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.)
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.
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.
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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(Anonymous) 2012-09-04 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)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.
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And hnnnnnng want the plushie. @_@
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Homestuck's so popular it can even sell an adventure game.
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(Anonymous) 2012-09-05 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)If that's the one you're referring to.
This is only the second day and the Homestuck kickstarter's gotten to 575k
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(Anonymous) 2012-09-06 06:19 am (UTC)(link)(Also, 700k goal reached. Second day. Jegus.)
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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.
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Which one are you hoping to get?
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I was originally thinking Pyralsprite but actually Lemonsnout's colors are nice too, so I'll be happy for either!