urbwar
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It's a start certainly, though I think these need to be handled a little differently than relying on the consumer protection act and the limitations that has, like backers needed to be in the same location.
It only requires one backer for an AG to do something. The fact that 31 were from Washington state likely just spurred the AG there to move faster on it
His response to that AG investigation was hilarious too:
I've been contacted by the Kansas AG's Consumer Protection office, and I've been responding to them. This, naturally, takes time that I would prefer to be using to finish this and deliver, but it is what it is.
Regardless -- delivery will be occurring soon.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 24 January 2017
Far West would have been done, if not for a phonecall, so obviously it's the backer's fault for complaining that they aren't getting it sooner.
I'd be calling my AG again about this updates on website. IIRC, they are required to update on the KS, and I'd force the issue. Why should backers have to go to some website for updates? I had that happen with one campaign (can't remember if it was KS or Indiegogo), and I made it clear that posting updates outside of the campaign page only was unacceptable. They tried to convince me otherwise, but I refused to back down. Needless to say, they still post updates on the campaign, because all they need to do is cut and paste
well he did take pre-orders for BB, but yeah. I don't think GMS set out intending to scam anyone, he's not a Ken Whitman type, I just think he got in over his head, dealt with it badly, and has been alternately lazy and dishonest about it since.
GMS and pre-orders are another case. He didn't just do Buckaroo Banzai pre-orders; there was the one for ICONS Team-Up, which I've mentioned a few times. There was also Tales of New Crobuzon. Far West is just the main one he messed up. Team-Up at least came out in pdf, but his failed promise on coupons for the Adamant webstore (some got theirs; I never did, and no contact from GMS after I pointed this out publicly on threads where he promised said coupon), so his track record isn't the best on those either. Again, nowhere near as bad as Ken Whitman, but he's built up his own reputation for being shady on such things