VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Ch. 9 v0.59b] [NeonGhosts]

[NewTricks]

I've been thinking of changing my support from Patreon to Subscribestar. I've just been really grumpy lately about Patreon moving the goalposts and dictating content and sometimes having to pirate "full versions" of games I support on Patreon. I guess I must ask if there is a difference in how devs are compensated between the platforms or if I am just paying for convenience and providing less support for the dev and more profit for a platform. Do you guys have any thoughts on this? I've been donating on Patreon for something like 10 years now and it might just be brand loyalty or inertia keeping me on it at this point.

 

[Joshy92]

I wonder if Lucien knows that he has made a very powerful enemy in me? I wouldn't have cared if he tried to kill me or anything like that, but he has put Risa in danger and that's something I won't tolerate or forgive.

Sleep with one eye open Lucien you piece of shit. This is also a warning to Brent, Jamie and any dude in the game who hurts Mason.

 

[armond]

I wonder if Lucien knows that he has made a very powerful enemy in me? I wouldn't have cared if he tried to kill me or anything like that, but he has put Risa in danger and that's something I won't tolerate or forgive.

Sleep with one eye open Lucien you piece of shit. This is also a warning to Brent, Jamie and any dude who hurts Mason.

Sudden urge to hurt Mason

 

[Joshy92]

Sudden urge to hurt Mason

I meant in game lol. Now I better edit my comment, so people realize that's what I mean.

 

[HiP1]

I've been thinking of changing my support from Patreon to Subscribestar. I've just been really grumpy lately about Patreon moving the goalposts and dictating content and sometimes having to pirate "full versions" of games I support on Patreon. I guess I must ask if there is a difference in how devs are compensated between the platforms or if I am just paying for convenience and providing less support for the dev and more profit for a platform. Do you guys have any thoughts on this? I've been donating on Patreon for something like 10 years now and it might just be brand loyalty or inertia keeping me on it at this point.

probably not the best place to discuss that, but basically patreon is more expensive but is easier and quicker to get paid.

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

I've been thinking of changing my support from Patreon to Subscribestar. I've just been really grumpy lately about Patreon moving the goalposts and dictating content and sometimes having to pirate "full versions" of games I support on Patreon. I guess I must ask if there is a difference in how devs are compensated between the platforms or if I am just paying for convenience and providing less support for the dev and more profit for a platform. Do you guys have any thoughts on this? I've been donating on Patreon for something like 10 years now and it might just be brand loyalty or inertia keeping me on it at this point.

If you can do it. Devs get a bigger share of the money and if you aren't paying on dollars the conversion rate is also cheaper on subscribestar.

 

[NewTricks]

probably not the best place to discuss that, but basically patreon is more expensive but is easier and quicker to get paid.

This is an important consideration. As a freelancer, I often have to deal with the same issue. Do work for someone who will pay less money but on time or rather for someone who will pay more but get to your invoice in their own sweet time. The struggle is real. Thank you. I might take this info into consideration once I take my own game public and am actually comfortable asking for patronage for it.

 

[Joshy92]

If I'm being honest I don't know if I could actually do anything bad to Lucien or any other bad guy in the game.
I detest violence and I would feel bad hurting them. It would be easier if they were typical moustache twirling bad guys but I know NeonGhost's writing is so good he won't make them one dimensional like that.

 

[Dessolos]

Brent id probably have a harder time since he is just an asshole and not a monster as far as I know just yet. Lucien on the other hand no so much for me since he is selling drugs and who knows what else. But I used to always play the dark path in video games growing up so random acts of violence in games not to tough for me as long as it isn't against a LI or a character I like. Especially because I view Brent and Lucien as a random npc that has depth. but yeah depending on their story id probably think twice before doing something like that , so I really don't know what id do given the option.

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

If there is a opportunity to fuck him up my Guy will take it.

 

[HiP1]

If I'm being honest I don't know if I could actually do anything bad to Lucien or any other bad guy in the game.
I detest violence and I would feel bad hurting them. It would be easier if they were typical moustache twirling bad guys but I know NeonGhost's writing is so good he won't make them one dimensional like that.

no need for violence. MC has money and influence, there are other ways to deal with Lucien

 

[Skep-tiker]

no need for violence. MC has money and influence, there are other ways to deal with Lucien

Pay people for violence?

 

[Ragnar]

Lucien is a dealer plus rapist, someone with money and connections can sent his ass to prison easily.

 

[Dr.Slime]

Dev update

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

Lucien is a dealer plus rapist, someone with money and connections can sent his ass to prison easily.

Pretty much this. In there he will either rot for a few decades or "get suicided", if he talks too much.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

If I'm being honest I don't know if I could actually do anything bad to Lucien or any other bad guy in the game.
I detest violence and I would feel bad hurting them. It would be easier if they were typical moustache twirling bad guys but I know NeonGhost's writing is so good he won't make them one dimensional like that.

I do love villains with depth. But, I also enjoy a pretty all-around detestable bad guy from time to time too. After all, there really are some fucked up people out there with zero redeeming qualities, or at least people who do such terrible things that are incapable of being redeemed. Lucien might be that guy, whereas Brent & Jamie & even that dude who paid for Nicki's tats can just be more complicated assholes. I'm wondering if Lucien is connected to the shady men who tried to force Nicki to do a porno. Or even Brent's "lenders". Might even be connected to one or more of those "old money" types that Neon mentioned and that we'll be visiting sometime in the future.

Lucien is a dealer plus rapist, someone with money and connections can sent his ass to prison easily.

Unless there's a person behind Lucien who has more money and more connections Have to keep in mind that Guy is just a rando who won a huge lottery and is smart enough to build off of it. Affecting court outcomes, I'm not sure that's remotely in his cards..

 

[armond]

I do love villains with depth. But, I also enjoy a pretty all-around detestable bad guy from time to time too. After all, there really are some fucked up people out there with zero redeeming qualities, or at least people who do such terrible things that are incapable of being redeemed. Lucien might be that guy, whereas Brent & Jamie & even that dude who paid for Nicki's tats can just be more complicated assholes. I'm wondering if Lucien is connected to the shady men who tried to force Nicki to do a porno. Or even Brent's "lenders". Might even be connected to one or more of those "old money" types that Neon mentioned and that we'll be visiting sometime in the future.


Unless there's a person behind Lucien who has more money and more connections Have to keep in mind that Guy is just a rando who won a huge lottery and is smart enough to build off of it. Affecting court outcomes, I'm not sure that's remotely in his cards..

The person behind Lucien with more money would just have him killed if serious litigation was brought against him as they would expect him to turn states evidence to save his own ass by giving them a bigger fish. Pit of vipers kemosabe.

 

[Dessolos]

whacking Lucien has another benefit he can't touch my sweet broken angel Risa. As I know he wants to pimp her out or something after she becomes bad like that girl that was naked on the couch. That was the first thing I thought when I went into the drug den. That if I don't save this angel infront of me he will turn Risa into that girl as that would be her future.

 

[DaynNight090]

Lucien is a dealer plus rapist, someone with money and connections can sent his ass to prison easily.

MY KIND OF GUY

 

[ThorinKing]

Lucien is a dealer plus rapist, someone with money and connections can sent his ass to prison easily.

Why put a rapist in prison if you can brutally kill him and get away with it?

Should be the way of the world.