iOS Charges and Billing Changes Update
Added 2024-10-05 22:40:43 +0000 UTCHi folks!
Letting y'all know that Patreon will soon be switching my account to billing you the date you joined every month rather than the first of the month for all new members. This will greatly interfere with my budget for a few weeks, but I will adjust. For patrons, this means you will no longer be "double charged" on the first should you join towards the end of the month. I've had my Patreon set to billing on the first since launch, which has been the biggest factor in allowing me to order free and replacement copies of Elk Hunt and sticker batches, so bear with me going into November as I adapt to the new system.
IMPORTANT INFO FOR APPLE/iOS USERS:
Apple is now mandating an astronomical 30% fee for every new pledge through the app store beginning November. (Current patrons will be unaffected by this change.) Patreon has chosen to force creators to eat the cost. On top of platform and processing fees, I cannot afford to cover Apple user app fees as well. To avoid eliminating the Ova and 1st Instar tiers all together, I will have no choice but to utilize Patreon's "fix" by raising the rate of every tier to compensate for new members joining through the iOS app.
If you are on iOS, you can avoid the additional fee by joining through desktop/browser or Android and pay the same tier price as long term patrons. The browser version of Patreon is also superior in every way.
Thanks so much, y'all! Elk Hunt updates on the way following the release of first chapter of TVD!
Comments
We shall support you!
Mari
2024-10-06 19:30:24 +0000 UTCI don't chat but I like to see the notifications so I can pretend I'm part of a popular group so I say go for it
TrevorStephanson
2024-10-06 13:24:31 +0000 UTCSomeone once asked me, "Are you militantly anti-Apple?" Yes. Yes I am.
Grond112358
2024-10-06 01:49:51 +0000 UTCI hope that is the standard for most! My app breaks all the time for no reason so I find myself primarily on browser.
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-06 00:26:13 +0000 UTCI use browser versions of most things, because the apps collect weird data, & it's creepy. No, you do NOT need access to my camera, creeper!
Mari
2024-10-06 00:25:35 +0000 UTCIt's really not a problem, haha. Whatever works best for you is best
William Harris
2024-10-06 00:13:00 +0000 UTCMy Moth and Pupae members are a very small, quiet bunch. Their chat is primarily to keep tabs on their benefits throughout the year, which will start ramping up again once I get handle of things with these changes. I hate that y'all are excluded from Larvae!
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-06 00:11:41 +0000 UTCYes, the Pupae/Moth chat ecosystem has eutrophized.
William Harris
2024-10-06 00:10:16 +0000 UTCAlso, a question for y'all. I'm seeing a lot in the comments and chats over the weeks of patrons disappointed about losing access to their tier's chat whether they downgrade or upgrade. Would y'all like that I create a chat for all 5 tiers in November for y'all to interact with one another without worrying about the price of your pledge? Holler at me!
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-06 00:07:59 +0000 UTCYou da best, thank you so much for your support! ❤️
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 23:50:14 +0000 UTCI was put here to enjoy them, so I'm here for it. Godspeed.
William Harris
2024-10-05 23:49:50 +0000 UTCI've grown accustomed to getting fucked as an artist at every turn. The last few years have been an absolute nightmare with corporations and government siphoning everything they can from my output and income. While my quality of life is questionable, I was put on this earth to draw comics, and I shall persevere.
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 23:45:26 +0000 UTCForreal.
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 23:43:25 +0000 UTCI needed an excuse to say this (because I haven't said it in like a whole week): Fuck Apple.
Shane Openo
2024-10-05 23:43:09 +0000 UTCYou and everyone here deserves better. I don't know what they are trying to game here, except the bean counters found a way to profit through cannibalism, which is what's happened to netflix.
William Harris
2024-10-05 23:42:28 +0000 UTCI remember that mess. I am also deeply anti-Apple after they started fucking up flagship phones for everyone and absolutely GUTTING the MacBook Pro, easily the premier PC for creatives back in the day. My 2010 model is still going strong and serves as the office computer for Patreon logistics. It also was the computer responsible for the first half of my catalog of comics, including beasts like "The Drain" and "The Airbnb." I've since upgraded to an old refurbished iMac, but never purchasing a new iPhone or Mac. I've been on Android for years and thank God they aren't pulling this shit with Play store.
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 23:19:27 +0000 UTCI've carried a MASSIVE grudge against apple for years, ever since I lost hundreds of dollars of music from itunes. I can deal with a lot, but don't fuck with my music.
Sköll
2024-10-05 23:14:32 +0000 UTCThank you so much, I love you, haha. Once all the Elk Hunt Books are sorted, I will start a chat for all five tiers for general stuff. But the Wiggly Worms will remain!
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 23:07:33 +0000 UTCYep it is. I'm glad, I like this chat lol
Sköll
2024-10-05 23:01:26 +0000 UTCI hate apple so much. Just for that, I'm moving from 1st to 4th instar. Is that still the same wiggly worms chat on both levels?
Sköll
2024-10-05 22:58:26 +0000 UTCAgain, if you are on iOS and are a current paid member. You will not be impacted by this change.
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 22:47:44 +0000 UTCThey really do. I have been dreading this since they announced it. I hope it doesn't impact y'all too much. I'd like that things remain as simple as possible with Patreon.
Caroline Catlett Gates
2024-10-05 22:45:26 +0000 UTCApple sucks ass'le
Alan
2024-10-05 22:44:11 +0000 UTC
