Quoted from Palmer:Yeah I really don't understand the whole gambling mentality. I think people like NoMonkey do this because they have their bases covered and can say "Told you so!" in either outcome.
I told you Robturd would pull through and make my game!
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I told you it was a gamble. Oh well, I just lost a few hundred dollars I was already planning on losing.
I mean, you've literally just described what a gamble is and then tried to use that very same definition against itself. It seems to me you do understand the gambling mentality, you just don't want to accept it.
Knowingly throwing money at something that may or may not pan out is not a new concept. To argue that it was so obvious it would 100% never work out is just disingenuous. There was a chance, just a small one. Hence the gamble.
Quoted from RJW:Sadly this whole "gambling" mentality is on full display right here for all future scammers to read.
People that are wondering why pinball attracts these scammers, look no further.
FOMO and ego (look at what I have, are you jealous?) fuel these rip off artists.
It's really bizaare how proud some of these marks are about how they were "ride or die" on these projects.
I do agree that if some scammer is sitting there wondering if there are people that play fast and loose with their spare money, they will find plenty of proof here. That said, I don't think this is the thread that will open their eyes to that concept for the first time. Perhaps, at the very least, it will serve as a cautionary tale to others thinking of taking a risk on a new company, RM, or JPop.
There is definitely a level of FOMO and ego involved here. Nothing wrong with that in general. Hell either of those things are like 50% of pinball. For instance when a new machine from Stern or whomever else is announced. Is it more of a sure thing? Of course! But people want in for different reasons. Some to flip, some to say they have it, some to just love and play the game they just purchased, or all of the above. To me this argument is moot.
Regarding being "ride or die": I can't say I was really ever of that mind set though I did see some of that from other preorder people at times so I get it. For me, I put down my deposit and moved on with my life after the early excitement wore off.
Good to know!