Kickstarter is evil !!!

uglybug

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Kickstarter is evil evil I say,
Sure it started out simple but let me explain.
First came zombicide with walkers and fattys and glow in the dark dice,
It's a board game that has you killing zombies and running for your life.
Over 70 miniatures plus exclusives at $100 it's a steal,
If you like the show the walking dead then it's a done deal.
As easy as that my cherry was popped,
Soon I was telling everyone about were I had just shopped.
As soon as that was over another would begin,
Sedition wars is announced oh man I'm so in.
Mike McVey the sculpting master i adore
Does zombies in the future with lots of gore.
99 miniatures at $100 this deal is just the start,
His wife throws in a painting DVD that's just plain smart.
But let's not forget there are so many add on too,
Like Ridley, Ramirez, and the Calamity crew.
What started as $100 grew and grew,
Then it was $240 at least shipping was free for me what about you?
Next up was evil baby orphanage or EBO for short
$55 for a game and some exclusive minis so I bought.
But then there it was a behemoth of sorts
Reaper does A deal so big that I think I crapped my shorts.
240 miniatures for 100 bucks
Who cares if half of them suck.
Each day I would check and each day they would add more,
I just loved watching That little Mr. Bones dig through the floor?
Then they added dragons and monsters and more add ons galore,
Plus so many paints that i felt needed to be added to my hoard.
In the end they raised over 3.4 million dollars damn that phat,
I looked at what I had spent and cried, "I helped build that."- (political joke for those overseas)
By now I should have learned a lesson and said no more,
But look what's that but the Relic Knights kickstarter whore.
Please make it stop, my wife and I are going to brawl,
When she sees that I just pledged "got to have them all."
Something about this anima I don't know what it is,
But I can't wait to take my brush and well you get the gist.
Of course I can't just stop at the pledge level no not me,
Soon every special edition miniature was in the cart for just a "small" fee.
That's it I'm done kickstarter your through,
This love affair is over no more money for you.
No instead it's Indiegogo see they now get my money too.
Thank you infamy love the steam punk Watson and Hyde,
And to Raffa and Roman cant wait for your book to be at my side.
But kickstarter is back like a siren on the shore,
She tempts me to return with just one more.
This time it's malifaux with there new rpg, but something about it feels rather cheap,
No i'm not talking about pledge amount for thats rather steep.
It feels like they want me to donate because of my faith,
But I'm sorry it looks like your ideas for the new game are all over the place.
I search the forums and I am not alone others feel cheated, do they think we are on meth?
But then one person says compare there kickstarter with kingdom Death.
And there I see such a great beauty,
The Kingdom death girls with their big booty.
Renaissance woman sculpted in positions of soft porn
Surely no finer board game has yet been born.
But it's not just woman with luscious curves,
There are these monsters that shock your nerves.
I can see it now I will go full force
Give me all the extras I will feel no remorse.
But then that's it no more never again,
This kickstarter business must be brought to an end
I have a mountain of GW that looks tired and old
So many jars of paint I'm sure some may have mold.
I don't have any more space for all the minis on there way
Looks like its time to sell some of my armies on good old EBay.
So that's it I'm done the evil must be stopped
I've got my scissors out and the credit card is being chopped.
Oh no it can't be what did I just hear?
Not just another kickstarter but Wraith of Kings in the new year!
 

Dragonsreach

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Just Say NO!
 

uglybug

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Ehhhm, grow a spine dudes....!

Very easy to do, and handy in other parts of life too.

Hey champ you don't know me, you REALLY DON'T know me!
This was was suppose to be a fun poem, granted not everything rhymed and I'm sure the format doesn't fit standard poetry. But when I woke up early in the morning with little sleep, for some reason my brain was firing out rhymes about kickstarter projects. I knew the only way to get it out of my head, so I wouldn't be thinking about it all day, was to write it down. So you got the first draft and send since I didn't have time to edit. There were still more lines in my head but I had to start rushing the end.
You realize I had to embellish a bit don't you? Maybe your just a little jealous because you can't have all of this kickstarter fun after all you would get hit with the big shipping charge then maybe you have a VAT on top of that. I do really feel sorry for you now, oh plus you live in Denmark so you must be getting even more cranky due to the short days at this time of year. We call it Seasonal affective disorder or SAD over here. You want me to send you some holiday chocolates to cheer you up? I saw some on kickstarter that looked really yummy. :p
 

marjedi

New member
Hey champ you don't know me, you REALLY DON'T know me!
This was was suppose to be a fun poem, granted not everything rhymed and I'm sure the format doesn't fit standard poetry. But when I woke up early in the morning with little sleep, for some reason my brain was firing out rhymes about kickstarter projects. I knew the only way to get it out of my head, so I wouldn't be thinking about it all day, was to write it down. So you got the first draft and send since I didn't have time to edit. There were still more lines in my head but I had to start rushing the end.
You realize I had to embellish a bit don't you? Maybe your just a little jealous because you can't have all of this kickstarter fun after all you would get hit with the big shipping charge then maybe you have a VAT on top of that. I do really feel sorry for you now, oh plus you live in Denmark so you must be getting even more cranky due to the short days at this time of year. We call it Seasonal affective disorder or SAD over here. You want me to send you some holiday chocolates to cheer you up? I saw some on kickstarter that looked really yummy. :p

Man, i just love it when you can get people to internet flame with just a few words. It must be nice to be able to go from 0 to nutter in 0,9 seconds.....

And i am perfectly happy btw tyvm, despite your best efforts to trash me. But ill give you another chance to get even more confrontational and angry so dont worry.
 

marjedi

New member
Well i didnt get that it was supposed to be a poem and i didnt get that it was funny...

And it could have been much worse, had i not restrained myself from throwing more garbage on the internet then there allready is.
 

uglybug

New member
No problem, I know things can get lost in translation, and a persons tone is always lost on the Internet.
I also know that not everyone gets my sarcastic humor and it can be a tad abrasive, it's not for everyone.

And just for the record I love kickstarter. I think it is a great vehicle for small upstarts to get funding to bring their products to market.
 

crystella333

New member
Awww group hug and think about all the lovely mini's some of us can't get atm :) (can't wait to see some of them painted up)
 

marjedi

New member
Can i just hug u twice Cryssy, bot much for mantouching ;-)

And kickstarter is alluring, but i am glad i have resisted. Having that large a stack of unpainted minis as some have coming, would kill my painting joy.
 

Pygmalion

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Aw, it's clearly a poem (not up there with Keats, but heartfelt for all that), and a pretty funny one, too.

uglybug wins the internets, Kickstarter-style.
 
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