That is by definition a financial support. They are supporting his behavior and the pace at which he works and theyre even susidizing his missed deadlines the thing is its my belief that if theyre comfortable with all of that then there was no moral wrong committed by any party. I'll say this its totally ok to think kyle is incompetent and to criticize him for his work/lack there of. I just think its silly to try and also turn this into a moral issue as well.
Some patreon creators promise updates on a set time schedule some promise bonuses like being able to make a new character or having their names featured in the credits. What they decide to put forward as incentives to donate in addition to the work they already plan on producing is all varied and its up to patrons to decide what is worth and what isn't. Kyle promises dev updates, pin up shots, and early access to his releases from there its up to patrons if they want to give him their money.
I wont argue nuances about the single dollar, "its silly". However I will ask why isn't morality important when its specifically why I'm addressing him as a POS? You're attempting to argue with my statement whilst simultaneously dismissing the very foundation on which its predicated. You can't have your cake and eat it too. So either you accept that its my opinion and move on. Or you don't and question what actual moral issue I'm referring too rather then attempting a sleight of hand in dismissing it entirely.
I don't understand how you can equate a discussion on a forum (pirate or not) to pirating. You just assume everyone is here to pirate as a mere projection of what you are here to do. Can you point me to any other notable forum that gives as much insight into adult games then this one? I'd really love to hear it because frankly I'm unaware of them tbh as I only stumbled here looking for mods and also legally own over 500 titles bought and paid for so the idea that you know anything about what I'm doing here "is silly". Also you just made your stance on pirating very obvious, it doesn't mean I hold the same opinion as you.
To be totally clear i'll say what i think youre saying and if its wrong you can correct me. You think its immoral for him to accept money from patrons because hes taking advantage of them. My response is that the patrons know full well who kyle is and how he conducts himself. If the patrons have this knowledge and continue to support him then they arent being taken advantage of. Theyre fans of his game and are perfectly capable of stopping and continuing their donations as they see fit. Other criticisms like him being incompetent and the like don't need to be tied to whether or not hes performing grave injustices of morality. Plus you're totally welcome to consider someone a PoS for being lazy.
People pirate for different reasons. You not necessary a person of bad morale or ethics just because you pirate. Back in the day I used to copy a lot and when internet became a thing, download. This was more done due to lack of financial means, rather than just want to have everything for free. Also its not your strongest argument on a site such as this.
In the xmas release he did touch about not meeting the 25th deadline though and he understod if people removed their support. It's not like he been selling it right up to the 25th. If people support after that, its due to free will.
I agree; You should be held accountable if you keep fail deliver over and over. But as long as it's not a crime, nor anything we really can do about. Apart from vote with your money and stop support creators that fault at this. It's like politicians that keep fail on deliver, they will have a hard time get re-elected again. His consequence of failing to deliver is obtaining a shoddy reputation and lose support.
I'd say it's a pretty successful experiment since even here are who people who still support the developer with their money for reasons other than morbid curiosity.
I forgot we could do that, thanks for the reminder fam
What reasons does he have for taking nearly a year to release 1 part out of 30?
Constipated maybe, could be a reason...
