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Might as well ask this, because a few others have done this and it's rather annoying when it happens. No indication you are doing this but... will this suddenly become "you will need to purchase to proceed further"? There hasn't been any indication you are, but two other devs decided it would suddenly be paid only for future updates.

Onto more enjoyable topics! Will Perrine sneak out to visit her cousins for a day, then return as if nothing happened? Will Aki, Miko, Suzu, and Nene play a round of poker with the winner getting to kiss the MC anywhere she chooses? Will Jumichiro be found dead in the park, from what looks like someone going crazy with a baseball bat? Will Nao swing by the convenience store when the MC is there and Ino spends 15 minutes saying how great the MC is to Nao? Will Suzu model for the MC? (OK, OK, these are just wishes, all of them are far enough out there expect Suzu modelling that I wouldn't expect you to actually implement any of them)

VertigoAVN92 days ago(+3)

Ah, no. Crimson High will stay free to play indefinitely. While I can see how one could get tempted to add a paywall, I personally think it's a bad business model, and something that instantly and irreversibly turns me as a player away from a project.
Do I think my work and especially my consistent and reliable output deserves more, especially when compared to some of my.. let's say less motivated colleagues? Sure, yeah. But I don't think forcing people to pay to be able to access updates is the way to go. Either people recognize and cherish the game for what it is, or they don't and I gotta do better with my next project.

The only thing I will say is that I may add optional paid content at some point. However, that will not be in any way restricting the main game slash story. If anything, it will be something that enhances the experience in some way.
I do have some ideas already, too, but I have yet to decide if I actually want to implement them in CH or keep them for a future project. And like I said, they won't be in any way detrimental to the current, free to play experience, but rather just an optional bit of flavor for whomever wants it. Think cosmetic/soundtrack DLC for games on Steam, or the like.

As for your wishes.. well, all I can say to them is: maybe? :P

musical7492 days ago(+1)

I didn't think you were, honestly. It's just that when I really love a game and the dev says "from this point on, it's gonna be paid only" I get a little paranoid about other games that I love and hope they aren't gonna follow suit. There's been a few games that are "latest version is X, but that one is a paywall. If you want to still play it, here's the previous version free of charge" - so you won't get the latest stuff but still have fun. I don't mind that so much, because it's been that way from the beginning. The "pay if you want to keep playing" (or free to play, but you have to pay to win) are the ones that bother me.

As far as the wishes go, I realize you probably get a ton of "you should add X, it'll be so cool!", just means that we really like it!

VertigoAVN91 days ago

Yeah, I get that. It's always a bummer when that happens. But worry not, that ain't gonna happen with CH!

I do and it's always disheartening to have to let people down, but I still appreciate all of the suggestions. And, of course, there's always the chance that one of them serves as a source of inspiration - happened before and will happen again, so thanks for sharing :)

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