Patreon "changes"
Hey! Lately, I’ve been planning to spend some time on Patreon and work on things like the benefits for each tier, but I’ve been pretty lazy about it
However, I did make some changes today. Nothing major, mostly just rewrote and organized a few things to make it all clearer. Here’s a quick list of what I did
Tiers:
I rewrote almost every benefit to make them more precise
the "poll" benefit had multiple versions, so I’ve now split it up according to tiers
the benefits with SFW and NSFW content are properly separated by tiers
Collections:
I’ve added a new collection called "Small Talk." I tagged a previous post where I asked about your expectations, and I’ll use something like this in the future if I need any feedback
Custom tier:
the custom tier has been re-added. The price and benefits haven’t changed, though one benefit has been added (from the Maestro tier) - a custom role and color on the Discord server.
requested custom renders for this tier will continue to be private (unless the member requests to share them).
Two changes I’m still considering:
tiers from Stellar and higher might soon get the benefit of having their names listed in the game credits. This idea came from the players and it sounds pretty good
Higher tiers like Maestro or Eclipse could receive the benefit of early access to updates in the BETA version during the testing phase
Patreon update:
a few days ago, Patreon launched a new feature for "free members" offering a discount on the first month when becoming a patron. I’m not entirely sure how it works right now, but some free members should get a 20% discount on their first month as a patron
//Dream
Comments (4)
For some people, the name in credits is a loyal reward for keeping up a certain amount of support and making it worth their time. One dev might give Steam keys for a certain length of time loyally supporting even at a low tier or be like some who never give those no matter how much or long they received support and may burn their loyal Patrons. The Beta version for Patrons is also a tricky idea since I have both played Beta versions as a Patron and am a tester, and helped in other ways. What it comes down to is that some things are indeed missed by a proofreader and testers and it helps with feedback though it is also can be uncomfortable depending on your mindset of how much you do not want or want to let people know how raw the state of the game is and show how much help the game needs. I prefer having a better version going to Patrons since seeing too many bugs and grammar errors from Early Access games too many times wrecked my playing experience though I understand letting one tier have access to the Beta if they are warned before that it is an actual Beta which some devs or dev teams do not tell their Patrons until it's too late. I will say I have been burned by one game dev team and support staff as their patron and then been on the side of seeing a dev/ dev team rushing out a Beta to keep promises to Patrons that in hindsight should never have been made. So my opinion is biased on both ends. I apologize for the rambling. I just hope you make a decision that makes sense and is consistent and with no regrets.
I’ll think about it :)
I like where I'm at 😁. But reading this, does that mean, as a Zealous Tier, I'll lose the benefit of name in the credits, or are you just adding it to the higher Tiers? Aah, early access to Beta sounds grand!
As I mentioned, I’m just considering it for now. It was a suggestion from some patrons Even though it sounds good and would probably be a cool feature, personally, it doesn’t seem fair to me. It gives the impression that someone supporting at the Enthusiast tier is somehow less than a Maestro (I hope that makes sense), even though I’ve never made any distinctions between the tiers. I appreciate everyone who supports, regardless of how much they contribute. It’s their choice, and I’m grateful for all support So, yeah, there’s still a lot to think about. I mean, honestly, I’d be happiest if I could list all patrons at the end of the season. But what if, by some chance (which I don’t really believe will happen), there are 500 or more? Credits that long don’t even appear in movies, haha. So we’ll see, but I’m leaning towards doing something for everyone or just not doing anything at all :)