When you check the campaigns that have run on KS, people who order bricks are a very small group. People who order 1-4 decks are legion. It makes sense to have limited decks across the board. We here at The Discourse, who are vocal about things are also a very small group. It makes sense not to listen to our wants, in terms of limiteds and unlimiteds, and go with the numbers. While we're emotional, the numbers are not they simply are what they are.
People want limited editions, they're crazy about them and are happy to shell out for limited editions. While they're happy to shell out for non-limiteds they tend to not want more than one or two decks of those. This is what the numbers say. Limited editions are what make campaigns and thus make money.
I just don't understand why a limited edition must be 1,000 decks or it'll become unlimited. How come it can't be a single print run of 2,500 or 5000 decks? This is still very limited in my humble opinion. When there are several decks to be offered, why not enable one deck to still be limited but much more accessible. I think people would still respond very well to that. There are "chase" decks in there with much limited numbers to suit the needs of the "limited or it sucks" crowd, while still offering the ability for us who actually use our cards to pick up a brick or two of what we'd like as well.
There are a lot of process that go into campaigns and pledge tiers and all that. A lot of basic number crunching and some not so basic number crunching when it comes to extremely limited decks. The pledge system is a nightmare for enabling a campaign to roll out the limited over time, when they absolutely have the most impact on a campaign. Maybe it's these process that cause the jump from Extremely limited to Unlimited. I don't know. I do know, I wish there was a middle ground somewhere that would appeal to everyone. Regardless of my wants in terms of playing cards, I hope Jackson makes the choice that is right for him and his. Whatever that turns out to be.
