It wasn't really a gold mine since he didn't get that much support for what he did. The game was great but the effort outweighed the money by a longshot, that's why he let the game bleed to death and get a little money for doing nothing... That or he's dead.
From what you described even if he had the support and money it would be unlikely he would have succeded,it was also a problem of organization,he overextended himself and I cant be sure but he might have refused to work with others on this game,once again this wouldnt be fixed by money.
Abandoning the game without any announcement, never letting his supporters know what was going on, keeping the billing turned on - those are all bad things. But I would say that the question of whether or not he deserved the support is actually just a question of whether or not you enjoyed the game. If you enjoyed it and wanted more, then he deserved your support, up until the time he disappeared without warning.
Your not wrong but like I said i think its more important how the dev interacts and treats his community more than the game itself,assholes shouldnt be supported that just sets a bad precedent and almost never ends well,I saw such cases before.
Here is the case of laziness or bandit mentality,as you said he would need to FINISH the game which would take effort and time and probably the creator(s) wasnt very fond of work,its easier to just take the money for "free"
What is your point? Those that run off with the money dont care about trust or others.
Thats why I never pay before (or pre-order as kids call it) because there is litterary no guarantee,even less so with h-games,do those people not know what their getting into? Guess it must be the fact that many here are degenerates,else i cant explain how you can be that ignorant to the many examples of scamming.
This is ridiculous. Do you have any idea how much some of these developers spend on assets? Assuming that the developer isn't a thief, and doesn't steal assets, they pay for 3D models, props, environments, and a lot of other assets for the artwork. If they don't want to use the default music, sound effects, sprites, and tile sets which come with RPG Maker, then they also have to pay for all of those things. Some of them pay for voice acting. Some developers, like Belle, who developed Long Live the Princess, literally put hundreds and hundreds of dollars into making the game.
I'm a full freeloader, I will never pay for porn. But that doesn't mean I don't apreciate the patrons who keep these games running and the donors on this site giving me access for free
I have to disagree with the whole "if you don't pay, you have no right to critisize" though. I hear this way too much and it doesn't make sense.
You can personally believe whatever you want but if these developers wouldn't get paid, none of them would keep making their games. It simply takes waaay too much time, effort and money to do it for free.
Make that thousands. Many thousands. Before I even published the first version of the game. And I have kept investing and investing ever since. This shit is more expensive than most players realize, and developers often take a huge risk by putting their savings into starting a new game project (I know I did) with the vague hope that someone will help support them.
Unless the developer already has an established good reputation, you can't know beforehand who is trustworthy and who isn't. If you like a game a lot, and you want to see it continue, the thing to do is pledge some support. The vast majority of developers offer different levels at which you can pledge. Some of them take monthly pledges as small as $1 per month. If you aren't confident in the developer yet, just pledge the smallest possible amount. And then, if they turn out to be unreliable, you've lost the least amount possible, and you cancel your pledge. And if they prove to be dependable, you can increase your pledge later, as you feel comfortable, and as you feel able to afford it. Or even stay at the lower amount. A developer would rather have some support than none at all.
