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A Time for Reflection
🕑 Added 2020-11-25 08:03:23 +0000 UTC
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Feeling tired, so I’m going to chill for a bit.
This year has been rough on all of us. For me, it was filled with stress, financial anxiety, and growing health concerns. I’ve worked hard over the last several months, and it’s been wearing me down.
A New Year
We’ll enter 2021 soon, and the start of a new year is typically when we see an evolution or shift in the Patreon experience I offer. I’ve felt stagnant for months, so some change could be healthy. This is how we introduced major elements like concept art, sketch suggestions, and dungeon masters in the past.
I wonder what we’ll do next…
According to Polls
When considering future directions, we should look at the feedback you sent earlier in the year. Do you remember those polls back in May? Yeah, feels like forever ago…
Under the assumption that these results are accurate and most of you are here to simply support me, then I should just feel free to do my own thing. Unfortunately, I can’t accomplish large goals, like comics, unless I make time to work on them… Which means spending less time on other content; working less to accomplish more. This is an idea that I’ve expressed recently in relation to other work too.
I generally worry about such changes though, because I know not all of you will be happy with that.
Learning & Polishing Skills
Learning new skills and experimenting is always fun. I briefly tried animation earlier this month, and it was very stimulating, so I’d like to animate more in the future. The principle of learning new things is one I’d like to adopt in 2021, so perhaps we’ll do more than just animation. It helps to break from the monotony of the rat race, which could do us all a lot of good right now.
I’d like to dedicate some time to GameMaker Studio too.
Something Lost…
The year was not kind to us, and I feel the Patreon experience has degraded. Perhaps you don’t agree, but I feel as though we’ve lost some of the charm that my Patreon used to have. Now, it feels a bit clinical & detached… I don’t feel creative or personal with you. Maybe it’s because I’m tired.
I’d like to regain that charm and create more comfortable experiences, whether it’s through regular live streams, deeper levels of interaction, or more meaningful content. I want this to be fun for everyone.
Thank you for supporting me. I hope you’ll continue to keep me company.
Don’t forget to eat & sleep.
Comments
Shawn Heatherly
Whatever tweaks you make to the Patreon, I'm confident it'll be for the best.
