So from the post on vdategames dsp3000 says that the games going forward will only be playable on his new website that he is releasing soon and you wont be able to download it at all. Well I just lost interest in the series which sucks because I was really excited for the Academy series coming back.
Not shocked, dsp/chaotic always seemed like inordinately angry about this site from what I remember seeing, so dsp going out of his way to try to keep his games from being pirated is about par for the course. The only major devs I can remember doing something similar was love-joint and lesson of passion. I think locking bits of content within the game behind various patreon tiers is really the greediest thing I've heard of someone doing for an online-only game though.
Always wondered if they do better financially by keeping their games locked up or would benefit from the exposure drawing more people to them. Hard to know for certain.
Always wondered if they do better financially by keeping their games locked up or would benefit from the exposure drawing more people to them. Hard to know for certain.
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An example is nlt developer: its game is on free site after 5 minutes form the release, but it has thousands of supporters.
If the game is a good game, supporters are a lot, also for free games.
Money are not reletad to the fact a game is pirated or not.
Patreon is full of that examples.
Other doubt: the access for not public content is possible only when you are patreon subscriber?
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He'll find more people. A surprising amount of people, I'm willing to bet. After all, Chaotic had a loyal subscriberbase for years despite the fact that it was obvious he was milking them for all he could.
This. You can never elimintate piracy completely and so it's a fool's errand to devote the majority of time fighting piracy instead of devoting that time towards appeasing your fans. Unless dsp3000 has stumbled upon revolutionary proprietary tech that no one else, even non-porn game studios, have figured out before then it sounds like he's getting way too bogged-down on trying to eliminate piracy, and that can be maddening for a developer to the point where their creative work is stifled.
I enjoyed dsp3000's games much, much more than Chaotic's, but if he's going to get lost in the weeds while nickel & dime'ing people that want to support him because they like his games then that's really disappointing.
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Not too absurd, as the Academy series garnered a fairly dedicated following during the time it was on vdategames, and the entire series spanned over a few years.
Having said that, I too am not a fan of the online-only subscription model - it just doesn't appeal to me not having the full game available to download and enjoy offline, regardless of the potential for piracy. In the end, DSP can do whatever he wants, it's his game. I doubt he's after the money - he's probably doing the online only model out of principle.
IF, at some point, he makes the game downloadable, I might consider subscribing, but highly unlikely before then.
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DSP3000 must be related to DarksydePhil if he thinks this money grubbing scheme is gonna work. Credits? The only way to get sex in the introductory game is to spend 20 credits. I hate to tell you this DSP, but new customers will see sex locked behind a paywall in a sex game and leave the game, never coming back. How much is 20 credits? Do you need to spend 20 credits each time?
And he thinks he can lock down an html game LMAO
And he thinks he can lock down an html game LMAO
I agree.
For your question about credits, refer to the post of 11th march (
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it's free and everyone can read it.
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"100 credits will cost around 10USD, and bonus scenes will typically cost anywhere between 10 and 200 credits to unlock and play."
Apparently 'bonus scenes' are sex scenes in a sex game. So in order to get sex in his introductory sex game you gotta pay $2. $2 for a throwaway sex scene, and they could go to upwards of $20. $2 will get you a full game(s) from most patreons, you just gotta wait for the public release.
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so apparently while recovering from his mental breakdown caused by the popularity of his "art" the guy had an epiphany and found his true calling: ripping off Chaotic's fanbase.
He's basically Chaotic 2.0
He's basically Chaotic 2.0
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Not even chaotic hid sex scenes behind a pay wall. This dude is something else. Even if you are a patreon of his you gotta buy credits. If you're a faculty member ($13 a month) you get 400 credits every three months, and if you pay the top patreon ranking of $43 you get 500 credits a month. The other two patreon rankings are essentially worthless
i woud fatham that dsp fanbase is more than chaotic fanbase since when the wordpress blog on vdategames site has news or anouncmeent about dsp or dsp games or after dsp releases new game, there are allot more activitis posts then wen chaotic releases new game or mrstompers.