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The Hardship of Patreon
By ImJustThatKinky • 5 years ago

When you look at Patreon from an outsider's perspective, it looks like an pretty easy endeavor. You make yourself a Patreon page, you upload a few stuff, you make some of the things Patreon only, and you sit down waiting for people to donate. I know that’s what I thought in the beginning. Sadly, that’s no how it goes for most people. If you start off with no name backing you, you’re already on an uphill battle. And when you put all of your hard earn money into a project that isn’t bringing traction, that shit can hurt. Patreon page Darkwood Tales felt this feeling first hand. Here’s what they had to say:


Hi guys,


I sincerely thank you for your support, but I guess this project just did not make it.

In 2 weeks we haven't got any reasonable minimum amount of support. Our team members are very demotivated to continue. I don't think this project can survive in this form. Maybe it will transform into something simpler later (at least into something involving only one person instead of team of 4).

So far the project is frozen and I will refund all December pledges.


Just a little of what we planned for future:

- Princess Isabella 'hot milk' story, when young princes decided to attract night creatures to play with them. From our Darkwood fantasy world

- MILF Vicki and her husband at an adult movie theater. Meeting new people when husband is away


I felt this feeling many times while working on my own game and trying to get support from patreons, it’s not an easy thing to deal with. But gaining 7 patreons in 2 week is a little too early to call it quits, but that’s how I was when I first started off. We grow from experience, so I’m hoping that they aren’t going to give it up so soon. MILF Vicki seems like it could be a hot game if they did it right. If you want to know more about Darkwood Tale, I have an article about them coming out tomorrow.


Do you think it’s easy to make money on Patreon? Have you ever tried to make a Patreon page? Do you think this is the end of Darkwood Tale, or will they get back up again? Tell us in the comments below.