You're way off base here.
First off, I've been closely following the posts on the art and designs and nobody who was an actual backer is upset. I do see you (a non-backer who never donated) complaining over and over about the design of the Omniframe. I hear you. I have some ideas I'm working on. Meanwhile, I've heard nothing but support from them.
Also, we delivered all our goals in record time compared to other fundraisers. We exceeded the goals and met them all. The quality of what we delivered for forums (which was the MAIN goal of the fundraiser) is better than 95% of other game companies many times larger than our part-time group.
1) The crowdfunding was for a website and forums. The art were stretch goals. All design are subject to change this early in any game development. No backer has been upset enough about this. They can reach me at any time through the private e-mail that serves them or by posting or messaging me here. (for backers, check your e-mails, you can reply to that to reach me, or msg me here or post and I will see your backer tag).
2) People paid for their own shipping (separate from their pledge, its part of IndieGoGo's checkout process) and their tier covered the costs of printing, which I sourced to multiple vendors to keep very low without compromising on quality. Before that I spent 1 week and broke my back (literally, could not walk for a day, in severe pain for 10 days) to fix my own professional grade printer (200 pound printer) to try to keep costs lower. When that failed I went to commercial sources with equal quality pro printers. Backer rewards are always priced into the fundraising, btw, its part of the process. Backers WANT physical and virtual rewards. They pay for it.
3) People knew what poster they were getting when they backed it. It was right there. The other posters were stretch goals announce after we completed funding and were unknown to everyone. Backers love them or are fine enough they've never contacted me with issues.
3) I've put my own money into this to prepare everything we need for the second fundraiser to the tune of a couple grand. Money I may never see back. I'm committed to this game and we've already started work on the 2nd goal out of my own pocket.
if that's "bad business" to you, then don't buy in. Don't participate in the next round. Nobody is forcing you too. But I break my back (again, literally) trying to satisfy people who put money towards this project.
First off, I've been closely following the posts on the art and designs and nobody who was an actual backer is upset. I do see you (a non-backer who never donated) complaining over and over about the design of the Omniframe. I hear you. I have some ideas I'm working on. Meanwhile, I've heard nothing but support from them.
Also, we delivered all our goals in record time compared to other fundraisers. We exceeded the goals and met them all. The quality of what we delivered for forums (which was the MAIN goal of the fundraiser) is better than 95% of other game companies many times larger than our part-time group.
1) The crowdfunding was for a website and forums. The art were stretch goals. All design are subject to change this early in any game development. No backer has been upset enough about this. They can reach me at any time through the private e-mail that serves them or by posting or messaging me here. (for backers, check your e-mails, you can reply to that to reach me, or msg me here or post and I will see your backer tag).
2) People paid for their own shipping (separate from their pledge, its part of IndieGoGo's checkout process) and their tier covered the costs of printing, which I sourced to multiple vendors to keep very low without compromising on quality. Before that I spent 1 week and broke my back (literally, could not walk for a day, in severe pain for 10 days) to fix my own professional grade printer (200 pound printer) to try to keep costs lower. When that failed I went to commercial sources with equal quality pro printers. Backer rewards are always priced into the fundraising, btw, its part of the process. Backers WANT physical and virtual rewards. They pay for it.
3) People knew what poster they were getting when they backed it. It was right there. The other posters were stretch goals announce after we completed funding and were unknown to everyone. Backers love them or are fine enough they've never contacted me with issues.
3) I've put my own money into this to prepare everything we need for the second fundraiser to the tune of a couple grand. Money I may never see back. I'm committed to this game and we've already started work on the 2nd goal out of my own pocket.
if that's "bad business" to you, then don't buy in. Don't participate in the next round. Nobody is forcing you too. But I break my back (again, literally) trying to satisfy people who put money towards this project.
