It's really more like buying a six-pack, and getting the two bottles of water thrown in extra just for buying the six-pack. Which is a horrible analogy because nobody is buying The Twist.
At the end of the day, patronage isn't the same as producing and directing the game.
What input patrons are allowed to have is purely at KST's convenience. He doesn't need it, the game doesn't need it, and there's no obligation to even give patrons such a privilege.
Really? Are you really say that if patreon stop to pay him, kst continue the project? I think you really do not understand how the sell/buy thing work.
The game is live precisely because the patreons pay! Remove the pay and i wanna see how kst continue this game.
If the 80% of patreon pay a game that go in the other direction they don't want go, and the only benefit are the 20%, who pays those who should be more infuriated 80 or 20?
If i buy six-pack, i expect that i have six-pack and not 4 +2 bottle of water. If kst give me six-pack and then gift with 2 bottle of water is different.
Optional is a good thing. But not always is good.
Really some ppl just wanna see who they wanna see only for convenience.