I’d like to say a few things about Kickstarter. So many independents are using Kickstarter as
a way to not only fund a project but also to establish their company. I personally don’t understand how they can
live like this, such uncertainty would drive me crazy. There does seem to be a lot of great project
getting off the ground using Kickstarter but for me I've hit the wall with
this.
As we saw with Double Fine
just because a project gets funded doesn't mean it will get produced. They ran a second campaign asking for more
money to cover additional costs. I personally have funded four
projects, Colossal Kaiju Combat, Stonehearth, Armikrog, and Massive Chalice. Some have asked for
more money and some have
even been involved in lawsuits over their product. Just like a normally funded game budgets run
out and milestones drag on longer. Regardless
of the reasons I have yet to ever get a product through Kickstarter and this
has left me feeling very burned. I don't know if I'll ever see a return on my investment. 
I've seen many interesting projects come and go asking for
Kickstarter money but I have decided to just keep an eye on them and pay normal
price IF they ever release. Maybe if
things work out with my currently funded projects I’ll come back to Kickstarter
but not until something positive happens.
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