- Dec 27, 2018
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Oooh, you finally did a patreon? Honestly, good going. Im a firm believer that this site should have a symbiotic relationship with the game devs. So i agree with your position (though, ehem, ive er shut down all my patreons 2 months ago so massive hypocrite right now making this point (im so sorry spacexxx guy who deserved way more than the measly dollar a month i gave you for all the lols)).
Still, basic respect for those supporting you. I have thousands of games that are unfinished, abandoned, or even crypto abandoned (hello ToT) i can download in the meantime. The least any good pirate can do is let the patreons get their fix first. Even if its just a few days or a week. Because whats the alternative?
Well, its patreon high tier exclusives and art work isnt it? Which means time eaten into general updates of the story. If they cant offer exclusive and early access, (and beta improvements) then they have to offer something else to keep them subbing. And that something is exclusive content. Sure, that'll be pirated too, but it means longer waits for the main product in the end. So no one wins! Hooray!
Honestly, if the dev asks you to respect the release schedule and they arent dragging it out a week at a time to accommodate all 6 tiers of their subs (hi darktoz - you aint blizzard, this isnt LFR), then its pretty fair to wait (and decent, id like to add). these aint billion dollar companies who HAVE to throw shit down a pipeline so they can keep investors buying in. They're people for the most part having fun in their spare time designing a game they want to see in existence. They can, and often do quit (hello all the abandoned 0.03 projects out there) whenever it starts to suck. And when you have a niche fetish and someone designing around that, the least those fans can do is show a bit of patience and support the dev.
Still, basic respect for those supporting you. I have thousands of games that are unfinished, abandoned, or even crypto abandoned (hello ToT) i can download in the meantime. The least any good pirate can do is let the patreons get their fix first. Even if its just a few days or a week. Because whats the alternative?
Well, its patreon high tier exclusives and art work isnt it? Which means time eaten into general updates of the story. If they cant offer exclusive and early access, (and beta improvements) then they have to offer something else to keep them subbing. And that something is exclusive content. Sure, that'll be pirated too, but it means longer waits for the main product in the end. So no one wins! Hooray!
Honestly, if the dev asks you to respect the release schedule and they arent dragging it out a week at a time to accommodate all 6 tiers of their subs (hi darktoz - you aint blizzard, this isnt LFR), then its pretty fair to wait (and decent, id like to add). these aint billion dollar companies who HAVE to throw shit down a pipeline so they can keep investors buying in. They're people for the most part having fun in their spare time designing a game they want to see in existence. They can, and often do quit (hello all the abandoned 0.03 projects out there) whenever it starts to suck. And when you have a niche fetish and someone designing around that, the least those fans can do is show a bit of patience and support the dev.
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