BooTsPs3 said:
OK, i seriously have to ask, what is the deal with people these days and their "companies exist to make money only!!! If it's legal there's nothing wrong with it!!" attitude. Nobody, nobody, freaking nobody has called what they did illegal. They have called it many things, but not illegal.
What people are pissed about, is the fact that they got exploited. There money was taken, supposed to be used to fund an idea through kickstarter. The entire point of kickstarter is that it allows ideas to be crowsourced and there's none of the corporate bullshit to deal with. That goes entirely out the window with the facebook sale. It's exploitation of kickstarter at its worst. Sure legally it's fine. But we aren't all robots. We don't simply emote only because laws are broken. There's a moral side to things.
Not only do these people feel exploited, it's going to damage kickstarter greatly as a whole. This was a perfect example of crowd funding gone wrong. It's going to make people far more hesitant when funding kickstarter projects, and hurt those who are actually using kickstarter for the reason that it was intended.
Now, i didn't back the OR, but if i did, i would be major pissed off right now. People gave their money willingly to support the creators of an idea they loved, and in return those who got the money sold out before even releasing the product.
People may not have the right to a refund or anything of that sort, but they sure as hell have the right to be pissed off at the matter. Death threats are a little far, but as far as the whole scandal goes, this was expected. People were very passionate about the OR, and selling it to one of the companies most loathed by gamers(The people who funded the damn thing) is going to piss people right off.
It's not about the illegality of it, it's about the entitlement these people believe they have. They bought a product. Fine. That's what they get.
The Kickstarter was to create and fund production of this thing, that was it. It wasn't sold as "this batch only", or "open source" - it was to create a product that investors wouldn't touch, and it worked. The people that pledged got what they spent their money on. Now the project has moved on.
I find it hard to believe that this comes from a fondness of the product - if that were the case, people would be happy that their project was getting the funding and exposure it needs to succeed. The reality is that people either wanted a cut of the facebook money or over exaggerated their own input and importance to the project. If they want a cut of money, or a say in the company, they should invest properly, not make a measly donation via Kickstarter. When you pledge via Kickstarter, it very clearly says on the side what you get for your money.
Products are there to sell, they exist to "sell out". If these pledgers don't understand that, they should abstain from spending money on a whim.
