this is more slightly an offtopic but i cannot be silent anymore
I'm running through displeased opinions 'bout the development speed in indies smut games camp and i'm in your boat, guys. I did some payments back in '16. Spent like 40$ by patreoning... but no more
and let me tell you something, the pay per month mode is a road to ruin. basically, i can give you a huge example of
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he did the Beast and The Bitch
i was that close to supporting him when he started the new game about Harry Potter
but after a couple of month all we had is a couple of teases and a map
later the dude started writing stuff in patreon about his depression, illnesses how he was forced to do commissions again and take contract jobs to pay the bills. basically, the man was donated by patreon fans 1500$ a month just for hanging there. i'm not his personal wealth manager but i can say it sounded like he did really well (contracts + commissions + patreon farming).
you can still go and check out the obnoxious stuff he writes while slacking. the dude have done 0 games for the last 7 month. but got his straight pay from patreon. like this
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or
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so, it's pay-per-month is what drives devs crazy/moneyhungry and lazy the farming.
if it's all gonna be pay-per-release (a decent one, of course) that would be justified. artists actually CAN switch this mode, but most of them don't. and it's an open window for excuses like "well, i fapped to much this month and was sleepy, but i guarantee that the next month there will be a HUGE treat for all of ya".
btw, i am thinking of running my own smut game somewhere in Feb. so i might share my forthcoming experiences from the other side of the table.