by Diarmud
jeff3316 wrote:
Restoration Games lost some trust with me. Sticking their backers with such a cheap box was a low blow that none of us saw coming. Of all the thousands of comments and questions poised to them: none questioned the box because we all assumed the box would be of standard quality at least. We loved pandemic legacy and since we bought into the "same designer" marketing, we incorrectly assumed the box would roughly be the same. That box is amazing. I won't back another one of their games for sure. Only wait and see from now on. Now I'm not a CMON lover, but they have earned trust from backers. Again, I'm disappointed in the sneaky ways Restoration Games has cut corners in quality to the backers who trusted and prepaid for their product.
You are entitled to your opinion but I think that this is a little excessive. Trust me...there are MUCH worse boxes that I have received as part of Kickstarters.
Restoration was clearly trying to get a game that they could sell to the mass market. The price point of the game is already pretty high so at this level, 5 dollars could make or break a sale. I would take the box that I got and get the game that I got.
I am sitting here staring at my copy set up and all I have to say is WOW. If I really need a better storage solution I suspect that Broken Token will get it for me. :D
Restoration’s next KS will be Return to the Dark Tower and I am really looking forward to seeing what they do with this one. I am still a fan.
As for the CMON comment...Sure, the quality is great. You get what you pay for. They are a hobby company and they have conditioned us to throw large amounts of money their way. They can afford more expensive components. Restoration could do the same if hobby gamers were the only ones that they wanted to sell to, but this game could help them break through to a larger market, so more power to them.