A Modest Suggestion from a Loyal Fan
GohanFGC
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I have a question for the TT Writers and Staff. Do you think it would be a good idea to set up a donation slot here on the forums so that we as fans can support your company without buying the games themselves?
Much love and support, Thanks.
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Oh, just buy extra copies of the games.
You can give them away to friends to help spread the joy.
I mean, unless they were making the games for free or for a much cheaper price tag or even trying to kickstart a game, I don't see why a game company (much less Telltale) would need donations from fans. If want to support the company, buy extra copies for friends/family or get the Humble Bundles whenever they pop up and give away the games.
Somebody's not very well informed (Or misinformed). Don't blame u honestly.
That's thoughtful of you but yeah buying copies for loved ones and helping spread good word of mouth should help Telltale along just fine.
Give Telltale more money for doing nothing?
Can we name any other gaming company (that isnt a kickstarter indie project team) asking fans to just give them money because they are fans? Telltale is a company that stays afloat due to the products they sell just like any other company, and Telltale just like any other company does not need "donations" from random people just so they stay afloat or "improve." This isnt how any business works. If Telltale wants more money, they have to make better games, better games means better media and sales, and better sales means better income. If Telltale is running out of money they have to do things like pay cuts and layoffs (layoffs have already happened) and if they were in desperate need of more money so they can improve their company and products to then make more money, they would attempt to get a loan from a bank, or let themselves be bought by a bigger company. No company is ever going to just ask people to give them money for free, and if a company ever did, no one is going to just give them money simply because they get nothing out of it.
Indeed. Telltale isn't exactly in the best shape at the moment. I agree, getting a loan from a bank or getting bought out by another company would be helpful. Whether or not that will actually happen, however, is completely up to the CEO.
Telltale isn't a non-profit charity, and they exist to sell entertainment products for personal profit, so I wouldn't really say they "deserve" donations.
If you want to give them extra money to help them out, you can buy some extra copies of their games to gift them to friends, or you can buy another copy of one/some of their games on a platform that you don't already own them on. But, yeah, it would feel kinda weird for Telltale to encourage donations for nothing in return. The onus should be on Telltale to earn their money by making a quality product - they aren't a charity.
Yes I know what you're getting at (just worded it weirdly which is my bad). Telltale shouldn't need donations from fans to keep their company afloat. They need to make video games. Better video games as can be seen by how infamous they've gotten within the past year. I can't think of any other video game company that actually takes donations from fans as far as I'm aware. Like I said, if you want to support them (which I'm all for), buy more copies of there games and get the Humble Bundles whenever they're available and just give away the games you don't need/want.
As has been said, Telltale is a company in the truest sense. They have a board of directors, a CEO, a corporate hierarchy. It's up to Telltale to keep putting out quality products and retain quality talent. I purchased the last couple games at full price(something I haven't done with Telltale since... Jurassic Park). Keep putting up top notch games and I'll keep paying that premium. That's my donation.
Personally, I feel a stronger desire to support the individual developers. I'm always looking for new favourites to add to the list, but I will follow the ones whom have earned my love where ever they go. After all, it's not the people sitting at home, working through a cellphone, that are making games.