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I am not trying to disrespect your subscribers, or you, I am trying to explain that I don't know if you get why I was mildly upset. I love the game, and considering the overall quality  I would say it is absolutely worth $10. I am also honestly glad you have people who did commit to that and more and support you massively. The issue is holding back content for people who paid expecting the things listed when released. Saying you stated this timing plan in a post (which you posted nearly a week following the game's release, so people like me who  bought it already wouldn't exactly be able to get you to change it) doesn't matter. Asking then, as now, doesn't have any power to reverse your decision, and would lead (as it seems it might have now) to you inferring it as someone judging your game's value. And I know you'll claim it's just a short delay, but the time isn't the point. The issue is that this is a forced/artificial delay you don't need to do. I'd even be confident many subscribers (if you ask) likely don't mind if you release here at the same time for people who paid, they just have the money to support you more, regardless of benefits. You might not mean it, but you're choice effectively implies people here that pay only $10 get a form of "reverse punishment", by intentional withholding of content to give those who had more and paid more to get access first. I hope you can see why this would feel bad to those who paid with good intentions, but weren't aware we'd be tiered so all updates (not just this one) would be artificially delayed to reward those who paid you more.

Sorry I am a bit confused, what do you mean "opt out"?

Wait..... so, the people who paid for the game here have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get an update to the game despite it being ready now? And if we'd like to get the update now we have to effectively pay you an extra $10?

I know you answered a similar question, but I worried it wasn't clearly worded. For the $10, are you getting ALL the chapters relating to the Cruel Serenade game, or just Cruel Serenade: Guttertrash (which you also call the Second chapter) and all updates for this chapter, but NOT Chapter 3 and above (whatever they will be called)? You've mentioned a plan for 5 chapters, and since this game is partitioned from Cruel Serenade's first part, and it isn't clear if your wording of "Everything that comes after for GutterTrash is free once you buy in." has the "comes after FOR Guttertrash...." which I think means all updates for this chapter, but not for any of the planned later chapters. I think people who asked before are worried each Chapter will be $10 a pop, so more likely $40 or $50 by the time the game is done.