I never have backed a project since I feel that it is not my job to make your game come to life, something which can easily be done by other companies if they think your game is good.

Nope, paying for unfinished products is out of my comfort zone

Ah! Some of us live in countries were these companies literally don't exist. The only game studios in Nigeria are all independent, and there isn't a single publisher to be found. I'd be surprised if there's a single staff member of any game company here who is older than 40 years.

If I like what I see I don't mind backing them but I would never go to the stupid packs that are like $200 and all that

My current active projects iv'e backed + I did a £15 Yooka Laylee but I missed the kickstarter but payed them through the extension they did.

Projects I backed	Pledged	Reward	Got it!	Messages
Shenmue 3	$60.00	PHYSICAL COPY - PS4 A physical copy of Shenmue 3 in an… Estimated delivery: Dec 2017
Shape of the World	$20.00	XBOX GAMER: Digital download of the GAME for Xbox One. Estimated delivery: Jul 2016
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	$28.00	DIGITAL COPY A digital copy of the game for XBOX ONE, … Estimated delivery: Mar 2017
Crowfall - Throne War PC MMO	$60.00	BACKER + Access to Beta 1 + Copy of Digital Soundtrac… Estimated delivery: Dec 2016
Edge Of Eternity (Pc, Mac, Linux, PS4, XBOX ONE)	$40.00	Alpha & Digital Collector Pack -------------------------… Estimated delivery: Dec 2016

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What about PCARS specifically? I'm guessing because they canned the WiiU version which wasn't excplicitly promised? 360 and PS3 versions got canned and the reaction seemed to be neutral, if not positive, despite there being a far bigger user base there.

Personally I think the way PCARS was funded is actually much better than kickstarter, not only only did backers get their perks, they also got their investment back from the profit of sales after it launched. Kickstarter is kind of like preordering.

And they've announced PCARS 2 now, right at the start of development, because they are going through the same funding and development process. 

Shenmue III was the first one, $60 for the PS4 physical version :D

Why no option for throwing in more than $30? I've backed multiple projects, but the only games I've backed so far are Broken Age and Armikrog, by Doug TenNapel of Earthworm Jim fame. I think I gave like $75 or something to Armikrog. Sounds crazy, but Doug is one of my favorite artists and I try to support him in every way I can. Plus I'm getting tons of extras, which I know he's good for because I've backed his projects before.

A lot of people here refuse to back games, and that makes me sad. Crowdfunding allows the creation of games that would have never existed otherwise, and ignoring that because you don't want to lose ten bucks every once in a while is kind of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But hey, I ain't gonna change any minds here today. I look forward to helping more games see the light of day though.

WoodenPints said: If I like what I see I don't mind backing them but I would never go to the stupid packs that are like $200 and all that My current active projects iv'e backed + I did a £15 Yooka Laylee but I missed the kickstarter but payed them through the extension they did. Projects I backed Pledged Reward Got it! Messages   Shenmue 3 $60.00 PHYSICAL COPY - PS4 A physical copy of Shenmue 3 in an… Estimated delivery: Dec 2017   Shape of the World $20.00 XBOX GAMER: Digital download of the GAME for Xbox One. Estimated delivery: Jul 2016   Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night $28.00 DIGITAL COPY A digital copy of the game for XBOX ONE, … Estimated delivery: Mar 2017   Crowfall - Throne War PC MMO $60.00 BACKER + Access to Beta 1 + Copy of Digital Soundtrac… Estimated delivery: Dec 2016   Edge Of Eternity (Pc, Mac, Linux, PS4, XBOX ONE) $40.00 Alpha & Digital Collector Pack -------------------------… Estimated delivery: Dec 2016

Wow, nothing less than $20. I'd love it if you'd put even $2 towards my project. Yes, I have a $2 option, because my goal is to raise $1,000 and I think a lot of people contributing $20 or less would go a long way. But we can discuss all that in thread I posted in the OP. More on topic for this thread, what was your motivation to actually back these games?

I backed Pillars of Eternity with $20. I'm perfectly happy with my invesment. I got one of the RPGs in years for quite a cheap price, and the knowledge that I was making it possible.

That's all of my crowdfunding.