Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms

[Punisher]

I'm a sucker for Zombicide. I am trying to cut back though.

Just one more, man. I'll quit tomorrow, I swear!

I'm not addicted! I swear that i can quit anytime.
Hi. My name is Punisher and I'm addicted to Zombicide.

[coopasonic]

Once again I sold the Zombicide that was going to be my last Zombicide that I keep forever. The ideas of that taking up that much space and knowing I would rarely if ever play it, I think I am officially over CMON.

On the other hand, I got a look at a prototype of Dicey Devices that really caught my eye. I didn't buy anything at the convention this past weekend, but I will be looking at that kickstarter when it launches (in Feb, I think). If the price is right and the gameplay still looks good, I'll probably jump on it. It looks like a more thematic space base with some area control and more direct player interaction (combat).

[Blackhawk]

I was just browsing to kill a few minutes, and I was reminded of another reason I've backed away (besides money and shipping.) Miniatures and terrain. I used to back miniatures and terrain campaigns pretty regularly. Now a lot - a majority from what I'm seeing - don't include any miniatures or terrain. They're just .stl files. I was just looking at a couple of board game campaigns that were miniature based that were surprisingly affordable - until I saw that they all just include downloadable .stl files for 3d printing.

I'm fine with not backing, but I do hate that so much of tabletop miniature gaming has come to a point at which a 3d printer is almost mandatory.

[Zarathud]

That makes minis campaigns an easy pass. I have plenty to paint, and no 3d printer. If I’m buying a mini, it’s because I want it handy to paint.

[hentzau]

And I'm the exact opposite. Any of the cool 3D print projects I'm a sucker for, especially terrain. And some specialized minis that I think would be good for Pulp Alley.

My danger is backing a project and the forgetting to download the files, then having to go try and track down the files.

There's still something magical about throwing a file on a printer and 10 hours later you have a nice piece of terrain to use.

[Blackhawk]

If I had a printer and had a place to safely operate it, I'd be all over them as well. But with it not being a possibility, it's just about seeing something really cool, clicking on it, and seeing that it's only 3d files. Over and over.

It doesn't help that physical Kickstarters are starting to include .stl files as stretch goals, presented as part of the value. Or that places like Modiphius have games where most of the extra content is print only (Wasteland Warfare is a prime offender - you can buy the game and minis, but good luck getting terrain if you don't have access to a 3d printer.)

[Daveman]

So Steamforged Games is taking over Street Masters and will try and get things sorted out.

https://steamforged.com/blogs/brands/st ... nouncement

Sounds like things are great!

Once we got stuck into the details, it became clear the inventory was spread out across multiple warehouses around the world. There were also unpaid storage bills we needed to negotiate and, due to a miscommunication with the supplier, two items hadn’t been manufactured.

[hepcat]

Yeah, it’s a step forward…but a hesitant one.