Update: My pending payout has just gone through, after 26 days.
I'm still considering moving away from itch unless the situation gets resolved completely. and new measures are implemented so this doesn't happen again, and more transparency from itch's part.
I moved here less than a year ago to avoid having my assets taken down by Gumroad after their sudden TOS change overnight on a Friday, pushed by Visa/MasterCard to ban NSFW content. Of course, sites like OF and PH were unaffected, and Gumroad was extremely vague about what counted as "NSFW", leading to removals of completely unrelated assets.
Until recently, all 11 of my payouts came through without issue. Now, on my 12th, and largest so far, they're holding the funds, just like many others have reported.
Unfortunately, I'll have to move over to Jinxxy. This will be even more of a hassle than leaving Gumroad, since I've uploaded many more assets here. On top of that, itch gave me the flexibility to choose when to request payouts, while Jinxxy only offers fixed automated payouts every Thursday, which isn’t ideal for me.
At this point, I have to assume the money I'm owed here is simply lost.
Issue: At the time of writing, it's been 20 days and I have still not received my payout. I've already submitted a support ticket with ID: 309910 Best regards.
Hi, I'm fine with people using my assets for their personal projects, as for "commercial" use, in your case a game, I'm fine with it as long as the asset itself is not a "paywalled" feature, obtainable/unlockable exclusively through real-life money, like skins in games such as CS:GO/CS2, COD, etc.
The asset existing within the game, and the game itself costing money, if it does, is fine, as understandibly you'd need to monetize your game if you choose to, provided that the assets themselves are not the direct product being sold/paywalled.
Take for reference some of my assets being implemented into a garry's mod workshop model, this is competely fine.
Crediting me in the description and/or in-game credits of your project would be greatly appreciated.
Overall, the ToS would fall into a "Fair Use" or similar category, prioritizing ethical and reasonable use of my work.
If you have any questions or need clarification feel free to contact me directly.
