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Matt Mercer Won't Admit the REAL Reason for the "Mercer Effect"

Started by RPGPundit, January 04, 2019, 03:46:08 AM

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Frey

#345
March 05, 2019, 06:39:52 AM
Oh look, they got four million dollars in just 24 hours.

Motorskills

#346
March 05, 2019, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: Frey;1077675Oh look, they got four million dollars in just 24 hours.

Good news for the hobby I think, assuming that the end product is decent, and there's plenty of reason to think that it will be.
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kythri

#347
March 05, 2019, 01:13:58 PM
Are they going to use new scripts, or re-use their old scripts?

mAcular Chaotic

#348
March 05, 2019, 01:49:09 PM
They're making a cartoon series so they'd have to write it from scratch presumably.
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RoyR

#349
March 05, 2019, 04:11:17 PM
Quote from: kythri;1077717Are they going to use new scripts, or re-use their old scripts?

I see what you did there...

Anon Adderlan

#350
March 05, 2019, 05:01:59 PM
Quote from: Frey;1077675Oh look, they got four million dollars in just 24 hours.

For an animated series, which has even less to do with gaming than the show it's based on. Even the rewards (except for the dice) and stretch goals have nothing to do with gaming.

I hate to say but Pundit might have a point.

Quote from: Motorskills;1077688Good news for the hobby I think, assuming that the end product is decent, and there's plenty of reason to think that it will be.

I'll believe that when I see a tabletop RPG campaign as successful.

CD

#351
March 05, 2019, 05:07:01 PM
Quote from: Frey;1077675Oh look, they got four million dollars in just 24 hours.

I am not letting my kids anywhere close to that, it is probably going to be used to push SJW propaganda on children.

Jaeger

#352
March 05, 2019, 07:24:28 PM
4 Million in 24 hours, for something with a planned budget of 750,000.

Someone is getting fucking PAID.


Quote from: kythri;1077717Are they going to use new scripts, or re-use their old scripts?

Quote from: RoyR;1077752I see what you did there...

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1077755For an animated series, which has even less to do with gaming than the show it's based on. Even the rewards (except for the dice) and stretch goals have nothing to do with gaming.

I hate to say but Pundit might have a point.
...

In this case, Yes. Very much so.


Quote from: critical-role-the-legend-of-vox-machina-animatedSo, what will this campaign allow us to create? A bitchin' high-quality, fantasy cartoon set in a world created by one of the most accomplished storytellers, Matthew Mercer. With heart-stopping action and side-splitting comedy, it will have something for everyone.

I like the particular choice of words they used...
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moonsweeper

#353
March 05, 2019, 08:38:25 PM
Quote from: Frey;1077675Oh look, they got four million dollars in just 24 hours.

Pretty smart.  Grab the money now before the fad dies.
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RoyR

#354
March 05, 2019, 10:59:40 PM
Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1077755For an animated series, which has even less to do with gaming than the show it's based on. Even the rewards (except for the dice) and stretch goals have nothing to do with gaming.

I hate to say but Pundit might have a point.

And what would that point be in this case?

Motorskills

#355
March 05, 2019, 11:36:13 PM
Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1077755For an animated series, which has even less to do with gaming than the show it's based on. Even the rewards (except for the dice) and stretch goals have nothing to do with gaming.

I hate to say but Pundit might have a point.



I'll believe that when I see a tabletop RPG campaign as successful.

Close enough, no?




Matt's next Kickstarter will launch in a few months. I expect it to either do double or half...not sure yet. :D
"Gosh it's so interesting (profoundly unsurprising) how men with all these opinions about women's differentiation between sexual misconduct, assault and rape reveal themselves to be utterly tone deaf and as a result, systemically part of the problem." - Minnie Driver, December 2017

" Using the phrase "virtue signalling" is \'I\'m a sociopath\' signalling ". J Wright, July 2018

Verdant

#356
March 06, 2019, 05:55:32 AM
It is not a series, just 1 22 minute animation. But it looks like the extra stretch goals will be making extra 22 minute episodes.

The estimated cost of an animated episode starts from maybe around $700000. Titmouse are a TV level studio, the campaign has unlocked 4 x 22 minute episodes so most of that money will still go to the studio. Assuming it all gets made. I never back kickstarters because you never know what the end product will be.

They do have an experienced industry scriptwriter omboard so it will probably be the same quality as the Justice League cartoon at least.

Rhedyn

#357
March 06, 2019, 09:31:16 AM
Quote from: Verdant;1077831It is not a series, just 1 22 minute animation. But it looks like the extra stretch goals will be making extra 22 minute episodes.

The estimated cost of an animated episode starts from maybe around $700000. Titmouse are a TV level studio, the campaign has unlocked 4 x 22 minute episodes so most of that money will still go to the studio. Assuming it all gets made. I never back kickstarters because you never know what the end product will be.

They do have an experienced industry scriptwriter omboard so it will probably be the same quality as the Justice League cartoon at least.

I for one, am thrilled to have more fantasy cartoons.

Anon Adderlan

#358
March 06, 2019, 10:32:04 AM
Quote from: CondorDM;1077758I am not letting my kids anywhere close to that, it is probably going to be used to push SJW propaganda on children.

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Quote from: RoyR;1077802And what would that point be in this case?

That it was never about gaming, and all about a group of voice actors performing for an audience.

Honestly they could have ditched D&D entirely and done exactly the same thing. The branding is peripheral.

Quote from: Motorskills;1077806Close enough, no?

Not even.

At the time of this writing the #Kickstarter is at 4.9 million (2 days into a 45 day campaign) and trending towards 76.7 million.

Seventy six point seven million.

Quote from: Motorskills;1077806Matt's next Kickstarter will launch in a few months. I expect it to either do double or half...not sure yet. :D

I'll take that bet.

Quote from: Verdant;1077831It is not a series, just 1 22 minute animation. But it looks like the extra stretch goals will be making extra 22 minute episodes.

So a series.

My bet is they end up with enough to make multiple seasons and #Hulu or #Netflix pick it up.

RoyR

#359
March 06, 2019, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1077851That it was never about gaming, and all about a group of voice actors performing for an audience.

Honestly they could have ditched D&D entirely and done exactly the same thing. The branding is peripheral.

I fail to see the logic here. They are playing and streaming a game of DnD, it's get popular and they follow that up by selling dice, T-shirts and posters. And now they go further by basing one or more animated episodes on the characters they played. Which gets funded due to that a lot of people liked to follow the adventures of these characters.
Where do any of this invalidate that they played a game of DnD to start with?
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