To be fair, that is a gross misinterpretation (intentional or not - depends on the person): artists are far from special in that regard, this can affect any kind of creator - tools, machinery, construction - you name it. Plus, something I keep noticing more and more of: people seem to misunderstand - or intentionally conceal - the logic of that chain of events. Think about it:
I don't think lazy is quite the right word, when people say it. The medium improves, the means to create improve, more artists pop up, with better workflows, become more competitive, and you have to take into account the rest of the space. Nobody exists in a vacuum and something that could be sustainable before, isn't. New economy, new audience etc. It's not so much that Desire didn't do a good job, but it's a similar scenario of a previous release, with the same characters involved. It's not moving the needle forward. Now, I haven't watched it, I can't say much about it, and I have no interest for it, for the reasons stated above. I could be the only one that has those reasons, and that's just me projecting. Sure. But maybe other people feel that way, too.
so,while i can agree with your point,there is a little problem on your argument,people are paying him to do that,specifically,his first idea was continuing the ME video,but them people asked him to continue The Witcher series,so while he may not be gaining any new fanbase,he is doing expressly what they are paying him for,and probably will maintain them for some good while,it helps that he stops his patreon whenever he thinks he will not deliver anything worth note or going into a break.
That first sentence was precisely the point I wanted to make.
Not only has this particular movie been the result of feedback received from his audience, the work ethic presented thus far has estabilshed Desire as a trustworthy person, not engaged in questionable practices like "let me keep getting your monthly "donations" while I keep throwing out a couple teaser pics every month for this AWESOME game I am probably going to be working on for the rest of my life". So, at the very least, if things do go south, I trust this particular creator to not keep milking the audience whilst quietly packing things up to run off with all the money.
I understand, but the people speaking up would represent some of his subscriber base, possibly even most of his subscriber base. But not all of his subscriber base. Some might have even disagreed, but didn't voice their complaint. Some left, some came. I assume, because that's usually how things go. Not just for SFM/Blender artists, but most things. And, if I recall, Desire didn't want to go into the ME project, because he got burnt out the first time, because he simply doesn't care for ME. And that's fine. If I were given the option between doing something I want to work on, and something that makes me want to self-delete, I will always choose the former, rather than the latter. What I was getting at, was not keeping all your eggs in one basket. Yes, people will complain regardless, people that wouldn't support you, won't support you. Desire doesn't need my money, which is why I am not here telling him what he needs to do. I am merely making an observation. Spending a long length of time working on something, it is entirely possible that the end result won't live up to expectations for a lot of people, and the trade off will be those two years of waiting.
