I could make a long answer but I won't because it wouldn't bring me anything but : Why do people keep supporting them on patreon ? Money is supposed to be a motivational factor but in this actual case, it's the opposite. They earn money, and they keep delaying their stuff instead of the opposite, maybe if patreons would go away they would actually realize there is a real problem and get back to work
As someone who was a fetish content creator circa 2010, I know that what I did had a particular flavor which was appreciated by many. I could probably visit my PayPal account today and find a number of people who have contributed for access to my long-neglected site (partner-pwned)
People simply like what they like and some aren't shy about it. In the fetish industry, the very fact that it's not mainstream means that even a tiny a percentage of the people on the planet that are into it can't get enough. That's why people continue to pledge.
I feel tremendous guilt at the fact that I burned myself out and straight-up disappeared from the scene (except for an explicitly amateur re-emergence which was too brief for my liking due to personal circumstances) without warning, knowing that there would be a contingency, however small, clamoring for my return through monetary donations ( my web partner handled all credit card subscriptions, I personally, manually created users for PayPal only fans.) I'm sorry, in case there's anyone here who recognizes me by my username.
As far as that goes, Koda isn't the culprit. His Patreon is a fraction of Bo's. I can fault Koda for his previous false announcements (did a much better job with being realistic this time
) but absolutely not for ever scamming his Patreons.
If I was Bo Wei, my absolute priority in any communication with Patreons since Feb (March at the latest) would be to NOT donate with the expectation of reasonable reciprocation. That would have the fair and right thing to do after recognizing how far behind the established schedule he's getting. That would have squelched any conspiratorial accusations of scamming Patreons and shown that he's doing what he wants for the love and quality of it. That didn't happen and that's on Bo. For sure, he'd still have Patreons... at "only" 8 months out from any significant update I estimate he'd probably have 60-75% of his Patreons.
I don't think he realizes that he's probably left 25-40% of casual Patreons feeling screwed over. There's a legit question about if he feels a real kinship with and appreciation for his fanbase or just considers them to be cash cows.