Project Eternity kickstarter (Obsidian, $1.1 million goal, everything you want in an RPG)

[Soleron]

pezus said:

Soleron said:

1 developer for 1 year = $100,000 including salary, insurance, office, equipment

£1.1million - 10% Kickstarter fee - 5% transaction fees - 10% merchandise costs / $100,000

= 9 developer-years

Delivery in 1.5 years

= SIX developers. These people have to do all art, code, music, animation, marketing and distribution from scratch.

If they license an engine that's even fewer people.

That's... hardly anything. Not enough do live up to the 3 games in the description.

They will get to 4m though possibly.

Maybe. But they PLANNED for $1.1m = six devs, because if the KS only reached that point they'd be forced to do it with only that amount. They wouldn't take stupid risks.

" They might also sacrifice a part of their wage if they feel that is needed. "

Hahahahahaha.

No.