by aldred
For what it is worth, here is a clarification of why we did what we did.When we launched this campaign, we had no intention of including (or even announcing) Vengeance as part of it. Since this was a Kickstarter for just an expansion and not an expansion + reprint like our last campaign, we expected it to end significantly under $100K.
However, as we started blowing past stretch reward after stretch reward, people began asking what we would do with the extra money. Well, aside from the extra amount we'll be spending on stretch rewards and shipping for that many backers, the honest answer is "we'll use it to bump up the release date of our next SotM expansion, since it seems that there is demand". Although we were not initially planning to announce or include Vengeance, it has been in the works for a while now, as have the rest of the expansions for the Sentinels of the Multiverse card game from now until the end of the game (and there is a definite end planned :) ).
Anyhow, at the point that we were going to reveal Vengeance as the answer to "where will all the extra money go", it only seemed reasonable to allow people to pledge for it if they so desire, and reveal a little bit of information about it. Unfortunately that does make for some complicated pledge levels, but we have been attempting to explain those as well as we can, and be as clear as possible about the delivery date, etc.
Of course, if you want to wait on Vengeance (or not get it at all!) that is definitely an option! The originally planned expansion for the Kickstarter (Shattered Timelines) is still available and now, thanks to all the backers, comes with a ridiculous number of stretch rewards. :)
Hope that at least helps explain some of our logic!