After using only the Patreon page for quite a while now, it’s time to move to the next step by starting a full-fledge devblog.
Having our own website kill multiple birds with one stone. [Quite the massacre really.]
The main reason to that change is the limitations of Patreon as an information channel. You see, Patreon doesn’t allow for multiple account to manage and post on the same funding campaign. Adding to that is the inability for the campaign manager to give access to gate posts at his discretion, thus making it impossible for me (Vaasref) to read the comments and reply under the posts. That also prevent me to release fixes if the need arises.
Also while Patreon is fine for concise posts, it not a fully-fledged CMS, it’s not really made for posting content (the simple fact it lack a RSS feed boggle the mind). With that added ergonomic we hope to post a more diverse panel of content, of a more unofficial and unformated nature let’s say. Don’t hope for much stuff from Jan, I’ll try to push him to post but he is quite the shy guy.
We will also be more independent from Patreon righteousness surges, we never know when non-consensual drugging or mind control will be deemed unacceptable by that paragon of virtue. So by having our own channel right now we can brace ourselves for any upcoming issue of that style and not be forced to do it in a hurry or worse to alter the content.
We might also add other ways to support us for those (understandably) allergic to Patreon. It’s not on the short term to do list, but at least now it’s a valid option.