- Apr 11, 2019
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I can't speak for people who are paying to support the game, since I'm not one of them, I just think the game is good and you should take the time you need to be happy with what you release in a reasonable way, I like the game and I'm losing no money with you being late in updates etc, I feel a lot of people are forgetting there is a person behind the screen but they also have the right to be a bit angry if they have stakes in this whole thing.I'm not one to focus on the numbers. I was a little concerned that I may drop a lot of patrons this month not because of the money or anything it just sucks to annoy those that support you.
All things considered I was shocked at how many stuck around because I'm the first one to admit that I've put them through some bullshit. I really expected to lose a lot more than just slightly more than normal. I guess most that wanted to leave already did before the month ended.
Contrary to what some in this thread believe. Losing patrons is not a motivating thing... at least not for me.
I know a lot want to believe I'm some evil guy trying to dupe all my supporters but the truth is that I'm not motivated by money. I paused a shit ton in the past and the only reason why I'm slower to do so now is because I have a wife and kid that I have to provide for and yes I am paid too much but I'm also spending a shit ton of time away from them to work on this and I don't control how much I make.
I try to be as transparent as possible and the truth is that this won't last forever. I have to get what what I can while I can.
But even so I've never marketed this game, never made deals with other devs to advertise me besides those that just asked if they could. I didn't put my game on steam mainly because it's being redone and I don't want to cash grab shit that's being changed. I've never asked for monetary support and I try to make it clear to all my patrons that they can leave at any time. They don't owe me anything.
Ffs I'm "active" on a pirate forum, that's pretty counter intuitive to the whole trying to dupe people part.
But anyway, people sticking around with me even after everything is the most motivating thing ever. It's cheesy as fuck but knowing others believe in me really helps get me through this.
It's up to me to hold up my side of things now.
Me personally though? I don't give a shit, I'll play some other dope games till there is enough updates to make getting back into WVM reasonable. Good luck with everything though, no point making a game you yourself aren't happy with after all, take the time needed to get back into it and then try and stick with it.
Words from a random guy who has never developed a game before but eh, I like the game so I wanna see and play more of the game. I hope you can clear your head and see the direction you wanna go, family comes first though, which is a given.