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Obviously, I can't speak for WWG, but game developers do more than work on their games. Some of us have full- or part-time jobs, some work on multiple games, some care for loved ones, but regardless we need some time to let our brains relax. That might be watching TV, or going to a sporting event, or just going for a walk outside. Whatever it is it's time when we aren't actively working on our game(s). That time isn't new, it's built into the update schedule you're already familiar with.There is not such a thing as "take barely any time to make" in VNs, the time he is wasting catering to a portion of his subs could be used to add a few extra scenes to the main game, he needs to write the side story, code, pose, render, post work and test.. so it is wasted time no matter how you see it, non-NTR subs are paying him to develop something they didn't asked/signed for. They can talk with their wallet tho, but we know how it goes.
When a dev wants to do something extra for their supporters (like a special chapter), or maybe start work on a new game, or whatever game related thing it is, that doesn't mean time is being taken away from the first game. Many times it means reducing that personal time. That's not just because we don't want to disappoint our supporters, but we also want to finish our games.
Before I started making my own game, I had a list of a few dozen games (including this one) I would jump between when updates would come out. I had enough so that one or two would get updated every week or two. I didn't have to wait long to play something new. Now, I have so many games with updates waiting for me to play, I'm not sure I'll ever catch back up. I have games with more than one update I've missed. I just don't have as much time. I put time aside to do things, but games just aren't as high on that list. Something that is high on that list is working on character design for my second game. It doesn't take time away from the first game, but it does take time away from other things in my life.
TLDR: Bottom line: If WWG says the What If chapters don't take time away from making Power Vacuum, believe him.