Posted September 15, 2012
There's just something odd about "Here's some money, in case you ever actually get around to making or providing this game here."
Might as well say "Hey, here's some money in case you ever get around to making another album" or "Here's some money in case you design some shoes I want at a future date." I don't even like pre-ordering solid projects since so many games now are "pre-order this for full price and get a little bit of extra crap thrown in!" Life is too uncertain to promise to buy something that may or may not see the light of day.
Except that the game was actively being worked on for release. They just were incredibly bad at setting deadlines and not just adding new features.