Cancelling Kickstarter projects that look like they will fail leaves backers feeling the project creators aren't really committed and takes the decision away from the supporters.
I've yet to take the plunge myself with running a kickstarter campaign, but having backed a number of projects that have subsequently been cancelled, I can't help but feel let down by project creators.
There are some advantages to letting a kickstarter campaign run its course to the end of the period. There may be a magazine article that highlights the game and leads to a spike in contributions in the dying days, or equally it may be a few retweets by people with lots of followers leads to a renewed flurry of interest in the campaign beyond the immediate circles of people the game developers and their friends hang out in.
People who have already contributed and want the campaign to succeed may decide they will increase their contribution after all to try and tip funding over the edge, or equally make a renewed effort to rally their friends and contacts, who may not have heard about it the first time round, to pitch in.
Kickstarter has evolved from something semi-altruistic into a pre-orders and marketing platform, and cancelling a campaign early, especially if you have plans to continue development by other means, will inevitably mean lost sales
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