Tier and milestone changes on November.

 Hi everyone!

  This time I wanted to give you a heads up on the changes on tiers and milestones that will apply for the month of November of this year.

  Sadly I must admit that, being new on Patreon on 2016 when I created my account, I approached it in a bit overzealous way. Now that some time has passed, I can see that I didn't measure correctly the amount of time I'd need each month to draw the comics in the high level of quality I want them to be and still be able to offer consistent and regular rewards to my patrons.

  So, the changes you'll soon see, are precisely for those reasons. I'll focus more strongly on creating quality comics, while creating regular character pictures and concept art each month.

  Here are the actual changes that will appear in my patreon account soon:

•  I'll modify the tiers and milestones to focus on creating regular monthy content. Depending on the milestone reached, I'll be creating between 3 to 5 character pictures or concept art each month that can be used as promotional art, and that you as patrons, will be able to download in high resolution, plus possible alternative versions and in some cases even NSFW versions. With each milestone those “Art Sets” will upgrade, starting with sketches and eventually reaching fully colored pinups and illustrations. The quality of the Art Sets may vary, but I'll commit to delivering at least 3 pictures each month.
•  I'll remove the free commission rewards, since I'll be focusing more strongly into creating the comics. As we reach more milestones, I'd rather focus my efforts into uploading comic pages more frequently, recording drawing sessions and possibly creating chat rooms while streaming with my Patreon community.
•  I'll restrict the commissions that can be requested at the tier of $20, to single character SFW pictures. Additional charges for the commissions still apply. Also now as an additional option, only half of the total cost will be charged if you want one of the characters from the comics drawn with one of your ideas. 
•  I'll move the discount of 10% on commissions to the tier of $20, and I'll restrict it's application to only commissions being accepted outside of Patreon. The money saved this way will be invested into the creation of the monthly Art Sets. 
•  I'll rise the first reward tier from $1 to $2 each month. This is because of two main reasons. The first reason is to have a better control of bots that intend to boost the total amount of money pledged without the intention of actually paying. Those bots target both the smallest and the largest tiers in each patron account. The second reason is because, after doing some maths, I noticed that from each dollar that actually goes through each month, I lose a very considerable amount with fees for paypal, patreon and sometimes the banks. The fractions of dollar lost due all the intermediary fees hurt more in smaller quantities than in larger ones. I have come to the conclusion that rising just a single dollar each month shouldn't hurt too much my patrons while also giving me some extra cents to work with. 
•  Of course I'll also create a bot catcher tier at the highest amount of $99. That won't be an actually valid tier, so any account that pledges on it, will be banned. Please don't get near that one. 
•  I'll also create a new tier of $40 for people who specifically want to have their characters included as cameos in the comics. This is only to have a better control of who's going to appear in the comic, as this tier will have a limit on the number of people that can apply to it. People who apply for this tier will be welcome to give me references of all the possible characters they may be interested in seeing making cameo appearances in the comics. 

 Also I remind you that you can send single time donations anytime directly through my paypal donation button at the website:

http://dbcomics.darkblueworkshop.com/

If you have trouble finding the button, just let me know. 

  I'm sure some of you may have questions while some others may not be happy with the changes. I'm open to hear suggestions and possibly adjust some of these “updates” if you think you have something better in mind. As I previously stated, these changes are being done only because I want to focus more strongly on creating quality content for you all. 

 The final changes will apply starting November, so you still have time to edit your pledges if you want. 

  Whatever happens, I wanted to thank you all very deeply for the support you have given me all this time! I have no intention to stop this project in the near nor in the far future. And I'd love that you decide to stay with me yet.