Ren'Py Abandoned The DeLuca Family [Season 1] [HopesGaming]

[camube]

i really disagree with the notion that the dev is milking their patrons, Arrendersi is high quality

 

[DNS01W]

Launch date of game July 2018
Last update of game June 2023
Latest version of game 0.09.6
Now consider the updates that were just bug fixes, languages added, typo and grammar corrections, UI chances, etc...
Which means by his own counting system that there have been 9 serious updates in 5 years and that it even took a few years before getting to 3rd base

i really disagree with the notion that the dev is milking their patrons

hmm....... make of it what you want.

 

[camube]

Doesn't matter what you make of it. Your opinion is utterly irrelevant.
The only thing that matters, is what Hopes & his Patrons think of it.
As they know Hopes does this as a hobby & are still quite happy to support him creating it, it's really none of your business.
What other people choose to spend their money on, is their concern, not yours.

yeah agree with this

Next major update coming out, I'm paying Caporegime tier to play it Day 1

Deluca is a "drop everything and play it right away"-tier for me
If i'm busy for 3 days, sure, maybe I'll do Elite Soldato instead but if i'm free, Earliest Access possible!

And I'm very happy to do that because Arrendersi is so good. Not just the writing, everything about it is just high quality!

 

[Cartageno]

and that it even took a few years before getting to 3rd base

... and that was known from day one. Not necessarily the precise time but that this is not a sex focused game. As it was known that this is a side project. If you are looking for lewd scenes per year of waiting, this just isn't the game for you. However, that is not milking since it was announced. It is perfectly fine to not be happy with that and not support the game, of course, but there is no reason to accuse anybody here of anything.

 

[Jimayo]

Pirates bitching about milking.

 

[c3p0]

... and that was known from day one. Not necessarily the precise time but that this is not a sex focused game. As it was known that this is a side project. If you are looking for lewd scenes per year of waiting, this just isn't the game for you. However, that is not milking since it was announced. It is perfectly fine to not be happy with that and not support the game, of course, but there is no reason to accuse anybody here of anything.

Yet if the dev is a milker, as there now involves tits, wouldn't make that the game a sex game?

 

[Cabin Fever]

Yes but how anime usually works - somebody draws manga, manga was a smaller or bigger success and then anime is being made. This thing is the original, it's not being made cuz some previous work got bigger amount of attention. I do watch anime myself, rewatched various titles that never got proper continuation/ending so I actually can relate here. This game receives little to no updates, tho it hasn't been abandoned. Compare the quality of updates of other titles and then this one. I know everyone has their own work speed but in this case, in my opinion, the dev is just milking patreons but still gives them something from time to time so they don't leave.

Posted 26th of July 2018 by the dev here, 1st page, 6th comment.

How can the dev be milking people when he literally gives the game away for free after going through the Patreon tier list?

First question of dev's Patreon FAQ:

Q. Is the game free?
A. Yes. First, it goes through the tier list and thereafter it is free for the public.

 

[n_dte]

Pirates bitching about milking.

Under a black flag we sail and the sea shall be our empire! I do not support the guy but I do believe there are games that deserve the support more than this one. Any kind of support, whether it's money, advertising or anything.

How can the dev be milking people when he literally gives the game away for free after going through the Patreon tier list?

Many devs do. Do you really think he'd be putting all the time and "effort" if there was no money involved?

 

[JakeyCmh]

Game is pretty much broken, It gets stuck on one screen and people have reported to the discord, yet they've been sitting on this bug for the past 2 months with 0 updates.

 

[whichone]

Many devs do. Do you really think he'd be putting all the time and "effort" if there was no money involved?

It's a choice for the people that support him. They're not held at gun point.
If they decide to financially support him, understanding that it's a hobby, that's their business, not yours.
Who are you to pass arbitrary judgement on how they spend their money?

No-one has been misled & they can stop paying any time they wish.
How you deduce they're "being milked" is beyond me.
Why that would be any concern of yours is also puzzling.

 

[Jimayo]

Under a black flag we sail and the sea shall be our empire! I do not support the guy but I do believe there are games that deserve the support more than this one. Any kind of support, whether it's money, advertising or anything.

And you support none of them but take their work for free and have the nerve to complain.

 

[n_dte]

And you support none of them but take their work for free and have the nerve to complain.

I wouldn't say I'm complaining. It's more like stating my opinion on a certain subject.

 

[whichone]

I wouldn't say I'm complaining. It's more like stating my opinion on a certain subject.

As you've been banging the "dev's milking" drum for 3 days & it's taken up a whole page now, I suggest that you make yourself familiar with the forum's rules, before posting more on the subject.
Pay particular attention to this one:

 

[drifter139]

Under a black flag we sail and the sea shall be our empire! I do not support the guy but I do believe there are games that deserve the support more than this one. Any kind of support, whether it's money, advertising or anything.

considering this game has been going longer than most games that you'd consider better, your word doesn't carry much weight

 

[Jimayo]

considering this game has been going longer than most games that you'd consider better, your word doesn't carry much weight

No. I don't consider any game better. Hopes is a fantastic writer.

 

[Dessolos]

No. I don't consider any game better. Hopes is a fantastic writer.

I mostly agree there are a few AVN games I liked the story / enjoyed it more but I feel like you cant compare them either since since those are more about being romantic with a LI and solving problems while this fun is about a fun serious and funny ride more from start to finish

 

[Lorenz1]

Did the main story or girls go anywhere since the last gracie update?

 

[Dragon59]

anime takes years too between seasons

MILKERS!!!

 

[Dessolos]

Did the main story or girls go anywhere since the last gracie update?

not sure when that was I just played this for the first time a week or so ago but ummm lets just say something big happens at the end so hard not to spoil you just have to see for yourself

 

[Wearablenine]

I hope we get to have some action scenes with Cordia soon.