He's making hundreds of thousands of dollars on this game. The soundtrack budget is more than most, but not outrageous.
Just because someone is REALLY greedy doesn't keep someone else from being greedy. Nobody is arguing that he doesn't make quality content - he's the best DEV out there IMO. BUT, the average patron is paying close to 50 bucks an episode. That's a bit much. I just think it's unfair to ask someone to pay that much for updates and two episodes a year, but it's not my money - people can do what they want.
patrons are not paying for the game they are supporting a project they enjoy! as-long as he keeps production like Holy stated its not anyone else business except between the supporters and the dev
i agree with all the criticism that with all that money he should hire some help but that is my opinion does not make it true and does not make it right! the market defines those whom it rewards
besides considering his success as incentivozed people to produce new projects that is a great plus for me since i get to enjoy more stories, before it was all about the sex but for that i get pornhub i want proper stories, with decent sex options that do not exploit poor women or under aged girls, this niche fills that for me!
yes the division of the new market that is being created/expanded is unfair but so is life, if we made it all "fair" we would still be living in mud huts with a life expectancy of 23 years! nowadays our society is like 10 of thousands of diferent markets where if we´re smart and lucky those who can put 18 hours a day getting a productivity 3 times greater then the average are doing it instead of lazying it about on internet foruns complaining about others having more then they do!
specialization and standardization allows us to all be here on computers that 30 years would be impossible to have and 20 years ago would cost 1 billion to produce but nowadays cost like 3200 euros
i do not ignore the wealth inequality problem as its reflected in the GINI coefficient when applied to societies and the level of disruptive behavior it creates and i do find it worrying that for some people its better to starve along as their neighbor does not get a Ferrari
and yes for men up to a certain age wealth is not a house and a car but where they stand on the social hierarchy as their access to reproductive opportunities is not limited by absolute wealth but the relative wealth, but i do not wish to see the world burn out of stupid envy!
So yes i would love for DPC to be making millions if i get a new episode a month since that means we have growth and therefore everyone gets better overall in absolute terms some faster some slower! But for some people it seems its better if we get worse aslong as they are the ones getting worse slower!
hope this small synthesis helps explains some (not all nobody knows them all) of the problems!
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