Mythic Games launched a Kickstarter for a board game version of Darkest Dungeon in October 2020, and it was immediately, massively successful. It surpassedin backing in one day—more than tripling its initial $300,000 goal—and finishing with more than $5.6 million in total. Despite that remarkable achievement, creator Mythic Games now says that it's facing a serious financial shortfall, and is asking backers for more money.
"Today, the shipping costs to get these games to you are $3.1M, which is $1.4M more than the $1.7 million paid by backers," Mythic said in a."On top of that, there was an additional $350,000 in manufacturing costs due to the increase in oil and raw materials. That's a total of $1.75 million in additional costs to be paid."
Most backers, unsurprisingly, are not happy with the situation. While some have expressed understanding—the world has changed quite a lot over the past couple of years, after all—the majority don't seem inclined toward forgiveness. Some question Mythic's honesty about the cost increase, while others question the ethics—and legality—of Mythic arbitrarily raising the price of a product they've already paid for.
Of course, there are also plenty of inquiries about refunds, but because Mythic has already paid for and completed the first wave of products, automatic refunds are no longer an option. Instead, backers who want their money returned can contact Mythic customer service"and we will do our best depending on individual circumstances and our own financial situation."
I mean, you failed to point out that they are still shipping copies to their backers who don't pay, it's just going to be delayed.
I do not believe that shipping costs for this product family have increased by $18-$29 per unit. This is a very obvious money grab by MythicGamesMG who is now outright stealing monies already paid if you do not consent to their extortion scheme.
If shipping had become cheaper would they have refunded the extra money? There's your answer.
It's unfortunately been the reality for a lot of Kickstarters that were funded around that time period. Shipping costs exploded for everyone. A lot of companies have been eating the costs, others have done 'support us' campaigns/addons for easily producs additional addons.
I work on import/export business, the cost of marine shipping since 2020 has increased x9.
And this is why i stopped supporting any kick starters. All the risk is on the backers. I'm sure most of the companys asking for money pays themselves and workers and i honestly doubt they risk any of there own money.
Mfs are legit getting extorted over a board game
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