I'm back, and more.

I would really want to see this story in a linear way for now. You could grey out choices and choose one storyline and progress it. This should be easier for you and would feel like a lot more game was done in the same time frame. A linear game doesn't need to be a bad one

Jacek Jagosz

I don’t mind monthly payments. Decent art isn’t cheap and the funding has to come from somewhere. You can regulate your updates like some other creators have by word count etc. You could also work out releases ahead of time and take a month off.

Yestin

Personally, I don't think going to a monthly charge would be too bad since it's not too much imo. However, I think I can say some people are kind of wary with projects now as seen above. So perhaps maybe do some progress reports or teasers once in awhile to show your still working on the game? As long as there's some form of communication I think it will be fine.

Yep, I was a supporter who stopped pledging with blackgate actually after being burned when I noticed there really wasn’t anything being changed. As it stands though, the main switch to monthly is honestly because I can’t support the game art wise on per release alone simply due to the cost of it which is why there is so few art throughout the game and why there are really only 3 official sprites. I follow a few Patreon accounts myself who do pause there payments though during slower times so that is something I would consider wholeheartedly. Loss of reputation is not something I could afford.

Hiddenwall

I was one of those people who actually turned off my pledge for Blackgate to be honest so I know exactly where you are coming from in regards to that. I hope to not make the same mistake and at least pause during months in which I’m really not going to be active.

Hiddenwall

Yes but this will happen after a couple of Patreon updates have passed. I’m looking at likely around 3 or 4.

Hiddenwall

I'm ok with you going to a monthly subscription, though I don't want that to put any undue stress on you.

Rednecktexan

See also "The Blackgate effect" lol. Unfortunately there is a prevailing number of supporters that have burned by the aforementioned project and can make them leery about supporting one on a monthly basis, the other side of this effect is to see the creators almost killing themselves trying to meet a self imposed deadline thinking any delay is unacceptable. As I said earlier in discord, I'm good with the monthly charge all things considered, this project is definitely one of the best out there at present in my opinion and worth the extra money since it means seeing more content added. Keep in mind too that if for some reason you need to take a break, (busy time during the holidays, writers block, just burnt out and need a break etc.) you have the option to pause the project and not charge people during those times you can't give it your full attention, so no reason to feel like you'd be taking advantage of your supporters in those time.

Richard

Hm, pretty much all my concerns with the monthly update have been addressed by another post from above. But to reiterate: assuming you are open, clear and communicative about your goals and update/progress, I don't see myself having issues with a monthly charge. You can potentially lose a lot of support if you pull what Blackgate did.

DJ Kyu

So, will the public update see the Koshiro update? Even if it is later on?

PaleAngel_90

Yeah, that is one thing I would be cautious about myself. Reputation is everything to me and I know I can’t add art to this game on my support alone so ensuring that I am fair to all my supports would be the biggest thing for me, such as pausing monthly payments if it ever looks like I’m not contributing enough.

Hiddenwall

For Monthly charges I personally would be a bit cautious having been burned by blackgate before. While I like your work and you've so far been pretty communicative with your processes because of your infrequent updates it feels risky that you could charge for x months and then we would never hear from you again. Though I would be fine with more frequent but not as large updates.

Rice Cakes

I would encourage the monthly charges to support you. However, it is better and even reassuring your audience to contact them monthly more. Even a simple update in how your life is going without the project being mentioned serves as a great show of communication between you and us. Personally, I have no problem paying to support monthly, especially because your prices are not too farfetched taking into account your update speed and quality currently. I've been trying to change my subscription to do so anyway, just because I really like how just how your story standouts among those existing. Once you get more time and can relax more, I would then bump it up a bit when you get more backers since you deserve it. Sorry about the other comments. They were rude and self centered.

Anoninonymous

Honestly I don't think switching to a monthly payment would be a bad idea. Its not like we are paying that much already, compared to what other creators charge. I would love to see more artwork to go along with the story. Looking foward to the next build.

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