These figures are very nice. But i can see how some people are on the fence about ordering, especially with this stretch goal system for accessories set up the way it is.
For example: If i was only interested in ordering 6 urban ops marauders. That would run $118 inculding shipping. ( Great deal )
But if i want the matching grey/blue accessories for an additional $15 you have to wait till the stretch goal reaches 120 K. And if you wait till then to purchase you wont get any of the free stuff when a goal becomes unlocked.
Some people might not want to shell out $ 118 for figures with just a chance of getting the accessories they want.
They have already sold 62 k worth. There's probly another 60 k waiting to be had just from the people that are on the fence. I think, that the sales amount will creep up slowly over the next 2 weeks, and then once the stretch goals for the artic figures and black night ops stuff becomes unlocked, watch out! There gonna exceed there final stretch goal. I hope they do anyway.
Here's the thing about "sitting on the fence": If you wait until the stuff goes into production and is offered up on the store.....you take that chance that the full complement of the stretch goals don't get unlocked. If you pledge towards the project, well you become part of the collective group that CAN unlock these items, and you get some figures as well in the deal.
Granted, either way there's no guarantee that all those stretch goal items will unlock in the remaining time.
The basic figures ARE going forward--as the funding for them is now there. The first two stretch goals have added gear that will be available, and there's more gear waiting to be funded so it can be realized.
Will it be realized without this project?? Possibly........eventually.........maybe.
Now that they have the figures funded themselves.....there's an incentive to take advantage of their design features and expand upon what they are. But these guys are a business, and that will govern their decision-making and what they think they can turn out. If it looks like it's going to flounder...then we may just get some well-sculpted figures with a lot of peg-holes in them and nothing (much) to plug in.
Here's the opportunity right now to work towards realizing this thing in full.
You pledge over $20 and you get at least ONE figure out of the deal, so you still get something for your money.
It's a critical mass thing, though: the more that is contributed, the more that gets unlocked and the better this offering becomes.....over the long term.
But really......it's up to the individual to decide.
I bought some of their weapons ( series 6) and liked them a great deal. Then they launched their series 7 Kickstarter and it's add-on project and I was 100% on board, simply on account of the quality of their stuff. Their weapon sets are VERY well done, and I ended up getting a lot of them ( they threw in a lot of extras), and even after I had some confusion with my pledge, they treated me very well.
I had so much that I was able to share a complete set (and then some) with a collecting pal of mine and still have lots left over.
So, I have both enthusiasm and confidence in their product. Take that for what it's worth.
