Poll: Patron Benefits
Added 2021-10-07 13:58:59 +0000 UTC
With the Patreon page having been up for more than half a year, I've been looking at the benefits and wondering if you and prospective patrons would find it beneficial to tweak or adjust them. But, if I did, I want to make sure they're adjusted in a way that you would find advantageous without diminishing the value you personally put on your support.
Some of the things I've considered are:
- Different phases of early access (e.g., Elders/Antediluvians at 30 days, Lycans at 20, Hunters at 14, and Thralls at 5 days)
- Exclusive renders of the characters. These would be images that don't appear in the game and without any story or content; just images that look hot! This wouldn't take too much time away from BBN itself, but would take some.
- More wallpapers released exclusively to Patrons
- Exclusive access to a monthly chat on Discord to talk about the game and/or go through the latest release
- Etc.
As always, making BBN and funding it through Patreon isn't about making profit. It's about doing something I enjoy that has an audience that is willing to help support its development. So, as I consider any changes, I want to emphasize it's not about trying to maximize income, but giving meaningful benefits to supporters in a way that has value for what you are comfortable donating to the project.
I've tried to put some tentative ideas in the poll options below. You can vote for more than one. I may add additional options based on any comments or feedback.
Comments
You have probably been one of the most consistent creators that I have seen so far. I disconnected discord long ago ๐ but I like the sense of discovery there is in playing the VN and changing my options. I also feel that your mission is important. Doing something for joy, rather than doing it for money is what I stand for too. โบ๏ธ
Fernando Ruiz
2021-10-07 17:20:30 +0000 UTCI think you are set up pretty nicely, but if there was one thing that I wouldnยดt be against, it would be the renders. I feel like phasing early access would be arbitrary, a rule for the sake of its own existence rather than anything else. Plus we already have patreon exclusive discord channels, so the extra dev chat would imho be more work for you with minimal benefit. I also havenยดt changed my wallpaper in... maybe 10 years? :D So I am not a good person to have an opinion about that :D
Josef Magera
2021-10-07 14:49:52 +0000 UTC
