IMPORTANT POLLS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PATREON.
Added 2017-11-08 01:02:44 +0000 UTCSorry for the strange and sudden mid-week update, but some important changes are happening to me and the Patreon.
The biggest of which is that I'm going to official quit my day job, much earlier than originally planned.
This is obviously good because it will allow me to focus 100% on the channel and the Patreon, and hopefully deliver better content.
Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to be able to deliver MORE content, like I had originally planned, not without adversely effecting my health anyway.
As such, I've come up with some new ideas for the $1600 goal which should act as a good reward, without permanently giving me a lot of extra work to do. I've made a poll for the new reward tier, and you can vote on it here: http://www.strawpoll.me/14351707
In addition, I'm thinking of making some changes to the reward tiers.
The most drastic will be to the $5 and $10 tiers.
For the $5 patrons, its looking like I won't be able to mail out buttons to every one of you; there are simply too many and it's taking me days to address all the envelops. As such, I'm thinking of moving the button reward up to the $10 level.
Don't worry though, not only will $5 patrons still be able to claim cards every month, but they will also be getting the current $10 reward, which is the ability to suggest and vote on the monthly sleeves.
The current sleeve polls get hardly any recommendations, so I think opening them up to more patrons would allow for more diversity; and moving the collectable buttons to the $10 tier will not only give me less letters to address, but will make the $10 tier more worth it.
Whether you do or don't like this idea, you can voice your opinion on this poll: http://www.strawpoll.me/14351735/
Finally, there's a change I'm considering to the $25 tier.
Currently you get either a monthly shout-out or a hangout. I'm thinking of removing the second option, and replacing it with higher priority in the streams, perhaps mod status. Alternatively, if the $1600 goal for Yugioh streams is met, those patrons will be able to submit decks for me to work on and play in the streams. To voice your opinion on this matter, use this poll: http://www.strawpoll.me/14351722
Thanks to everyone who submits their ideas. None of these are final yet, I want your opinions first. Regardless of what happens, thanks again for supporting me, for voicing your opinion, and for continuing to donate through these changes.
Oh, and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
Comments
1) Yes. The reason why I'm not adding more content, is because I'll be taking the free time that I get from not working my job, and using it to get out and get some exercise. 2) I'm not yet sure if there will be more Twitch streams. I still plan to do two Saturday streams a month, and one of them will probably now be a Yugioh based stream; but the rest of the week will depend on how my schedule shapes up post-fast food. 3) Yes, you can still get random cards from the Yugioh Unboxings at the $5 tier, but you have to request them each month. I don't want it to be like with the $5 buttons, where I was sending them out to everyone, and about half the people getting them didn't care or weren't even paying attention.
Hardleg Joe
2017-11-10 04:44:42 +0000 UTCMy first question (since "you've put your two weeks notice in two weeks ago") is are you going to be taking some time on the daily to do some light exercises so you're not stuck in your basement all day doing your patreon work? Second question, (also, since "you've put in your two weeks notice two weeks ago" sooner than expected) does this mean that more twitch stream times will become availible or with you having more time to do more things, you'll simply be improving the quality of your work? (I.e. bringing future Joe back?) Thirdly, what with the 5 dollar tier at least still keeping it's hold on yugioh cards, can patrons request that they keep something set by the monthly for the card asking? (I'm pretty sure I improperly worded that, but this is just me asking for me. The actual question I'm intending to ask is, "If some of us don't specify, is it possible to ask for randos(random cards)?
Shelved Oddities
2017-11-09 18:57:56 +0000 UTC
