The Banner Saga Kickstarter Project Update #4, $275,000 and Counting
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We weren't planning on sending this out until Monday, but we couldn't help but notice over the weekend that about 8000 people like you have donated over a quarter-million dollars in under a week, which is, frankly, extraordinarily humbling.
That's why after trying to figure out how we can really express our gratitude we decided to give you free stuff. In a week filled with more good will than we've ever seen in our lives before, we're really proud to announce that anyone who pledges/has already pledged $50 or up will get all three parts of The Banner Saga - the full game - for free. We came into this Kickstarter campaign very hesitant about making promises about the second and third chapter but we think (fingers crossed!) that we're past worrying about that now.
Let's put it this way: to everyone who donated $50, you've already unconditionally told us that you have enough faith in us to put up 500% of the game's price to support us. We think you deserve the full game, and then some.
An immeasurable thanks to all of our backers; this is beyond anything we could have imagined.
-Alex, Arnie and John
In the comments the company also clarified that it doesn't intend to use Kickstarter to fund the next two chapters:
@Frenck (and others):
We don't have any plans to use Kickstarter for the second or third chapters. We're hoping that our little company will be able to stand on its own after chapter one is released.
The goal should be to leave Kickstarter free and clear for the next group of people that need help with getting a cool idea off the ground. It should not be used as some sort of revolving door for funds.
All the support here tells us that we'll be just fine after the release of chapter one.
Thanks!
-Arnie
