OP

Quoted from Whysnow:

You have probably realized by now I am a pretty risk adverse guy, but I am in on WOOLY.
That should be worth something. I actually see this as VERY little risk for the following reasons:
1. Scott and Frank have patiently waited almost 1.5 years before even declining they would produce the game or even take a deposit.
2. They have done an amazing amount of work in a VERY short time.
3. They have built not 1 but now 2 full prototypes in the past 15 months and made huge improvements from 1.0 to 2.0
4. They are cautious themselves and stand up guys. They have laid out a very good plan for even determining if this goes forward and have clearly stated what that plan is
5. They have contracted with Spooky, which is so far doing a great job building AMH, has shown it can be done with quality, and is learning lots with AMH already. the fact that Charlie would tie his name to this says ALOT to me.
6. These guys have GREAT communication and have explicitly said they are open to constructive criticism, but we need to also respect that the are the designer and coder. I have a lot of respect for guys that can handle themselves in this manner. Very professional yet still nice while not talking any smack about others. They let the game do all the talking.
7. They are smart! They understand the current market and the complex nature of everything and have set up a way to create a fair and minimal risk for all involved.
8. With the current plan it means there is zero risk if 99 other nutballs are not on the same page as someone like me. That is comforting in itself.
9. They gave me enough real world interaction and my gut tells me they can be trusted and respected.