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<blockquote data-quote="Warunsun" data-source="post: 6003050" data-attributes="member: 6688054"><p>Kickstarter is a new and potentially dangerous funding mechanism. Kickstarter doesn't protect you from fraud. They specifically don't guarantee anything and tell you so if you read their help section. Your best weapon against fraudulent kickstarter project is "social pressure" according to their website.</p><p></p><p>The reason I bring this up is because some people see Kickstarter as a way for the "every man" to publish. It isn't.</p><p></p><p>You should implicitly trust a kickstarter project and the company behind it if you are going to put a large sum of money into one. So this is why a big company like Reaper Miniatures is ideal for projects. They are a known company with a business location and a good reputation.</p><p></p><p>Some people are going to get burned eventually by one or more role-playing game offers via kickstarter by little known creators. Keep in mind folks you are funding the "creative project" with no guarantees of rewards. Do some research before you pledge and be careful. Kickstarter is not the same as the d20 Glut. Kickstarter will probably be more infamously known by US government investigation if it continues to be a tax-free product distribution system like some folks are treating it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warunsun, post: 6003050, member: 6688054"] Kickstarter is a new and potentially dangerous funding mechanism. Kickstarter doesn't protect you from fraud. They specifically don't guarantee anything and tell you so if you read their help section. Your best weapon against fraudulent kickstarter project is "social pressure" according to their website. The reason I bring this up is because some people see Kickstarter as a way for the "every man" to publish. It isn't. You should implicitly trust a kickstarter project and the company behind it if you are going to put a large sum of money into one. So this is why a big company like Reaper Miniatures is ideal for projects. They are a known company with a business location and a good reputation. Some people are going to get burned eventually by one or more role-playing game offers via kickstarter by little known creators. Keep in mind folks you are funding the "creative project" with no guarantees of rewards. Do some research before you pledge and be careful. Kickstarter is not the same as the d20 Glut. Kickstarter will probably be more infamously known by US government investigation if it continues to be a tax-free product distribution system like some folks are treating it. [/QUOTE]
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