That's not true at all because if they just release content the subscribers would stay ..... There are plenty of people who's content get released here and still have tons of subs and make moneyI should think its pretty obvious about what is going on. An artist discovers that their work is being posted publicly after release to subscribers leading to one of two things depending on motivation. First, they decide to stop producing and earn a livelihood some other way. Second, they mitigate losses within an existing platform by slowing down new releases and/or making up excuses for delays to recoup loses from existing subscribers. The time saved in delay is used to develop new projects that might be released under a new name within the same platform or possibly the same name under a new, more secure platform.
That's not true at all because if they just release content the subscribers would stay ..... There are plenty of people who's content get released here and still have tons of subs and make money
Then just close your patreon don't be a scum bag and keep it going and stealing money from the fans you grew. Don't post updates saying "almost done" or "it will be up in 2-3. Days" then do nothing for months... WHILE STILL CHARGING. That's being a dickhead and a crook. If the artist lost it then deactivateThere are a ton of reasons this happens and we will sadly never know why it happened. It's a shame the story was really good.
What really sucks is I think for a lot of people that make content and something like this happens they are just to embarrassed to come back after feeling like they let everyone down. Especially I feel like with subs going getting nothing for their money it's easier to just disappear then apologize and deal with their fear that people might be pissed or let down.
No idea if that's really the reason or not but it really feels like it might be the case for some.
Then deactivate .... What izumi did is moonlly 2.0 and is pure thievery posting empty promises while keeping the patreon open when it should have been paused like anyone else would do. That's where the fall out happened.People get sick, people die, they go through traumatic events and their perspectives/values change. There are a million reasons why someone might quit or stop producing this kinda stuff. It could be something as simple as they lost access to whatever device they used to create on and don't have the money to adequately replace it. Could also be that they got tired of the story and decided to milk their sub money before falling off the map.
It sucks that they went dark and I get that if you were enjoying their work it's frustrating but it's weird that the discussion of this stuff is always lacking nuance.
What I was trying to say...perhaps not as clearly as intended...is that creators have very different motivations and levels of equity sensitivity for doing what they do. It helps explain why some people are altruistic and will do thing things for others with no expectation of return and why others will be act out of self-interest only. Creators who have been around awhile with a larger subscriber base and more to protect may have different experiences for how a subscriber base can be expanded through broader exposure of their work in forums like this. All things aside, this is pure speculation and there could be any number of reasons, If I recall correctly, Izumisan indicated a person emergency or something like that and I can only hope s/he is ok. Query why subscriber forums like Patreon don't have minimum standards for posting content, failure of which leads to a hold on subscription fees?That's not true at all because if they just release content the subscribers would stay ..... There are plenty of people who's content get released here and still have tons of subs and make money
I'm sorry but I just truly can't find it in myself to get outraged about this. The tiers that Izumisan had on their Patreon were $4 and 7$. They last posted a chapter in January, which means they've been engaging in "pure thievery" for February, March, April, and May. If you were a $4 sub that means you have lost a total of $16. $7 sub has lost $28.Then deactivate .... What izumi did is moonlly 2.0 and is pure thievery posting empty promises while keeping the patreon open when it should have been paused like anyone else would do. That's where the fall out happened.
It doesn't matter if it was $4 or $1 you paid a subscription and got nothing ... No updates, no content, nothing. Just took your money and kept it going. Just because it's cheap doesn't make it okay you wanna pay $4 a month for nothing go through a Starbucks line and pay a coffee forward at least it will be rewarding. Izumi knew nothing was going to be posted but kept the patreon live anyway . That's scumbag behavior. If you know you have nothing to post then pause your account like everyone else does. Especially knowing you're not going to post and stay silent for monthsI'm sorry but I just truly can't find it in myself to get outraged about this. The tiers that Izumisan had on their Patreon were $4 and 7$. They last posted a chapter in January, which means they've been engaging in "pure thievery" for February, March, April, and May. If you were a $4 sub that means you have lost a total of $16. $7 sub has lost $28.
I'm not endorsing Izumisan's behavior if they truly are just milking these forgotten subs with no intention of ever returning but I'm not white knighting for someone else's wallet when they haven't cancelled 4 months into radio silence. And all of this assumes that something nefarious is happening instead of maybe something tragic or reasonable. We have no idea what happened so excuse me for not jumping to the worst conclusion over erotic feminization comics lol.
Just like Moonlly. In Moonlly's case: six months of zero content, but took over 6K from his "patrons". It's a grift, for sure. The serial milkers are bad enough, but at least they offer something in a timely manner, even if it's mostly unreadable vanilla garbage so their Patreons don't get shut down and they can keep grifting too.It doesn't matter if it was $4 or $1 you paid a subscription and got nothing ... No updates, no content, nothing. Just took your money and kept it going. Just because it's cheap doesn't make it okay you wanna pay $4 a month for nothing go through a Starbucks line and pay a coffee forward at least it will be rewarding. Izumi knew nothing was going to be posted but kept the patreon live anyway . That's scumbag behavior. If you know you have nothing to post then pause your account like everyone else does. Especially knowing you're not going to post and stay silent for months
Again, I'm not gonna pocket watch over people who haven't canceled their subs. You keep assuming that Izumi is actively trying to scam and I'm just choosing to err on the side of caution. The truth is unknown to both of us and yet here you are calling them a scumbag engaging in pure thievery.It doesn't matter if it was $4 or $1 you paid a subscription and got nothing ... No updates, no content, nothing. Just took your money and kept it going. Just because it's cheap doesn't make it okay you wanna pay $4 a month for nothing go through a Starbucks line and pay a coffee forward at least it will be rewarding. Izumi knew nothing was going to be posted but kept the patreon live anyway . That's scumbag behavior. If you know you have nothing to post then pause your account like everyone else does. Especially knowing you're not going to post and stay silent for months
interesting story
I've checked the Patreon account, there is no new content there.Guys I think new chapter are released pls check it out
I don't think there was going to be a lesbian dynamic. Mia wasn't really into having sex with his/her girlfriend anymore and Mia's roommate was banging random dudes on booty calls.after rereading i am devastated. Was excited for the lesbian dynamic ;(