Quote Originally Posted by Skyblade View Post
Kickstarter is a form of gambling. It's throwing away money in the hopes of getting something fantastic.
It's as much like gambling as any investment, which is to say it's exactly like gambling except that when you gamble you usually have a better idea of the odds. So people really should think of it like investing when they pay in. Might get a great game, might end up with nothing while the guy raising the money runs away with all of it never to be heard from again.

But you're right, it's a great way to get games made that may never see the light of day otherwise and let's people put their money where their interests lie and take a chance publishers frequently won't.

And honestly, given how useless reviews tend to be your really not any worse off if the game ultimately sucks than if you spend $80 on something from a AAA publisher that turns out to stick sweaty donkey testicles and that gamestop will happily let you trade in for $5 credit towards something else. Personally, I'd rather take my chances with the little guy on kickstarter.