Why I've Never Hated CMON....And All The Reasons Some Do

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Ok ok....we've talked about this. Sort of. But let's really dive into it, let's go through the entire conversation of why some don't like CMON, and why I disagree and none of it has mattered to me.

The Last Video - https://youtu.be/Q5IbMS-4t24
The First Time I Defended CMON - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JzkVe3XgEo

TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:35 - Some Background
0:02:20 - People Don't Care As Much As You Think They Do

The Laundry List of CMON's Sins
0:07:40 - The Laundry List of CMON's Sins
0:08:08 - Why Is CMON Even On Kickstarter?
0:08:30 - Their Games Are Always Late
0:08:55 - Their Shipping Estimates Are Off
0:09:40 - They Like To Give Bad News After The Fact
0:10:35 - They Took Extra Money On Trudvang
0:11:15 - Their Games Lack Substance
0:11:33 - They Keep Milking That Zombicide Train
0:11:48 - They Engage In Predatory Marketing
0:12:58 - Their Games Aren't Even Playtested Or Balanced
0:13:16 - They Don't Care About You

0:13:31 - A Brief Intermission

Why I Don't Care About Those
0:14:00- Why I Don't Care That They Are On Kickstarter
0:16:29 - Why I Don't Care That Their Games Are Always Late
0:17:45 - Why I'm Disappointed That They Like To Give Bad News After The Fact
0:20:00 - Why I Don't Care That They Took Extra Money On Trudvang
0:22:24 - Why I Don't Believe That Their Games Lack Substance
0:23:05 - Why I Don't Care That They Keep Milking That Zombicide Train
0:24:42 - Why I Don't Care About The Escalation Of Costs
0:26:05 - Why I Don't Care That Their Games Aren't Even Playtested Or Balanced

0:27:00 - They Care, Then Engage
0:28:45 - Don't Ruin Everyone Else's Fun
0:29:50 - I Like Their Games
0:30:13 - They Give You A Reason To Back
0:31:10 - Can We Agree It's Irrational?
0:35:00 - That's Why I Like CMON
0:36:21 - The Video Should Have Ended Here

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