Well you can't deny it's a fantastic business model. Unfortunately, the quality of the Q&A, which is after just a bunch of people running around, suffers compared to real, paid testers.

Why do people "back" a game for $1000 or more? Are the rewards worth it? Not really… People who have too much money (and never spend skill points on barter) and like "exclusive" things waste their money on stupid stuff. And developers with high intelligence rolls know that, and if they have the right "perk" they will gladly take their "loot."

How much is too much money? so I know when I can retire.;)

I agree with you both.

Sometimes they don't back for the loot. They back for the project to succeed or just because they feel like it. Some people blow 8€ on coffee 3 times a day. Some people smoke 6 packs a day.
Unless someone is blowing their rent on backing projects at absurd levels (and lets face it, they probably have bigger self control issues than just games), its the same slush money you decide to spend on other things.

not really trying to dis backers…just saying that folks that have that much loose change laying around are generally better off financially than those who only buy games during sales events (like myself). i would love to back many games…just don't have that kind of flexibility. maybe it is budgeting. i don't know, but i don't really consider myself poor, and neither does the IRS. :(

lol…i know, right? no such thing as too much money, technically…

Economy of scale.
I consider anyone that can feed themselves and put a roof over their head richer than most. Anything else is a bonus.

truth