Everytime I hear of some new awesome RPG on Kickstarter I log in to find its over. This has happened, damn... several times in the last year or so. Instead of the awesome package the kickstarters receive, I end up waiting for months for a single book, then another...eventually... and so on.
What do I need to do to make sure I hear about these new projects earlier? Is there a mailing list or something Im missing?
Thanks!
Do you do facebook? There's a new games kickstarter group that creators often advertise in, though it's not RPG specific.
Honestly, though, if you have a decent stable of gamer-friends on kickstarter with tastes similar to yours and follow them, I find that is a pretty good source of intel on new kickstarters.
Quote from: Caesar Slaad;923838Honestly, though, if you have a decent stable of gamer-friends on kickstarter with tastes similar to yours and follow them, I find that is a pretty good source of intel on new kickstarters.
A stable doesn't actually need any horses to be a decent stable, does it? :D
BGG has one for board games so RPGG may have one for RPGs. Just expect to see alot of "not RPGs" listed if they did.
RPG.net has a kickstarter thread. ENWorld has weekly news now that includes kickstarters of note - often KS they like have their own news anouncements. You can subscribe to the "Kickstarter loves games" newsletter via your profile on KS (look in "notices"). Bi-weekly but still would give you some heads up. Also, several publishers here post news about upcoming Kickstarters. Some even post updates to relevant threads about their games.
I think we need to have our own Kickstarter thread at TheRPGsite pinned at the top so creators here can share and so members can find them quickly. It also keeps the news focused on actual news and keeps forum posts focused on the subjects at hand. KS announcements are kind of a hybrid between news, marketing, fan love and game discussion so having a single place could be useful (IMHO).
That's a great idea!
Quote from: rgrove0172;923956That's a great idea!
I second that great idea!
We got outvoted last time... (http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?34285-Do-we-need-a-Kickstarter-Sticky)
There's currently not even a single sticky in the News and Adverts forum.
Quote from: CRKrueger;924066We got outvoted last time... (http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?34285-Do-we-need-a-Kickstarter-Sticky)
There was a vote? I thought this was a semi-benevolent dictatorship.
Quote from: Bren;924080There was a vote? I thought this was a semi-benevolent dictatorship.
Well, there was a Poll, and the Nays had it, so there no reason for anyone to even override popular opinion. :D
I check the kickstarter page about once a week for new RPGs, I even have a bookmark so it automatically sorts them the way I like
We should have a RPG kickstarter sticky thread.
Well, I can't recall the original debate. But start up a help forum topic about it if you like. Maybe times and circumstances have changed.
So if we were gonna throw up a poll for everyone to vote on what should the options be?
1. Make a Kickstarter Sticky in the Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion.
2. Make a new Forum under Pen and Paper Roleplaying Central so that every KS could be it's own post and make things clearer.
3. Make a Kickstarter Sticky in News and Adverts.
4. No, we don't need any changes, go fuck yourself.
Anything else that should go on the poll?
Quote from: remial;924154I check the kickstarter page about once a week for new RPGs, I even have a bookmark so it automatically sorts them the way I like
I was going to say. There's already a website with all the Kickstarter projects listed on it in one place.
Quote from: Xúc xắc;924709I was going to say. There's already a website with all the Kickstarter projects listed on it in one place.
what site?
Quote from: TristramEvans;924715what site?
kickstarter.com (http://www.kickstarter.com) Just click on "discover" and then "games" to see all the current projects.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504288855/mashed-a-korean-war-mash-rpg (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504288855/mashed-a-korean-war-mash-rpg)
Mark Plemmons, the man who helped make Hackmaster, now makes AW hacks.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
He also made Corporia, so hopefully this X-world thing is just a phase and he's not going Full.Storygamer. :D
Quote from: CRKrueger;924579Anything else that should go on the poll?
Those choices seem to cover the bases.
A question about (1), though: is a sticky in the PaPRPG forum going to limit the entries to RpgSite-certified Rpgs or will StoryGames be included? Idle curiosity; I'd vote for option (3) anyway. Seems the most intuitive.
Quote from: Xúc xắc;924790kickstarter.com (http://www.kickstarter.com) Just click on "discover" and then "games" to see all the current projects.
Oh, I thought you meant another site that specifically listed all new gaming/RPg/miniature relate kickstarters. I hate navigating the kickstarter site itself, because I have t enter in 3 different qualifications just to get a list of the most recent projects. And even then, putting in the term "miniatures" means I'm probably not going to get all the boar games that include miniatures, or wargames, and aso may en up wading through some random electronics or porcelain dolls or anything else that just happens to have "miniature" in the title.
Plus, there's no discussion.
I like the poll options CRK. Can you post it?
Quote from: trechriron;924854I like the poll options CRK. Can you post it?
Sure. Done. (http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?35375-Poll-Do-we-need-a-way-to-keep-track-of-Kickstarters)