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Gamasutra - How long before the Kickstarter bubble bursts?
We are still in the early days of our Kickstarter relationship, the early days of falling in love. Everything our partner does is wonderful. We gloss over the risks, we ignore the downsides, because the glory of falling in love is everything.
I think we have about six months left of that period. Towards the end of this year, some Kickstarter projects are going to start slipping. Some will see their teams collapse amidst bicker recriminations. Some pledgers are going to start getting very angry.
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May 8, 2012, 14:47 |
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Beamer wrote on May 8, 2012, 14:38:
There's a difference between failing to launch and failing to fulfill. I'm talking more something like Zeyez. These guys got completely overwhelmed, ironically in large part due to how many orders they got.
And that is the difference between being a backer and being a customer. You are paying to help them launch, not necessarily to fulfill. People who don't understand that should stay away from Kickstarter. There is a legitimate demand from gamers like myself to help launch certain projects just to see what the developers can do.
Honestly, there is a demented side of me that wants to see a couple of developers fail just to watch the drama unfold. Isn't that worth $15? The whole process is a game in and of itself. |
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