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Spent $60 on a KS board game that still hasn't shipped 14 months later
Backed "Dungeon Lords: The Card Game" on Kickstarter thinking it looked cool. Now it's been over a year and they keep posting updates about art changes. I could have bought 3 good games from the store with that cash. Anyone else just done with backing stuff on KS?
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zarar6716d ago
60, that's a rough one. The real gamble isn't the game itself, it's if the creator's pet project turns into a full time job they never asked for.
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kim_west16d ago
Ugh, right? Suddenly you're running a free support desk for the one game you made to avoid actual work.
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rubyschmidt15d agoTop Commenter
The community aspect is the real wild card too. You put something out there and next thing you know you've got a whole little group of people depending on you for updates, bug fixes, maybe even just moral support. It stops being a fun side project and turns into this obligation you didn't sign up for. I've watched a few indie creators burn out hard that way, they couldn't figure out where the hobby ended and the job began. Your mileage may vary of course, but that's a heavy load to carry for something that started as a gamble.
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