Quoted from KoolFingers:I see your point but in the same token just charge more. But then that's still a risk in that not enough people will buy it. So I see why they are doing what they are. My problem is I thought that the Kickstart program was for new start-up companies not to fund new projects from established companies. My error.
I see Kickstarter as a way for fans to help get something created that otherwise would not be. Are there shady/greedy Kickstarters? Or course; it's buyer-beware just like anything.
I threw like $50 into the Pro Pinball: Timeshock! Kickstarter. Why? Because they promised full cabinet support, what they had so far looked ****ing amazing and I really wanted to see it happen (they had failed a previous Kickstarter where they tried to do 4 or 5 tables at once). $50 is nothing compared to the amount of enjoyment I will get out of that product when it's finished. Of course they won't charge that much for the final release, but so what? If not for Kickstarter, they've said they couldn't afford to do it.
No one's forcing you to contribute but the only reason Farsight can offer the expensive licensed tables for normal prices is because of Kickstarter contributors "over-paying" (i.e. donating). You can certainly wait and just pay normal price but the risk is that the campaign will fail and the table won't get made. They've said they'd have to charge way too much for these tables otherwise. You think people complain a lot now? Imagine the hysteria on Facebook if they came out with TAF for like $20.
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