Not heard of these guys for a while, forgot that they snapped up some of the better animators back in the day and tied them up in that insanely ill thought out game project instead of making the content they were supposed to. Abasdoning those DOA projects that clearly had already had work put in to them blows the mond, and we'll never see stuff like that from them again even if they do get back to creation. Others have always found another way, they probably should have too instead of going this route. I'm actually suprised they're still trying to keep going, people who were nobodies when they were in their prime have really too the mantle at this point. Without the need to organise in to "studios" and pressure production budgets up front. And it looks like the community knows it too, that Throne page is depressing to look at.
And man reading this thread is a mess lol. I find it funny that every project that exploits it's fanbase or pulls content that was promised always has one or two hardcore defenders that feel the need to reply to everyone's misgivings. Whether they are actually part of the teams, close to them or just too invested with their time and money to accept something might be wrong I don't know, but we get this in projects from Summertime Saga all the way down to here, apparently.
Just gonna point out that 'snapped up animators' is pretty exaggerated, they recruited like one of the known animators
Other animators have certainly stepped up, but let's not pretend they don't get pressured doing big projects all on their own. There are several animators off the top of my head that have had projects in production for years now.
FOW didn't exploit anything, they bet on themselves after Patreon removed them from their platform, and kickstarted a project. They didn't ask for more money, and they don't have any support site income (like say Summertime Saga you mentioned). They've been working purely off what they earned, consistently updated the game every 3-4 months, and kept players in the loop with monthly dev blogs. So they're hardly working in the dark.
Regarding the throne page, I'd say its more down to the fact they can't really promote it yet. They couldn't directly link it in the anniversary video post on Youtube, nor can they mention it on twitter without the lovely algorithm burying it. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if a good chunk of the internet aren't even aware of it yet.
Really if you want a grift: Star Citizen just passed 700 million in funding. Still isn't done yet.
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