The $1 patreons do not get access to the $20 version
Also note that I'm not selling a game, which is what you seem to be stuck on.
I'm selling early access to an update of a free game. If someone pays for early access to the update of 0.3, then they get access to 0.3 early, they do not automatically get access to every update early.
This is explained in my profile on itch and on the game page of itch.
If someone doesn't want to pay for early access to an update for a free game, then they don't have to, they can wait for early access to end and get the update for the game for free.
The $20 version is a paid version that people do not need to buy, they only buy it if they want to support the creation of the game.
If someone pays for $20 for 0.3g, then they get 0.3g forever. If they want 0.4g, 0.5g, 0.6g, then they need to pay again.
but most people wait and get the G version a little later after a few updates so they have more content for less money.
This is from your Patreon page, $1 Tier ....
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Access to game updates 11 days after release."
And yet, when your comments were still opened on itch.io, people who paid for the game last update were told they would not have access to 0.6 until you released it to the public, which wouldn't have been until the next update was done (0.7?) They weren't talking about just the G version, but about any version.
Spin it however you want, there's a reason you had to shut down your comments over there ...
lol.....
Some people get butt hurt about people charging for early access. I do not see an issue with charging people, the issue is when someone publishes the release before the author could do it.
Now for the authors who just do not like giving any access to their stuff the second half of what this site is comes into effect and their stuff will be published anyways. Releasing the stuff on sites like this actually gives the persons game a bit more recognition. And if you like their stuff patreon/itch or other methods if they have one.
So I appreciate when you see dev's push out their stuff and if they want to charge for early release let them since they intend to release it freely once the time is up. Support the dev's if you can don't complain about them, motivate them.
From what I can tell its a set amount to get early access not like how some people do it on patreon for example where they charge monthly the same amount even if it takes months between release technically that's more then a one time flat fee per release. So if a release takes 3 months for example and they charge 20$ for early access then those people would be paying 60$ between each early access instead of a flat 1 time fee.
You are only helping to fund their project, not really paying for the project. So take a deep breath and get some patience.
And yes I'm talking about you moose_puck.
Krashyn, do some research and get some context before calling me out.
I've been watching the reaction to Ricoh's marketing strats on several sites now and he basically gave a big middle finger to people who put a lot of his $14K revenue into his bank by saying "Hey you bought 0.5, not 0.6... sucks to be you" (paraphrased heavily, yes).
And yet, people who sign up to his lowest Patreon tier get access 11 days after release. I could have signed up last week and I'd have gotten this game this week, while people who paid $5, $10, $20 and even more were told to go suck an egg and buy it or wait until next update when 0.6 goes public.
Usually, the whole purpose behind having multiple crowdfunding platforms is because people just can't use one or the other and you give them more choices. So some people may not want (or can't use) Patreon, so they instead use itch.io or subscribestar, for example. They don't expect to be treated differently based on which platform they use.
Honestly, the longer I have been on this forum, the more I realize that F95 has a pretty good moderating effect for 'Devs gone wild'. So that when people like Ricoh get all greedy and start screwing over customers, one of his supporters says "Yah? .. well lets just see about that!" .... *BEEP* Upload to F95 complete! (btw... kudos to whomever leaked
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And honestly, I must have touched a nerve because all I did was comment on the irony of a Dev who voluntarily released and promoted his game on here, but then gets snippy when someone leaks it here.