@DarthAsthma:
I think again the most appalling thing is the radio silence towards backers and that we're learning this again from an outside source.
They haven't learned a damn thing, so an obligatory fuck you.
Also a reminder Shovel Knight got 311k released as a full game, didn't look like shit, delivered extra content bordering on a full expansion for free to backers and owners alike and still has 2 of these content updates coming. And from what I've heard they ran an honest and open kickstarter.
To be fair, shovel knight was a lot more then $311k:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-08-06-shovel-knight-devs-break-down-costs-sales
Crazy they went five months without pay. And those horrendous hours. Game's cost is probably $1M+ based on a normal work schedule and getting paid.
Of course, MN9 got almost four times that for a game that looks aesthetically far inferior, had a horrible post-kickstarter that alienated probably the majority of their backers, has far more simplistic levels (from what we've seen) and hasn't even shipped either!