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This is a plague that runs in society, this is sheep like mentality (or herd mentality) where people simply accept what is being spoon fed to them. They see a tag that says "Abandoned" and they think it's "GG Game Over" without running through their head that F95 is in no way connected to the devs.How d.mb can people be?
This is a piracy site, so why would devs willingly post here? (outside of free promotion, which in itself is debatable *) This should trigger a response in their brain to find out what going on from Patreon's side. Once you've discovered what both parties are saying your brain should then make the assumption that the dev knows more about his/her own game than a community forum does and that F95 have their own criteria for tagging a game as Abandoned. If there is a conflict in the story then clearly you'll take the word of the creator than what a piracy site constitutes as Abandoned (within reason * and IF you trust the dev based on their track record and delivery times).
The relationship between Patreon devs and the community is based on a "Gentleman's Agreement" all we have is their word, but if you break that vow you end up suffering brand damage and loss of reputation. Devs are fully aware of this, which is why the good ones tend to uphold their promises. As long as there is complete transparency in what they communicate i.e. taking a long break for what ever reason, then there is no harm done and the trust between the fanbase and the dev remains intact.
IF OrbOrigin doesn't make a return after his long hiatus then he too will suffer the consequences from his loyal fans and they will abandon him based on his mistrust and stringing people along. However he has also paused pledges on his Patreon so that should show you a sign of good faith in his character.
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