What do you like in patron perks?
Mortze and I are mostly focused on Finding Miranda right now, but I want to make sure we've got next month's perk figured out. I know that you folks like the short stories the best, and we'll definitely do more of those, but not next month. So, short stories aside, what would you like to see in perks from us? Do you enjoy the kind of "behind the scenes" things we sometimes do? Do you want more images from the upcoming game? Would you prefer images of ancillary characters? High quality wallpapers? Something we haven't thought to do yet? Please give ideas and suggestions in the replies to this post, and Mortze and I will think about them. (Everyone is free to make suggestions, even if you're not at the patron level where you get monthly perks.)
Thanks!
Tlaero
Comments (9)
Just want to chime in to say that I agree with where the consensus seems to be heading here: some sexy pics, a hint of story and concentrate on getting the next game out the door.
Perhaps including some glimpses into just how in the world such a devastatingly gorgeous, smart, witty, almost-perfect young woman is still unattached and alone, as Elsa is at the beginning of DwE. [hint, hint]
I'm more likely to write a story than a character bio, but we could do a story with a picture or two or something like that. A story about how Tora selected Elsa ... that might be cool. --Tlaero
Thanks for the feedback, folks. Keep it coming. Okay, no more images from upcoming games. I fully understand where you're all coming from on that. Don't worry, last month's images are mostly from the start of the game. No real spoilers in them. The text-only story is an interesting idea. I originally wrote Royal Guard as a text only short story, but then Mortze wanted to render it. That's cool, I love how it turned out. But I could potentially write something for future perks, especially now that Mortze is crunched between FM and Pandora II. --Tlaero
Like others who have posted, I'm not so interested in preview images from the game (I also avoid trailers for movies I know I'm going to see), but I have liked the wallpaper bonuses from RfJ and images Mortze has done for Pandora that (as far as I know) are not part of the game, but more just side things -- whether truly part of the world or an alternate reality or sideshow (like the backup features in manga that show the actors "out of character"). I do like the short stories that have been done for both of the sites, and could imagine liking reasonably short (because of my attention span; because of your level of effort) text-only stories that expanded upon your world. For instance, to my surprise, I think I liked your PG-13 short story even more than the X-rated one.
yeah, some (naughty) pic here and there would be nice. BTW: Pictures from upcoming games is bad idea as bonus, better save it as a surprise;)
I also think you should not get distracted from the main game. Some nice picture of the girls from the previous games would be enough to me.
My pledge will only come into effect for next month so i dont know what the perks have been like so far but i am a long time fan of yourself and Mortze.. I Think what has been said already is a good idea, short bios on the history of characters, beyond what is included in the game would be a nice touch
Images are always welcome for me. Not so much hi-res wallpapers but either game images or occasional non-canon, non-game character development pics of the main folks or, as you mention, side characters. A nice "naughty shot" once in awhile would be nice, too. ;-) Another thing you might consider would be some short bios of the characters, beyond what we learn in the games or background info from the stories.