How long have developers been waiting for you? How long will it take for 4.10 to come to the public version.
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I agree. If players have been waiting years, it's poor optics and frankly disrespectful to paywall versions and maintain the public download versions behind.
Sure, give your loyal Patreon backers early access by some days, maybe a week or two, but upload the latest version to the public as well after that long.