If the game had lewds his profit would jump 5x.
I can't think of a single high earning slow burn VN.
F95's community that has an undying love for slow burns is an outlier which in no way represents the median VN consumer.
35% of this community clearly stated they do not enjoy incest! as for the NTR or anti-NTR they are too triggered to answer polls! So do not paint everyone with wide brushes to hide behind the murky "community" say the names and the groups and do not try to exclude/decide who is and who is not part of the community... it never ends well these divisive politics!
besides this community are mostly pirates in accordance to my flawed math only 15% of the people here support on patreon, i know i do not! and even if i did the select few i would support would probably only be 10% of those i enjoyed the games or at least played it!
i am part of the 30% that buys the games online on steam or some other stores!
this to say that yes the community is a great marketing strategy but its also a double edged sword that eats away at your income for "little" gain so to speak!
and lets face it if we want great games we gotta pay for them some way or another and you are biting the hand that feeds you and not a single thank you for all the hard work put in already, or a thanks to those that actually support!
i understand your frustration for the waiting time and the longing to turn Bella into an Anal slut eats away at my patience too but it is what it is, the story is going great so far and its engaging (and some nice pics too ...)! but hey at least you have something to live for since the Zane universe will probably take 30 years to complete and besides i will enjoy it much more as i sip on a glass of Gin with my girl Sasha holding tight to me as Bella and Nami service me under the table in the romantic date for 2 with Sasha!
I think you may have replied to the wrong person. I don't even play this VN, I just popped into this thread and noticed the discussion after looking at the Patreon page.
I don't do slow burns.
its the "outlying " part that got me out of my comfort zone! as someone who as been ticked twice for kink shaming i do take seriously the attempts to cut and divide groups into semi obscure masks to justify that same partition!
as for lewd scenes you got the 1st part of the story where it all begin WIAB there are a few incest lewd scenes there i enjoy the slow pace and more importantly the dark humor of the MC, that nihilistic approach to life is very relatable!
As for patreon i no longer do it and haven´t gotten around to suscribestar probably never will i much prefer to buy the games online!