Master Milk said: Speculation Time!



$48,000: Staff Salaries - 8 people for 10 weeks



$30,000: Animation and Clean-up Contracting



$4,000: Voice recording



$2,000: Hit-box Contracting



$5,000: Audio Implementation Contracting



$20,000: QA Testing



$10,000: 1st Party Certification



$10,500: IndieGoGo and Payment Processing Fees



$20,500: Manufacturing and Shipping Physical Rewards



This is what we have a breakdown of. I want to say that the two I've crossed out definitely can't go anywhere.



Alright, what's most likely to have been given some leeway, or maybe Marvelous stepped in and offered to pay the costs for something?



I'm thinking QA Testing, myself. Click to expand...

My best guess was that one of the reward tiers had a middle man that they were able to cut out in order to develop them. Doesn't seem to mesh when NDAs get involved though.Maybe Microsoft refunded some of the money they've spent on testing? I can't imagine they'd suddenly waive whatever they plan to spend on testing in the future nor do I believe the testing fees themselves are going to get cheaper.Cert. costs looks like it fits.