The artists have no right to complain. They were the ones asking for money in the first place. They promised the public they would deliver on the "toy." They underestimated what it would take to make the game. The backers are not free of responsibility, but the artists also have to accept blame.

Quote marks should be reserved for quoting things that people actually said.

Sarcastic quote marks should be reserved to make fun of something someone actually did ... the person you're responding to said in fact that he didn't kick in on this project.

>Really? That's what you're posting when a group of talented artists see their dream shattered?

How, exactly, was their "dream shattered"?

They raised money that (they thought) was sufficient, and got to work independently on a game they loved. That's more than a lot of people get. Apparently the game wasn't very good. No one is entitled to financial success.