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Tokens! New Tiers! Announcing New Additional Content!
🕑 Added 2023-05-14 20:23:18 +0000 UTCTl;dr: No changes to old tiers. New content incoming. New tiers to earn coins for the gacha, ych, and character illustration benefits. Check links below for more info!
These posts will be updated with more information over the next couple of days.
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Hello everyone!
As always, thank you so much for your support! It means the world to me!
I wanted to announce some new additional content and features to the Patreon! First and foremost, I'd like to put long time Patrons at ease: There will be no changes to the current $1 and $3 Patreon tiers. All rewards you receive each month in those tiers, you will continue to receive! Furthermore, you will still have access to view all the art on here with the $3 tier, so you won't be missing out on anything! (You'll even have more content than before each month to look at!) :)
Why new tiers?
I thought I'd answer this question first. Many people don't follow me outside of Patreon, but to summarize my situation: I live in Japan (and have for 11 years now) and attend animation school here. I was working up until 2022 while attending, but left my company due to mistreatment and unsafe working conditions on their end. I began attending full time while paying tuition out of pocket.
Thanks to the support of all of you and some very kind and patient people who commissioned me, I was able to pay tuition last year and stabilize my situation for the time being. Unfortunately, job hunting hasn't gone smoothly and I'm still attempting to find work at a Japanese anime studio as of Spring 2023.
Having to do another year of school (to maintain my visa) was an unexpected hiccup in my plans. As of now, I'm still chipping away at owed commissions bit by bit, and thus would not like to add on to that workload until I've completely cleared it out. Thus, I'd like to work towards shifting my primary income source over to Patreon as much as possible.
In addition to that though, I greatly enjoy creating on Patreon and sharing my bizarre and crazy ideas and art with everyone here. I hope I can meet everyone's expectations with my art moving forward as well.
So what are the new tiers then?
There will 3 new tiers. A $20, a $40, and a $60 tier.
What do you get with these new tiers?
Each tier offers you a monthly supply of Tokens. $20 for one token, $40 for 2, and $60 for 3.
What are these tokens used for?
Starting next month, there will be three new pieces of monthly content that you can redeem tokens for. These are:
The YCH Raffle
The Transformation Gacha
and
Character Illustrations!
What is the YCH Raffle?
You can read more about it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82998869 (Please read thoroughly before participating.)
What is the Transformation Gacha?
You can read more about it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82995857 (Please read thoroughly before participating.)
What is are the Character Illustrations?
You can read more about it here: www.patreon.com/posts/83619559 (Please read thoroughly before participating.)
Isn't the price kind of steep?
Absolutely. I recognize this isn't going to be affordable for everyone, and I'm sorry if you won't be able to participate in the near future. I would absolutely charge far less if I could, but I'd like to start shifting more energy towards Patreon where I can, so that I can deliver better and more engaging content moving forwards. Even if you can't afford the tokens, all art will be shared in the $3 tier so you won't be missing out on any new content!
Wouldn't it be better just to get a commission instead?
Unfortunately, I'm keeping commissions while I work through my current batch, and I don't have any concrete answer of when they will reopen. If you would like to secure art, this will be the best method of getting it for the foreseeable future.
When do I get my tokens?
As soon as billing is done, your tokens will be added (I keep an excel sheet on my end.) If you wish to check your current token count, feel free to contact me at any time.
When can I use my tokens?
Gacha tokens can be used at any time, as soon as you have them. YCH tokens can be used to buy a slot as soon as the YCH post goes up (usually on the 2nd or 3rd of the month), or any time if you're buying out an entire YCH.
Monthly rewards must be made by the 10th of each month. Anything made from the 11th onwards will be added to the next month's batch.
What happens if we get to the end of the month, and there's still no content?
If we reach the end of the month, and content is still significantly backed up, that month's billing will be paused to make up for lost time. I will of course make a post explaining the situation and apologizing, should that be the case. That being said, I will do my best to ensure things are kept moving and will do my best to communicate clearly.
It may sometimes be possible that a huge number of people redeem their tokens all at once. If that is the case, I will let everyone know as soon as I can, that there may be the possibility of a month pause to catch up on work. I ask for everyone's understanding in the matter should that happen.
Can I redeem the token for money, discounts, etc?
The token has zero monetary value and can not be redeemed for anything other than the the perks mentioned above. This can get very complicated with international taxes otherwise, so I ask for your understanding in that matter.
I used my tokens on one thing, but have changed my mind and would like to use it towards something else.
I'm very sorry, but once you use your token, it can not be transferred towards something else. Otherwise it gets very complicated to keep track of, and becomes difficult to plan my work schedule. I ask for your understanding in this regard.
I'd like a refund on my tokens.
Generally I don't offer token refunds except for in extenuating circumstances. If this is the case, please DM me so we can discuss it.
I have more questions that weren't answered here.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions whatsoever! Either in the messages feature on Patreon or through Discord at Sock#9663!
Thank you again for all your help
Comments
I have it set to charge everyone at the beginning of each month at the same time, so there won't be a situation where you'd be double charged. I'm planning to keep it around for a while, so there's no need to rush. I appreciate your support none the less. ^^ <3
I am on the fence of joining due to my budget. I want so badly to join, and it is a great idea. I am hoping I can work something out closer to the beginning of next month, so I won't be double charged.
No worries! Thanks for all the support ^^ <3 The original tiers won't change, so you'll still be able to see all the fun stuff that gets posted!
Lyre Lute
Good Luck, Sock. I like the idea, but won't be able to adjust my tier yet.
