Pledge Manipulation - Solution
After receiving good constructive feedback from fans and supporters, I've decided how to keep the value of the $1 pledge tier amid pledge manipulation. I want to thank everyone who replied for their input.
What I'm going to do is maintain things as they are, but hold a few images and sketches in "reserve" until the end of pledge processing, then release them as links to all pledgers at $1+ as weblinks in their Patreon inbox. It's the same way I release comics to the $6+ pledge tiers. While I'm sure there will still be images taken and circulated, at least this is a measure whereby those who actually are contributing money will get a bit more than those who are simply gaming the system.
The result is that nobody in the $1 tier will be getting any less than they already do, now.
Thanks for all of your inputs, again!
Comments (7)
If this is the best solution, I'm all for it. I just want to see your art, even if you hold off the good stuff until the end of the month.
Thank you for not punishing the $1 tier for something that assholes are doing.
Wouldn't dream of it!
I approve of this.
Glad to hear ya got it all sorted. Sorta scummy that people would manipulate pledges like that....Doubly so when the lowest tier pledge is only a dollar. Its mind boggling why anyone would do that.
So will $6+ patrons see those images normally in the feed, while $1's will have to wait for links?
What? No. Everything will be the same, I'll just hold some things back and only share them with *all* tiers after processing.