This is quite an outburst. It's obvious that a lot of ICO buyers are starting to lose confidence.
I don't necessarily share their opinions, but these concerns need to be addressed.
If Breakout is indeed looking for funding outside of the crypto-sphere, it will be a good idea to fix the easy things that would undoubtedly help with other avenues of fundraising:
1. Provide a timeline of development or release. Be inclusive and let it come from the OP. Give date ranges and explain contingencies.
2. Fix (up) the web site. Put the preview images in. Make updates. Get it current.
3. Start using the twitter account to show evidence of a pulse to the greater population.
4. Get the press releases flowing again.
5. Move to phase 2 of the ICO without further delay. The benefit of waiting for a more complete product is going to be increasingly undercut by a lack of confidence from the crypto-community. If you look at factom, there are still plenty of individuals who want to get in on the ground floor of a promising crypto project. But if you have several dozen accounts on this thread accusing Breakout of being a scam, you are going to see significantly less money from the ICO. You already need non-ICO funding, so you might as well get ICO funds while you can use them.
I know that your first round ICO represents only a small fraction of your total needed funds. But the crypto-community is an important bellwether for any crypto-currency project such as Breakout gaming. Don't ignore this community because it seems like an insignificant source of funds. Rather, it can be a significant source of visibility and help with your larger fundraising efforts through positive exposure.
Very well said TX42.
Factom just sold over $1 Million in first 24 hours of its ICO, mainly because they gained people's confidence:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3129rb/factom_sells_over_1_million_in_first_24_hoursBreakoutGaming has the potential to go much more mainstream than Factom, so a well planned and well advertised ICO should have no problem raise more funds than Factom, especially when backed by poker celebrities.
Stop dwelling on the past ICO results and get to work and make this next ICO a success.