Im generally curious is it just the f95 non paying folks that are upset with the massive delays that are now becoming a trend (as seen by previous 2-3 updates) or patreon members as well.
Surely patreon members would have a similar discussion on JOHN's discord. Whats the vibe over there and has stopper made any comments etc?
Yeah, I'm also having these thoughts. Honestly, if I was a paying patron at this current state and Stoper were to tell me time and time again that the update is going to be released "this month" (as happened before, for example in early December when he replied to people asking when the update is getting released), I'd at some point go for a big rant on both his Patreon and Discord Server, letting people know what I think of the current situation before cancelling my payments and walk away.
Nobody would mind a delay, maybe two. But after almost 6 months of "development", several delays and posts from Stoper consisting of nothing but empty words, basically lying to his patrons, the least he should do is to stop charging those who support him after letting them down again, and again, and again. It would be one thing if he'd tell his supporters that he doesn't know when exactly the update is ready, but giving out false information and claiming that he's going to release it "this month" for several months in a row, which encourages people to keep their payments up without him delivering is shady to say the least.
Now, keeping all this in mind, remember that this update is probably going to be the one with the least amount of content since the beginning of this game. And to top it all off, after the last update, Stoper even mentioned that he'd have no side-projects this time around so he could solely focus on the development for this next update. Yeah, right...
I sure do hope that 2022 is gonna be a better year for Stoper, and especially for his supporters, but I don't see it. First thing Stoper did in 2022 was to add yet another month to the already long list of delays. And that's just one week after his Christmas post on Patreon saying how bad 2021 was, apologizing to his patrons and "hoping" for a better year in 2022. That sure is a great way to start the new year...