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Re: Malise and the Machine (New RPG!)
Hey all!
I'm a few weeks late on this, but I just wanted to address something I just now saw on this board in another thread with regard to what some might see as a sharp drop in the amount of funding the project is receiving on Patreon. I addressed it on Patreon but unless you're pledging to the project you won't see that explanation.
For reference, the thread I'm referring to on this board is located here.
As you can see from
In addition, there was a slow decline over the course of November that was very likely due to the fact that our project offers a reward where if you pledge $20 to the project you will receive the uncensored retail version once it is ready. It can be expected that with each release, a percentage of the backers for this project will withdraw their pledges once they've reached that $20 mark.
What this means is that, contrary to some beliefs, there is no exodus from Patreon or issue with backers fleeing in terror. It also exemplifies the importance of your pledge to the project, so as always your continued support is very much appreciated!
The "content fatigue" concept was definitely in my thought process while working on the story. While some themes may be present for events or areas early on, this is largely due to enemy groups being introduced to the player via the story. It simply won't make sense for some types of enemies to be present in some situations, and even in V0.03 the enemies are not what I have planned for that area in the final game. These lines will blur a lot as the game progresses however, especially as the playable game area grows.
I can pretty much say already that by the end of the game things will be pretty ridiculous in terms of variety (within the scope of a single battle even). In addition, old enemies will definitely make reappearances with new H skills throughout the game. We've been looking at adding a level system for enemies to give the player some indication of what skills an enemy can perform, but don't have anything solid yet.
Hey all!
I'm a few weeks late on this, but I just wanted to address something I just now saw on this board in another thread with regard to what some might see as a sharp drop in the amount of funding the project is receiving on Patreon. I addressed it on Patreon but unless you're pledging to the project you won't see that explanation.
For reference, the thread I'm referring to on this board is located here.
As you can see from
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, a sharp drop occurred in early December. This was caused by a change in the way Patreon shows the funding a project is earning. You can read the details
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, but the simple version is that the amount shown on the project's front page now reflects the total pledge amount minus fees and minus the amount from nonpaying patrons for the last cycle. It basically now reflects a more accurate amount as to what we receive with each release.In addition, there was a slow decline over the course of November that was very likely due to the fact that our project offers a reward where if you pledge $20 to the project you will receive the uncensored retail version once it is ready. It can be expected that with each release, a percentage of the backers for this project will withdraw their pledges once they've reached that $20 mark.
What this means is that, contrary to some beliefs, there is no exodus from Patreon or issue with backers fleeing in terror. It also exemplifies the importance of your pledge to the project, so as always your continued support is very much appreciated!
The "content fatigue" concept was definitely in my thought process while working on the story. While some themes may be present for events or areas early on, this is largely due to enemy groups being introduced to the player via the story. It simply won't make sense for some types of enemies to be present in some situations, and even in V0.03 the enemies are not what I have planned for that area in the final game. These lines will blur a lot as the game progresses however, especially as the playable game area grows.
I can pretty much say already that by the end of the game things will be pretty ridiculous in terms of variety (within the scope of a single battle even). In addition, old enemies will definitely make reappearances with new H skills throughout the game. We've been looking at adding a level system for enemies to give the player some indication of what skills an enemy can perform, but don't have anything solid yet.
