I have a few issues/concerns about "donating" $50 for this V-set. Especially after the issues that have been previously discussed in length. (don't worry I have no plans to re-hash that issue)
-The first issue is that this seems very high to me. I understand that the $20 per set did not really cover the expenses last time due to the cuts taken by kickstarter, but to switch to Paypal(lowering the cut taken) and then raising the "donation" by 150% seems excessive. (even with the extra 20+ cards)
As Waco Blaze pointed out, essentially you have 100 players paying for what I assume with be at least 4 to 5 times that many players to get sets? I don't mind donating to help keep this going, but this is more than a days pay for me. I am just a little leery about just handing over that much.
I also remember donating last year and then seeing a lot sets being handed out to other players that had not donated anything. (although our point man did ask them to donate if they could while giving them the sets)
It would seem to me that a lower "donation" might bring in more donors and even raise more funds.
-The second issue I have is that I have heard that there is excess funding figured into this $5000 and will be used to help pay for V-set 3. I don't want to sound skeptical, but there are no guarantees that there will be a V-set 3. I guess I am a "Plan ahead, but only take one step at a time" kind of guy. If this is accurate, this is setting ourselves up for another potential funding scandal.
Can somebody give me details of estimated costs and what the print run is? That kind of information would either alleviate my concerns or at least educate me enough to be able make a decision or voice specific concerns.