Guys, understand that this game will likely never be finished. Sadcrab has been developing this game without a clear plan for many years now and its only 3-4% done, or wherever the story currently stands. This game will eventually go on and on for another 5-6 years before it gets abandoned and then it will be 10-15% finished.
Another point to consider is they cant make more money from patrons due to bad reputation. Their best bet would be to finish this game early with a lot less content and start a new one, which could 'potentially' gain some trust back and put them on the market again. But once someone has lost reputation you know...
Moreover you all already know that they get paid almost the same amount each month for many years on, which regardless of the progress made, could potentially demotivate them from working harder and providing more frequent updates. For that reason they now feel that they deserve more compensation for their work. As a result deadlines are extended and updates get more and more infrequent.
They are now in cycle where the lack of updates further decrease trust and reputation, which in turn reduces the potential for increased revenue. Its really hard to combecack from this