>>8608
Of course.
>Devs promise ROI if game sells well so people could make the cost of the game back and more like an investment
>People jump on it, sites like VirtualIR shill endlessly for the game and disclose once on a back page of the site that they're working on the game, rumors from guys in the community say that they dropped four figures on the game
>This ROI basically turns 80k backers into investors which RPS and other sites write about endlessly about how more people are backing the game and how it's so financially successful
>Euro government catches hold, clamps this at the end of 2012 which SMS gets butthurt and shuts off ALL preordering to the game
>Only stuff is from people already investing in the title saying how good it is, etc.
>Game comes out, everyone finds that the game is not what is promised and is like Shift 2 but with a new coat of paint
>SMS Investors come out of every cranny to defend their title because if any sort of criticism comes out, it hurts the sales of the game and thus losing them profit
>Users censored and banned if they disagree with the devs and if the devs aren't around, threatened with doxxing and general harassment with users
The ROI stuff set off Gamergate though. You can't just destroy a castle with one attack, you need to pull out each stone piece by piece.