What would it take....?
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Hello, I am new here...im just curious.
How much capital and time would it take to develope a standard 20-25 hr RPG game from concept stage.
Another words, what is all the standard costs and what is the process of developing a game and taking it to market?
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This is a case of "if you have to ask" in terms of cost.
Also, your question is too vague to give an answer for. 25 hour RPG is a completely subjective term. I could make a timed game that was a text screen where you simply type the word "hit monster" over and over again as a number increases in like 10 minutes. Or if you're talking about something like Oblivion? We're talking like a hundred or more people on the development team working for years.
Also, your question is too vague to give an answer for. 25 hour RPG is a completely subjective term. I could make a timed game that was a text screen where you simply type the word "hit monster" over and over again as a number increases in like 10 minutes. Or if you're talking about something like Oblivion? We're talking like a hundred or more people on the development team working for years.
Yeah, something as polished as Oblivion or a modern Baulder's Gate 70+ people, 3-5 years & in the neighborhood of 40 million dollars
Something on the order of Diablo 3: maybe 120+ people, 6+ years & ballpark 100+ million dollars. go blizzard [smile]
-me
Something on the order of Diablo 3: maybe 120+ people, 6+ years & ballpark 100+ million dollars. go blizzard [smile]
-me
Quote:Original post by Brok_Homz
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http://www.sloperama.com/advice/finances.htm
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Quote:Original post by Tom SloperQuote:Original post by Brok_Homz
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http://www.sloperama.com/advice/finances.htm
woah that article was amazing! thankyou for that!
If only I had that kind of capital :P
Quote:Original post by M2tM
This is a case of "if you have to ask"...
pick up a book, go to school, realise this will take you years. Unless you got somthing along the lines of 220+ million dollars to start up a company and hire others to do the work you know nothing about. Still Id suggest you learn first. Profitable games are no easy task.
That's why you have publishers. Of course, you need a team good enough to warrant them opening their cheque books.
You can alternatively take the indie approach. It's worked well for Spiderweb Software who make a living off indie RPGs. However, if you're working full time you'll still need to pay for you and your team's living expenses, and you won't have a multi-million dollar art budget. And you'll have to deal with all the marketing and publicity yourself. Still doable, though, if you have the right skillset and an enormous amount of drive.
You can alternatively take the indie approach. It's worked well for Spiderweb Software who make a living off indie RPGs. However, if you're working full time you'll still need to pay for you and your team's living expenses, and you won't have a multi-million dollar art budget. And you'll have to deal with all the marketing and publicity yourself. Still doable, though, if you have the right skillset and an enormous amount of drive.
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