Ray edited his post
EDIT: Wanted to add some clarity as it seems this has blown up far more than I anticipated and certain trends emerged through comments.
A) Everything here is my opinion, not necessarily facts. They are what I feel now as a Backer having seen both sides. Any time I spoke about the project in the past, it was internal, not external. I gave my feedback so that it was best used, not putting my feedback on the net in the hope it was caught.
B) My post isn't to stir drama or cause issues for CIG. It is a recollection of my experience and what I believe we as backers can do to ensure that the ball keeps rolling in the games' development, getting features complete to a high standard and rolling them out not in a fireball so everyone can enjoy it. I hope that it helps push prioritizing certain elements.
C) I loved my ENTIRE time working at CIG. They treated me very well, and by no means is this a post to say they did not. I could name 100+ people I personally interacted with who were fantastic on every level, both personally and professionally. They had my back no matter what, and I cannot and will not fault them for that.
D) There may or may not be a run of layoffs at CIG. As a person far removed from the project now, I have zero idea, but the post I saw on LinkedIn suggested as much. This made me upset - I know a lot of good people that will be affected if it is the case, and there are only so many things you can point a finger to as to the 'cause', two of which are over-estimating and over-extending, which is what I personally believe has happened (Again, NOT a fact, just my opinion). This viewpoint is gained through my experience.
E) I've had plenty of people reach out to me both internally and externally. Beyond this post I will not be commenting - I do not want to stir up 'drama', I just want progress (As we all should do). If this helps towards it, great! If not, no sweat, I tried.
End point: Please be kind to one another. I've already seen negative comments against my character and CIG. It's expected, but just want to make sure in this day and age we debate and feedback in the right way and take care of each other rather than grabbing miniature keyboard-shaped pitchforks and doing some online stabby.