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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8520238" data-attributes="member: 7023840">So, here's my brief analysis-(Full disclosure- I don't watch Critical Role, I have no interest in Vox Machina, and I was just curious about the controversy so I went and checked everything on the Kickstarter page)1. The Campaign and Pledges are clear. I read them several times- at not point do they offer access to the show itself; just merchandise and various freebies/cool things (up to a tour of the studio and lunch with the cast, or the early access/red carpet thingie). 2. I can understand why some people might have been confused, because Critical Role (the mothership show) is a free YouTube show, and there have been other Kickstarters that explicitly gave people ownership over the media. But I want to restate this- there is nothing I could find that would indicate that anyone should have a reasonable belief, looking at the kickstarter, that this would be the case. It was clear, to me, that this was about getting goodies for fundraising.3. I can also understand the annoyance of some people- there are those that don't like Amazon. I get that- if, for example, I had backed this and they had entered into a deal to stream this exclusively through Facebook, I would be angry (given my well-known belief that Facebook is the Bard of our time), because I would never join Facebook to watch this show, even on a trial basis. Unfortunately, that's life. I feel ya, I totally understand the unhappiness that you might be associated with Jeff Bezos's desire to send his genitals into space on the backs of the working class, but that has nothing to do with the Kickstarter.4. In the end, I think that the only possible thing that could have been done differently is for them to have a very explicit disclaimer saying, "This Kickstarter is to help us make this! We are going to try and find a platform to stream it. Please look at the pledges and the rewards- this doesn't entitle you to any ownership of the show. Thanks!" But I doubt they thought that was a problem.As a non-CR person, I would have loved to find a reason to knock them. But I can't. It's unfortunate, but I don't see them as having done anything wrong. IMO, YMMV.</blockquote>

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