Reply To: Kickstarter fatique……

[sundancer 42985xp 3]

I’m with you on the note that Kickstarter has become a form of “spam”. It feels like everybody and their grandchildren are doing one. Most are ok, some “a must have” and others are really WTF?! moments.

Plus, just looking at miniature games for this, most of them need three digit numbers to get a physical copy of a game. And that is just a lot of cash. Plus pledges are only an investment, not a pre-order with guaranteed delivery.

It’s gotten really bad at that point in time where established companies pitched their new hot game via Kickstarter instead of conventional advertising. I feel like companies how already have a brand name, value and mostly money on the bank shouldn’t use Kickstarter. Kickstarter was intended for those working in their garages and basements with nothing but passion and their personal savings. Those were meant to be funded and lifted to get of the ground.

But since Kickstarter is an easy way to raise awareness and (sometimes a shitload of) money for a product, I can’t really blame anyone for using it. Plus if you’re morally on the weak side there are ways to just shut down a project after successful funding and run with the money. It’s an investment, not a pre-order. 😉

In short: I stopped caring for most Kickstarters (even if all goes well, delivery can take years *cough*star citizen*cough*) and only if it’s really a personal must have, not to expensive and from someone who did Kickstarter successfully (and delivered in a reasonable time) I consider backing.

It’s become the same thing pre-orders are for video games. A way to cash in before delivery. And I don’t like that very much. 🙂