- May 16, 2017
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I shall again voice my complete incredulity and disdain for the practice of allowing Patreon supporters to act as creative directors. It is a bad habit, and I wish game devs didn't do it. I honestly wish Patreon didn't even allow for that kind of contribution, although I'm not exactly sure how it could be policed.
Patreon is a tip jar. You contribute to it because you like the content. And it is binary: You either throw a few beans at the dev, or your do not....... and that should be the end of it. Once you allow contributors the ability to impart creative direction, frankly you lose. There isn't a good version of that as far as I'm concerned.
It's your game, devs. Make your game. If people support you, great. If they don't, well that's cool too. But your game should be your vision. It's not a collaboration. "This month's poll winner is........... the same character that won last month's poll! Who saw that coming." Fuck that noise.
/rant
Patreon is a tip jar. You contribute to it because you like the content. And it is binary: You either throw a few beans at the dev, or your do not....... and that should be the end of it. Once you allow contributors the ability to impart creative direction, frankly you lose. There isn't a good version of that as far as I'm concerned.
It's your game, devs. Make your game. If people support you, great. If they don't, well that's cool too. But your game should be your vision. It's not a collaboration. "This month's poll winner is........... the same character that won last month's poll! Who saw that coming." Fuck that noise.
/rant