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How do we feel about established companies using Kickstarter? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Domiku@beehaw.org to c/tabletop@beehaw.org

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I've noticed a trend (among TT games and other product categories), of established companies using Kickstarter. Mostly I think they use it as a hype machine/pre-order system, but that doesn't quite feel like the ethos behind Kickstarter. Full disclosure, I have backed some of these myself!

A few examples (some are on Kickstarter-adjacent sites)

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[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

There has of course been bad behaviour and bad faith in a whole bunch of Kickstarters.

On the other hand, RPGs are a marginal business even for most “established” companies, with the exception of Wizards of the Coast. Almost no one gets rich off this business. So while I back stuff only quite infrequently, I’m not mad that companies do it.