Wait so having bought the game here for 10$ means we get the update later? Wtf?
Viewing post in Content pack progress update comments
[Edit: Had to do some housekeeping here unfortunately. As I've said previously, feedback, including (often especially) criticism is fine, as long as it's meaningful and civil. In this case, all meaningful information from both sides was covered in the first few posts. After that it was effectively just spam. Voicing issues with the game is fine. Continuing to do so after I've made my position clear, in an attempt to harass me and/or the fans of the game, is not. ]
[Edit the 2nd: Appreciate the support and reports(!), but I'm going to leave the rest of this up as the information may still be useful going forward.]
There's a modest delay, yes. Early access has always been only real reward for the SubscribeStar supporters, and this in particular was announced quite a while ago, shortly after GT first came out, so it shouldn't come as a surprise. Early access for monthly supporters followed by a later public release is a fairly common model, and the wait is often considerably longer than two weeks. Everyone who bought the game will still get the new pack, a considerable amount of new content, for free. They'll just have to wait a little longer.
Different people will be comfortable with different support models obviously, and if you dislike this one, you're certainly free to avoid further support in the future. But again, this was first floated four months ago, in a dev log you commented on, and there were no concerns raised then, nor after, until yours just now. I fully expected some people might not jive with it, which is why I asked for input when initially proposing it, but the reaction was almost entirely positive or neutral, so I went forward with it, and will probably continue to do so. I feel it's a reasonable way to reward those who are putting extra support behind the game while still ensuring that everyone who bought it gets the extra content, for free, eventually. If that isn't for you, I can respect that, but for now, this is the way I plan to release updates.
dunno it's always easier to know how I feel in front of the fact. Good job on spitting on all those who supported the project I guess. Further enhanced feeling by the fact that like anyone else I've been waiting for months for this update and that you always told it was for end of october but suddenly it isn't anymore for everyone.
Sure let's bring that to the standard gaming to realise how it will end. I'm sure if you bought Star Citizen and get that delay because you're not constantly on their patreon, that'll be received really well. And it's insulting for those who supported the creator but can't or won't pay more for whatever reason (money issue, won't pay more than the game's price, etc)
Usually what's given to those giving constant money are stuff outside of the game's spectrum, something to really thank the support.
This is a completely different scale than looking at EA, Bethesda or even Larian. This is a different scale than even looking at the creators of the Risk of Rain series.
In the above examples, they have the money to take the time to make a game and sell it and worry about profit later. The group behind this game likely does it as a side hustle/side hobby that they make a modest but unlivable income from. It would be one thing if they got 60$ per copy sold and it sold this much as they would have obtained 6 figures of income from sales, but 10$ is nothing to most people who're trying to get something cheap and quick.
Many of these projects die out not for lack of croud enthusiasm, but lack of ability to maintain the funding/work for the project; one of the best ways to guarantee that you're motivated to do a project is to have an end goal. For example, if the dev makes 10 'chapters' for 10$ each and 100 people buy those chapters in one day that comes out to 10*10*100=10000 ($10,000). That's a lot of money and probably not getting spent all at once, but spread out and having a (likely) larger player base means that it earns more, but I do believe that they are a dev group of 1-3 people.
The point being, you're being a Karen to some devs who're just trying to make ends meet for themselves so that they can focus on this full time. Relax; if you don't like the methodology used to sustain the game's development, then you don't have to buy it. No one is stopping you from leaving this game alone.
Appreciate the support. Just wanted to clarify, while I'm flattered, there is no team: It's just me. And while that does mean all the money comes my way, it also means all the WORK does. Which includes not just all the things involved in making a game, but bugtesting, gameplay tweaking, advertising, and community relations and moderation (as we see here.) That's one of the reasons I don't have a Discord/Twitter etc. So it's six of one, half dozen of another, it balances out.
Dude, you should be ashamed. So much whining just because someone will receive updates 2 weeks earlier? Are you serious?
Everything is fair enough. Nobody asks you to pay extra for the upgrade. You will receive it, in full, but only a couple of weeks later than those who considered it necessary to support the author with the same amount but monthly.
The author might not have published this announcement here at all. Just upload a new update when the time comes. And then you would never know that someone else got this update before you and was satisfied?
I think its great as why wouldn't he offer a nice bonus to those that are continually supporting him with more than just a 1 time purchase. If you like the game then great buy it once and wait for eventual releases (It is worth it despite your whining). If it helps you sleep at night think of the slight delay as receiving a "finished" project and us that continually support monthly are beta testers.