tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post3533244771836376487..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: The Tenkar's Tavern Overdue Kickstarter List - The Worst of the WorstTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-8451626360031938352013-06-29T11:10:15.132-04:002013-06-29T11:10:15.132-04:00I dont see Autarch as a shining example of anythin...I dont see Autarch as a shining example of anything. If it taught me so,ething, it was an example of what not to do with someone else's kickstarter.Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-33552040427760974412013-06-07T06:12:08.952-04:002013-06-07T06:12:08.952-04:00Here is one more for your list:
Machine Age Micro...Here is one more for your list:<br /><br />Machine Age Micro Games (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/machineage/machine-age-micro-games-mega-project). Last update December 30, 2012. Mind you they had no problem doing another Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/machineage/apotheosis-drive-x-a-fate-powered-mecha-rpg/posts) and have no problem updating this one.<br />Rogue Gameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677589366040436360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-36508117244754879782013-06-06T18:02:31.204-04:002013-06-06T18:02:31.204-04:00Never mind all that - I've only ever backed on...Never mind all that - I've only ever backed one Kickstarter, the one I thought was a sure thing - Reaper Miniatures. That was last August AIR, 'shipping March'. It's now June, and no miniatures, no sign of dispatch in the near future, though my friend who got in late and only ordered the Vampire box got hers alright. I guess my natural pessmism just wasn't downbeat enough this time.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-84235278689401081312013-06-06T09:40:33.268-04:002013-06-06T09:40:33.268-04:00No he has not given anything to any of his backers...No he has not given anything to any of his backers for ALL THREE PROJECTS. I don't understand why his backers have not called their credit card companies to get their money back. I have done it on two kick starters already and it was glories to know not only did I get my money back but they had to pay a charge pack fee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-8957326580995998892013-06-06T08:17:42.263-04:002013-06-06T08:17:42.263-04:00Did Mike Nystul at least give the backers a pdf of...Did Mike Nystul at least give the backers a pdf of the finished product? According to the Kickstarter, all he needed was $1000 to fund Axes & Anvils. That's not a huge amount of money. If that's all it would take to finish it apart from printing then he should just pony up the grand himself and produce a pdf. At least then the backers would have something. How can you fund an RPG book for a mere $1000 anyway? If that were all it took, I's start an RPG company right now. Things don't seem quite right here. goeticgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806200047269447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-24332402089391030562013-06-05T11:11:32.354-04:002013-06-05T11:11:32.354-04:00OK what I don't get is that some of these were...OK what I don't get is that some of these were 12 to 20 times over their goal yet they can't finish them? How the hell were they planning on doing it if they only just met the KS goal? Seriously I was envious of your ability to fund these and get all this cool stuff but now.. I'm kinda glad I let the KS wave just go on by. The Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670101962259531452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-87183702988592208152013-06-05T09:36:34.082-04:002013-06-05T09:36:34.082-04:00Yeah most of backed project these days are held un...Yeah most of backed project these days are held under heavier scrutiny than I was at first. However I still love Kickstarter and have gotten far more excellent products than disappointment. <br /><br />As I have said on Erik's posts before, I got lucky that I almost funded some of these disasters that Erik did, but just couldn't afford it at the time. As of right now I only have 2 projects that are behind, and only 1 I am worried about.<br /><br />Am not a strictly OSR guy, but how about that Spears of Dawn kickstarter? Pretty awesome. I am using it heavily for a Dungeon World Game, it is one of my favorite recent projects. And the Golden Sky Stories is looking pretty good as I read the beta.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248014267333759648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-46029961340430808942013-06-05T03:06:54.221-04:002013-06-05T03:06:54.221-04:00A lot of people learning hard lessons the hard way...A lot of people learning hard lessons the hard way. My current policy is to never back anything unless the author has a complete and available draft. Kickstarting is a hell of a lot harder than it looks from the outside, and going in with a half-complete manuscript is just begging for trouble.Sine Nominehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335794366582322514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-7694148853912706032013-06-04T23:59:42.592-04:002013-06-04T23:59:42.592-04:00I can't believe the boatloads of money that pe...I can't believe the boatloads of money that people are willing to drop into Kickstarter dreams. It's like a new speculator craze. Meanwhile, some of us are still producing small press material on a regular basis for a few bucks here and there...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-5205274139860345232013-06-04T22:58:56.912-04:002013-06-04T22:58:56.912-04:00Wow, I never really looked at the whole "Nyst...Wow, I never really looked at the whole "Nystul's Kickstarter Disaster" spell description before, that's just unbelievable.<br /><br />I backed Dwimmermount and got a little frustrated with that BUT the guys at Autarch were VERY good about how they managed things and VERY good about how they treated the sponsors (i.e. they handed out lots of excellent freebies to compensate us). I consider them the shining example of how to properly handle the inevitable issues that crop up with small "single point of failure" crowd-funded projects.<br /><br />I guess the lesson is to either (a) only sponsor projects done under the auspices of an otherwise successful company (see Autarch) or (b) only sponsor projects that are essentially complete and use crowd funding simply for production, not development (see Adventures Dark and Deep).<br /><br />I am not ready to give up on this way of financing things yet, but I can certainly appreciate why you might be done with it. :-/Peter Fröhlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688076015831464616noreply@blogger.com