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That was me and my wife said "no"..so I apologized to Studio Kuma. I will be repledging soon for a way lesser amount. I kind of went overboard. That being said, I really enjoy the game.
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But why tho? What compelled you to do it? And are you still sleeping on the couch?
I'm actually quite a high gifter to many other social media platforms like Twitch. This adult gaming community was new to me..still is. I didn't learn about Patreon until last year and slowly started to pledge $5 here and there. It was last month when I tried to create a game of my own that I realized how difficult it was to even start. So I changed my mindset and wanted to pledge to developers I thought seem nice and also their games I enjoyed immensely.
No longer just about the value of the game itself (because really a game is only worth like $60 ..games like Grand Turismo or Cyberpunk), but the support to help these developers achieve something that I cant do. So hence I went on this journey, and found StudioKuma. But now I don't know anymore. I tend to be a bit wishy washy. Its not about the amount I spend, since I do spend a lot. I tend to think about every choice I make when it comes to money. So even in the same day I can go from $5 pledges to $1500 pledges, but I can also just go from $1500 to $0. But even if I do that with my pledges, I still pay it, so the developers don't lose out. They still get the money.
So maybe at one point I even felt I was being milked..because people would say to me "hobby2121, you are definitely being milked". I would justify and give excuses..but my wife was the one who told me I should really figure out if this is what I want. So I took a step back after the $1500/mth pledge..and now I don't know. My original budget was only suppose to be $500/mth. Of course as I learn more and more about which developers really appreciate every supporter and which are just talk and want your money, I will hopefully become more knowledgeable.
For now I actually did repledge yesterday, but I still couldn't get any access to any of his patron post, so I unpledged again..I don't know..maybe Patreon just hates me on his page only. All the other developers I pledged to I can see their patron post even after I canceled my pledges with them. The month isn't over yet. I was already charged and paid it all.
By the way, I already sent the f95 moderator that I want to donate to f95 too. Because I really appreciate f95's community in introducing all these games to me. So as soon as that opportunity arises, I will pledge.
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Considering that in some places, even for example where I am (UK), that's an entire weeks wages on a minimum, YEAH IT'S ALOT. There are reasons why Patreon tiers, by many many devs, start out in like $5a month and go up to usually $50's. Most devs acknowledge that anything beyond that is them asking a lot of you. However, they are working on the principle that you'd stay on for the long run
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I'm a bit envious. I'd love to have enough freedom and resources to be able to support artists and developers.
Man, tagging this game as "Animated" is such a stretch, I've found only 2 animated scenes out of so much content. There needs to be stricter rules for giving out the "Animated" tag
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It is not the "tagging" that is a problem, but stupid people who cannot count. There are like 8 animated scenes in the game.
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On top of that, the quality of the animations is incredible. Even if what Dondolo said were true, I'd happily take just 2 animated scenes in the entire game for how good they are. If you like to see hand-drawn art at its hottest, this would definitely be a game to play.
How did you learn of it ?
I seem to recall when Studio Kuma was in danger of closing and failing to reach sustainable goal last year, someone also pledged a large amount for which dev created a single tier which saved the game. Can't seem to recall exact details, if you do please share those as well.
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It was some time ago, but the made a post about breaking even, how someone helped and how they've done it
Everyone helps in their own way. Some do it financially, others use word of mouth to promote the games. And some look for bugs and give suggestions and ideas for improvement. Money isn't everything. Everything combined I am sure helps the developer achieve their end game goal which I hope is to produce a good enough game that satisfies themselves as well as everyone else who also walked the journey with them.
That's how I see it. I am not good at finding bugs or giving suggestions for improvement. I see a lot of people here are and that's great. Yes, some just like to criticize a game and not really contribute anything positive and that's ok to, the developer just needs to ignore the trolls and that's also a learning curve.
I wasn't around in this "pledge" mindset when studio kuma was going through their rough patch last year. If I was, I definitely would of pledged whatever amount they needed. I am also not a long term commitment type pledger anyway. I'll probably do this for like a year or so, on and off, and move on to something else. Even on platforms like Twitch, I only gift streamers like under $10,000/month for 3-4 months and then take a break. Everyone spends money differently.
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I didn't get the option to give the money in the supervisor's private room. How do I get on the Octavia romantic path?