I'd assume it has a lot to do with decisions made at the top (see track record): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Roberts_(video_game_developer)#Career http

I'd assume it has a lot to do with decisions made at the top (see track record): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Roberts_(video_game_developer)#Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Roberts_(video_game_deve... (Disclaimer: I don't know the guy's management techniques or specifics, it's just a guess) Crowdfunding is great when no VC will fund your track record. But it leads to even less incentive to produce a ROI. You can see evidence of this same pattern in the crypto ICO wave of 2017, where the business endgame was usually the raise, not the exit.