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double edged sword. pick your poisonAw yeah, the exemplary dumb if you don't pay for it, you can't criticize it "argument".
double edged sword. pick your poisonAw yeah, the exemplary dumb if you don't pay for it, you can't criticize it "argument".
1 dollar is nothing in this horrendous global economy.How is it possible that after so long without a decent update this guy still has 27k+ patreon subs? Are people just too lazy to stop their $1 pledge?
I believe is a loop... A lot of people stops paying the patreon but at the same time a lot of new players discovers the game and see that you can "support" with only one buck without knowing the actual status of the development, they pay and then they see the reality and there is no other remedy that to wait to your pay month to finish....How is it possible that after so long without a decent update this guy still has 27k+ patreon subs? Are people just too lazy to stop their $1 pledge?
6 years later but still gonna answer.Hey, how do you get the Achievement "Long lost father"? The father's already in jail; do I need him to be free in order to get it?
I think another major factor that often gets overlooked is simply the timing of when SS was released. It was one of the earlier Ren'py games out there and had the benefit of having not as many options.DC found himself in a cycle of "eternal" income product of the ignorance of new players (that's why I believe he hardly make a status update).
I believe is a loop... A lot of people stops paying the patreon but at the same time a lot of new players discovers the game and see that you can "support" with only one buck without knowing the actual status of the development, they pay and then they see the reality and there is no other remedy that to wait to your pay month to finish....
DC found himself in a cycle of "eternal" income product of the ignorance of new players (that's why I believe he hardly make a status update).
Ah yes. The cycle continues...The loading bar has dropped to 75% but I also see that the loading bar of the "art" part also dropped while being at 100% before.
I gues that means DC want to ask even more content for the "who knows when" coming uptate.
Which might of course increase the workload and so delay again the release date.
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As if it was not a nightmare already ^^'
Id bet a good amount of his supporters are people who forgot about it. Ive seen much smaller devs who have basically been completely silent for years still making hundreds of dollars a month from people who just forget about it. If patreon made patrons confirm their subscription every couple of months these scamming devs would actually have incentive to update their games. But I doubt that will ever happen. The whole business model of patreon is pretty anti consumer to begin with.How is it possible that after so long without a decent update this guy still has 27k+ patreon subs? Are people just too lazy to stop their $1 pledge?
Considering Patreon gets x% off every $, it's in their financial interest to let zombie subs continue indefinitely.Id bet a good amount of his supporters are people who forgot about it. Ive seen much smaller devs who have basically been completely silent for years still making hundreds of dollars a month from people who just forget about it. If patreon made patrons confirm their subscription every couple of months these scamming devs would actually have incentive to update their games. But I doubt that will ever happen. The whole business model of patreon is pretty anti consumer to begin with.
So I'm not going to agree with you because I simply don't know if it is deliberate or just negligent. But this has been bothering me since the tech-update became an indefinite shit show; his website and Patreon remain as if everything is according to plan, when the game has been stagnant for years without an end in sight.I believe is a loop... A lot of people stops paying the patreon but at the same time a lot of new players discovers the game and see that you can "support" with only one buck without knowing the actual status of the development, they pay and then they see the reality and there is no other remedy that to wait to your pay month to finish....
DC found himself in a cycle of "eternal" income product of the ignorance of new players (that's why I believe he hardly make a status update).
Before Judith no doubtKevin route when?
It will. Stop dooming.Hahaha, oh this shit never coming out huh.
Feel free to DM the name of three games where a large number of people pulling out their subscriptions have caused a developer to start releasing? People keep proposing this idea - but have never presented any viable proof. That's the true irony.Ive said it a thousand times - the irony is that the only way for this sorry ass game development to speed up is for the dev to start losing money. But with these brainless fanboys that wont happen. They will wait till The Second coming , as long as the dev feed them some "news" and a few posters. Well its theirs money they can spend it how they want.
If you stop supporting a developer, they have no reason to continue developing. They have bills to pay... so they quit developing (or take even longer).Unless you stop supporting him he has no reason to finish or update the game , i don't really care since i never been a supporter ..... If you don't get a update out every 2 or 3 months the game is abandoned in my book anyway .