I would stay away from Kickstarter 3D printers. They have been hit and miss. Those that actually deliver (some have not) are often late, and the final specs and reviews don't live up to the campaign claims.
If you don't want to sour your first exposure to 3D printing, then get one that is already available.
I went thru this process a year ago, and in brief, here are my recommendations:
Make a list of what you would like to be able to print. Buildings, vehicles, scatter terrain bits, etc. Then narrow your list to printers that can print your most common items. No sense spending a lot of time reading and reviewing a printer with a 4' x4" build plate, when you have designs on 6-7" vehicles or structures.
Read up on the types of filament, and then ask yourself if you really "need" ABS or if PLA is really where its at. ABS is tougher, can handle outdoor stuff better, etc. But for wargaming terrain, PLA is actually easier to deal with.
Also, if PLA is what you "need" then you can eliminate needing a totally enclosed printer. That is an ABS thing. You can eliminate a heated bed (it is handy for PLA, but it is mandatory for ABS).
Read and watch reviews. You will quickly be able to narrow your bigger list down to about half a dozen models.
Decide if you want to build a kit. I did not.
Regarding terrain, I print building pieces (which let me assemble an entire structure out of parts – check out Z1 Designs), and dungeon pieces (check out Printable Scenery). I print scatter terrain, boxes, crates, fences, consoles, escape pods, etc. I suspect I pay about 25-33% of what some of these things would cost me if I were to find them in plastic in a hobby store.
Are printers getting better and cheaper? Yes. But not so fast that in 6 months there will be something for less that does more. The hobby part of this industry is still int he early stages. Improvements are more like 10% per year, not 100%.
I bought a Monoprice Maker Select for $275 USD on sale (normal price is $325 USD). A year later, they still make it, and the price is just a littler cheaper (not as cheap as my sale price). Every time I think about saving to get a $600 USD printer I realize I would more likely spend half that to get a second one.
Wanhao Duplicator i3 is also a great printer. Monoprice Maker Sele4ct is a clone of that very model. The Wanhao sells for about $100 USD more.
Look for a printer that is good out of the box, and then look for a user community that supports that printer. Actual users are more likely to have come up with something that improves it than the factory. Monoprice and Wanhao have large, active user communities.
I have not done ANY of the "recommended" adjustments to my printer, and I am pretty happy with the results. It could print better I am sure. Just not sure I really need to fuss with it that much.
I have not yet received the "value" I was hoping for, but that is because I have a real life, and hobby time is limited. I am not able to print things over night (very low noise, but it is right under a bedroom of a light sleeper). So I can print Saturday and Sunday, not 7 days a week.
I do not regret my purchase. I have fun backing 3D file kickstarters and printing those designs. I am not interested in spending the hours and hours of time it would take to develop something on my own.
No need to rush in, but no need to hold off either. I got interested July 2016. Got a couple of magazines on it, read a ton of online stuff, created a spreadsheet of models and features and prices, narrowed down the search, and pulled the trigger in October. From start to finish, maybe 100 days of reading and watching reviews.
It is a fun extra element to my hobby now.
