Blatant 'piracy' (Patreon)
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I'm not sure how many of you know this, but Patreon has a serious hole in their systems that allows people to pledge to a Creator, access the patron-exclusive content, and then immediately pull their pledge. It costs nothing and gets you access to everything you want from them. It's also seriously scummy and hurtful.There have been several of these people over the last few days, and I'm considering changing up the way I deliver updates. Instead of releasing it as a 'paid creation', I would instead wait until patron cards have been charged, and then send each patron a private message with the download link to the game. I REALLY don't want to do this, because it means my patrons who actually care about supporting me will have to wait longer to access the update (cards are processed through the first few days of the new month), but it's painful to see several updates a day stating "You have a new patron!" only to find out, guess what, they're gone already. It's essentially pirating, except it's done right in front of me rather than in secret. I get that some may not have extra cash to pledge, and I'm okay with pirating for the most part - it's inevitable, and I don't blame people for it. But these updates come to the public after a month to begin with, and getting a notification every time somebody steals my work is a serious slap to the face. It's hurtful, unfair to those of you who actually DO support Crisis Point, and it's killing my desire to keep working.. which is something I really don't want to happen.