Yeah, the developer is a bit eccentric, which seems to be common when it comes to these passion products. At one point I believe some of the really big fans of the game were pushing him for a price reduction to increase the amount of players (it comes with a NWN style module creator, so a bigger community is important). From what I recall the response was something like, “You know, you’re right, I’ll go ahead and make a 10% discount during the next Steam sale.”
Or you have developers like Iron Tower Studios (Age of Decadence, Colony Ship RPG). The lead developer actually seems to have pretty good business acumen, and is pretty open about the studios finances. But he’s also a perfectionist, and the huge amount of time between games means that the studio requires a lot of sales to stay afloat. The last update from them I saw was that the launch of Colony Ship was good, but it’s still unclear if it’s good enough to support them for several more years while they make another passion project.
Or you have developers like Iron Tower Studios (Age of Decadence, Colony Ship RPG). The lead developer actually seems to have pretty good business acumen, and is pretty open about the studios finances. But he’s also a perfectionist, and the huge amount of time between games means that the studio requires a lot of sales to stay afloat. The last update from them I saw was that the launch of Colony Ship was good, but it’s still unclear if it’s good enough to support them for several more years while they make another passion project.