I still really don't see why everyone is up in arms over the kickstarter. Farsight only started it because so many people wanted them to make TZ and kept suggesting that they explore the kickstarter route to fund the 55,000 licensing fees required to make TZ. They were then at least honest enough to roll the extra 15,000 they made from the TZ kickstarter over towards the ST:TNG project. Anyone who knows about gaming, knows that Farsight is a mere blip on the gaming map that caters to a niche audience at best. These guys are far from rolling in stacks of EA type cash for sure. In the end, nobody is being forced to contribute. It just comes down to the simple fact of how much the gaming public is really willing to part with out of pocket to play these heavily licensed tables in the comfort of their own home.