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Addressing the criticism
🕑 Added 2019-12-03 18:24:29 +0000 UTCHi everyone!
We've had a few negative comments on our last progress report, because we had to delay the School of Lust version 0.4.2 update again, so I (Lawina) would like to take this opportunity to address this matter.
I completely agree with most of the criticism. Although, one patron went really - and I mean REALLY - overboard, by blatantly harassing us, and I've had no other choice but to suspend him, which is something we rarely do. He/she is also one of the main reasons that I decided to post this, because I want everyone to know that we do listen to all your feedback, either positive or negative, and we do agree that we have our faults, which should be addressed.
I'm aware that some of you are quite passionate about School of Lust, which is the sole reason that keeps us going, and seeing some of the hostility (even if it's only from one patron) immensely affected me and the rest of the team.
It started a while back, before the whole unexpected character re-design incident, when we decided against announcing a release date for the content updates here on Patreon, as we've had a few unexpected delays happen before that. However, some patrons did not appreciate not knowing when to expect the next release, which is the reason that we decided to announce the "planned" release dates instead and that's also back when we decided to make sure to at least post a progress report biweekly.
However, we've frequently struggled with the planned release dates since, because we would like to make sure the game is as good as it can be, and we also want to make sure that the updates we release are worth playing.
Those of you who are familiar with game development will know how time consuming and complex it can be, especially a rather big and entwined RPG like School of Lust. Putting the unexpected issues we've had lately aside, we could've probably rushed the version 0.4.2 update within these past 2 months, if we didn't want the best for the game, but we certainly do (and hopefully the upcoming version 0.4.2 update will show that).
That said however, we also care about you and appreciate your generous support. We understand that not all patrons are here only to support the development. Most of you would want something in return for your pledge. This is also the reason why we decided that something has to change to avoid having to break any future promises again.
From version 0.4.2 onward, we will do our very best to release whatever content is ready every single month, even if it means releasing a small content update. There could still be months where we may end up having to delay again for whatever reason, but we will do our best to address those beforehand - not on the promised release day.
In conclusion, if you ever find anything that you would like to criticize us about, please don't hesitate to do so. It's the only way to make sure that we're aware of our mistakes, and find a solution. As long as you don't harass us, we'll always listen =)
Thank you as always V●ᴥ●V
-Lawina
Boner Games
PS: We will post about the status of School of Lust version 0.4.2 soon.
