Re:Fans have dropped $77M on this guy’s buggy, half-built game
by brudgers on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @09:17AM
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The title attracts eyeballs, no doubt.
The article gives Chris Roberts, the game, and the company a fair shake. It explains who Chris Roberts is, his track record as a game developer, and what he is trying to achieve. The article also explains who has given the money, why they have given it, and what they have received in exchange for it.
It lets an active enthusiastic supporter explain the state of the game play and provides company produced promotional materials to accompany the article. The only suggestion of a harsh judgement is that the success of funding might be fuelling feature creep and delaying shipment. At no time does it suggest there is a scam: the worst implication of the article is that some backers/fans may have unrealistic expectations of their role in the project.
So is the title linkbait? Not really because "this guy" and "buggy half built game" have no context without reading the article. And the referent for "this guy" comes after the description of the game...and the embedded primary trailer.
Disclaimer: I looked it with my eyes outside the circle of wagons.
The article gives Chris Roberts, the game, and the company a fair shake. It explains who Chris Roberts is, his track record as a game developer, and what he is trying to achieve. The article also explains who has given the money, why they have given it, and what they have received in exchange for it.
It lets an active enthusiastic supporter explain the state of the game play and provides company produced promotional materials to accompany the article. The only suggestion of a harsh judgement is that the success of funding might be fuelling feature creep and delaying shipment. At no time does it suggest there is a scam: the worst implication of the article is that some backers/fans may have unrealistic expectations of their role in the project.
So is the title linkbait? Not really because "this guy" and "buggy half built game" have no context without reading the article. And the referent for "this guy" comes after the description of the game...and the embedded primary trailer.
Disclaimer: I looked it with my eyes outside the circle of wagons.