Holy words. The worst thing that can happen to a game is a developer that loose passion toward his creation.
Patreons in SS have very little influence on the story anyway and as far as I'm aware DC knows more or less how the game will look like in the end and has a basic story and quite a few details ready for every character. All patreons get to decide is which content gets introduced first and who will have to wait. I think that's actually quite a good compromise.
Don't know man, as i posted before the deleting, i think we ussualy blame the wrong target. As it happens in the game industry lately too, we, the users are the ones to be blamed for. These things happens because that "pay-the-product-before-is-finished" goes the wrong way. I know, i know, this is "free" those are "donations", but at the end it's the same. There are lots of scammers out there making a life, and sometimes when things don't go according to plan (as with this last patch) some people feel like they have been fooled. I Think DC have his heart at this project and he deserves the benefit of the doubt, he even gave us a secret patch last year's halloween out of the blue. Probably his problem is bad schedulling, and lot's of people expecting results. Also, he should probably hire more people.
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The polls are to determine WHEN content comes out. DC established he has a story in mind and the time it comes out is what's in store for this.
Dc has plotted out the storyline to the end. And also has visualized the art. Basically all the polls are for is which content is to be drawn next. In his streams he asks for input about his drawings but generally has it already figured out.
Sorry, my post was a little OT because I was speaking for games in general. What you says make sense but, like RegularJoe pointed out before, I wouldn't put other characters in the game when others have very little content just to make my patrons happy. I also understand that this is a business, so my way of thinking is the wrong one. Nevermind me.
PS: He's the founder!
I think that's a basic decision which is handled differently from dev to dev. You can either do it like DC and bascially introduce most characters pretty early on so you get a rather lively world, many people will find their favourite character and there's always the chance to let MC interact with them in case they are needed for other character's stories. That has of course the large downside that most characters will have to wait for ages until they will get their story told, which is something that can be criticized.
I couldn't disagree more. I would argue that the reason story lines are not completed is partly because of the polls. If you push one story to the front of the line, other existing stories get pushed back or out. It's simple math, his time is limited polls choose where he spends his time.
So you have people to interact with? Can you imagine how boring the story would be without any of the students and all those very minor characters? It adds flavor, realism, diversity and the important possibility to develope small side stories and better quests. Of course you are right that there are people who will get frustrated but a school without for example Judith, Roxxy, the latinas, Rhonda etc. (none of them would have been necessary until now) would just be empty and the story certainly would suffer. The game would lose more than half of its characters and I don't really see anything positive in that.
I feel this is a pretty crappy thing to say, when there hasn't been any indication that the devs are like this, and your only "evidence" is that this release is taking forever.
I understand adding new characters but you're missing the point. You're making out with Judith after you ask her to take off her pants, She says I don't feel comfortable yet. Yet. That's many many updates ago. Unfinished. Cassie, she gives you a handjob or sex with or without a condom. You can only choose handjob. She's another one that goes way back. Unfinished. Mrs Bissette flirts with you (offers reward for A's) but can't do anything without Version 3 of the French book. Again very old story but... Unfinished. Roxxy is DC's avatar but it took Forever just to get the shower scene. Thank god for the shower scene! Mia. People were getting really pissed off because he kept putting off working on Mia's story. Her story is super old too.
Based on a dev comment, it appears they are currently ULing the file.
