You do you, it was just my 2 cents that its discouraging from my perspective and i think youre missing money out due to it.I agree that they probably aren't the best. But eh. I haven't had any complaints. Until now, at least. That said, Patreon isn't (and shouldn't be) an option to outright buy the game. You're supporting the artist(s)/teams/etc. and getting bonuses from that support. If you're just looking to buy the game, Steam or Itch are going to be better options. It's far cheaper at the end of the day.
Why wouldn't they be? All Steam cares about is that you aren't selling their keys cheaper somewhere else.
There are a lot of people (like me) who dont support for nothing but indeed enjoy to support/buy if there is a fair incentive (im not really into giving money to unknown people for nothing even when i like the devs ...).
Im not on Itch and wouldnt ever buy a avn on steam even if i wouldnt be from germany lol. And im talking from your pov too, people who may sub for 20 are may staying.
But whatever, feel free to ignore everything i wrote and take my 3$ when the time comes lol, i feel like i brought my point across.
It wasnt really meant as a complaint anyway, more (intended) to be constructive critism and what i see whats working for other devs
Oh and i thought a public release is like giving keys away for free