Anecdata: of the 36 projects (not including projects that failed to get backing) I have backed in the past 8 years:
- 4 were outright scams (only 1 was caught and cancelled by KS)
- 32 delivered, practically all were very delayed, sometimes by years.
- Of the 32, most were as promised, but some turned out useless
- At least half I regretted buying
One thing that was very apparent (here as IRL) is that software projects runs WAY over the schedule.
I have since completely stopped supporting Kickstarter, unless I'm backing people who I already know of and who has a reputation at stake. There's way too much fraud and useless crap (but "World First Ultimate Crap").
Finally, it's not _all_ bad. The highlights: Klauf Light Bar (use them daily), Exploding Kittens (have played a few times), THIMBLEWEED PARK (love it), [Pocket]Chip, Nebia Shower, Kuroi Hana Knife Collection (use daily), Stingray Non-stick pan (use daily. Note, a 2nd campaign from the Kuroi Hana Knife people).
- 4 were outright scams (only 1 was caught and cancelled by KS)
- 32 delivered, practically all were very delayed, sometimes by years.
- Of the 32, most were as promised, but some turned out useless - At least half I regretted buying
One thing that was very apparent (here as IRL) is that software projects runs WAY over the schedule.
I have since completely stopped supporting Kickstarter, unless I'm backing people who I already know of and who has a reputation at stake. There's way too much fraud and useless crap (but "World First Ultimate Crap").
Finally, it's not _all_ bad. The highlights: Klauf Light Bar (use them daily), Exploding Kittens (have played a few times), THIMBLEWEED PARK (love it), [Pocket]Chip, Nebia Shower, Kuroi Hana Knife Collection (use daily), Stingray Non-stick pan (use daily. Note, a 2nd campaign from the Kuroi Hana Knife people).