I think poor project management is a general problem with a a lot of crowdfunded games. The lack of a publisher has the disadvantage that there is no one to actually check out behind the scenes how realistic the project really is. On platform like Patreon sometimes even a project whose goals are completely unrealistic is vastly superior to a project with realistic goals, because a lot of people think just about the goals but not about the time needed. The worst example of this is probably "Star Citizen". It would be important if the patreons really started to check whether the targets of an project are realistic and, if necessary, refrain from financing. More feedback and corresponding reactions (less money) are the only thing that can save these games.
L&P tactic of just pretending to be everything (e.g. all the kinks included) without actually being able to accomplish any of it is just dishonest. Considering how L&P kept introducing new side stories even when it was getting obvious that the timetable became unrealisticvery difficult, I start to think that L&P never really intended to finish this game. I guess the plan was just to fund his studies, learn a few 3d tools. With this, It is better to "fool" as many people as possible than to keep expectations realistic. At the end of the day, he doesn't have to worry about his future because he is completely anoym. No one will hold him responsible after the project is cancelled.
