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UPDATE: Paranautical Activity developer Mike Maulbeck has responded to my concern that the beta reward on Kickstarter would be a tough sell when people can simply buy the beta for $2 more right now and not have to wait for the campaign to end to receive their code.Apparently the developer can send out codes prior to the campaign ending if he were to PM backers individually, but they could still cancel their pledge and reap the benefits that way. "Once we hit our goal I may be able to send out codes, but Kickstarter doesn't give me access to any real information (email addresses and such) until the campaign is over," Maulbeck explained to me in an e-mail. "So I'd have to resort to sending each individual code manually via Kickstarter PMs. Also people would still be able to cancel pledges, which means people could just pledge, get a code, and remove their pledge."
Maulbeck isn't too bothered by this as he doesn't believe the beta is the main reason people donate in the first place. "I imagine the big selling point of the Kickstarter isn't getting beta access. It's neat exclusive stuff like shirts, physical copies, or designing stuff to be implemented into the game," Maulbeck told me. "A lot of people who already bought the game from our site have gone out and given us a bunch of extra money for the Kickstarter to take advantage of these exclusive goodies."
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