You guys suggested it and made some good arguments, so I've been burning the midnight oil to build this new video and overall presentation of the game, which I just launched a few minutes ago. Behold:

The Vendetta Online Kickstarter!

Also, there's also an HD 1080p version of the video available on YouTube.

I'm doing everything I can to support this. We have some great press lined up from supportive sites, and I'm shipping a press release and so on. I'll also push a newsletter in the immediate future, to bring it to the attention of our other past/present users.

We'd greatly appreciate any help you can give in spreading the word or advocacy or whatever (within the limits of common sense, ethics and good taste :).

ILY Incarnate <3

2nd pledger!

2
backers
$51.00
pledged of $100,000 goal
37
days to go

and here is your promised obligatory cross post on SC forums: http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/forum/showthread.php?14835-Vendetta-Online-goes-Kickstarter!

Did you guys a post on reddit too but someone should really post on more prominent reddits, also sent in a tip to omgubuntu.co.uk, those guys love giving free press releases to linux gaming projects so you're bound to get exposure there.

the key with this is for everyone to go nuts with link sharing.

HELL YES
Pledged :)
4th Pledger :)
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/154/view/forums/thread/374784/Vendetta-Online-goes-Kickstarter.html
Sorry Esp, shamelessly copied and pasted for lack of own imagination at deep hours of night

Oh yes, 9:30pm is a bit past your bedtime.

Considering I didn't sleep until 5.30am the night before, I'd say it is.

5th Pledger (and my first ever KS pledge) :D

EDIT: Well, I was 5th when I started the pledge process. By the time I was done, there were 5 more!
Currently 10 Backers, $641 pledged, 37 days to go!

Dent.

Pledged! Also, you got picked up by Massively: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/vendetta-using-kickstarter-to-fund-new-expansion-ios-client/

26
Backers
$1,191
pledged of $100,000 goal
37
days to go

Pledged!

Only 598.500 or so until landing on planets!

Pledged!

Posted on mmorpg.com and wrote a letter to the staff, and began a new thread on quartertothree.com.

29
backers
$1,316
pledged of $100,000 goal
37
days to go.

Pledged 22 on the list :)

go get them Inc !!!!

keep up the great work

This is exciting! I look forward to another massive failure, this time in massively public arena!

In case anyone who's currently subscribed didn't actually read this. They're offering a big discount on game time here too.

Thanks, Inc! :)

Yettan-Do Solick here...and hellyes Im in...where do I pay..on payday and is $30 ok

yey.. cheaper sub

This was the best part of the video:

I pledged. Here's hoping they can make it the remaining 96%.

I put a call-to-action on top of the VO-Wiki main page, fwiw.

Which one of them is which? Please, please tell me Inc. is the one in the freaking vest. And wow, that's a lot of hair difference between now and 1996! ;)

Since I was able to get everything I wanted out of the awards available for $250, that's what I pledged. Would have gone to $500 for the 99 year sub, but $1000 seemed a bit much. I hereby call dibs on naming an occasionally-appearing NPC pirate "*Dr. Lecter"!

Money tossed into the pot.

Out of curiosity, is this campaign driving external funding a la Chris Roberts' thing?

Pledged :)

"What? No option to pirate the Kickstarter rewards? This be a despicable trader bias!" griped Rin Ganborro to those in the general vicinity of the Kickstarter machine. He continued grousing until he was sure they had all tuned him out completely. Now being effectively invisible, he surreptitiously withdrew from his pocket a bill bearing the homage of some ancient statesman and began the process of convincing the finicky dollar slot to eat its meal. Several regurgitations and one success later, Rin increased the volume of his ranting for a few moments, reared back, and then gave a mighty "YARRR" as he kicked the Kickstarter machine with everything he had. Ignoring the sudden silence around him, he limped back to the hanger, muttering all the way.

lmao