Thanks for proving my points about the shit we go through mate. It's always amazed me how someone becomes your overnight financial manager while possessing psychic ability to see your situation, all in order to justify excuses to not feel bad on wanting or getting others to do the wrong thing. It's almost as if it's reiterating that we're not even treated as human for simply wanting to make games for people like you to enjoy
I don't fucking want customers, I want
fans or I obviously wouldn't be a dev. I earned over 100k a year prior to this shit. Yet to be able to focus and build the world in my head for everyone to enjoy, I have to make money to pay basic necessities, then whatever else I can put towards assets/hiring freelancers and commercial licensing to get shit I need to do so. I'm not here to make fucking money, I'm here to survive, maybe live a little, and make shit for you to jack off to.
People aren't 'butthurt' because everyone who cares has sadly quit our community. Think I'm wrong? Name multiple game devs who stay past the 1st year, 3rd year, or finish line mark for their project. I don't need some
nobody pretending to be my financial manager and saying I should be 'honoured' for having my stuff uploaded. Lest of all when they don't realize I don't advertise so I can focus on finishing my project in peace instead of wasting my fucking time doing things like you've said. More than half our community has some form of anxiety or mental disadvantage, and that is why you're upset when someone like me doesn't back down to conflict instead of just agreeing and going along with it like they do. They agree, they have no choice or get abused like your comments just done, then they just go dark/quit.
I couldn't give a fuck I'm not making a ton of money, but I do care about my motivation to make something cool.
A McDonalds worker gets more pay, days off, and less abuse than we do. Then you cry why content drought and for us to get a real job. If I were a 3D animator, sure I have no choice for piracy and they're piss easy to get supporters and what not and actually live off. Game dev? FUCK NO. We have the hardest role, need to have multiple skill sets, have to pay licensing fees for a simple image, and we're uploaded within the hour after 1000 hours of work. All for less than what a coffee costs? In the end, more someone has spare, the more they can put into the game and world they're creating. It's not rocket science, and you don't have to worry about someone reselling your shit and making more than you did to put it together.
If you don't like the truth, tough luck mate. If I'm ever in need of a financial manager I'll let you know. You'd have a stick up your arse if your literal life was affected by this. But let's keep this thread on games like Gamma asked.