- Jun 19, 2017
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I think it's really important to understand that one is indeed supporting the work of the developer in general and not only the product itself - while in a lot of cases (like this game actually) there is no need to spend any money at all since there is hardly any benefit in doing so. At least I never really thought about "value for money" but I do support people I like and their potential. If you want value for money it's likely the best to wait until a game is done and pledge for it once.I've always thought Patreon was a weird business model for monetizing game development. It's great for the developer that can convince people to potentially spend hundreds across the span of a games development, but for the consumer, I think kickstarter or Steam early access (obviously the latter doesn't necessarily work for h-games) is the better choice. I wanted to support Big Brother so I paid for a month of 40 dollar tier but I didn't realize at the time patreon bills at the first of the month regardless of when you subbed so i accidentally ended up spending 80. Thats more than a AAA game. When I first came across Patreon it was mainly for youtube actors, and cosplay models I feel like thats where you get the most value for a patreon subscription. I wonder if there's something similar to steam early access where you can pay a set price for a game and unlimited updates that doens't have the anti-adult restrictions.