Ah yes, I know. Here's why:
As a part of PayPal requirements for recurring subscriptions, your PayPal account will need to have an instant funding source (such as a credit card) attached to the account. If they do not have this, then you will not be able to utilize PayPal as a funding method on Patreon.
With that in mind, how things work with PayPal transactions is that they always first attempt to use your PayPal balance, and then, if that has insufficient funds, they use whatever funding instrument (e.g. a bank account, or a credit card) you selected when going through the PayPal pop-up flow on Patreon.
So unless you have a credit card yes, it won't work. Well don't worry, Episode 2 will be free once we release Episode 3. And if you ever wish to support us it is always possible to make a direct money transfer to our bank account (if you really want to let me know).
In the mean time why not join us on our discord?