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Alright, here we go, another new chapter. I'm writing this in post, way after I finished them, so I'm going to be careful to avoid spoiling anything, while still giving as much of my thoughts as I can. 

Hello all, I have made a post about this on my twitter (@SketchOfEGWT, if you want to see it there instead) but to “pull back the veil” a bit, I need to be upfront about my financial situation, and what funding me on Patreon, would do.

First off, it’s stable. I have a job, I have my bills paid, etc, but I work more at it, than I do on EGWT, and it does upset me. Specifically because I think anyone reading this, deserves to actually have the pages of it.

But to be clear, I have put my best foot forth, worked tirelessly, as much as I can, and at the end of the day I have to accept that I can’t keep up a weekly release schedule, with my current life. 

I’m still going to keep working on EGWT, but it’s become clear to me that I can’t keep a weekly update schedule, given my current (and future) situation. So when I come off hiatus, I’ll be updating once every other week, instead of weekly.

But this is where the Patreon aspect comes in. If I had $500 a month, I would be able to. And from there, any more I get would tip the scale of “job vs EGWT” more and more towards “EGWT.” 

You see, at $1,000 a month, I’d be able to guaranteed get at minimum 1 page a week, potentially more, given how little of a “regular” job I’d have to work. And in the high 1k, potentially 2k, range, I’d be basically set for life. 

On top of that, I would be able to get two pages a week, if I was in the upper part of that range.

I’m being realistic about this. Realistically, I don’t expect to ever get to a $2,000 a month, range. The fanbase (whom all of you I treasure dearly), is small, and relegated to the corners of the internet. But I’m playing the long game here, and thinking of this in terms of at minimum like five years from now. I just really want to deliver EGWT to you all, as best as I can, and I’d need money to do that.

But because I currently can not, when I finish page 88, and come off of hiatus, I will be uploading one page every other week. 

Hopefully by then, my Patreon will be reinstated, as when it is, I will also be offering to see the following week’s page, early, as well as giving you access to every page’s uncompressed high resolution original file, for $1 a month.

Page 92 

“Loan shark”

Now isn’t that a face you’d trust.

See all unreleased pages, early, and at full resolutions, here for just one dollar a month.

Or you can support EGWT, through a one time Ko-Fi donation, here.

Thank you for reading End Game Was Taken. Any support is appreciated, even just a like and a reblog. All monetary support goes to my assistant.

Page 90

You recognize that name? Well next page will explain a ton, in only a few panels. But given how small the cast is so far, I’m sure you can deduce who he’s talking about.

See next week’s page early, with exclusive commentary, and high resolution pages, here for just one dollar a month.

Or you can support EGWT, through a one time Ko-Fi donation, here.

Thank you for reading End Game Was Taken. Any support is appreciated, even just a like and a reblog. All monetary support goes to my assistant. 

Page 88

“Where’d you get that name, anyway?”

This page took a while, due to IRL stuff, but I still got it done. The next page will have a slight shift in the art style, as my friends come on to help the workload.See next week’s page early, with exclusive commentary, and high resolution pages, here for just one dollar a month.

Or you can support EGWT, through a one time Ko-Fi donation, here.

Page 89

“The Crimson Lion”

This page was a nightmare, due to extraneous stuff. But there’s Max’s past, and why he calls himself the Scarlet Tiger, even though he’s orange. And you can probably start piecing a few things together, given the last panel.

@papadripopoulos​ did the linework for the first 3 panels. @joolius​ is doing the color work from here on.

See next week’s page early, with exclusive commentary, and high resolution pages, here for just one dollar a month.

Or you can support EGWT, through a one time Ko-Fi donation, here.

Page 83

“You sure can talk a lot, huh?”

And with that, we’ve come to the end of another chapter. Can you believe it? Four whole chapters are complete now. And I even managed to adhere to my goal of “no more than ten pages, per setting.”

I’m nervous about the future, and if I’ll be able to keep this going, but I made a promise to myself, and you, that I’ll see this through to the end.

And as I say that, as per usual there’ll be no page next week, as I set up the next chunk of work, though this time we’re taking an interlude, instead of a whole new chapter. Hope you’re hungry.

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Page 80

“FUCK YOU.”

Did I ever mention how Game are assholes? 

Because they are.

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