Yay, hopefully we can push it up to $75k. There's still Clockwork dragons left, too.
Wow, the Gearesdan models look cool.
With under 2 days to go the Extra Maps have been unlocked with scenario for Reapers' Clockwork Dragon.
:)
Less than 24 hours to go...
Next Stretch Goal is 3d-resin terrain & with free international shipping much better deal than Dwarven Forge.
9 hours to go....
This is a great deal on the mini's and a fun game, I'd check it out and see if you'd find it fun.
The final push! 6 hours left! =D
Wow
Defiance miniatures screwing over the project and killing it...wow.
Defiance miniatures screwing over the project and killing it...wow.
Apparently the guy who runs Defiance is known for having done this exact same thing in the past. The people running Torn Asunder were woefully naive to think this guy wouldn't do the same to them.
She's working on a new plan so something might still happen.
There are some interesting things to watch in this though. I'll agree that Defiance's reputation was something that she should have looked into. What I'm finding interesting though is that for many of the backers, it's not simply her money that was stolen, it's theirs as well. For want of a better term, they are investors in the Torn Armor project and more than a few are taking it personally.
Defiance games is defending themselves, as is to be expected, but they have to defend not just against Alyssa but against the various people who feel they are to blame for the current state of the project, as well as against their own per-existing reputation.
Kickstarter throws a whole new dynamic into these kind of production conflicts. The "investors" don't have an inside view of either company involved, nor do most have any insight into the business end of things in general. All they really know is something has happened and their money disappeared with nothing to show for it. Now someone has to be blamed so they will lash out in all directions and it turns into bad PR for both companies involved.