discussion How long is too long for a game to have an update...?

[readonly]

If your game is exceptional I'll probably be there for the next update no matter what. Most games aren't exceptional though, and if it takes longer than 4-6 months for an update its likely I'll have forgotten much of the plot/characters and be wary about downloading again and trying to remember how everything works.

 

[Chromius]

At the point where you forget what is going on. So the more memorable the story the longer you have between updates.

 

[KantamaroSan]

Depends on the update size, big updates take time

 

[XPS3]

Past the 6 month mark, I believe is when it becomes far too excessive.

 

[Loliholic]

Depends on the dev. I prefer to play updates, so 5-10 minute updates are more annoying than satisfying. While i prefer monthly updates, it makes more sense to wait 2-3 months for a real update instead of getting a quicky. But i drop games if the updates take even longer, i want to play, not to wait.

 

[Naynamed]

Twice a year seems reasonable for both I think

 

[Jude6]

12 months, it's a real final threshold for me. Over a year and it's officially in "This is a scam" territory.

 

[anyplay]

It depends, If the update takes 1 month but has fuck all new content that I don't care it only took 1 month its a waste of time to download and play it, on the other hand if it takes 6 months but has a metric fuckton of new content then im more than happy to wait the 6 months

 

[Aba]

hmmmm about 3 days..

 

[zouxin]

No more than 4 months is acceptable, because I'm playing a lot of games at the same time.

 

[Rogaldorn777]

3 months minimum - 6 months max (if the update is going to be worth it, I ain't waiting that long for a few dialogs and 5 mins of new renders)

 

[boia]

There was games that have been updated after more than a year.
A good surprise for sure.
Sometimes game are abandoned and then they come back to life after years.

 

[User_10575]

have a year, any longer and you cant expect people to keep this game in mind to check and pay for.

 

[boia]

The most famous game is Milfy City, the developer didn't post an update for over a year and he still had over 4000 subscribers.

 

[Thcar]

I give demos a chance but if nothing is seen or heard from again after a month or two, it becomes a forgotten memory, if that.

 

[hashdalein]

More than 6 months, pretty much means it's not coming back.

 

[Teaspoon]

When my balls are filled up again.

 

[Republican Bear]

Just to add I like updates that add a good amount of content so every six months is preferred.

Nothing worse then re-downloading a 8GB game for just five minutes of content every month.

 

[RJErwin]

more than 6 months i start to question things, 3-4 months is standard.

 

[Tosser]

Depends on the VN and the length and quality of the update. For Eternum, six months is fine; for the finale of Bare Witness, nearly 18 months was fine and approved by the patrons - they wanted the whole ending at once, so that's what the Dev's did. For a VN that's putting out a half hour of play every two or three months, that's kind of bullshit.