In itself, adding your own product acquisition policy when you already use an intermediary that has its own rules and policies of use is too stupid, limiting, and only generates a bad image. Marking cards doesn't fix things either (that puts you a few steps higher on the lunatic scale). it's these types of business attitudes that really scare people away and eventually increase leaks. I mean, what if I couldn't be active that week because of work or travel? If I didn't manage to download it, am I fucked?
If you know how
Fanbox works, you'll know that if this content creator puts their new product out in a week when you don't have access but you've paid for it, for example, the first week of the month, then congratulations, you'll have access to absolutely nothing for the remaining 20 days (Fanbox uses calendar period billing, which means that if you subscribe on 30 December, you'll only have access until 1 January, if you pay and remove your card from your information to avoid automatic billing).
Honestly, I'd rather they put on balaclavas and force me at gunpoint to give them my money. 👀👀
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It seems stupid to me that creators like this guy don't understand early access and free distribution afterward. It's like the word "free" is poison. Making money is easy, but earning the community's respect is the real challenge.
If you ask me, this method is the smartest there is. Hentaisio, KaosKatsu, ABCEEFG, and several others who truly deserve mention are highly valued and supported users, which means leaks are minimal or nonexistent because their subscriptions are completely accessible. There's no real need to distribute content ahead of time because you know it will be free after a certain date. For example, with ABCEEFG's latest card, I think I've only seen about three requests for last month's modded card, which is being released today or tomorrow (I haven't actually checked), not to mention the number of people who subscribe.
Personally, when I can, I support them, and I've even gone so far as to not download the content for the same amount of time. But I also know I can find it for free on their Patreon or Pixiv account.
Wasn't that the true core of content distribution?
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