Patreon Acquires F95

[hu lover]

If only degeneracy was enough to makes all opposition back off we'd be golden.

if only we could shit Golden eggs

 

[Bastus]

if only we could shit Golden eggs

I know my debts would be gone...or at least defeated drenched in milky shame.

 

[PickerLewd]

Fortunately for us, the Patreon execs have seen what's here, got cold feet and won't be buying anything .

 

[Koiman99]

...and the deal fell apart. Big sad for Patreon lol. Okay seriously I wonder whats in store for April of next year? =P

 

[Lorally55]

As a developer myself with plans to release pixel-art NSFW games through f95zone for free with hopes of support through patreon, I'm curious, what % of people on f95zone actually support NSFW game developers through patreon? Is the fear of the April Fools joke merge because people don't want to ever support developers through patreon, or is it that they simply want the option of having everything free on f95zone, etc?

I do buy avn's on Steam and I do sometimes subscribe on Patreon when a game is finished.
My fear was, although short lived after I saw it was a joke, that some content would get deleted here, mostly things like the incest patches and some more niche games that aren't allowed on Patreon.

 

[hu lover]

I do buy avn's on Steam and I do sometimes subscribe on Patreon when a game is finished.
My fear was, although short lived after I saw it was a joke, that some content would get deleted here, mostly things like the incest patches and some more niche games that aren't allowed on Patreon.

Honestly, i buy most official games the real way through Steam, i download games here usually for free.

you are very correct, incest is one of the subcategories not allowed on Patreon. but its not the only subcategory.

read this statement for more succinct clarity:

More specific Adult/18+ category guidance and clarity. Patreon is fully committed to supporting Adult/18+ creators and their businesses. Informed by feedback from these creators (including

You must be registered to see the links

creators of erotic works), the category name “18+ creators and mature themes” has been changed to the less opaque “Sexually Graphic Works.” The team also detailed what is and is not permitted under subcategories such as “Bestiality,” “Sexually explicit deepfakes,” “Incest,” “Pornography and nudity,” and “Sex tourism.”

That being said Fzone is the best option for adult content for games.

 

[Lorally55]

Honestly, i buy most official games the real way through Steam, i download games here usually for free.

you are very correct, incest is one of the subcategories not allowed on Patreon. but its not the only subcategory.

read this statement for more succinct clarity:

More specific Adult/18+ category guidance and clarity. Patreon is fully committed to supporting Adult/18+ creators and their businesses. Informed by feedback from these creators (including

You must be registered to see the links

creators of erotic works), the category name “18+ creators and mature themes” has been changed to the less opaque “Sexually Graphic Works.” The team also detailed what is and is not permitted under subcategories such as “Bestiality,” “Sexually explicit deepfakes,” “Incest,” “Pornography and nudity,” and “Sex tourism.”

That being said Fzone is the best option for adult content for games.

I do agree that this place is the best option for adult games.
As you can see I've only joined recently as I wasn't aware of this site even though I've been playing avn's and other adult games for years now.
But this site just opened up a whole new experience and I like everything about it.

Those subcategories look indeed like I would expect to not be permitted on Patreon and also most porn sites.

 

[hu lover]

I do agree that this place is the best option for adult games.
As you can see I've only joined recently as I wasn't aware of this site even though I've been playing avn's and other adult games for years now.
But this site just opened up a whole new experience and I like everything about it.

Those subcategories look indeed like I would expect to not be permitted on Patreon and also most porn sites.

Thank you for agreeing with me.

Fzone is also a great place for developers, some developers on here like to share their ideas and creations with others and respect the feedback from others who support or like their game. Patreon however restrictive, is still a good starting point for a developer to help make their game become more recognized.

 

[MOISTNESS]

 

[FookU2]

(Also, companies buy out their problems all the time to bury them.)

 

[hu lover]

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[Viver7o]

jesus christ what a insane april fool message. Thinking patreon acquiring is the downfall. One hair strand turned white.

 

[Sharkie94]

I am working on a VN myself and to be honest, I don't think most people can afford to pay plus it's a niche, and not everyone is into everything. You gotta try till you find the one you like and maybe support it if you can cough up the money. If Adult games were locked behind paywalls (mostly VN's), they wouldn't be anywhere near as big as they are today.

F95zone is one of the big reasons to why I want to make VN and ofc and the VN's that I played also inspired me. The majority of the devs make money through Patreon and Patreon will for sure not allow free updates here if they had bought F95zone, and also no incest content along with some other stuff because I guess for legal reasons they can't allow it. I think it's also a bad thing for new and smaller devs because if its locked behind a paywall, your content will get less exposure.

Also, F95 is the cleanest and most user-friendly site for adult games that I have seen, so kudos to the team behind it.

Patreon, as I understand it, only accepts vanilla sex... with ZERO variability.
I think "50 shades of grey" would have been banned - if it had been a game.

I would advice that you do NOT rely on a single processor... especially not Patreon.
(I may be wrong about Patreon, but not relying on one processor is timeless advice)

 

[yandex]

Fuck you team f95zone, you got me good. I almost had a panic attack lol

 

[anne O'nymous]

And it's probably closer to between 1 in 4 and 1 in 10... which would mean 97%-99% of F95 accounts do not subscribe to adult game creators on Patreon.

In the same time, having his game feature here, and this being your doing, will catch the attention of those 1%-3%, and raise his change to have his first patrons.
It's just that one shouldn't dream big just because he seen the 7 millions members.

 

[mammonite]

and now you rickroll me !

 

[azguki]

"Patreon executives were blindsided and unprepared for the sheer level of degeneracy in this community, and pulled out of the deal."

 

[hunterking87]

As a developer myself with plans to release pixel-art NSFW games through f95zone for free with hopes of support through patreon, I'm curious, what % of people on f95zone actually support NSFW game developers through patreon? Is the fear of the April Fools joke merge because people don't want to ever support developers through patreon, or is it that they simply want the option of having everything free on f95zone, etc?

As a person who frequents this site and supports game and modders, i honestly cant say the percentage of us who actually support devs. tbh if i had more money i would spend more than i currently do with projects i enjoy, but its not viable to support all projects. I would say grow your following first and go with a monthly scheduled of updates. Once you feel you have enough content to sell as a viable product, sell on sites like Itch.io. For both Patreon supporters and your Itch.io buyier, have something that is specifically sold to them (like a walk-through, a directors cut, or a walk-through mod that that goes over easily missed moments or interactions). It may end up pirated but the goal is to get people who realllly like your project to want to support it before its thrown up on sites like f95. These tend to be the things that actually get me to support a project. To be fair I also have a quarterly rotation where i support a project for about 3 to 4 months and move to a different one that i want to support. only a few i support year round. It becomes easier for me to do this with projects like that tend to have longer development times.

For example
games i always buy from Itch.io but don't typically support on patreon/SubscribeStar
Anything from Siren's Domain, Andrealphus, EmperoXXX and CataclyZm but i buy thier whole packages.

Games i buy off Itch.io and routenly support at least 2-4 months out of the year
Mythic Manor, Aurelia, FEYADA, PriceForFreedom. Usually in or around thier release dates.

Games creators I support on Patreon/SubscribeStar for 3-4 months if possable
DarkCookie, Runey, Mity, The INN, and Lord Arioch. Usually around thier release months

All year round support
Bad kitty games and Dinaki (If i have the money). I had more but many have dropped thier projects and thus i stopped support at the time of my choosing.

Basicly I make a budget based on how much I have to spare for games. it fluctuates month to month though

I know this is a bit off topic from the joke post but if it give some idea of the spending habits of a user and helps plan out a projects, though just know that isn't always the case for everyone and i could be an outlier, just know that F95 is a resource of getting the project off the ground. The ones who support projects are often the ones that don't bitch and moan about how your paywalling content. Never feel ashamed of how you choose to monitize your project or get people to find your patreon/subscribestar, so long as it isn't preditory or milking the audience. Also it really helps to do regular updates to show that the project is alive. most projects i've dropped are usually due to not knowing if the project is alive or if the dev is even able to continue with the project.

With how off topic this has become we probaly should move this to a different discussion.

 

[Deleted member 6143493]

So that people don't rage/panic delete their accounts over a simple joke.

Oh no it's not that. I have nothing against F95Z, just how it's getting more and more saturated with shite demos and the life. Cheers anyway. I'll try again.

 

[Hagatagar]

Oh no it's not that. I have nothing against F95Z, just how it's getting more and more saturated with shite demos and the life. Cheers anyway. I'll try again.

It wasn't about your reasons (how should I know them?), just the explanation why it didn't work for April 1st.
But you do you.