Posted July 06, 2015
If you take it as a purchase, it's... Well, it's not a purchase, it's a ripoff.
So depends how you approach it.
GOG did go above that though, blending preorder and early access, or basically giving early access as preorder bonus.
About the game being out in the open for those who don't want to fork out any money before actually knowing the details, devs that just want that can give away a large number of copies to reviewers and people who make let's plays, with no NDA or strong arm tactics to make them paint them in any better light. So that's no excuse.
While I like the idea that crowd funding exists, by personal choice I am not a crowd funding participant myself largely for the same reasons I wont loan money to a friend or relative that is 2 months late on their car payment or rent who promises to pay me back 2 weeks from now when their magic cheque comes in the mail. Instead, my preference is strongly do the opposite, which is to say I prefer to pay money later (via credit cards for example) for something that exists right now in it's full officially released final product state. Hmm.. I guess... um.. does that make me a ...
Crowd spender? Hey... that's catchy, I like it.
