What's your opinion on if no deadlines are given and any dev reports are kept vague for the most part? I feel like that can be just as disingenuous in some cases.
As I said before, I only start supporting devs when I have some kind of trust. I never trust a dev that's vague about their intentions or the progress of the game. I also have no trust in devs who aren't organised enough to estimate when they can or can not deliver something on a time frame even if they aren't scammers/milkers. Developers need to communicate their intentions, what type of content is gonna be in the game, how frequently it's going to be updated, how big or long each update is etc...
For example, if a dev is incompetent like the dev of False Hero or if a dev is a scammer like Icstor I stay away from them and warn others to do the same. Honest and competence is what is required for me to trust a porn game dev.