“It is all about giving our fans the opportunity to choose the platform and payment provider they feel the most comfortable with,” Roberts said. “We asked whether they wanted Kickstarter as an option and they spoke! Between Kickstarter and the original site, which supports Paypal and major credit cards, I believe we have the tools in place to make everyone feel comfortable in backing this game.”

Roberts initially said that while he loved Kickstarter, and has supported it in the past, he didn’t want to use the service because he felt that the ultimate goal of crowd funding is about “connecting the crowd directly with the creators with as little friction as possible.”

By building the crowd funding directly into the site, Roberts said he felt he could build a single place for people to donate, find out about the game and communicate with the developers.

“Kickstarter, as great as it is, can’t deliver this experience, which is why we’ve decided to go it alone,” he wrote on the official site when it launched.