Additional Patreon Perk Interest Check
Hey everyone! I really appreciate how many people have continued to support us here on Patreon. The last tier goal was 2,500 and we've been far past that for a long time now. We can't set a new goal that adds more game content because we can't make what we're working on right now even bigger than it already is without having to delay the release. I wouldn't want to have to push that off. But I have been trying to think of something else we could do to make the Patreon even more worthwhile for people.
In the past I did discord live chats where I answered questions. Those have stopped because it got a little too tough to manage with how many people wanted to participate all at once. To bring that back in a doable way, I could start accepting questions in the comments/discord and then record answers to them separately. Since it wouldn't be live I'd be able to give better thought out responses, I could handle more complex/in-depth questions, there could be a specific topic I focused on for the month, and that'd also make it easier to have a transcript to go along with the answers for better accessibility.
We could do the usual types of questions about our games/characters, but I'd also be open to questions about VN development, what I'm currently working on day to day, maybe I could attempt to give advice on doing VNs professionally, and even questions like how the very early brainstorming is going for the game that'll come after OL2 or questions not just about our games specifically such as what I like/dislike in VNs generally or other games I'm playing.
I'd probably set it up where there'd be a monthly post for commenting miscellaneous questions that all tiers could access and perhaps a poll at Tier 3 and up to vote on a bigger topic for me to share my thoughts on. Ask answers would be posted one time near the end of the current month as a recording of my voice with a text transcript. I'd try to answer them all, but if it ended up being really popular with tons of questions I may not be able to get to everything. Questions could always be posted again the next month.
If people would wanna ask questions that way/get even more insight on what's going on here at GB Patch, I'd be happy to do so. But if everyone feels like their curiosities are already being answered by the updates I post, that's great too and I'll keep my focus on other things.
Either way, thanks for being here 馃挒
Comments (16)
Honestly just happy to be supporting the devs that give me so much joy through their VN's! Do what you can do and I am happy so much support is coming your way so you can keep doing what you do!
I voted yes to the extra content because hearing more about the behind-the-scenes stuff is very interesting to me. However, if it is too much of a burden - I would much rather just keep the status quo. I am honestly happy with the current level of updates and content from your Patreon. Even if the content level were to decrease I would continue to contribute at whatever level I am capable of because I see value in the works you create.
I honestly was just happy to contribute to your work directly and the beta builds have always been a highlight whenever they come out! Whatever you decide to do, I fully support you! Hope everyone can be inspired to make VN's like the amazing ones you have created!
You might want to organise a FAQ or a place where you put all the answered questions, because there will probably be a lot of repeat questions.
I鈥檇 be super interested to hear more about the development process! I am working on a game in twine and my partner and I have been talking about working together on a VN and I鈥檓 not sure how much different/more work it would be to make a VN.
So long as you're happy with what you're doing, I'm game for anything. We'll be here anyways, watching.
^^ just want to let you know how much this all means to us.
I love brainstorming! 馃馃尒馃榿
I think I want to learn about you and your development process. And what went into these games you and the team have developed. And I honestly feel like it would be amazing to get to know the team behind these fantastic games. The team and you just killed it! Thank you for considering people who are deaf like me to get the transcript of your recordings if that does even occur!
I think the idea is lovely but I'm fully aware of how time- and energy-consuming game creation is. You're working on so many projects at once (and you also answer questions on tumblr)! I would consider the idea very carefully before implementing it... (I'm lying, I tend to overextend myself and then burn out BUT THAT'S NOT RIGHT)
Thank you for the consideration :D. I believe answering questions this way could potentially be easier for me than answering through text since I could do it more casually than an official written response, so I'm not too worried about it being a negative impact. But I'm glad you want me to prioritize my well-being!
Learning about VNs would be cool, but do you have the time to do it? A lot of people will be asking questions.. no one wants burn out. With work, and all the platforms adding more on top of that; as cool as this would be- I don't want more work piled on. I'm supporting because the games are amazing, not for rewards. Hell, you can finish a project first before doing something for us.
That's very nice of you to think of how it'll impact me ^^. I'm not planning on this being an immense task. I would have someone else make the transcript/do any editing needed, so my part would just be one or two hours a month sitting down to record answers. I tend to overthink written responses because they feel very official and permanent, so if I could share info by just chatting about it, that may make things easier to manage! However, if fans didn't want to be told things that way, I'm totally fine with sticking to the current methods.
I just love your work, learn more would be amazing, hear more about the characters, how you create these beautiful games... it would be wonderful
I'd love asking questions about these games, every little thing that goes into them fascinates me so I'd love if this became a thing
I鈥檇 love to learn more of what goes into making VNs and how it effects your daily life :D