that reads like, "shit I haven't done anything in this game for so long that I forgot that I liked working on it, I guess I'll have to do something now"
I remember when Ecchi Sensei said they wanted to do 365 days of story, yet it took them almost a year to get a week done. Those devs are STILL alleging they will continue with the story eventually even though nothing has been done in more than 2 years, and fans have done some of the hard part compellation they wanted to do for them. Burnout from lack of scope in projects is real, but sadly so is milking of supporters. I want this project to end right, but they need to buckle down and start wrapping up some storylines. If he ends it right he could create a slightly more open world sequel or something, but after being burned by Ecchi Sensei Patreon, I am very hesitant to jump on the patreon of another devv who has yet to show he will complete a project.
Again, games here get the abandoned tag not always because the dev has explicitly abandoned them, but because there has been either no update released for 18 months, or no communication regarding the game for three months. And in those cases, the mods are not necessarily watching for that to happen, but relying on someone reporting that the game has reached that status, which is why at least one person here can almost certainly say, "But Dev xyzpdq hasn't mentioned the game or been actively talking on their Patreon for six months"; dont tell us, tell a mod or just be patient....
And the dev just made a post on their Patreon talking about continued progress of the game, so yeah, there's no real reason to think it's abandoned.
I've learned to sympathize at this point. Sure, there are scummy devs out there, but I think most of them do have good intentions but face problems along the way.
I dunno ... the minute you turn you side development project or hobby into a paid product .. be it early access , patronage or whatever ... you owe it to customers (so not even most of us F95 dwellers) to at least communicate in some form , regularly , no matter what . Exceptions being stuff like health issues obviously , especially if you got no one to communicate on your behalf .
Being understanding of a behaviour is not the same as endorsing said behaviour. If a poor woman steals from a store to feed her child, stealing is still bad, but I can understand why she did it. (yes, an exageratted analogy, but just to drive the point home)
Lots of people can relate to the following: there's someone you intend to be in contact with. You get busy, and suddenly realize that you haven't been in touch for a long time. The weight of making contact again becomes that much bigger, and gets scary. You find it easier to put off than to do. Every time it pops back into your head, it becomes that much more important, and that much harder to do.
