If you are basing your speculation on, as you put it, early reviews about how terrible this games mechanics were, instead of the later reviews of some of the same users, your speculation is out of date to say the least. Obviously the developer adapted the game to account for the actual criticism of players, which takes him out of the lazy devs category -- at least in my opinion. Since your previous post which I commented on was apparently based on an earlier version, it isn't really valid as criticism any longer.
It has been just at two months since the last update was loaded. IIRC, without going back through 50 or so pages of commentary, the dev said he was taking a vacation. Most of us expected a longer delay for the next one as a result. Good work takes time. This is a decent story as porn games go; artwork and renders are top notch for the engine; xRed has done a pretty good job of keeping in touch. Again, in my opinion.
Free or not, we do have the right to critique the work. But being critical of the work is different than implying he was intentionally milking his patreons. Saying he took so long to get to the big moment as a means to drag more money from his patreons is rude and not justified. In literature, in story telling, this is a device used to build to the dramatic moment. It's a tried and true method to develop a plot and build anticipation in the viewer/reader. And frankly, in my opinion, it was done amazingly well considering the genre'.
It has been just at two months since the last update was loaded. IIRC, without going back through 50 or so pages of commentary, the dev said he was taking a vacation. Most of us expected a longer delay for the next one as a result. Good work takes time. This is a decent story as porn games go; artwork and renders are top notch for the engine; xRed has done a pretty good job of keeping in touch. Again, in my opinion.
Free or not, we do have the right to critique the work. But being critical of the work is different than implying he was intentionally milking his patreons. Saying he took so long to get to the big moment as a means to drag more money from his patreons is rude and not justified. In literature, in story telling, this is a device used to build to the dramatic moment. It's a tried and true method to develop a plot and build anticipation in the viewer/reader. And frankly, in my opinion, it was done amazingly well considering the genre'.