Reason number one, as to why I don't back Kickstarters. I don't fund promises, I buy products.
I've seen too many broken promises, and yes, I don't count not releasing on time. Most Kickstarters (and crowdfunded projects) never make it out on time. And if they can't do that, what else can't they fulfill?
Sure. Lots of people are like that. I know I am.
I've read plenty of people's experiences with the guy that confirm this notion.
Honestly I think most folks are like that. Not everyone is cut out to be a manager or entrepreneur and that's perfectly fine.
I've seen that quote before. It's pretty amazing.
Nobody who backed Far West has got it, so you're not alone.
Fortunately, I didn't back it. But I still don't get it.
Far West is 9 years over due and GMS has all but given up on it, except to periodically, like the rising of Atlantis, claim otherwise. Before submerging beneath the waves without explanation.
I believe the quote suggesting to another company the most important part of handling a failure is communication is from the author of Far West who famously has gone radio silent on his failed Kickstarter.
Uh, you don’t? That money is almost certainly long gone.
cubicle 7 got off the train way back.
Yeah that last one was mostly a joke. Still just blows my mind that he would just promise the book within a month if he really had nothing written. The easier lie would be to just say it’s being worked on.
Someone was doing this in the G+ discussions of legend. Stringful of Qian iirc. Can't remember the writer.
You mean, apart from Deadlands
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Yeah! Here's hoping he comes to his senses, and goes for 2d20 next
Well, that way he would be certain to get lots of sales from the Pub demographic, if nothing else!Yeah! Here's hoping he comes to his senses, and goes for 2d20 next
Another blatant dodge that only proves he had nothing or next to nothing written.
Can't we all just agree now that the whole "kung fu Western" thing is possibly even worse than the "Weird West" thing?
That's apples and oranges! Totally different situation. I mean, Gareth got sick a couple of times. And depressed. And then meanies on the Internet piled on criticizing him for lying about his progress and delivery dates, which slowed him down further. And then he got busy tweeting his political views and had no time for work. Except for the various jobs he took because the Far West Kickstarter money and the Buckaroo Banzai preorder money ran out. It's like you want him to starve and live on the streets. You guys are basically forcing him to lie and obfuscate and violate Kickstarter update rules and do anything but work on Far West. So, really, it's the backers who are to blame for not getting their game!
It'd be interesting to comb through and count and categorize the baldfaced lies, deflections, obfuscations, and mutually contradictory statements. Who volunteers?
