It seems to me that this isn't even just a icstor thing, other developers are getting in on the game and doing it as well, just not as bad. On one hand Patron is a good way to help, on the other it's bad because it's a rolling monthly sub that keeps giving them money with no real need to do anything on their part after that.
If Patron was just a one time donation I think things would've been different. Or if more people would just wake up and stop supporting without a solid update schedule. Oh well, a fool and his money are quickly parted. The best thing would've been to release for a nice low price, people would pay, and developers would have to actually finish projects.
What I'm really looking forward to is Subverse from Studio FOW. That thing's actually a real game, and is even up on Steam and I'm willing to buy it at this point.