Hello Everyone,
http://forums.obsidian.net/blog/1/entry-158-if-obsidian-kicks tarter/ Just an example of what is going on within the industry right now.
Please, if you want this to see the light of day possibly.
Head over to 343 forums and vote!
http://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postst58462_KickStart-Funding -for-Halo-Wars-DLC–HW2.aspx
For the record - however much you put in pays directly towards the price of the DLC content.
The more you get - the more swag you get from the development team!
My GT is XxX Post XxX and I have been a Halo fan since day 1. I have played every single game ever made in the Universe for countless hours on end. One of my favorites to this day is still Halo Wars. I have spent countless hours dropping ODST, using a quad mac on a flying prophet, or beaming bases from the hills with my starred scarab while teammates harass with gauss hogs.
I don’t see Microsoft ever coming up with the money to invest in making a Halo Wars 2, so I would like to have the community put up money to create new maps and/or gametypes for the existing Halo Wars.
If the recent activity at kickstarter.com (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66710809/double-fine-adv enture?ref=spotlight) has shown anything about the gaming industry - fans have a lot of power to help fund a sequel for something they want.
I believe with our demand and ability to come up with money we could potentially get something built for our community to have for free and help stimulate growth in the Halo Wars community again.
I understand how this could be viewed as “bumping” but considering that I am replying to posts, it just means that I am persistent and pay attention to my thread? I have time on my hands and am utilizing it to discuss and address my opinions on this matter.
Saying that should move on is your opinion against the game. I will do whatever it takes to get this done. I have faith in 343 to do the right thing. You apparently don’t like them or the game. Considering that people all across the game industry are entertaining this idea - content is flying around through multiple development studios to entertain an idea such as this.
http://forums.obsidian.n…f-obsidian-kickstarter/
http://business.financia…es-games-are-too-cheap/
http://www.seattlepi.com…io-Announce-3321284.php
http://www.ps3center.net…ing-kickstarter-funding/
It is actually quite a buzz right now…
So - however you believe that it doesn’t fall under that category, I believe you are wrong. Because I don’t post a link to content doesn’t mean it doesn’t belong. It is a community funded idea with a significant possibility of panning out if 343 and MS want to be open minded in a unique investment opportunity where fans put up the money.
Kickstarter represents a new way of fans being able to help create new content. So - to summarize. The entire idea of it is fan created, the entire theory behind it has the backing of multiple studios in the industry already, and the content that could come of it (a map editor) would help us revive the game as I enjoy it oh so much.
I propose the following as I am a huge fan of Halo Wars.
Microsoft/343 creates a KickStart campaign and announces it to the Halo Community for free Halo Wars DLC.
Microsoft uses the money that comes in to build a series of new maps for Halo Wars OR if the funding is large enough - use it to create a prototype for Halo Wars 2.
It’s simple - see how much of the community really wants another one. Let US let the money talk! If you allow this I will put up the first 1,000 USD.
Now - what would you like to see if you could help fund a new spinoff within the Halo Universe?