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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TiQuinn" data-source="post: 9722241" data-attributes="member: 4871">Speaking only for myself, it rankles me that larger and larger companies across numerous areas are using it to fund projects rather than use their own capital or finding capital through more traditional means. The problem is that "What is a large company?" rears its head. I may have a perception of Darrington Press' success because it's tied to Critical Role and Critical Role received funding from Amazon to produce multiple animated series, and it "feels" like it's all one big company that "should" be able to fund its own projects.But I don't really know that that is true. I don't understand the ins and outs of their business and partnerships to say that's the case. It's not like Wizards of the Coast put out a Kickstarter for the 2024 Edition, for instance.And the more that I think about it, if I'm in their shoes, is this really a hill I would die on if the opportunity is there?End of the day, I can simply choose not to back a Kickstarter. I won't get the special extras, which usually are not the big hook for me anyways, and simply buy the finished product once it's been released without ever having backed it.</blockquote>