I don't mind supporting a game I like on steam or on their final releases. I've played many great games where dev just lose interest and go MIA, so imagine spending hundreds of $$ to find out you won't ever be able to complete the game. Spending $300 for a vn game is just too much for me when many great games can be had for less than $60. If there was no pirating/free trials, i wouldn't even spend a dime or a thought of playing it because there are just far too many trash games out there looking to make a quick buck.
I'm a sucker for great renders and this game has that, so once this game is nearing completion i'll prob spend a few bucks or get it on steam. I guess being poor teaches you patience(?) lol.
What I won't ever do even if i had extra money is support greedy devs or milking, no matter how good a game is and there are plenty of those here; get really popular then release only 1-2 updates a year or do a total remake/revamp of the game and then go MIA or just post 4k wallpapers that takes a day to do. Just in general, not saying this game is one of those, the updates for this game are fair.