It isn't that I dislike your feedback. I disagree with it, yes. The fact that I work on two games has absolutely nothing to do with how long it has taken since my last release. I am well aware of how long it has been - I probably beat myself up over that fact more than you could. But it isn't because I work on two games. On that you're wrong. Before all the shitshow happened to me over the last year. i was releasing every 2 to 3 months. And once I am retired, I'll be able to get back to that. But maybe you don't even know that I've also been working a full time job at the same time and now I'm about to retire. You talk like I have no clue what's going on with my own followers and patrons.
I AM in the shoes of others who play these games. I began this as a major fan of quite a few. And have become close friends with many other devs. You sit here trying to explain this to me as if you think I have no idea what's going on. Man I've been doing this for about 5 years now. And now you're accusing me of not seeing things from your perspective? Consumers? You do realize that my games are free and that basically what little money I make at this is solely at the whim of whoever chooses to subscribe, donate, or whatever, right? And what... do you think I make 5 figures every month? Not hardly. I started doing this because I'm a creative person and I enjoy it. And now finally I'll get to do it without the full time job in the way. The income side of it started off as just a plus. So before you say anything about losing patrons or donations, you should know that when I retire, my income will be reduced by a THIRD. And still I'll be doing this whether people continue to subscribe or not.
I am engaged in stories right now that have extremely long delays between updates. But I'm not complaining about it because I know what it takes to do this. I know the sacrifices it takes and I know what it does to a family when you stay busy at your computer every day. Do you?
Don't get me wrong Woonz. I LOVE feedback, even the negative. I have said that at least a thousand times since I first started.. But you came in my post and basically said that you have no respect for me because I work on two games. All without knowing anything about me or my life. So fine, you don't respect me. What was the point of bothering to even comment on a post from a dev you have no respect for?
That's all I'll say about it. I hope you go back and read up on some of the things I've been dealing with, then maybe you'll have a much better understanding of why things have gone the way they have for me, and why I vehemently defend myself here now. I rarely bite back at people in these comments anymore but I'm sick of people thinking we as AVN devs can't stand up and defend ourselves and our work, especially to people who haven't got a clue what it takes. And I honestly didn't intend for this to sound like biting back. So... sorry about that. Peace...
I disagree that you working on two games isn't among the causes of the slow releases. How can working on two games at the same time not be? Saying it isn't a cause doesn't make logical sense. Your previous releases were 2-3 months because the story was in its infancy. The more the story develops, the more it becomes involved and complicated and thus more time is required. I get that.
I don't care if you do or don't know if you know what's going on with your patrons and followers, as that doesn't concern me. I simply made the point that working on two games simultaneously slows down the work and that it isn't reasonable to patrons. I believe that's a fair assessment. You're free to disagree, but that's my assessment.
"Consumers" is the correct term, for no purchase is required to be a consumer. Those who read your works are consuming your work. Hence the term. You've gone on a tangent over a misunderstanding.
Your working long hours, making sacrifices, effect on your family, etc, then working on two projects at the same time cancels out your line of reasoning, as it's a yoke of your own making.
I never stated or implied that I don't respect you personally, I stated twice that I didn't respect your choice to work on two projects at the same time. I called such "retarded" and "foolish". I don't respect your decision and subsequent rationale, as it's partly to blame for the slow churn. It's not the first time you've misunderstood what I've stated.
Your excuses for the slow churn would be reasonable if you were only working on one story, but working on two stories at the same time invalidates your reasoning, as you've just made more work for yourself that's lead to slower release times. That's the point I've made. That's not being unfair to you.
All I gotta say, if you don't like it here, don't let the door hit you on the way out, there's quite a few of us that have no problem waiting, and the updates use to be faster, but if you read the Dev logs, real life has gotten in the way, we all don't have time to be constant with our hobbies, which this is N2s hobby, N2 isn't required to write for us at all, sojust be glad you have it to begin with...
it’s unnecessary to write entire essays as replies. also, as a tiny little friendly criticism on N2, maybe try working on one game for a few chapters before continuing work on the second. this is also what Niichan does with MBiML/Sicae.
then again, i am just some online dumbass with no real experience
I'll say this and then not respond to this anymore. I move back and forth between the two games for reasons beyond everything mentioned here. And it doesn't matter how I do this, it is my choice. Going this route keeps me from getting burn out working on one game (like SO many other devs have done and abandoned their games because of it). I do it to keep my sanity. I do it because I want to. Whatever reason you need to hear, that's why I do it that way.
The only reason everyone waited almost a year for the Last Human release is because I went through major illness, deaths, depression, the full time job bullshit, and enough other bullshit. Though I suppose if some have only recently started following me, you may not have known that.
So, that's the end of this topic and hopefully that answers any more questions. I have no plans to change how I do this. Sure, I may sometimes do more than one update in a row with one of the games. It all just depends on how things are flowing for me in my life. I do what I can, when I can.
First of all, now all you're doing is gaslighting. I'll ask nicely... Please stop. Secondly, I did not lie about anything. Where the hell did that come from? I said:
"The fact that I work on two games has absolutely nothing to do with how long it has taken since my last release."
If you have a problem here, then WHY are you here? The ONLY answer is "to gaslight". I've asked nicely that you not continue. I don't like banning people or deleting messages because I believe people entitled to their opinion. However, each time you post it gets worse. This time you called me a liar for no reason.
If I asked 100 people the question: Would it be quicker to write and release by chapter one story, or work on two different stories at the same time and release them by chapter?, 99 / 100 people would provide the logical answer of one story at a time. Yet here you are being the 1 / 100 providing the answer of two books at the same time, and going even further to say that I'm gaslighting you for pointing out otherwise. It's by this reasoning is why I haven't called you a liar for "no reason."
There's no gaslighting going on. The fact that you believe that working on two games simultaneously doesn't slow down production makes your call of "The fact that I work on two games has absolutely nothing to do with how long it has taken since my last release" a lie.
TomGamerMC is making the same point that I've made. You're not just ignoring the issue raised, you're in denial of it.
I'm not trying to be mean, I just don't believe you're being logical.
Banning and deleting my posts isn't proving me wrong, it's proving that you're unnerved by constructive criticism and logical reasoning.
I am not a liar. You are completely misunderstanding what I am saying. Does it take longer when working on 2 games at once? Of course it does! I'm not an idiot! When I said what I said, I was referring to the overly long delay that happened PURELY from other crap outside of development in my life. THAT delay was not because I work on 2 games. It was because my sister died, I got sick, full time job bullshit... you name it, it happened. I got depressed, I didn't work on the games - hence - LONG DELAY where nothing came out for almost a year. THAT is what I thought you were talking about all this time. I've explained this pretty well in my devlogs and personal logs that I post regularly on multiple sites. And fwiw, I did the next update on the SAME GAME. So even if I was working on one game, that same delay would have happened, unfortunately. In your original comment in this thread, that is what I thought you were referring to - which is why I responded defending myself because I had literally just posted about the reasons and all the bullshit I was dealing with. Before all that, I generally release games every 2 months... Serenity release, then 2 months later, Last Human, then 2 months later... Serenity again. So every 4 months each game should get an update - especially now that I am retired from my full time job and can put 100% of my time into only this.. This should not be something to complain about. I see lots of games out there that take much longer to get updates than mine do, and they are working on ONE game. And some of those devs are actually teams... I am just one person doing everything alone.
I DID SAY I don't like to ban people or delete posts, didn't I? I hardly EVER do that outside of obvious spam or troublemakers. So far you're not making trouble. I just get frustrated when I feel like I have to defend myself. When in reality... I don't. I don't need to reply to people. I don't even need to make devlogs. I could just not talk to anyone except for release time. But I choose to be transparent and try to be nice to people. So yeah, I get frustrated and I say things because I am pissed. I am human.
To be clear... with no major issues coming up, I do releases every 2 months, or very close to it. Last human gets a release, 2 months later Serenity gets a release, 2 months later, Last Human gets another release... and so on. So each get should get an update approx. every 4 months. That is not unreasonable in my opinion. But if it isn't reasonable to you, I don't know what to tell you.