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This is how patreon works guys.  You pay for stuff with no guarantee for any content.  Do your google research before subscribing and if everything they post is behind a patreon paywall, be very skeptical.  It's not a scam, it's just a platform that gives the content creator the control over how they market content (free vs. paywall) to entice customers to subscribe.  Obviously, the creator will not sustain subscribers if the content is not updated regularly.  There are ways around patreon paywalls in some cases to see some content (patreon creators have started using discord to prevent downloadable content leaking out).  This will help you decide and there are websites in addition to itch.io you can download most games like this for free then decide to reward the creator by subscribing later.  I basically give up on any patreon that hides everything behind a paywall though.  It's usually a good indicator that you aren't going to get value worth your money, especially when there is like 1 post a month at best.  In many cases you have to subcribe on patreon to see content on discord, but again there is no guarantee that discord will have content worth the price of admission and worse yet, there is no preview into the discord content and it's security is top notch (patreon you can at least see post frequency without subbing).  Discord helps protect the content creator's content, but it is an even tighter paywall that prevents you from getting idea of what value you get for your money.  I simply just scout the websites that post new game updates daily and download the ones I want.  If I really like a game, I'll sub for a month on patreon, see what they offer on patreon and discord and cancel until the next update.  This gives me the power to reward $$$ where I see fit rather than feel scammed by a system that in no way rewards the customer.  I'm not sure how Komisari sustain's his patreon memberships, so perhaps there is something worth seeing on discord and he has an active community, or they are fake sub accounts to make it seem like he is active to entice more subs.  Either way, this line of work is tough for creators to make a living so they get very creative on how to get and keep subs.  I personally do not like discord because I don't care about finding a "community" especially for my vices.  I consume content and move on to the next.  I'm just glad that the algorithm has finally filtered out HHG as "New and Popular".  These alogrithms are crucial to keeping a game relevant over the long term.  Still one of the best quality games out there, but definitely in a sad state of affairs.