Was I throwing shade? I don't think I was. My view is that I was taking a reasonably cautious stance that while these are familiar and respected names, not all creators keep up with the changing times and it's been a while since their last big hit. If someone wants to step up and say their last release was amazing, as opposed to "pretty good if that's what you're into", then I'll certain factor that in. But with Kickstarter you're being asked to commit money to a product that's unseen and unknown, purely on the basis on name power and a short blurb, and I hold that as a high bar.
Now, maybe someone with more disposable income than me will be a bit freer with taking a risk on an unfinished product. That's fair and reasonable. Also, it might be that I'm a bit overly cautious about old geek fandom luminaries after the last couple years of #MeToo era revelations and related industry shakeups. Some of those really hurt, and I'm still mid-process of detaching myself from Blizzard Entertainment, so I'm less quick to trust just because a name is familiar.
So while I know this forum generally loves its nostalgia focused releases, I'm saying that the Kickstarter is in no danger of going unfunded if anyone is feeling on the fence and wants to wait and read some hands-on reviews of the finished product before buying. That's also a fair and reasonable choice to make.