discussion What happened to Ketzal (famous for SSP)?

[BadJM]

Rumors of my death have been somewhat exaggerated. Still here. Subscribestar too. They have always more or less shadowbanned my page, so nothing new there.
I won't answer any questions about the future because... I don't have any answers.

Well if you can at least restore the subscribestar page, there is still some hope for the games. If they decide to remove it completely then I think this is it for both SSP and EGBE

 

[timberwolf256]

Well just yoinked all the servers I was on and will be looking into an alt account for Discord for now to separate NSFW servers and my regular gaming/friends account this sucks

 

[fthegovernment]

POSTED ON ANOTHER FORUM [sic]
just looked on dikgames and fap nation and you are right Ketzal is completly gone

 

[BadJM]

Well just yoinked all the servers I was on and will be looking into an alt account for Discord for now to separate NSFW servers and my regular gaming/friends account this sucks

Yea I left all servers with similar games. Being on NSFW servers is fine. You just can't be on servers for games with petite content.

 

[ZEPHYROS]

Rumors of my death have been somewhat exaggerated. Still here. Subscribestar too. They have always more or less shadowbanned my page, so nothing new there.
I won't answer any questions about the future because... I don't have any answers.

Glad you checked in, that already means a lot. The Discord takedown and all the rumors had people worried so just knowing you’re okay is enough right now. You don’t owe us answers or promises, what you’ve already created has left its mark and we’re grateful for that.

Take things at your own pace, we’ll be here cheering you on no matter what.

 

[_defalt_010110]

It's sad to see censorship putting such a stranglehold on developers. Looks like many of them will have to set up their own websites with crypto payments if they want to share their work freely. Honestly, I can’t think of any other alternative right now.

 

[Pero3]

You all got flagged for simply being in that discord.
Must suck not to use your brain.

 

[BadJM]

It's sad to see censorship putting such a stranglehold on developers. Looks like many of them will have to set up their own websites with crypto payments if they want to share their work freely. Honestly, I can’t think of any other alternative right now.

The problem with crypto is that a lot of people don't want to use it as payment method. So it really limits how much devs can earn.

In honor of Ketzal, I'm happy to share the link to the latest EGBE version, but mods, let me know if that's ok to do.

Nah don't do that. He was going to release it for the public anyway in a few days. He can still share it here. Let's wait and see what happens.

 

[Dario]

The problem with crypto is that a lot of people don't want to use it as payment method. So it really limits how much devs can earn.

Nah don't do that. He was going to release it for the public anyway in a few days. He can still share it here. Let's wait and see what happens.

Sounds good!

 

[_defalt_010110]

Rumors of my death have been somewhat exaggerated. Still here. Subscribestar too. They have always more or less shadowbanned my page, so nothing new there.
I won't answer any questions about the future because... I don't have any answers.

As for you, dear Ketzal, I am with you heart and soul. Your work is truly fascinating, and I fully support the idea that people should be able to freely express their thoughts and explore, analyze, study, and reflect on any topic. Art only benefits from this, because it is through the diversity of ideas and the courage to explore them that something new and valuable is born—something that allows people to reflect on their behavior, their views, and their worldview. Any form of art has the right to address any subject—including taboo, complex, dark, or provocative ones. That is why I believe authors like you will always find an audience ready to support and appreciate their honesty and courage.

 

[_defalt_010110]

The problem with crypto is that a lot of people don't want to use it as payment method. So it really limits how much devs can earn.

Nah don't do that. He was going to release it for the public anyway in a few days. He can still share it here. Let's wait and see what happens.

Yes, I understand the problem. But people will have to get over it whether they want to or not. These days, all it takes is a single query to ChatGPT and five minutes of your time to figure out how to use cryptocurrency. It’s not as difficult as it seems. And we really don’t have a choice anymore. I don’t see any reason why the censorship stranglehold would loosen even a millimeter in the future. That’s why people need to embrace crypto en masse (and it’s really not that hard).

 

[BadJM]

This wave of censorship sucks so fucking much. I really hate the direction the world is going. Fictional content keeps getting censored while retard politicians and people with positions of power get away with abusing real kids. It's so fucking dumb.

 

[BadJM]

Yes, I understand the problem. But people will have to get over it whether they want to or not. These days, all it takes is a single query to ChatGPT and five minutes of your time to figure out how to use cryptocurrency. It’s not as difficult as it seems. And we really don’t have a choice anymore. I don’t see any reason why the censorship stranglehold would loosen even a millimeter in the future. That’s why people need to embrace crypto en masse (and it’s really not that hard).

I don't even think it's about being hard to figure out. It's just not very convenient. Devs lose subs by just moving from patreon to SS because people can't use paypal on SS. Also after all the crypto scams in the past few years, a lot of people just don't trust anything related to crypto.

 

[aperisimo95]

Does this have any consequences outside of Discord?

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[Lostandquiet73]

I don't even think it's about being hard to figure out. It's just not very convenient. Devs lose subs by just moving from patreon to SS because people can't use paypal on SS. Also after all the crypto scams in the past few years, a lot of people just don't trust anything related to crypto.

I don't really use Paypal because I was permabanned for receiving a gift in currency from a friend. At least I was able to return the money, but Paypal was really aggressive the only time I tried to use my account so honestly that's why I prefer traditional payment methods. I wouldn't mind checking on how crypto works but I get that's not how everybody thinks

 

[_defalt_010110]

I don't even think it's about being hard to figure out. It's just not very convenient. Devs lose subs by just moving from patreon to SS because people can't use paypal on SS. Also after all the crypto scams in the past few years, a lot of people just don't trust anything related to crypto.

Yes, I get that, buddy. But we no longer live in a world where we have the luxury of choice. After what happened this summer with Collective Shout, payment systems, Steam, and itch.io, I don’t think we’re really in a position to turn up our noses and pick and choose anymore. Are there any solid, reliable alternatives that could realistically take over part of Visa’s and Mastercard’s audience? I doubt it or at least I haven’t heard of any.

 

[BadJM]

Does this have any consequences outside of Discord?

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Not really, for the actually serious stuff they just perma ban you.

 

[MontyP]

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Been digging for 20 minutes trying to figure out what was up. I just got this same notification and couldn't figure out what was going on

 

[aperisimo95]

Not really, for the actually serious stuff they just perma ban you.

That's a relief, as I have ever only used Discord for that server lol

 

[EvilChef]

@aperisimo95 Got the same shit. I put it up to review as since I joined the server I have never actually engaged in it...
Was simply gonna use it as a reminder that a new update had been dropped or similar.
Personally I find Discord to be barely even useful so Im probably gonna delete my acoount there anyway.