VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [DrPinkCake]

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shazba said:
If Icstor could maintain his Patreon base for years while doing nothing, DPC who consistently delivers high quality and high quantity releases shouldn't have any problem.

Many of his Patreon's are probably on the $1 tier all year round and just go to the $5 tier each time an update is released. That's $20 a year for two very substantial releases (or $10 per episode).

Is it worth it? That's up to them. But $20 a year isn't going to break most people's bank.

It's obviously cheaper buying it from Steam, at $14 a season ($3.50 an episode), but then you have to wait 2 years between releases instead of 6 months.

DPC is very driven, but he's also very rigid. He picks up on some minor suggestions, but he's not about to change how he operates when he's pulling in, at a bare minimum, $270K a year (assuming every single Patron is opting for the cheapest option - which they aren't, and discounting any Steam sales - he's surely clearing $300K).

So no, he doesn't have any incentive to compromise what he wants to deliver by reducing content, or hiring others (which would significantly eat into his bottom line).

Plenty of other great games here are taking just as long, or longer, to deliver less. Of course there are others that are releasing more frequently, but it's not even worth comparing the quantity or quality of those releases.

Personally I believe DPC is doing a phenomenal job. I believe he has a vision, and he is consistently delivering on that vision. If he could deliver the exact same product in a shorter time, and it doesn't cost him more money, and it doesn't result in his wife having an affair due to neglect, and it doesn't result in him dying prematurely, I'm sure he would.

But if he has to compromise on the product, or lose revenue, or it results in depravation of family time, or it drives him to an early grave, I'm happy to wait for however long it takes for the next episode and given the consistent rise in his patron count, I think most of his supporters are happy to wait too.
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To make it clear, I didnt say that the current timeframe was unsustainable. I explicitly said that the TREND itself was. Because dev time is clearly increasing every time. Ep8 being the biggest update + Steam launch of season2 makes this understandable, but if he keeps scaling UP every time, pretty soon we will be looking down the gun of 10 months for an episode timeframe, and that by itself, that possibility is what I commented on.

And sorry, but no amount of quality can make up for such a timeframe in my mind. And that is my opinion, that I am not imposing on anyone, so hold off on those hateful comments that I can already see in the minds of some people in this thread. (Not you shazba, but you know who I'm talking about)
 
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PashafromRussia said:
As for Katie, considering that the flyers were spread around the campus, it looks like Jade's revenge. She's trying to be kind and smart, but she's a vindictive bitch. She could have gotten back at her when Burke started talking about Katie again.
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That doesn't really track because Jade is clearly affected by Cathy leaving. If Jade was so enraged that she posted the cluck and continued to spread the flyers on a daily basis, Cathy leaving because of the flyers wouldn't have left her so depressed.
 
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Again, why? Why did Diks Queen get in the way? They have parties together. Tommy buys drugs from her. Quinn had to figure out the worst-case scenario in which the brotherhood is closed. What was she trying to achieve? Imagine. The brotherhood is dissolved. And then what? The only thing I can imagine is that Quinn was working for Burke.
As for Katie, considering that the flyers were spread around the campus, it looks like Jade's revenge. She's trying to be kind and smart, but she's a vindictive bitch. She could have gotten back at her when Burke started talking about Katie again.
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I agree Jade is a suspect for the Cathy cluck. She needs means, motive and opportunity. We know the motive, revenge for fucking Stephen. We know the means, a naked changing room picture on Rooster. The lacking explanation is opportunity. How would she gain access to the DIK Rooster, which is only logged in on the lap top. Could she really have snuck in to the DIK mansion, during a party and stolen the laptop, taken it to the Library and posted the cluck with no one seeing her? I don’t think so. (Though in the game world, maybe).

As for Quinn. Means, takes the picture in the changing room of Cathy, I’ve explained how her Camilla and Riona were all involved.

Opportunity - has access to the DIKs mansion for parties and can move around without people questioning her, she also uses Camilla as a distraction and works with Riona to achieve the final result.

As for motive, she is very short of Money, seemingly due to her own drug use. She is desperate, she needs The money that is in the safe. Tommy already told her the DIKs would take the blame for something she had planned, though I think this is something else. She also probably new that Chad got kicked out of the Alphas for beating up the MC. Perhaps she figured worst case scenario Rusty gets kicked out and that leaves Tommy in charge, which works for her anyway
 
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felicemastronzo said:
Of all the blame given to Vinnie, the Cathe clutch makes the most sense as revenge.
Quinn has nothing to gain by forcing the DIKs to keep a low profile.

But for the devastation of the DIKs' house, I think that until proven otherwise, the JOCKs are the first suspects, and they must have been involved (they have the dildos and they have the opportunity).

the more we go on, the more I believe that Bella's big secret will be extremely disappointing, like a collection of magnetic plates
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I also think the jocks since Dawe looks at the mansion when the DIKS go off to the Prep party.
But... remember that MC mentioned the fine handwriting? ( i believe it was in Rusty's room ) It sure looks similar to the handwriting in his room (old library) and then it's got to be Vinnie who's trying to set things up between the Jocks and the Diks
 
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always86 said:
I agree Jade is a suspect for the Cathy cluck. She needs means, motive and opportunity. We know the motive, revenge for fucking Stephen. We know the means, a naked changing room picture on Rooster. The lacking explanation is opportunity. How would she gain access to the DIK Rooster, which is only logged in on the lap top. Could she really have snuck in to the DIK mansion, during a party and stolen the laptop, taken it to the Library and posted the cluck with no one seeing her? I don’t think so. (Though in the game world, maybe).

As for Quinn. Means, takes the picture in the changing room of Cathy, I’ve explained how her Camilla and Riona were all involved.

Opportunity - has access to the DIKs mansion for parties and can move around without people questioning her, she also uses Camilla as a distraction and works with Riona to achieve the final result.

As for motive, she is very short of Money, seemingly due to her own drug use. She is desperate, she needs The money that is in the safe. Tommy already told her the DIKs would take the blame for something she had planned, though I think this is something else. She also probably new that Chad got kicked out of the Alphas for beating up the MC. Perhaps she figured worst case scenario Rusty gets kicked out and that leaves Tommy in charge, which works for her anyway
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I find it highly suspicious how Nick's room was the only one that was not destroyed by the aaa. Not only does he have access to the laptop, but he was also the one who "found" it and somehow acted strange and absent when we approached him to talk. Plus: Until now he is one of the few characters that does not have much going for him in terms of character developement. I think that he is the one who made the rooster post. Only question is why though.

At the very least i think he knows who did it and acted as an enabler.
 
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UH UH. Can i join in?
I find it highly suspicious how Nick's room was the only one that was not destroyed by the aaa. Not only does he have access to the laptop, but he was also the one who "found" it and somehow acted strange and absent when we approached him to talk. Plus: Until now he is one of the few characters that does not have much going for him in terms of character developement. I think that he is the one who made the rooster post. Only question is why though.

At the very least i think he knows who did it and acted as an enabler.
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Yes Nick is a suspect. As I said in my original post, he is certainly being made to look like the bad guy, I suspect it’s a little to obvious, however that may be overthinking things.
 
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always86 said:
I agree Jade is a suspect for the Cathy cluck. She needs means, motive and opportunity. We know the motive, revenge for fucking Stephen. We know the means, a naked changing room picture on Rooster. The lacking explanation is opportunity. How would she gain access to the DIK Rooster, which is only logged in on the lap top. Could she really have snuck in to the DIK mansion, during a party and stolen the laptop, taken it to the Library and posted the cluck with no one seeing her? I don’t think so. (Though in the game world, maybe).

As for Quinn. Means, takes the picture in the changing room of Cathy, I’ve explained how her Camilla and Riona were all involved.

Opportunity - has access to the DIKs mansion for parties and can move around without people questioning her, she also uses Camilla as a distraction and works with Riona to achieve the final result.

As for motive, she is very short of Money, seemingly due to her own drug use. She is desperate, she needs The money that is in the safe. Tommy already told her the DIKs would take the blame for something she had planned, though I think this is something else. She also probably new that Chad got kicked out of the Alphas for beating up the MC. Perhaps she figured worst case scenario Rusty gets kicked out and that leaves Tommy in charge, which works for her anyway
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I don't think Quinn is so bad with money that she risked robbing her own friend. It's too mean even for her. And Jade could have hired Quinn to destroy Katie. She doesn't have to do everything herself. But in fact, these explanations are too complicated. Everything will be simple in the game. For example, Nick decided to do this at Vinnie's request. Vinnie decided to take revenge on the brotherhood for his exile. Or it could have been done by a secret jock Leon at the request of Doe or Chad.
 
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PashafromRussia said:
I don't think Quinn is so bad with money that she risked robbing her own friend. It's too mean even for her. And Jade could have hired Quinn to destroy Katie. She doesn't have to do everything herself. But in fact, these explanations are too complicated. Everything will be simple in the game. For example, Nick decided to do this at Vinnie's request. Vinnie decided to take revenge on the brotherhood for his exile. Or it could have been done by a secret jock Leon at the request of Doe or Chad.
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The problem with the Nick/ Vinny solution is that it doesn’t explain the safe being exposed. Because again, if it were Vinny trying to get to the safe, could he have entered the house (and campus) without anyone spotting him?

Quinn is a drug dealing pimp who whores her best friend out for money. And slaps her when she has the audacity to question her. I don’t think she is beyond stealing from the DIKs. I also don’t think she’d worry about getting them in trouble at the same time. Quinn seemingly only looks out for herself. When it comes down to it I think it will turn out she has a reason for it. It won’t be for herself, it will be for her Dad or her Mum. They’ll have some debt she is trying to pay so they don’t get killed. She’ll have taken the wrong path to do the right thing.
 
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Could you pass me the Spanish translation file? The link does not work right now
 
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