I've said this previously but running a project like this on the expectation of monthly donations across years is a bad idea. Something is always going to come along and disrupt everything when you're relying on third parties.
The thing is the incest thing sells. Really I think what sells is the opportunity to do taboo things you could never and would never do in real life. Nobody is going to leave that money untapped so really it's all a matter of developers finding a way to satisfy Patreon while also delivering taboo.
You're all very angry at Patreon here but the real problem is the payment industry. You have no idea how much of a strangehold they have on what's "allowed" to exist. It's one of the reasons cryptocurrencies are so popular.
I'm going to take an optimistic approach here and hope that means DMD will both continue and return somewhat to its roots of the MC being an utterly deplorable piece of shit. I actually find it somewhat more offensive to try and pretend you're boning your daughter but you're a good guy because you're all like romantic and stuff about it. Embrace the dark side and so on.
I am exactly with you that the payment industry is ultimately to blame for the initial restrictions Patreon placed on all adult material - and possibly key in this iteration as well. Please see the following explanation of the issue pulled from a site that is not describing Patreon but is talking about mainstream porn and pay systems:
“The adult entertainment industry’s expansion into the digital marketplace has made merchant accounts essential for online adult entertainment vendors. Within the credit card processing industry, however, adult merchant accounts are generally classified as “high risk” merchant accounts, and many merchant account providers will therefore refuse to offer credit card processing for adult entertainment websites. The reasoning behind this varies. Some processors tend to worry that adult entertainment merchants may be fronts for illegal activity. In addition, online adult vendors may have a high rate of chargeback or exclusively engage in Card-not-present transactions.
There are some merchant services providers, though, that not only provide but specialize in high risk credit card processing, and some of these providers are willing to offer merchant accounts for adult entertainment businesses. To assist you in your search, we have compiled the following list of the top five businesses that provide credit card processing for adult merchants. Many of these companies are partnered with offshore banks and are also willing to offer offshore merchant accounts, but only some of them are known to process payments for escort services at this time. As a rule, adult merchants should anticipate paying higher than average processing fees in addition to one-time setup fees due to their high risk business type. Merchants are encouraged to click through each provider’s page before choosing one in order to find the right fit for their business type.”
It is my understanding that early on Patreon negotiated with the service providers to not make higher fee costs - in return for the originally seen restrictions Patreon placed on adult material providers. I do not know, but suspect that the merchant service provider issue is still a driver in today’s issue.