- Sep 1, 2017
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Ok, just purchased this on Steam. It's a much better approach than Patreon IMO. Just buy the game up front. No messing around with monthly subs. I purchased it because there is a decent amount of content and I like the game, it's fun. Also, restarting wasn't a bind. Normally I walk when a dev constantly has players restarting. But there was a decent amount of new content/game development early on that made it interesting.
Thinking about it, the monthly subs make the dev too beholden to the players. They make demands that drag the dev away from making the game they want to, to making a game that the noisiest 'fans' want. Then you get friction when updates don't land on time, or within the patron's expectations. So, yes. I think this is a cleaner model. Which you may not find the 'milker' devs wanting to emulate.
It's a gamble, but then if you pledge $10 per month and there are no updates for a year (Icstor) then it's suddenly a lot less of a gamble than Patreon.
Thinking about it, the monthly subs make the dev too beholden to the players. They make demands that drag the dev away from making the game they want to, to making a game that the noisiest 'fans' want. Then you get friction when updates don't land on time, or within the patron's expectations. So, yes. I think this is a cleaner model. Which you may not find the 'milker' devs wanting to emulate.
It's a gamble, but then if you pledge $10 per month and there are no updates for a year (Icstor) then it's suddenly a lot less of a gamble than Patreon.