Show Posts
1
General Discussion / Re: MBS Monthly Poll #25: The Joys (and Pains) Of Kickstarter
« on: July 05, 2018, 04:38:05 pm »
I have certainly had some mixed results but overall fairly good from Kickstarter.
I (luckily) got most of the stuff from the Dystopian Wars kickstarter so I am not complaining too much but I know many people lost big. Dust Tactics was almost a bust but they delivered eventually even though I suspect some money was misspent. Others by good companies (Dwarven Forge and Reaper Bones) have been perfectly fine except often a little late, mainly due to production/shipping issues from China. Reaper Bones was several months late for the first 3 Kickstarters so in KS4, they added several months to the schedule, and people complained because it was too long to wait. Communication is key if things start to go wrong.
I watch out for KS's that sound too good to be true or expand too much from the core idea with too many stretch goals or paid for add-ons. These tend to distract from the core idea and result in delays or even possibly failures. Examples from Dystopian Wars are printing backer names on the rulebook cover and the custom ships for super backers.
Echoing above, if done right with good planning and knowledge of risks, Kickstarter can be very positive.
I (luckily) got most of the stuff from the Dystopian Wars kickstarter so I am not complaining too much but I know many people lost big. Dust Tactics was almost a bust but they delivered eventually even though I suspect some money was misspent. Others by good companies (Dwarven Forge and Reaper Bones) have been perfectly fine except often a little late, mainly due to production/shipping issues from China. Reaper Bones was several months late for the first 3 Kickstarters so in KS4, they added several months to the schedule, and people complained because it was too long to wait. Communication is key if things start to go wrong.
I watch out for KS's that sound too good to be true or expand too much from the core idea with too many stretch goals or paid for add-ons. These tend to distract from the core idea and result in delays or even possibly failures. Examples from Dystopian Wars are printing backer names on the rulebook cover and the custom ships for super backers.
Echoing above, if done right with good planning and knowledge of risks, Kickstarter can be very positive.
