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Testing the waters

Testing the waters on this, please read the full thing before commenting


So right now our two new product lines are scheduled to launch in Oct! The two lines will be our boney beasts and our mini lines. Each month will feature 3-4 boney beasts and 3-4 mins


Now with that we will be introducing 2 new price tiers:


10$ tier: just for the beasts and minis


20$ tier: beasts, minis and the usual cosplay stuff


So where does that leave our 15$ tier at? Well how I see it, our 15$ tier is known for cosplay and life size models. At this current price point we already offer more than enough value and these new product lines are extra bonuses, not only in number of models but in me paying more to have them made.


That said the 15$ tier is still loaded and I’m still putting in the proper investments needed for the future. I am currently testing out new modelers and if it works out they will be making models for us. That means there will be even more stuff coming for the 15$ tier.


I know some of you will not like this and might feel burned by this. But I truly have a hard time doing everything for just 15$. I am not against giving one mini and one beast to the 15$ tho


So to recap we will have three tiers moving forward:


10$ tier: minis and boney beasts only


15$ tier: the usual cosplay and life size models


20$ tier: minis, boney beasts and every thing from the 15$ tier


I am not against giving one mini and one beast to the 15$ a month tho. But giving all of them is hard for me to swallow for many reasons.


So this is where I’m at, i look forward to hearing what you all think

Testing the waters Testing the waters

Comments

check your direct messages from Mitch you prob have a google drive link every month sent there you were subbed. not the group chat one but direct from him to you

Ryan

I paid for the highest tier to support your art and get the occasional giant model!

Skyler

I am okay with the extra $5 if I choose to go in that direction . For all the work you do it's more than fair.

Backdraftwarrior67

For the higher price there should be some kind of way to have access to downloads we miss...I'm sick of missing releases because I download an unfinished folder. I have a life outside of this as well...I can't visit Patreon 4-5 times a month.

Mr. J

I agree, higher benefit, higher price, it's fair, excellent work and thanks for consulting

Alejandro García

How i change?

Lutor

1 boney and 1 mini will suffice. It's not for everyone, but at least a token of appreciation for "standard" subscribers

jaybondo

It's an extra $5. I'm ok with it.

Jon Chinnery

Would gladly upgrade to the $20 for everything that you do.

Justin A wirtner

Are the minis or recognizable characters or are they like the boney beats and of your own creation? I belong to another chibi mini creator patreon so im just curious if it would be beneficial to add this one and remove the other one I am subbed to.

Joe Martinez

I think that’s reasonable. I think it makes sense based on printers too, I’m sure a lot of people have both FDM and resin printers but most folks printing cosplay items and life size items are probably using FDM and those printing minis are using resin. In my case I only have FDM because I haven’t taken the dive into resin at this point. Why not split it up so you aren’t paying for the stuff you may not print anyways. I think it’s a good call the way you’re doing it. I’m also not against you tossing in a beast or mini here and there for the $15 tier but the way you’re doing it makes sense

Josh

Yeah! go ahead brother, do whatever you need to keep your business on and to continue bringing us those amazing models =)

Andy Santos

Yeah I’ll will gladly pay $5 Dollars more to have the minions and the Boney beast

K Hartwell

I’d be willing to give the $20 tier a shot. See if the minis and boney beast catch on and sell.

Brian Lynn

5$ more to have the mini beast already prepare with colors and also some mini? im in of course

Silver

I will gladly jump to the $20 tier for this. Honestly you've built enough here to warrant it. Good luck!

Nick Calderon

I'd be more than willing to pay the extra $5 well worth it!

Craig McGregor

$5 more a month for all of it is not to much to ask for in my opinion. I'm down and I'll pay the $20

Jason Bedell

I'd be interested in the boney beasts and minis I think the kiddos would like those

David P

Will we need to upgrade for October to get the minis as well correct? I’m down for that! Been waiting so long for Boney!

Leandro Pereira

love the growth Im down w the sickness baby lets goooooo

IntheWrkz

The mini and bones don't really appeal to me. I love your cosplay stuff and will stay subscribed to it. But I think your 3 tier pricing is more than fair

Hawaii

Im game for this im already in the $15 tier and am extra $5 for the boneys and minis is a no brainer.

Cory Lafond

The extra $5 is fine for the new stuff. Really looking forward for the boneys.

Chad

Will the 15$ tier get to choose which one of beast/mini they want?

Wali Ifzal

does this mean that the minis will be ready to print files?

GerryMon

Defenatly paying for extra work ❤️ best work ive seen ✌🏽

zikx

Definitely willing to upgrade to the $20 tier. Super excited for the minis and boney beasts!

Chase Makes Stuff

Yeah I'll be paying $20/mo for some quality models starting in Oct. Super excited

FileForge3D

thought about doing a pick and mix? $10 for one category either cosplay,minis or full size then extra $5 for each add on?

daz

I think an extra $5 for 8 models would be well worth it! Your stuff is fantastic and as long as the minis don't take away from it I think you gave great options

joe Cool

Yo creo que esta bastante bien :3

PaLeZUM

Welp, I just joined for life size Pokemon and cosplay. I may jump to $20 pending on previews of those, and the minis. What scale will the minis be at, what will the themes be?

LiesureLee Minis

Both new tiers make sense. Like others said, as long as the $15 stays consistent (like you alluded to in the post) Yosh Studios will be a no brainer sub. Your quality and value are unmatched. Personally, I would be down for the minis and boney as long as we can have polls to at least choose some of them. There is infinite options on minis so voting would guide it towards the demand. Also, I saw that the boney are colored 3mfs, would the minis be as well?

Christian Vargas

Ya. I'm interested in the boney beasts and cosplay more than minis. 15 for what I get is great and I may just have to budget another 5 bucks in the end. I've been looking forward to the initial boney beasts for awhile now

antonio purciarele

This is more than fair. You are giving options, so anyone who isn't interested has nothing to worry about and those who are, can upgrade. I'd say only in the beginning, give 1 Dino and 1 mini, using those to basically show what it would be like, and that would be advertising for those who may want to move up but would like to see the model first.

DragonPrintz

You do what’s right for you. If you feel you’re doing more work and want to offer more but want to get paid for it then do it as you see fit. If people appreciate your work, which I feel most or all do, then it works. If we dont want the extra or can’t afford it then we have to just get what we pay for. As a business owner myself, I have the same issue. I want to make everyone happy and feel guilty for asking for more but in the end it burns me out and I will end up quitting. You have a good thing going and I’m sure everyone would rather have your services than not.

spicy dodo

I’d be happy to update to the $20 tier for the mini and beasts. I think that is completely reasonable. You already have a great selection and by adding something different and giving us options is fantastic

Twisted Prints 3D

Seems fair to me.

Lance Wood

Fair enough, not sure if i’m interested in the minis. Perhaps seeing them will motivate me to upgrade. And as mentioned by someone, i’m pretty sure people have not been subbed to other modeler on patreon, because the quality and amount of work put in each 15€ release is insane.

Nani

Very interested in the Boney Beast line. If they print well I am happy to upgrade to the $20 tier to get several per month.

Maurice Wilcox

Echoing what others seem to agree with. 15$ for cosplay files is what I signed up for. Not interested in Bones and minis. If the cosplay files slow down to compensate for the new categories. I don't think I'd stick around. Just being honest.

Art Perez

I'm currently in the $15 tier and not interested in the minis, but I have been waiting for the boneys. If I cant get them at the current level an extra $5 is totally worth it.

Ben Wagner

I've been here since the beginning because of the cosplay stuff so if it stays the same I'll carry on supporting, the minis and bones don't really appeal to me sorry especially going off just 1 pic, maybe bit into what you plan to release so we have ideas of what is included might help people give more of an opinion on it

Jonathan Ogden

Not sure I like the minis...the bones are cute though. I joined though for the high quality cosplay stuff. I have other people I subscribe to for the dragons and off stuff. I know figurines are super popular but so far they haven't been popular sale items.

Anthony Agee

Ok, im at 14.50 for some reason, but I will up myself to 20 for full access with right to sell. The prop maker industry is getting as diluted as pop figures and most patreons are selling out to corps. If you are brining us truly unique models that every other patreon isnt uploading the day after i have no problem paying. If its like everyone on the heldivers kick and yosh was the only one doing different im in.

Irish Justin

That boney beast is cute are they one piece?

315retro

I don't really Care about the Boney and the mini's. As long as the Cosplay content stays the same i don't Care. If it become less files im out.

Sebastian Mendez

I think it sounds reasonable. Neither the boneys nor the mini appeal to me though, so i'm glad you dont change the basic deal. Carry on Soldier.

Yogi Bär

More than fair .

Joshua de La Torre

As others have mentioned, i also have 0% interest in the new products. I’m fine with the $15 tier but i will be dissapointed if content delivery is lessened to concentrate more on this new line of products

John M

Not for me , signed up for the cosplay stuff only and have only printed maybe a handful of files over the past year, but its been worth the money...happy to stick at 15

PHNX-666

Maybe give like you say 1 mini and 1 bone away for a month or 2. I would like to see how they are and will probably upgrade in the end

filharvey

It would be nice if you had a launch pack of the bones and minis so we can get a better idea of the overall style. Hard to tell with just 1 pic of each

Josh Ledger

I'm happy to upgrade

Jon Bloor

Another $5 for quality files? Sign me up.

Prints of Darkness LLC

Do we get minis right now with the $15

BRTechFix

The bones idk about the minis will be my option the bones are cute but I'll give em a shot for an extra 5 bucks 🤷🏻‍♂️

Matthew Simons

Well guess I'm upgrading to the $20 tier.

James Kerbel

Yeah I agree I probably won’t print any of the bonnys or minis I like the life sized stuff. But honestly as long as he keeps up with the same volume he does now I’m not worried about the price because his stuff is super good quality

Chris

Not why I joined, plenty of others out their doing minis etc, but I will stay at the $15 tier as that is what I like that you bring to the table, the cosplay and life sized stuff. To each his own.

Frederick A Williams

I’ll upgrade for the minis and bones

Stephen Clark jr

Totally understand from your point of view and have no issues with you having to do what is needed to be successful and bring great products to people.

Joshua S. A.

So the boney guy is now like yosh studios mascot? He will have different skins and boney friends monthly. Hmm

edebitty

I’m excited for the new lines and am happy to pay $20 for everything. Thanks for all the hard work

Justin Harrison

This is reasonable tbh for the amount of stuff you typically put out. Anyone saying otherwise is just cheap. You're already the best value patreon I've personally seen.

Estel

Just tell me how to upgrade from 15 to 20 and I'll do it today. You give a ton of value already, and you deserve it.

Mickey

Genuine input here: I am 0% interested in the new products. Not my style or why I subbed in the first place. As long as we get life sized mons and cosplay stuff at the 15tier and that doesn't change as far as content delivery, by all means charge more for the extra inclusions and the people that do enjoy them. But I would feel pretty snubbed if the current tier got lessened or dissolved over this new line of content. Not that one voice makes the masses but again, just putting my 2 cents in the pile!

Jeff Steele

That sounds fair to me. I don't have much interest in minis or boney beast. So sticking to the $15 tier will be perfect for me.

Juan Colon

Does this mean less time will be spent developing models for the cosplay/life-size since you're introducing more work/additional models? If cosplay/full size tier doesn't see reduced output I don't see any issue but if there are less models released due to the additional models for other tiers that would be unfortunate.

Larry

I do feel burned by this. I might even just cancel my sub.

SGarrett

You guys do great work and give us alot for 15 dollars I would probably upgrade to the 20.

gregory s haines

Your the Boss

Hugo Martinho

I think it's reasonable $5 extra a month for 8 extra models. I'm in 👍👍

Gooner4life7

is the $20 tier going to have rewards?

Sergio Beckner

I'll still have permission to sell cosplay print with the 15bucks tier?

Augustin Mazet

Sounds good to me!

Mato Hannah

I'm down for an extra 5 for more stuff!!!

James

Personally for the amount that most of us probably spend on files I don’t see the 20 tier an issue. I think it’s a great idea! These files will definitely be fun to print and create content with

Ivan

I’m good with this, I’d like a couple but it’s not my thing so my $15 will still serve me well, If I didn’t get any I wouldn’t feel hard done to. I think the $10 is good for people opposite to me tho it’s a fair price for good minis.

Luka_Con

The quality of work you and the team produce is honestly outstanding. Don't ever feel bad for asking for more money when providing more and more models.

Joe Johnson

Sounds fair to me. I’ll upgrade!

Michael Creel

Seems fair to me!

TRAVELwithSHAZZ

I’m fine with the way you think it should be it’s a new product added so of course it should be a tiny bit more added on

Eric Pinks

Makes sense. Sign me up for the 20 all day long

RetroRiz

To me that sounds more than fair.

Nordic Skol

As long as 15 gets what we get now im fien

Jack Guerin

Seems fair to me.

Jamey

As long as nothing changes to the $15 I'm cool with it all

Trooth Be Told Podcast

Can’t wait!

RosheCustom

thinking it would be worth the extra 5 bucks imo. keep up the great work sir

Kirk D


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