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I can totally understand the sentiment but let me ask you a question. First though let me say this I happened across this thread and may be interested in this game but it sounds like its buggy. So why would I bother to "try" and play this game , waste my bandwidth DLing something that will not work with out a payed patch?Repeat to you again: did you buy our game to be dissatisfied? I noted the most dissatisfied players are those who download games for free. Why must we provide a build for players like you, who can only get angry? Think about it
From my point of view I would not make any decisions about contributing any funds to any project with out trying it first but I am not going to waste time on trying something that does not work.
Also I keep hearing this business model of pay walled content. Here's the thing about that if you are pay walled you limit your exposure and publicity. Your game is likely to grow in popularity much slower and you will likely not get as many subscribers in the long run.
If you look at some of the most successful games they either just release full public versions on a later date sure it leaks sometimes but the patreons get it first keeping them happy if that is one of the reasons they sub to you( rarely is this the motivating factor for sub's generally a more compelling reason is you have a good game) Or there are games that release full versions to everyone whether they sub or not and still are top earners on patreon. If your game is really good you don't need a paywall.
I am not saying your game is not good but if its buggy and I can't get a patch with out paying I am not gonna bother even trying it. This is the rational response of most players and thus I will not be able to tell anyone if its good , will not generate any buzz , will not sub and will not ever know if I missed out or not...
Your in a catch 22 but I wish you the best of luck it sounds like you going to need it.