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  1. azrael
    Memo and Mav are fans-turned RT.com moderators. Kevin is Kevin Mckeever, the marketing guy at RT.com. As for how bad they are? Dunno. Never met anyone of them in real-life. But we had to ban all 3 cuz the trolling from them was annoying enough. Look at the pinned Licensing thread. You'll find their posts in the archives.
  2. azrael
    Oh wait, now I remember where I've seen the cone-engines on normal engine designs and not magical engines like the GN-drives, Gundam SEED. The METEORs. We won't hate you cuz you donated. Honestly, most of the project funds donated on KS are from people, like yourself, that put in at the <$100-mark. More people donate at that range anyways. I'm more curious about those who donated at the >=$5,000-mark.
  3. azrael
    What did Duke say? Everything these days is ripping off something that came before. I maintain my "Meh".
  4. azrael
    Meh. The cone-engine nozzle has been done. Gundam 00 is an example that comes to mind. Been there. Done that. Next?
  5. azrael
    Which is why there's no point in bringing up Macross in this conversation. The last 2 HG-funded projects were "so successful" that they resort to KS to fund their next one. Just keep pointing to their current works. Look how those turned out with the current staff. Point to what HG does with just the RT fanbase. We keep telling folks to stop lurking over there. Even that will hurt your brain.
  6. azrael
    I questioned their seriousness when this thing started. But if I knew nothing at all and saw that, I'd question this whole project. You want people to donate to you just to troll you. So they're not focused on the project. If that wasn't another red-flag to the numerous other red-flags, I don't know what would be. You would think they would act differently when they're beggin' for money but nope. And how could a $5,000-tier be full? You don't want people to drop a wad of cash on you? So they're saying they don't need the money? I guess everyone should pull back their money then cuz they reached their goal.
  7. azrael
    So is HG serious about "troll tier"? You're on KS cuz you're asking for money. You don't see PBS making a tier for people that contribute <$20. They're happy if you contribute anything. This gives me the impression that HG is not serious about this project. I'm serious when it comes to my money. I would expect them to be serious about this as well. And I'm not seeing that with this "troll tier". I expect a certain level of professionalism if you're asking for money.
  8. azrael
    I'm sure people will throw money at this. Geez, people funded the potato salad-KS. It's just a guy making potato salad and he got more than enough money. At least with the potato salad, we know he's going to buy the ingredients from his local supermarket.
  9. azrael
    Bendo? Mav? Some other diehard?
  10. azrael
    That's why people should be looking at other KS-projects and ask why are those groups asking for less. Most of those projects are going up on Youtube with DVD/Blu-ray as the afterthought if they get get more money and it turns out well. People should be asking what other distribution methods they are looking at. Let's see what happens at SDCC. This project probably started around May/June. This is something that people should be asking. When Chris Roberts opened up Star Citizen, we had screenshots already. Now we have alpha videos of gameplay and it's looking good and on-track. If HG is going to give the audience another Powerpoint slideshow with the same slides from AX2014, donors better say something.
  11. azrael
    Nah. This is all on Palladium. They should have tested the workflow for this project when they started.
  12. azrael
    It's a new EX-Gear. Customized for Basara. BOMBA!
  13. azrael
    You want an itemized breakdown of the costs? That's going to be rough as much of it is considered labor. There's no monetary amount for designing mecha. You pay a guy to draw, edit, or compose noise for stuff. They're suppose to work on that project. That doesn't count additional costs (like you paid me for this, but I have additional fees that I'm charging to you because that stuff went toward your work, etc.) Also, I'd throw a contract at HG if I donated, like a research grant. Cuz KS funds just say that I'm donating to your project, how you spend that money on your project is up to you. They're suppose to be honest and use it toward the project but it's like a discretionary fund. I could say X-amount went to administrative costs. I needed a new car which I used to drive my ass to the post office to FedEx a letter for this project.
  14. azrael
    So they're assuming the show will get picked up for an entire series? I can't begin to site the numerous examples where that thought can go wrong. Hell, every show that we see on TV is constantly on a sink-or-swim cycle. Shows have been cancelled because the network didn't want it. Jeebus, look at Community. A couple of years ago I was watching Green Lantern: The Animated Series and it was a pretty good show. Cartoon Network killed it after a season (1 season split into 2 parts, 26 episodes total). And what distribution model are they going for? Netflix? iTunes? Dear god, Youtube? Some method for other countries that we don't use in the USA? You donors should be poking at them for info to be sure they have a solid plan for the what-if.
  15. azrael
    i.e., You, the fans, get to fund our risk because we didn't want to spend on Carl's idea. So it's Carl's fault if it fails and the fans fault for trying it. Oh and here's one of many cautionary tales: Kickstarter project spent $3.5M to finish a working prototype—and ended in disaster ~ A login-managing USB key won awards, was covered everywhere, never materialized.(Ars Technica)
  16. azrael
    They are saying July 2015. Most KS projects have a "When we're done" due date. Look at that potato-salad-KS. Well, good for Creavision. They're getting money for their fanart now. Go from no-one to being hired by the people that almost-sued you. And it looks like this KS got a boost from South America.
  17. azrael
    And that's suppose to get donors how?
  18. azrael
    Don't know. That's another question for HG to ask on KS or at SDCC. One thing I'm starting to see on their KS page is "Where's HG?" and "The only place they want to answer questions is on their own forum." I don't know if anyone has tried to e-mail them but their KS feedback page is lacking in presence. I expect they're gonna get a lot more questions and more press at SDCC. Whether or not they will be answered or if SDCC will make a significant difference in funding is a question all by themselves.
  19. azrael
    Alright. LAST WARNING THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT MACROSS OR HG'S LICENSING OF MACROSS. THIS THREAD IS ONLY ABOUT HG'S ROBOTECH KICKSTARTER. IF YOU WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MACROSS LICENSING, READ THIS THREAD FIRST: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=36541 YOU CAN ALSO PM ANY MODERATOR FOR MORE DETAILS. ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO TALK ABOUT MACROSS LICENSING WILL RESULT IN TOPICS BEING LOCKED.
  20. azrael
    We don't know. This is the only artwork we've seen: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41328&p=1132696
  21. azrael
    Since Tatsunoko owns Southern Cross and Mospeada, they can reproduce those designs from those 2 shows. They cannot use Macross designs in any new animated feature, only merchandising. They're also trying to attract nostalgic people with the Kickstarter. Which is why I said ask questions. Bring up their past works. Let other people know what they've done before and let people decide if they want to actually donate to this. People here know what it might look like, but others do not.
  22. azrael
    Just so we're clear about what you should be expecting from HG: https://twitter.com/oatmeal/status/486228607564390402
  23. azrael
    +1
  24. azrael
    Asking questions here is 100% useless. We do not have the answers for you. These are questions backers should be asking HG's staff on Kickstarter, the RT homepage, Facebook, etc. And they would be silly not to, especially if they put in a pledge. I'm just going to lock the thread when I see them, whenever they'll come. They can stay (unless they broke some other rule). But if any user donated to this, didn't ask about what they are donating to, then come here to complain when they feel they got a raw deal, that's not our problem. Their CVs are available if you want to know what they've done. It's like a job interview or a business proposal meeting. You better know what you're getting into before you jump in.
  25. azrael
    Then that will only prove that RT cannot stand on its own 2 feet and that all the bullshit they've been saying about the franchise is nothing but bullshit. They need RT to stand away from Macross if they want it to survive. I've said it over many years and in many threads: They need to make your own damn IP and get away from Macross. No one at those panels has ever called them out on it and so far, their attempts haven't earned them anything but one-shot releases. If people want to throw money at this, be my guest. But they need to be aware of the company who is doing this. They'll sue anyone, a big company like Hasbro to a small company in another country like Creavision. All they have been doing is releasing little things every 5 years to keep up their trademarks. If people fund this, then those people who put money into the pot better start asking questions and keep one eye over HG's shoulder to be sure they fulfill their end of the contract. They are spending your money on a project that may or may not work. Consider the risk. Ask questions. Kickstarter makes ordinary people into venture capitalists. Well, you better start acting like one with this project. Funny that Mr March notes Veronica Mars. Kickstarter earned them close to $6 million. Box office gross was only ~$3.5M.
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