Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.5258] [Kompas Productions]

[Count Morado]

The fine print, so to speak, is important here. People paying DC aren't paying for the game access like they do for other developers. They pay him to create his art. You know in the old fashioned 'patron of the arts' way. Hence why the game is very much free on that technicality.

Yup. I agree.

This is not much different than donating to Public Radio or Public Television in the United States during their membership drives, and receiving a tote and a mug and a calendar (or a DVD!! Ooooo) for their generosity - so that everyone who wants to listen to Public Radio or watch Public Television without commercials and for free.

Or when you go to a free museum which is supported by the contributions of the patrons of the museum. They aren't purchasing the art or the displays or the interactive experiences in the museum, they are supporting the museum's efforts so that the public can enjoy it for free (or an at-will donation, if they so choose).

I'm not saying that DC is benevolent nor that he can't be lazy (in fact, he's been quite honest he doesn't like corporate deadlines and the like). However, knowing the correct analogy for comparison would go a long way to comprehending how the game is free for everyone to play while having patrons supporting a developer's work.

 

[skryker]

No update logs? Save me the drama

 

[SemenDaemon]

But hey, why not call the authorities on him if you guys think he's stealing people's money?

 

[SemenDaemon]

No update logs? Save me the drama

I think its a few pages back

 

[cudebosta799]

ABANDONED, Finaly :Espere o que: :cocô:

 

[deskt]

lol dc lost quite a few patreons in the last few months never expected delusionals to retract from donating to a random XD color me impressed :'v

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[PayneToTheMax]

You know, the guy lives in the US. Any member that lives in the US and is convinced DC is scamming people out of their money could just try to get him charged with fraud or whatever else would apply here.

 

[SemenDaemon]

You know, the guy lives in the US. Any member that lives in the US and is convinced DC is scamming people out of their money could just try to get him charged with fraud or whatever else would apply here.

100% agree
But I mean that's not what I'm suggesting. I don't think he's scamming people lol.

 

[PayneToTheMax]

100% agree
But I mean that's not what I'm suggesting. I don't think he's scamming people lol.

I mostly just suggested it as an alternative to the endless impotent bitching in this thread.

 

[Count Morado]

lol dc lost quite a few patreons in the last few months never expected delusionals to retract from donating to a random XD color me impressed :'v

I think you're the one who is delusional. DC has been actually increasing paid subscribers over the past 7 months, not losing them. You're not the first in the past week to state this, I don't know who you both are following that are telling you lies. You should follow the yellow line:

BTW, if it had shown a decline - I would have shown that as well to support your assertion.

His total funds received each month HAVE declined since their peak in 2021-2022. But, as of last known reporting, it appears that it is holding steady or slightly dipping in 2023.

 

[RT5X]

these threads be like:

Complainers that won't change anything

Dickriders defending the milking

and people making jokes lol

i pretty much forgot half of the story of this game so its gonna feel new by the time the updates are done.

 

[skryker]

I assume the dev figured out already the complexity of having to upgrade the stack during development. Technical debt should never go under the radar.

 

[Poggersq]

these threads be like:

Complainers that won't change anything

Dickriders defending the milking

and people making jokes lol

i pretty much forgot half of the story of this game so its gonna feel new by the time the updates are done.

perfect way to play

 

[KillTrust]

these threads be like:

Complainers that won't change anything

Dickriders defending the milking

and people making jokes lol

i pretty much forgot half of the story of this game so its gonna feel new by the time the updates are done.

Its always fun watching this thread. Because its usually in this order:
1. Someone complaining or someone making a joke
2. The same cunt literally being like HURR DURR "WeLL acTkChUuuLLy!!!!!!!!!!!!"
3. Then the obvious dickride that follows

Repeats in that order.

 

[Rickster82]

Still not Abandoned?

 

[Wobbly1980]

The team making this game always seem to not be proactive nowadays

 

[deskt]

went from 30k to 26k patreons
also went from earn 70k monthly to 50k

 

[Xupuzulla]

went from 30k to 26k patreons
also went from earn 70k monthly to 50k

He was making like 100k during the pandemic,right?
The money DC made from this game is kinda crazy ngl.

 

[Rickster82]

Serious question for you: Do any of you think this game will continue as normal at some point like it did between 2017-2019?

 

[Ataman87]

Serious question for you: Do any of you think this game will continue as normal at some point like it did between 2017-2019?

I don't think so. At the beginning the dev really worked hard to build up the fan base of the game. Crunched out updates constantly. Then he bent over Parteon's rule regarding incest (he simply had to make a patch hiding the content from the "official" game) . Insted he just cut it out. And characters like the mom and sister witch were obiously related to the MC become the "landlady" and "roomate". Since then things went downhill for me. Yea he put two very good updates - Roxy and stEve updates. The rest from that point was bad for me. He started taking more and more time to make updates , fulling the game with wortless "current day political" crap like the Trump family. Witch was utdated even as it came out. Then he started making these reworks no one asked about. Im not talking about the tech update - im talking about the touch ups of the evriroment extra transition scenes all that unesentual crap. Rework of characters appearances and so on. Now he lives from his pass glory milking the dumb folowers. The game is all so basicly finished all the thing that will be added is just extra. No one knows if he will ever get to the secret school porn society , Judith , the library and so on ... or he will simply abandon the game once the money dry up.