Black Isle Studios crowdfunding PV13

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Interplay has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the the Black Isle Studios website intended to create a prototype of PV13. PV13 is no longer Fallout Online, and is now a post-apocalyptic strategy RPG about rebuilding and gathering resources, and they're looking to raise an unspecified amount of money. This isn't being run through Kickstarter, but via invested.in, it's basically donations you're doing, and as far as I can see there's only two tiers, which reward you with forum access and badges.<blockquote>Help stave off the Mayan Apocalypse by replacing it with a virtual apocalypse.

Contributions will add time to the Mayan clock - pushing back the Mayan Apocalypse - and advance the PV13 countdown. When the PV13 goal is reached, we'll be able to finish our replacement magic (aka, extraordinarily complicated physics) and completely thwart the Mayan Apocalypse.

Because we are fighting off the Apocalypse, the contributions will be accepted immediately, not after 30 days. (But you can come back later to increase your participation to receive the higher level rewards if you so choose.)

$10+ contributions will receive:

•Access to a special Black Isle forum. You can read about the ongoing fight to save the world. (And PV13.)
•A copper BIMAR forum badge.
•A Certificate of Recognition at the end of 30 days.

$20+ contributions will receive:

•Access to the private forum as well as posting privileges.
•A silver BIMAR forum badge.
•A Certificate of Merit at the end of 30 days.

And last, but certainly not least, the Top 20 Contributors. Those who really care enough to Save the World. Obviously the most Intelligent and Charming Visionaries among us. Those who should be honored by parades, statues, and overpriced stadiums.

We'll put them on the Hero board. It's the least we can do. But, surprise, we will do more.

When the Mayan Apocalypse is over the Top 20/Hero Board contributors will receive:

•Access to the private forum as well as posting privileges.
•A gold BIMAR forum badge/banner.
•And a Certificate of Valor at the end of 30 days.
•Hero Board listing.


And yes, all contributors will be able to claim "Mayan Apocalypse Thwarter" on their resumes.

Obviously, since this is replacing an actual apocalypse, PV13 is now the most important game ever created. We are handling this great responsibility with abject humility.

Here are more details:

Black Isle Studios
Project V13


Project V13 (PV13) is the first planned Black Isle Studios release in years, a post-apocalyptic strategy RPG. You will create a character to represent yourself within the game world. Your character will be a hardy adventurer from a variety of backgrounds; one of the last remaining humans, a new breed mutant, or a technologically advanced cyborg. The choice is yours.

Once you have determined your character's background, you will found your "colony". From a deserted city, a broken down military base, or even the ruins of an oil pumping station, the colony will be yours to rebuild and control. Attract non-player characters for guards, peons, scientists, and other activities. Or, if you are the type that so desires, shanghai the NPCs. Put them to work rebuilding your society and improving your colony.

Meanwhile, you will experience grand adventures to gather the resources and ancient technologies as well as fight back the enemy hordes. Your character will gain experience, advance skills, learn new talents and gain access to incredibly powerful equipment. Or die trying.

Explore the world, meet friends, and fight your neighbors for control of resources. PV13 will be your chance to rebuild a devastated world.</blockquote>There's a jokey pitch video including Fallout's Chris Taylor and Mark O'Green, as well as Interplay veteran Chip Bumgardner and lead artists Jeff Clendenning. The constant censorship of the word "Fallout" got a chuckle out of me.

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Read more in the FAQ page. You don't get the game for pledging at any level, only forum access, and the funds are being used for a prototype, which will be used to raise more funds in an unspecified manner (Kickstarter? Publishers?). The goal is unspecified and the progress not public (though it can be found when digging through the source code on this image). This is really quite shady.
 
This is just appalling. In so many ways.

The funniest thing:

Who's done the most to save us all:

Herve Caen

:drummer:
 
This is pathetic. Shame on Chris Taylor and Mark O'Green (which I otherwise have a lot of respect for, given their contributions to the original Fallout's design) for contributing to something so shady.
 
Yeah. I mean. Nothing against Chris, Chip and Mark, they seem like good people and I don't know their motivations here, but this is basically all the worst possibilities of crowdfunding combined. People who consider donating to this should consider donating to Forsaken Fortress instead, since it's basically the same game concept only you actually get the game for donating, and there's no Herve.
 
This is painful, and wrong.

It's not even for a game. It's for a prototype to 'prove to our managers' that the game is worthwhile. There's not even a target (I think?) - they're just taking money as and when it comes in.
 
And I liked the video somehow :) However, I wish they could elaborate further on goals, design and visuals at least.

But I seriously doubt they will be able to collect any considerable amount of money this way.
 
I like the guys in the video and the work they have done but, it's sad the Black Isles is still in use and exists it should either be dead or belong to more deserving studios like InXile or Obsidian.

I think the guys in the video should be working for InXile or Obsidian.
 
Argh, people are actually donating to this. Admittedly not a lot of people, but the counter that is hidden but that you can find in the page source has em at $1,046.

Stop giving them money, people! Any money is too much money.
 
This is just bad.... pitiful really. And this is why I wasn't too thrilled when this project started. Not the right developers for such a project, generic fallout due to the lack of rights, and well....I mean just read the description, it speaks for itself. I feel like the fellas at InXile are doing all the right things with the production of Wasteland 2.
 
This is pathetic to say the least. So the very idea is to remake FOOL into a singleplayer experience à la Bethesda piece of shit? Not only this but you get nothing from donating, and now nothing about if they really are targeting a casual crowd at all. Wow, just wow.

Brother None, is Jason Anderson involved in this project at all?
 
lazlolazlo said:
Brother None, is Jason Anderson involved in this project at all?
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Nah, he's been gone for ages, first to inXile who are still using some of his story ideas and then on to Turtle Rock, where as far as I know he is now. I guess they might still be using some of his work but beyond that...

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Sad day for crowdfunding, when Molyneux successfully gets in on it and Interplay gets to run this highly dubious version of it.
 
Access to the private forum as well as posting privileges.
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So, I can only post on the forum if I shell out 20$?
A poorly edited novel at 10$ I can do without methinks...

Feeling very sad for the guys.
 
Ugh, so this project has found some new way to resurrect its existence and continue forwards in a shambling state.

That the Fallout Online project failed I honestly don't have a problem with as the concept itself sounded rather appalling (the art looked interesting though), but now to go through these changes, including playing on the Mayan apocalypse feels rather cheap.

I hope Chris and Mark consider leaving Black Isle and Interplay as it should be obvious to them as well as that Iplay is doomed to collapse back into the pit from which it crawled.

You know, I think Iplay is handling this wrong.
Now if they consider giving us the design documents for when this was still planned to be a Fallout game I may consider donating $10 as that is the only thing I want from them.
 
The game itself sounds interesting to me. To be honest, I'd throw a buck at it, but $5 is the minimum and that's too much for so little return on investment. :P
 
None of them thought how this would turn out if they formed their own studio instead? My piggy bank'd get smashed to bits with a sledgehammer on blind faith only, but when Herve's involved... yeah. One impressive shit stain on otherwise shining names, it will probably drag behind them for a good while.
 
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