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		AJ007 on Feb 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How in-app purchases have destroyed the game indus... Dwarf Fortress, the creator writes you a short story or illustrates a drawing in crayon in exchange for your optional donation. Quite the exception.

bobjordan on Feb 2, 2014 [–]

...and the developer lives on about $35K/year, which is far less than what he could be generating with that franchise.

null_ptr on Feb 2, 2014 | [–]

Maybe that's because the creators don't see their work as a "franchise" and are happy to have a vibrant community around their game without needing to milk it dry for money.

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