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RustyV

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Dec 30, 2017
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Again, there are mysterious people--a few have actually claimed to be--who financially bankroll projects BEFORE they start. These things are NEVER mentioned so pledgers can believe only their pledges can do this and that. So it's even unclear about where the pledges go.
When BB was banned, the dev--Dark Silver--came to that thread and denied any obligation/duty to the players whatsoever. Since less successful devs simply lack the wherewithal to make a meaningful "gesture" to players (even if they actually wished it), only a successful dev would be in such a position.
I firmly believe in giving credit where credit is due. The pledge system allows a dev to produce very little--perhaps a tweak of a prior scene--except excuses and say "that's all I could do that month". I'd think such shenanigans couldn't last long, but it could be done. Players don't know how much time and effort is being put into a project--all we have is a rough guess based on output. MrDots giving a "free" month qualifies as a fine gesture that I believe few other devs would have done--something like I'll keep the pledges but give you a CG gallery as an extra.
People who want to be too positive about things are probably "embellishers" or just deluded/lovestruck. People who are too negative may be right about things but it's often a deadend. I love D and I love this thread, rather than DMD. This whole VN scene is somewhat confusing because a lot of it is "smoke and mirrors".
You are right players have to take it on good faith that a dev is really doing what the dev claims, and is working to put out a quality game that is more for the players entertainment than the dev's bank account. There are devs I would say that do put players first and want to tell a well thought-out story, I can think of 2 off hand.
It seems a dev can only use a game as a cash cow for so long before players start to get frustrated and leave.
Like many DMD fans I am willing to give Mr.Dots the benefit of the doubt that he is trying to out out a good story (DMD).
 

♥♦ Xander Salvatore ♣♠

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well.. only negative i see is she's a dirty pirate.. lol.. now if she's one of those legendary disease free female pirates, she can dominate me all she wants, sex is sex :D
 

atlas114

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May 4, 2017
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maybe we’ll get treated to one more preview picture before next friday’s release.

and then hopefully after that some news about v0.18 DMD.
 

T-dog

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Probably be several months before a DMD update. He'll be focusing 90% of his attention to the new patron friendly game. We'll only see sporadic updates to DMD.
 

thanatos69

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Probably be several months before a DMD update. He'll be focusing 90% of his attention to the new patron friendly game. We'll only see sporadic updates to DMD.
And we won't probably see another BB update for a while either. Especially since no good Patreon alternative has arrived yet.
 
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Looks like... except she's about to grab that whole stein rather than the handle warming her beer up considerably. Don't do it M!
 
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