This may be somewhat infantile but I am waiting to see if WasteLand 2 turns into a game that I would want to play or not as a signal to the profitability of enterprise-sized Kickstarter projects. Seriously, if something as complicated technically as a contemporary video game is impressive and emotionally/viscerally compelling ... well I might put some more faith towards Kickstarter et. al. But I have yet to buy into any of these reconfigurations of a meta-tribal marketplace. Bully for those that do. I have been trying to find a quality 3D printer for under $600 (that I do not have to spend) to make a project happen (that I am not smart enough to make happen alone) ... and I have looked at the various Kickstarter projects about them. Which reminds me to ask this community something ...
Nice segue, for anyone catching this comment -Here is the post being referenced. It is regarding 3D printing, something I wish I could help you with...