitePenguin

If this is "not supporting you," I can't imagine what support would have looked like.

Amen to that. :D

offsides · 12-28-2018, 10:37 AM

Wow - we're almost 350 backers and $35K above what I was expecting - I figured the $100K stretch goal was going to be tough, but I was clearly underestimating the power of the Ogre :)

Mack_JB · 12-28-2018, 10:47 AM

As I noted over on BGG: ODE had over 5500 backers, and this is the first KS campaign that is truly a full-on expansion and addition to ODE -- not an auxiliary product. The two 'Ogrezine' campaigns, the two minis campaigns (three with the rulebook), and then the retail offerings of 6E and 'Reinforcements' were great, but offered "more" -- whereas 'Battlefields' adds new content to ODE.

So if just one quarter of the original ODE backers (1375 people) support 'Battlefields', you'd see the strength shown here.

ColBosch · 12-28-2018, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by philreed

Agreed. And we were told not to run a Kickstarter project in December because "backers won't be there to support you."

I had a feeling that was always a bit of an incorrect assumption, and that the reality would be far more complicated.

12-27-2018, 10:12 AM	#211
DarkPumpkin Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Cidri (exact location withheld)	Re: Battlefields KS Based on the early spacing of stretch goals I would guess that Battlefields is approaching 2x the level of support that staff anticipated. Huzzah!

12-27-2018, 04:01 PM	#212
GranitePenguin *Ogre* Line Editor Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Plainfield, IL	Re: Battlefields KS Just shy of $122k as I write this, and we've still got a lot of time left. :-) __________________ GranitePenguin *Ogre* Line Editor

12-27-2018, 04:24 PM	#213
Buzzardo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Battlefields KS On the third day, I applied the formula that has seemed to apply to other Kickstarter projects (from Doug Cole, I think) and calculated that we'd end up around 110 to 115K. So I put my (non-existent) money on $111,111 in the pool. Clearly, my calculations were inadequate. That's fine by me. :) My guess is that, in addition to the usual last-48-hours rush, folks got Christmas money to spend and made the excellent choice of spending it on Ogre. My other, more likely, guess is that I'm bad at predicting. :) __________________ Play *Ogre*? Want an interactive record sheet? Want a random dungeon? How about some tables for that? How about a random encounter?

12-28-2018, 07:35 AM	#214
Mack_JB Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: St. Louis, Missouri	Re: Battlefields KS Well, this one has blown all expectations right off the map. It's now the 5th most funded of all of SJG's twenty campaigns, and the 9th highest by backer count. It could end as high as $140K -- but I'm guessing closer to $135K.

12-28-2018, 10:37 AM	#218
offsides Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cheltenham, PA	Re: Battlefields KS Wow - we're almost 350 backers and $35K above what I was expecting - I figured the $100K stretch goal was going to be tough, but I was clearly underestimating the power of the Ogre :) __________________ Joshua Megerman, SJGames MIB #5273 - Ogre AI Testing Division

12-28-2018, 10:47 AM	#219
Mack_JB Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: St. Louis, Missouri	Re: Battlefields KS As I noted over on BGG: ODE had over 5500 backers, and this is the first KS campaign that is truly a full-on expansion and addition to ODE -- not an auxiliary product. The two 'Ogrezine' campaigns, the two minis campaigns (three with the rulebook), and then the retail offerings of 6E and 'Reinforcements' were great, but offered "more" -- whereas 'Battlefields' adds new content to ODE. So if just one quarter of the original ODE backers (1375 people) support 'Battlefields', you'd see the strength shown here.