(Image courtesy of Stamper bullying Hypo over VC into making it. Stamper has become too powerful.)
Firstly, big thanks to everyone who have been extremely patient ans understanding with what's going on and why I've been so busy trying to just make it to move day. It makes me incredibly happy knowing I have such caring supporters, like, seriously. TvT
As I have made apparent in the server, our apartment has raised the rent starting next month to insane rate, so much that my half is 1,114USD just to be here. (That's without utilities, you don't want to know the full total.) So naturally we are near scrambling to get out of this place asap.
The new place were going to is VASTLY more affordable, and not too far away. We *should* be moved in mid August and ill be able to resume going art full time again.
Since I started this with the idea of full transparency with all my supporters, I will be blunt; it hasn't been an easy month. My part time work sced is fairly random, and they have been spreading myself and a lot of other coworkers thin, often calling me in for very light shifts with only an hours notice. While I do appreciate the extra hours here and there, I fear it may not be enough. Everyone is stressed and tired and bluhhhhhhh.
You've probably heard it all before.
I am doing my best here tho. Many of you know how much I tend to overwork myself art wise and I know it's not the best thing for me. Still, I want this to work, and the support I've been getting has been absolutely stellar. Enough to keep me going even when I've considered closing my patreon and going full time again.
Before I start my shift (I'm waiting for the roomate to get his ginger ass in gear at the moment) I want to say that even when I've had *many* people try and talk me out of starting this venture, you guys have made it absolutely worth it, and im going to keep trying.
I think, when all this mess is over, I'm going to do a price overhaul. Dropping Egg tier to just $1 being an example, and that should give you an idea of what I have in mind.
I'm also going to overhaul a few things so silver/gold get their due. Aeternus folks are amazing and generous, but I don't like how much my work has been focusing on them prettymuch exclusively since starting.
Before the panic starts; no, I will not be spreading it even thinner, or raising their price tier (in fact, I plan on lowering it further) but I will be finding the best method to ensure people aren't left out. I feel genuinely awful that not much has been done for the the other tiers.
Last thing;
My birthday is in mid July and I work that day. Expect a lot of shenanigans involving my hotdog suit and trolling upper management on twitter.
Everyone has been amazing. I can't wait for this to be over so I can do art and go back to being generally weird on chat.
Almost there TvT
Have a nice one in the meantime <3
-B