Kyouko96

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Anyone who doesn't need other people's money to make a game is f-in rich. I don't believe any rich person would dabble in making these types of renpy games. There's much more interesting hobbies to pursue.
Most of people that make these kind of games are doing it as a hobby. That it's why most of them remaining unfinished, people get bored and just start doing other things.
 

dazedwell

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It's understandable, last time he talked about people uploading the game before it should be accessable to the public and the way most users here responded made it clear he couldn't continue. The typical braindead responses and the fact that the game was peaking revenue wise on patreon makes me sad, there are a bunch of games that are half as finished as this one with worse/less work put into them that earned the same amount of revenue. GL dev, hopefully you find success elsewhere.
 
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Cherubin25

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People in a pirate forum when they find out developers can't make a living when their game gets stolen and released for free against their will:

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To be fair, Stray Incubus was probably THE game which leaked the earliest with a relative small number of paying Followers. There are other games here which leak really quickly, but those Devs usually have the income to not care too much about it (e.g. Eternum leaked within minutes after the Release for the highest Tier, but Caribdis makes enough money to not have financial problems because of that). Stray Incubus however did not have that much income, but still leaked very quickly.

Obviously you can discuss whether or not the Dev could have done something against that - and it was discussed multiple times here. But sadly the fact is that a game with a relatively small following leaking that quickly was indeed the issue. Not that it leaked per se.
 

Steinchen

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To be fair, Stray Incubus was probably THE game which leaked the earliest with a relative small number of paying Followers. There are other games here which leak really quickly, but those Devs usually have the income to not care too much about it (e.g. Eternum leaked within minutes after the Release for the highest Tier, but Caribdis makes enough money to not have financial problems because of that). Stray Incubus however did not have that much income, but still leaked very quickly.

Obviously you can discuss whether or not the Dev could have done something against that - and it was discussed multiple times here. But sadly the fact is that a game with a relatively small following leaking that quickly was indeed the issue. Not that it leaked per se.
nahhhh i would not say it leaked early no no no

he had 2 higher tiers, and on these two it never leaked.
it usually leaked 3 weeks after first release because that was the time the thirt lowest supporter got access so the NORMAL paying users so to say.
 

7empest5teele

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I am currently on the Mirror/ Mirror chapter and noticed the distinctive visual character changes.
A couple looked super young to begin with like Candy and Torr, but now they look 5 years younger.
Not just those, but Gabrielle looked like an early 20s adult, now she has the same body type but her face also looks or is trying to look mighty young.
Is the Loli appearance a choice that fans voted on or something?
Its just confusing being immersed in the story, to have a shock the next chapter.
I just noticed that this is abandoned, does anyone have a factual reason why:?
 

XV71

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I am currently on the Mirror/ Mirror chapter and noticed the distinctive visual character changes.
A couple looked super young to begin with like Candy and Torr, but now they look 5 years younger.
Not just those, but Gabrielle looked like an early 20s adult, now she has the same body type but her face also looks or is trying to look mighty young.
Is the Loli appearance a choice that fans voted on or something?
Its just confusing being immersed in the story, to have a shock the next chapter.
I just noticed that this is abandoned, does anyone have a factual reason why:?
I think it was a mix of family issues, career issues, and the fact his games leaked immediately and without the high sub count to justify continuing.
 
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jmccity

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Had this game on to play list for a long time but never got around to it as I like to wait for completed games. With how much love it seems to have had should I bite the bullet and play through even though its abandoned or will I be heartbroken by a cliffhanger that will never be resolved?
 

Mr_Sel

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the fact is that a game with a relatively small following leaking that quickly was indeed the issue.
No. The "issue" is that all these Honey Select games are being "sold' illegally, so they have absolutely no protection and no actual store like Steam or gog will touch them with 10 foot pole.
Also, people who leak these games shouldn't be called pirates, because officially these games are public domain fan fiction. You cannot pirate something that cannot be copyrighted. Simple as that.
 

Wojtek96

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Most of people that make these kind of games are doing it as a hobby. That it's why most of them remaining unfinished, people get bored and just start doing other things.
you are so naive...

most of these games are made by profesional teams
they make several, even a dozen or so games at once, extracting money on patronite pretending to be solo projects
after some time the least profitable ones are abandoned
 
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Test102382

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you are so naive...

most of these games are made by profesional teams
they make several, even a dozen or so games at once, extracting money on patronite pretending to be solo projects
after some time the least profitable ones are abandoned
That Argument does Not hold up in real life. Look at how long some vns take Update tp Update while being good and profitable (to Name one, artemis) most games here are under 5 ppl but yea put your tinfoil hat back on.
 
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Maccabbee

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you are so naive...

most of these games are made by profesional teams
they make several, even a dozen or so games at once, extracting money on patronite pretending to be solo projects
after some time the least profitable ones are abandoned
Most of the shit games are the products of farming groups looking to rake in cash, most likely for nefarious purposes. Quality games are not worth their effort, as that time would be best spent making more games. Whether it's on itch, steam, or gog, you see these shit games all over the place, usually at a cheap price. They never or rarely update, and last less than an hour to playthrough. That's the kind of crap that dev farms put out.

Don't get me wrong, there are also lots of crap games put out by artists who's skills or talents are not up to what making a great game needs, maybe they'll get better, maybe not. I'm not going to shit on people trying to chase their artistic dream.

This game had the potential to be great. I'm sad it wasn't able to be completed.
 

7empest5teele

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Lol I got to witness a new "upgrade" or style choice, where the girls are sticking out their tongues, making them look retarded.
Ah there it is, Asiago (heh heh) an actual choice in Japanese culture to have the girls stick out their tongues and cross their eyes, again making them look mentally handicapped.
I naturally can understand that during and after being taken to Poundtown, maybe even remembering the last time they took a trip or two on the Laytrain, but here its before a shower, during dinner, dreaming lol.
 
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