RenTheDragon
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Recent events; Patreon Fee-asco + Announcement
🕑 Added 2017-12-31 08:01:01 +0000 UTC For starters, I'm sorry this month hasn't been very productive, I've just been busy with things at work. I was going out of town a few weeks ago, and they really stacked my days on at work to balance things out before I embarked on it. So the first two weeks of December were rather busy. I wasn't able to get much done on my trip either because while I took my laptop and tablet with me, I either left some of the base files at home, or was out and about with family.I first recall hearing about the Patreon fees sometime mid November or so, and after looking into it and hearing everyone's thoughts on it. I wasn't amused, and unsurprisingly, neither were many people here. I've seen dozens of journals of artists mentioning so many patrons pulling pledges as a result.
Initially, I wasn't sure what to say or do. One artist I follow proposed reducing the rates for his pledges so his patrons aren't hit with that extra fee. I thought of following this example myself.
I didn't say anything sooner because I was waiting to see what would happen first. Though, I did have a gut feeling that Patreon would pull the plug on it because of how severe the backlash was.
They of course said "sorry", but they already pulled the stunt, and we can only assume they'll think of another way to do it again.
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Well, Christmas is out of the way, and comes the closing to another year, and hands down, perhaps one of the craziest we've all probably seen so far. I really do appreciate you all who've stuck with me so far! Hopefully the coming year will hold better stuff for us!
On that matter. As we near the one-year mark for this Patreon page, I've recently had an idea or two though regarding the pledge rewards.
One being possibly adding a little more to the Tier 2 rewards package, by including some sketches and other stuff I may or may not go beyond the sketch or ink stages, which I produce a number of them monthly off to the side.
Another idea I entertained was potentially adding a $10 Tier 3 pledge package, with the big perk being that each month you're enrolled into a raffle, in which the prize is a free, solo, cleaned up sketch.
In any case, I hope you all have a Happy New Year! Be sure to drink as much champagne as you can so you can wash away the woes of last year, or maybe some harder stuff to help you sleep better through all the fireworks and dogs barking and police or fire rescue sirens throughout the neighborhood as a result.
Comments
gunstar_1
that's kinda what I was thinking
I support those ideas for the tiers, it would be nice to see your sketches and have the chance to win a simple sketch :)
Reiku Yin
Hmmm.. tho I like the idea I've never been a fan of raffles. That and it could invite more work for you then necessary, or worse people entitled to your time and effort because they happened to win and then be.. Disagreeable.
Same here I think it’s a good idea
gunstar_1
Seems there’s already an interest in the sketch idea :0
ChaosMaster12
I like the idea of a clean sketch. What are we able to ask for?
Animeplayer
A clean sketch eh? That's not too bad.
