I don't really want to start a drama but I just can't get this mindset. You say it's bad to expect 10$ for an unfinished project, ok, it's your choice, I respect that, but after that you say "I hope, it does not get abandoned".
There are some people, probably underaged people, living with their family and don't have any idea about "life". Because every adult people knows that you need money to survive to work on something. At my country, nothing is free. I mean, there are tons of crown-founding projects here and those people including me try their best to create something you like and "survive" same time. I mean, it's a simple math, if I don't get money from backers, I can't do this. The price or method, as I said, you can discuss that.. but as you got your own idea, the developer got his own ideas too.
I mean, you don't want to support and find it odd and same time you expect that the developer should do it for free or should not ask any money until it's finished. You can just wait then but finding it absurd or hating because of it is non-sense.
I want you to tell you, more then 100.000 people bought "The Day Before" scam for 40$ at day 1 and some of them still defended those scammy devs..
"You should work your ass off 7/24 for the game and release/share for free and if you don't I will hate you." Ok.. if you think so, you can hate at this point.
Can you explain this to me
VirtualElf84, I really wanna know how you think and how I can do what you ask? Asking no money and not abandon it.
There are other methods and some developers release free versions too, yes but I don't want to go for that way. You can already get a free build here and there.
Sad part is, you think these pirate websites help you for free. They are just getting tons of money when you use their download links and when you share something here, they just release that pirated version at 100 of pirate websites. Yeah, an uploader here is not a friend of yours. Those uploaders are mostly same uploaders at every pirate websites. They are just using you and the creators and act like a savior for people who wants free stuff. I know some people uses those for testing purposes but still only uploaders win here when we, creators, lose it.
And they tell you that creators get attention and more fans because of them. Yeah maybe, but maybe I don't want it? Did you ask me about it, no? Many galleries do not let copyrighted material to share and take down anything if the artist asks. Here, they don't do that, even you ask, they don't erase your game.
So they want to milk downloads of pirated content. I don't like it, I don't support it.
This is how I feel. Sry for bad English.