Like I said, I was using it in the loosest sense. I know it isn't a Ponzi Scheme. But the fact remains, he has burned a
lot of people on kickstarter. Maybe not as bad as Molyneux or Inafune, but still.
Space-base being the best example of his "take the money and run" approach on kickstarter and how folks feel burned by him on it. Ponzi Scheme isn't the best word for it, but I certainly wouldn't blame folks for being turned off a game that has his name on it compared to the rest of the list.
Also Cliffy is only name-brand with PC FPS folks, which he burned hard with his "all PC users are pirates" in the early 00's, then pissed off X-box fans that got his "name brand" through Gears by calling them salty. He
could've been name-brand if he wasn't a smug jackass.
Henning will be fine. She isn't tied to EA and can just go back to Crystal Dynamics if they want her back for another Legacy of Kain.
who the fuck buys a todd howard game on name recognition?
Also this. Nobody knows Todd Howard outside of /v/ Todd-post-meme-ing. He's a literal who.