Kickstarter games

[Grey Fox]

There's subbable.com now too.

[Valmy]

There's subbable.com now too.

That is for supporting youtube content creators mainly, which is more of a 'pass the hat' for something you are already getting for free.

[Valmy]

Count me in with the "always seen it more as patronage" crowd.  I've supported a couple, but they're mostly symbolic gestures in the form of a couple of dollars here and there- I have yet to seriously put skin into one of these projects.

Yeah my rule is no more than $50.00 to any one project and I have only ever contributed $20.00 or more twice.

[Jacob]

I've only ever participated in one kickstarter. I put in something like $150, and I got a huge amount of stuff for it: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min

Worked out okay for me.

[crazy canuck]

Yeah, my point isnt that it cant work out.  The fear is that as this niche grows it is going to attract  con artists so unless people do some good due diligence they are going to get shafted.  And to all those who said earlier in the thread something to the effect that the bad apples wont get funding - just consider the most recent penny stock scam in the news today. 

[Jacob]

Yeah, my point isnt that it cant work out.  The fear is that as this niche grows it is going to attract  con artists so unless people do some good due diligence they are going to get shafted.  And to all those who said earlier in the thread something to the effect that the bad apples wont get funding - just consider the most recent penny stock scam in the news today.

I think it's pretty much inevitable... in fact, I'm sure it's happened already.

[Valmy]

Yeah, my point isnt that it cant work out.  The fear is that as this niche grows it is going to attract  con artists so unless people do some good due diligence they are going to get shafted.  And to all those who said earlier in the thread something to the effect that the bad apples wont get funding - just consider the most recent penny stock scam in the news today. 

I do not get why 'it cant work out'.  Art patronage has been going on for centuries.  Does it attact con men and other bad apples?  Sure.  But I guess by your logic art patronage should have failed centuries ago.  Besides most people contribute to people they are already fans of, with proven track records, and people they know personally.

[Valmy]

Yeah, my point isnt that it cant work out.  The fear is that as this niche grows it is going to attract  con artists so unless people do some good due diligence they are going to get shafted.  And to all those who said earlier in the thread something to the effect that the bad apples wont get funding - just consider the most recent penny stock scam in the news today.

I think it's pretty much inevitable... in fact, I'm sure it's happened already.

Of course.  I have seen a few projects deflate funds spectacularly then bad word of mouth went against them.

[The Brain]

I think Kickstarter should be shut down until there's a 100% foolproof system in place.

[crazy canuck]

Yeah, my point isnt that it cant work out.  The fear is that as this niche grows it is going to attract  con artists so unless people do some good due diligence they are going to get shafted.  And to all those who said earlier in the thread something to the effect that the bad apples wont get funding - just consider the most recent penny stock scam in the news today. 

I do not get why 'it cant work out'. 

Valmy, did you hire Grumbler's reader for today?

[Valmy]

Valmy, did you hire Grumbler's reader for today?

Ack I guess I did

[crazy canuck]

[The Minsky Moment]

I agree with Seduction Community.  Do it like venture capital.  Hand out shares of the upside for seed money.

Then you have a lot more regulatory issues, even post JOBS Act.

[Josquius]

It would be nice if a partial return on investment  if the thing sells was included  with kickstarter....
And the way groups who could get   money via conventional mean   increasingly tale advantage o  it... it is iffy
...

How about you delete that and try again?

Huh?

[Jacob]

It would be nice if a partial return on investment  if the thing sells was included  with kickstarter....
And the way groups who could get   money via conventional mean   increasingly tale advantage o  it... it is iffy
...

How about you delete that and try again?

Huh?

Yes, exactly. The post garbon responded to is close to incomprehensible.