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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WarDriveWorley" data-source="post: 8628794" data-attributes="member: 6704190">I've backed a lot of KS (almost 200) and the majority have delivered. I've had 10 just go no shows with my money (but most of those I backed $10 or less). Every KS I have backed that has been delivered has had a delay. Sometimes the delay is minor. Sometimes not so minor. I've learned a few things with KS. 1. Always remember that most companies are small companies that can't just pre-create the product in full until they know it'll be backed and by how many. KS isn't a store, it's a means of finding interest in games and preordering something you may be interested in. 2. Even if a company has the majority of the product ready pre-KS (A few do) what they've put together may, and usually will, change due to stretch goals and customer feedback. 3. Always research the company before backing it. Most KS creators have a history of projects and you can see how they deal with delays/fulfillment. If you don't like how they handle these it may be better to wait till it's funded then buy it after the fact. 4. Life happens. No-one can predict everything and politics, illnesses, wars, supply issues, and stuff happens. It's not the fault of the creator. I'm still waiting on my Level Up books from [USER=1]@Morrus[/USER] that I ordered back in March and I'm not upset, because life happens. 5. It is exceedingly unfair to compare Amazon and KS. Amazon is a store that sells items already made and has a global distribution system. KS is (as I mentioned in 1) a means of generating interesting in a game and funding pre-orders that has no built in distribution system. They're not the same. If you want to wait till a product is done go for it. I do that with a lot of products if I don't trust the creator. It's safer tbh, but that doesn't mean that KS is all bad.</blockquote>

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