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Upcoming Changes to Mega64 Patreon Tier 1
🕑 Added 2023-02-11 12:46:35 +0000 UTCEverything is going to get worse. TONS of microtransactions incoming.
Just kidding!
We are making some upcoming changes to the Mega64 Patreon Tier 1. This place, for us, has flourished into something we truly enjoy and want to further make the most of. When we first started out here, we didn't really know what to do or how to use it best. But over the years, it's become a genuinely enjoyable place for us to do more niche shows, release stuff that wouldn't have a comfortable home elsewhere, and much more. So to that end, our first thing we should say is THANK YOU! A huge thanks for continuing to show support here and stick around to see what we do.
We have been increasing our output here more and more over recent months:
- Friendimension and Movie Club have both seen their most successful AND lengthiest episodes yet. This will continue weekly in 2023!
- We are massively upping the amount of regular "Mega64 Vault" video releases.
- Shawn has a new album review series coming to the Patreon very soon!
And all that is the tip of the iceberg- So of course, we want to continue making stuff like this (and using your support for bigger projects as always, too!). To continue doing that going forward, we are changing the price of our Tier 1 option.
We have to say upfront that we have resisted raising the price of ANY of our tiers... and we haven't for YEARS. We have always been obsessed (maybe to a fault) with making sure everyone gets their money's worth at Mega64.
Starting March 1 2023, the NEW Tier 1 (featuring all the new stuff we mentioned above) will be $5 a month. If you're already on the current Tier 1, you will need to move over to the new one by the end of February to continue seeing all the exclusive media. This new amount is basically the default for most Patreons now (which, again, we still resisted as long as possible), and most Patreons don't even offer the amount of stuff we do on a monthly basis. As much as we balk anytime we have to raise the price, we definitely think we are providing a worthwhile project here to earn the extra $3.
And let us be even more frank- you don't need us to be the thousandth person/company/entity/whatever to tell you that the cost of everything has gone up. It's affected everybody- and yeah, that includes our company. Everyone has had to adjust or make changes, and we obviously are too. But we didn't want to budge a thing until we were confident you would get a monthly experience everyone could be proud of. We really like what we're doing, and we hope you enjoy experiencing it just as much.
Tier 2 and 3 are currently not changing- any changes in the near future will be announced here first just like this. We're still catching up on the physical gifts from during the major manufacturing slowdowns, but the good news is that a lot of that has subsided and is coming out much faster now. All the remaining packages that need to go out will be doing so soon, and we'll be totally caught up!
We hope you can understand our decisions here- as always we want to be as candid and honest as possible with you guys. We like when you are with us too. Please let us know anything else you would like to see more (or less) of on our Patreon!
Once again: THANK YOU!
Comments
a25luxray
I think a patron only livestream where y'all take calls would be a cool new thing that might incentivize people to jump back on. Also uploading the twitch preshows to here would be nice too, I'm subbed on twitch but I can't make it to every live show.
Tommy
I'll see you guys when I'll start make'n (more) money
Kiddus
On the podcast Rocco explained that the cut Patreon takes has gone up which makes it not viable for anyone to have a tier that low on here unfortunately. That’s y they can afford to keep the other tiers the same
Selim Yalezan
im not happy with this. sucker punch to the fans. why not increase the higher tiers instead of kicking those at the bottom.
Br
Understandable given the circumstances and honestly your latest Friendimensions featuring board games together with running a bit longer (near an hour is perfect imo) make this a good deal for the price.
Burke
I appreciate the way you're addressing the situation - it sucks, but the quality and frequency of output has been incredible at the current tier 1 price point. With Shawn starting his Rolling Stone odyssey, among other ongoing projects, I'm confident the $5 will be worth it. I realize Mega Strange is on its own trajectory, but perhaps there's room for some extra content on Patreon, too. Glad to continue supporting Mega64.
Bdazzle
Honestly another price hike is so annoying IMO I'm sorry but I only watch the movie reviews and don't really watch the other stuff that much
Brady
This sucks
Bendik
Mega64 is my main source of entertainment weekly and it looks like that will continue! Looking forward to more, excited to see Shawn become the leading music reviewer on the internet
Donut
Looking forward to Shawn’s album review series, that sounds awesome. $1 was a bargain, for anyone who enjoys what you do I think $5 is more than reasonable. Especially if there’s new recurring things in the pipeline.
David M
Honestly we've been getting away with grand larceny until now. Looks like the jig is up and balance must be restored. Thank you for giving so much for so little for as long as you have. I'll gladly continue my soob at the higher price.
Owen Gordon
I was frustrated at first but when I think how much value I get it’s totally worth it. So thanks.
Brian Shin
Movie club alone is enough, thanks for everything y’all do!
Meep
I was just saying the other day that I’m shocked y’all were giving out all this content for such a low cost. I’ll gladly continue supporting, but I also understand why it might be challenging for others.
Mega64
This was super deliberate (not joking)
Spenerico
Well done not using the word content once, I'll stay.
Cameron Rishworth
I'm so glad I subscribe to your patreon, y'all deliver a ton of extra content here, happy to pay a little extra.
James McNeill
Will miss y'all, the jump for Canadians from $3 to $7.50 is a hefty one but I hope y'all keep up the great work for everyone else :)
RadassBadass
get garrret in movie club and ill pay 3 more
Kevin G
Not since Vasectomy231
yardstickninja7
Worth $5 if it makes you laugh.
Kerma
yeah makes sense, however right now like other people are saying i'm in a really bad spot financially so I might have to cancel a bunch of patreon subscriptions, I enjoy movie club and friendimension but I dont watch much else so not sure if i'll be able to justify making the switch when i'm currently not able to make more money at all But its hard to get mad at the decision, I get it and it makes sense, everything is just so screwed up right now that I think I basically have to cut out almost all paid entertainment which is something nobody should be forced to do
JesterDK
Makes sense! The price is still super good for all the stuff you can get from it, too. ...I'm currently a few months into being jobless, and dealing with a big international move after getting married, though. The cost of all that has me not really feeling safe about upping my payments anywhere until I get moved, settled, sort out the rest of my residency applications, and can get a new job. I have enough around to just keep kicking a few dollars a month at Mega64, even if I'm not getting anything extra from it for a bit, so I'll just have to do that and miss out on the extras for a while. Looking forward to being able to jump back into a tier later on though! Positive Vibes!
Logan
Sounds good y'all!
Tim Rattray
I echo sentiments that this is a fair change, but it’s one I’ll really need to consider. I’ve had to nix or downgrade a lot of Patreon pledges recently due to a precarious financial situation and the price point of Mega64’s definitely helped me make the decision to keep it. So, definitely a hard choice to make now that it’s more than doubling in price… but I respect and understand it. It would be nice if a $2 tier remained with at least some perks because it’d suck to not be able to support at all.
Joseph B.
Is Shawn having another kid...
Thomas LaMagna
I’ve been loving the changes to friendimension. The board games are my favorite! I’d love to see you guys play a social deduction game like Avalon or Coup. Those are super entertaining to watch.
Charlie Leigh
Totally justified, I'm sure everyone understands.
D3ZTRUCT0
I am beyond excited for Shawn's new album review show and hope that we can make recommendations and such as well!!!
Andrea Federica
Step aside, Anthony Fantano. Shawn Chatfield's music reviews have arrived!!
Benjamin Scribner
I like the longer friend dimension videos
Saxon Fox-Clark
Worth $5 if it makes you laugh
Mega64
None now but not forgotten!
Mega64
So do the rest of us!
Andrew A.
Looking forward to the album review series. Hope it's not all Death Cab for Cutie.
Ryan Rose
Worth it. Hey any updates on the book?
