I read what you're say'n...but if the proposals along the way benefit all of the Hive ecosystem, not solely the game they're making, I'm not seeing the connection to your example of a con-man. If the first proposal, as an example, is to build a bridge from one main coin to Hive or even a 2nd level token like LVL, it either works or it doesn't.

Then, if the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th proposals are to do the same thing, and they're built...again, this of course helps the game, but it helps all of Hive, does it not? Here's the folly with your argument: Any business has to gain the confidence of their investors. They do this by showing levels of completion in the project. Legit or not...it's done the same way. What you're describing to me, or explaining to me is not a mindset of an investor, in my opinion. It is the mindset of all or nothing and that's not what presented. I understand you want to see the game released before being willing to vote on a proposal to release funds. By the time the game is released, it'll be too late to provide the RC's. The goal is never to provide a AAA game to the public and have the site shut down because you can't get enough people on...because they can't create accounts fast enough. That's kind of like Coinbase saying, "Let's advertise free bitcoin at the SuperBowl" and then have the site go down in a few seconds because they weren't expecting so many people to come.

Obviously you believe enough in the game to put your own funds at "risk" and I respect that. You've brought to light your concerns. I respect that, too. I've also seen where Hive account@psyberx has stated they won't put out any proposals until at least the marketplace is up and live. While some would say that's also a con-man's method...give you a way to buy into a project before the main attraction is released, it's also what all major blockchain games are doing-have a way to buy NFTs before the game is released.

They should deliver the fully funded game.

What good is the game if you have 1,000 people who can play it while the rest of the world can't come in, but by 1-3 per day. That seems silly to me at best.

Good thing is they are opening the Alpha version to people with Founders titles...With a commercial plot, I think I saw your name on that list, you will qualify to play before everyone else in June/July. Maybe then, you'll feel a little more confident. Only time will tell...