Not sure why some are making a big deal out of this thread split thing... It seems like you're looking for an excuse for your game not performing as well as you'd like.
This idea that where you're situated in the list of trending or top games on F95 is the cause for you losing visibility or ultimately "Patrons" is absurd.
'City of Broken Dreamers' ring a bell? What about 'Lust Theory', 'What a Legend!', 'SexNote', 'Peasant's Quest'...
Like I said previously, both Chapters are clearly linked to each other on the opening posts of each thread. We're not morons here and anyone who sees one game can see the other. This shit has been around since 2017. It's gotten plenty of visibility and time to build a good following. A lot of people would be happy with the support that 'Timestamps' has, but let's keep blaming F95 mods and a thread split...
And believe me, this delay here on the release won't happen again. But it is kind of an indictment on the game itself when it isn't instantly leaked. The really popular games are, and those creators aren't begging users to not leak it. Some of those games are certainly below Timestamps on top games list also...
I've never questioned the quality of the game itself. I think some of the main characters are dog shit, but I think the guy doing the engine work is fantastic. But high quality doesn't necessarily mean high popularity.
Why repeating same message from last time? You seem angry against us for an unknown reason to me?
Thread split have nothing to do with the trending game!? We talk about the ranking page where we use to be on top 12, first page. We are still there but lower page,(Btw, Cobd rank is 6 on weighted ratings and 8 on likes) but with a 3yo update tag for chapter 1, even if the game is still alive and running, do you really think there will be no impact on it if a player search a game? You know nothing John Snow. Chapter 2 is on 4-5th page, yes we are getting higher every release, but it takes time to get back again to first page. Why you keep arguing it has not impact, just why?
We worked hard to get there, supporting this place, Chapter 1 was a success and it's still is. Our game is usually leaked in the next hour of the release and it hurts us in support. I haven't beg anyone, but asked them, if by respect they could hold the game to be leak. Again I thanks them because the impact was real, even if you don't believe, it was!
Chapter 2 reach another level of attention because you guys act as gentleman, even if it's a pirate board, it should become a spreaded standard, by respect to creators, to hold any game you like a couple more days to give them the opportunity to get paid for their own work! What is 3-5-10 days of wait time, if it help a creator to continue to entertain you?