Anyone who pays that much has that much money. If I invest in a project like that, I should expect anything. That the project will be canceled because the idea doesn't work or that the developer is cheating.
I pay $60 to $100 every two years for other (commercial, non-erotic) games. If you divide that by 24 months and round it up really generously, that means I would pay a developer on Patreon a maximum of $5 per month. But this basis for decision-making only applies to me; everyone else can come to completely different conclusions for completely different reasons.
Anyone who pays $65 per month for seven years deserves my respect because they believe in the project, but anyone who suddenly thinks they've been cheated and then cries over their lost money here on f95 will only get a shrug of the shoulders.
It's a risk to support a project like that, regardless of what kind of project it is (music, hardware and software development or erotic "art"). Being aware of the risks and acting accordingly (in a timely manner) and not thinking with your dick - that's called personal responsibility.
First, how much money do you think this game is worth?
I used Steam games as an example.
Steam games may not be as popular as this, but they are more complete than this. (Actually, of course, I searched the popular list and they are cheaper than AWAM. example, Elden Ring $59.99)
Second, I am not talking about the financial situation of the top tier sponsors.
I sometimes see people paying upwards of $70,000 for a single game item.
Third, the investment must have a return.
Now, if this is an investment, of course it has lost value and is an investment loss.
Investment involves promoting a product, receiving sponsors for it, using the money to create a finished product, selling it, and sharing the profits.
This is not an investment.
The meaning of the seven-year period is that this creator is receiving sponsorship not for his game but for his life. (His accounts are rich, but his heart is a pauper.)
Fourth, “Anyone who pays $65 per month for seven years deserves my respect because they believe in the project”, this is the first time I have heard this in my life.
The reason they deserve your respect is because they pay a lot of money. Be honest.
“This person is worthy of my respect because he believes in my project,” says only a fraud or a religious person. and you.
Fifth, do the people who sponsored abandoned games deserve respect?
Or is it stupid to say they were deceived?
Or should they remain silent for you, even though they have been deceived?
The reason I use “investment” as an example is to talk about the monetary value of this game.
And I approach it with an investment concept, not a sponsorship concept. Of course this is not common. (If this were the norm, people wouldn't do things like you did.)
This game is not worth $126.
But someone is paying that price.
However, because the standard for compensation is different (0 points in investment terms), I can say it's "a stupid thing to do," but I don't say "don't do it."
Pay as much as you can!!
