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[farla]

I got the plushie pack!

I'm really interested to see how this will end up.

(It's a shame they don't have more options for rewards. Like books, shirts, etc. Or a CD/online download of the comic itself, I'm sure a lot of people would chip in for that.)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my gog. So expensive. I would straight up buy a plushie right out of the regular store, but that's like three months worth of food right there.

[farla.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but then, this isn't a plushie kickstarter but a way to drum up money for a different (and very pricey) project. They'll probably show up in the store eventually, since they're capable of producing them now and this will show if there's demand for them.

[(Anonymous)]

There is pretty much always demand for plushies. I've seen fanmade plushies from various fandoms selling for hundreds to thousands of dollars.

Now if Hussie could just find a cheap way to mass-produce those magnetic squiddle plushies, he wouldn't even need the kickstarter because that's basically the same as inventing a way to legally print money.

[bay115.livejournal.com]

Wow a little over $280,000 people pledged already. Then again, I shouldn't be surprised.

And hnnnnnng want the plushie. @_@

[(Anonymous)]

$328,000 now. Almost halfway there on the first day. Sheesh.

[farla.livejournal.com]

Mind you, the beginning and end usually get the most contributions. Still, since this was kind of a surprise, I would expect contributions to keep going like this for at least a while longer. And, if he offers more things or reveals some specific stretch goals, things could pick up further.

[charizamdc.livejournal.com]

Well, looks like you got in at the right time. They've all gone.

Homestuck's so popular it can even sell an adventure game.

[wintersheir]

I'm curious to see what the final dollar amount will be-- homestuck fandom is vast and insatiable, but this might let us quantify its influence in comparison to, say, Penny-Arcade (probably less).

[(Anonymous)]

You would be wrong there. The Penny Arcade project reached $528,144 after a little over a month: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/penny-arcade-sells-out?ref=live

If that's the one you're referring to.

This is only the second day and the Homestuck kickstarter's gotten to 575k

[wintersheir]

Oh shiiiii! That's incredible, I thought PA had goals into the millions. I guess they didn't offer much value for money anyways.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, basically all they were offering was to remove the ads on the website and to revamp the web design.

(Also, 700k goal reached. Second day. Jegus.)

[farla.livejournal.com]

They also had rewards of a game, but one most of their supporters had already bought, and most of their rewards were focused in the lower end.

But mostly, I think people didn't care about ads. They're easy to block if they annoy you, and Penny Arcades' ads tend to be pretty-looking. It's hard to compare.

[ember-reignited.livejournal.com]

I'm holding off to see if one of the later prizes is something I really want. If not, I'll just put in the fifteen dollars for the game itself. But I've had that page open in a tab for the past two days just happily watching the number climb.

[farla.livejournal.com]

I'm usually more for waiting and thinking about it, but people were already buying the snoutpack. It's actually really easy to drop or change your contribution, so if I changed my mind I wouldn't be stuck with it.

[ember-reignited.livejournal.com]

You love both Terezi and dragons, so that seems like a good decision on your part.

Which one are you hoping to get?

[farla.livejournal.com]

It is pricey, but I really do like all of the pack, so yeah, sticking with it.

I was originally thinking Pyralsprite but actually Lemonsnout's colors are nice too, so I'll be happy for either!