ive got your back bro! MIST won me over forever <3 i believe in CoM, and in your ability to deliver. if this makes it easier and less stressful for you to develop the game, then its a good decision i think. even though i bought the game i dont feel ripped off, as you said, nothing is lost and eventually the game will go back to paid model. Thanks for the communication! its nice and reassuring to hear from the developers of these early access/patreon games, its scary when they stop talking as we're left wondering whether or not the project has been abandoned, and ive seen that way to many times.