Eternal Crusade Kickstarter Thoughts

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So, in short, did Games Workshop make the right choice? Yes they did. Was the reason for that choice right? No it wasn't. The idea that a failed Kickstarter could damage their reputation has very little to no actual ground and why? Because the only damage that gets done to their reputation is cause by themselves.

Fans point out all the time that as the over the last ten or more years, multiple decisions from the company have cost them. These range from the constant price rises, the recent hard-cover Armybooks/Codexes, Finecast, rules, some poor quality miniatures to rather bland & massive models and most recently, their licensing. The license issue is the most recent as it seems to make up for the lack of profit (which some agree is due to their expensive miniatures and thus making it difficult to get new customers) has resulted in a bunch of poor quality games.

While Eternal Crusade appears to be one of those rare gems in all this, the idea that a failed Kickstarter could damage Games Workshops reputation anymore then they have already damaged it is a poor excuse. Heck, throw in some limited edition miniatures and most fans will support it just for them. I agree that Kickstarters are now everywhere and people are getting sick of them, but why not simple suggest it would fail because of that instead. It just seems more logical that way, given most fans have already pointed all this out.