Reply To: Soloman Kane KS about to arrive, and I couldn't care less!

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@horus500 I get that you’re saying the enthusiasm died with the wait but to me that problem lies more with you than with Mythic. Let’s switch the scenario up a little. Instead of doing a kickstarter, let’s say that 2 and a half years ago, Mythic made an announcement that they were developing a Solomon Kane game, just in a magazine or via sites like BoW but then said nothing about it. Then, two years and a half years later (i.e. Now) they make another announcement saying it will be released within the next few weeks and pre-orders are being taken. Would you still be excited for it?

I think what I am trying to understand is what exactly drives people’s excitement?  It feels like people are excited more by the announcement of a game than the game itself or that excitement about something is linked to the specific point in time at which they made a transaction in order to obtain something.  For me, if I am interested in and excited about a game, then that game is worth waiting for, regardless of when it is first announced or when I actually pay money.  For example If someone announced a Mass Effect miniatures game today I would be mega excited about that (and I very much doubt this will happen). If someone said it was being Kickstarted I would move heaven and earth to get on board. If it then took 2 years or 5 years to deliver I would still be excited when it arrived despite any frustrations I might be otherwise feeling with the developers of the game. The reason being that I love the setting and would love some mass effect miniatures. If a game doesn’t generate that sort of interest in me, I simply don’t back it because if I do, I know that by the time it arrives I won’t be interested any more.