I was a patron from the second release or so the version before Erik. I dropped my Patronage last month so YES I WAS!What kind of promise did DS make, and where did DS make that promise?
As far as I can see, the so-called "transaction" that you'd like to believe is:
1. Patron donated monthly (every 1st day of the month)
2. DS provided update of the game monthly (every 2nd day of the month)
And he did provide update of BB up to 0.13 when Patreon forced him to take BB down from the website. So for every single month that you pledged to him, he provided an update of the game. Where exactly is the problem? Is there ever a month that you pledged to him where he did not provide a game update? Absolutely no.
There is no promise/contract/agreement that DS will provide full completed game in return of your monthly patronage that may or may not continue/stop.
I'll put it this way. You have received from him BB game from 0.1 to 0.13. How many months are you a patron of his? Did you pledge for 12 months to support him for each update? If not, you're getting more updates than the month that you pledge. And you're complaining?
It's flabbergasting to see how pissy people are, despite the fact that it is DS who actually lost his income. People who are patrons will save money. People who are not patrons don't have any monetary investment to begin with either. Once again, people who are angry simply don't understand what Patreon is and have nobody but themselves to blame.
For the umpteenth time. DS, as do most developers on Patronage, SELL levels of access and guaranteed perks based on payments. This is now a contract, you would actually have a legal case in court. I was promised XX for money. This is not a donation, which is essentially a patron (A DONOR). As far as his income loss, that remains to be seen, not sure how well Glamour will do. However, he made several times my annual income on this game, so I am not crying for him. I am also not complaining, I am just disagreeing with your continued reassertion that there are no obligations on the developers side (in general not in this specific case). This is not about DS, as you said.. it was not his fault so I do not blame him in anyway. We just don't see eye to eye here. There are developers that do not charge for anything at all, in that case I would agree with you. They are not obligated and they are receiving donations.
"2. DS provided update of the game monthly (every 2nd day of the month)" Along with hints, polls and direct access to him for $20.00. He litterally said for $20 you get early access to all builds, participation in polls... So how the hell is that a donation? He just pitched the benefits of giving him $20 and shut off the benefits the immediately upon not receiving money.