At least at 1.0 I think they have the right to raise the price a bit, it was definitely a deciding factor for me. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this since I assumed it was heavily geared to multiplayer which I tend not to be interested in. But at $20, might as well try it, and worth easily twice that even alone.

Besides allowing the devs time to actually develop the game, people need to realize buying into EA/Patreon/Kickstarter projects will always be a risk. The finished product may not be what you expected going in, but as long as that team is trying to put together something fun and not blatently lying to you, you have to be a little patient and not scream "GAME IS RUINED!!!" after every update.