How do you guys feel about Kickstarter CE's?

[toxicatom5]

I posted something about this about a year ago. Re-read it and I still feel the same way. Here it is:

"I like the idea of kickstarter. If there is a game that I think I'd really like, and the only way it gets made is for fans of the game to fund the production, then it seems like a great way to go.

But the more I think about it, this could ruin the "purity" of my collection. I think we all have certain guidelines we use when deciding whether or not to purchase new items for our collections. For me, one of the guidelines is to get the most complete version of a CE that exists (thank goodness I don't collect games that aren't available through US retail because the AC series would kill me).

If you look at the recent kickstarter campaigns though, the editions that are "complete" come only with hefty donations. And sometimes the editions you get at, say, $2,500.00 are unique from those at $250.00. I could probably do this once or twice, but there's no way that that level of donation would be sustainable over time. Plus since there's a time limit on when you can donate the money, and some of the pieces in the editions aren't tangible (e.g. a shrine to me in the game), if I didn't have the money on hand at the time, it would be forever out of reach...I couldn't maintain the status quo for my collection.

Just something to ponder!"