They are pretty much. Either you get the meshback mother****ers or hipster douchebags. Looks like that Diablo 3 "open" beta was a mistake of some sorts. Netheara posted - "the Diablo III beta is currently unavailable while we work to resolve an issue.
Well, if Wasteland 2 ends up being a buggy mess or poor, the reaction here will be amusing to see. Still, not seeing the donations as foolish, you can gauge how much you can tolerate "losing" well enough, I'd hope.
Interview about her project and such - http://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2012/04/12/interview-in-conversation-with-jane-jensen-pinkerton-road-studio/
Interesting that kickstarter's only half of the funding.
http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/17545/ea-accused-of-copying-warhammer-40k-tank-models-for-use-in-cc-tiberium-alliances
EA ripping off GW, apparently.