How about you make a channel in this server for dev logs, sneak peaks/dev leaks, so players know about the development, and are kinda excited by that? Also, you can make two channels.
#Dev sneak peeks / devlog channel?
icy moth
lapis walrus
there is a news channel here, announcements will be posted there
unique lily
Donators will receive leaks on the subscription service. VIP members have a dedicated discord channel
icy moth
there is a news channel here, announcements will be posted there
News channel being a news channel
But a more loose channel for developers to post various stuff