Calm down. I said there wasn't a problem with asking for money. It's just what you're offering in return that is the issue. I feel that it would be best to create a SMALL and complete project to start with. Get criticism on renders, writing, presentation style or whatever and then build your next project off of the experience you've gained in that first attempt. Rather than doing it step by step over a larger project.
Yes, your opinion is that people should work for free until they prove to you that they're worthy. It is disgusting. You don't have to pay for their first game if you don't want to. But you shouldn't discourage people from asking for compensation from those who think it's worthy. Most of us are fully aware that without piracy we don't make any money. So we are comfortable with the fact that people are going to play our game for free. But we ask that those who would like us to continue this support us. That's not something that should be discouraged. We are providing a service. Who the hell are you to say that we shouldn't be compensated? You say make a small game to prove that we can. Do you realize the amount of time that goes into making even a small game? I only have 6 months worth of content planned for one of my titles, it's been in development on art for 3 months.
I'm the same. I feel that the story and quality should take precedence over the frequency of updates.I'm having this problem too with deciding when to release updates, because I story-board everything beforehand and then render everything, and now I've found my Day 3 update is going to need about 250 renders, which is going to take an age.
I'd just say make the update long enough that you are happy with it, if you think it's a good update, release it, if you don't, keep working on it until you do
