Things need to change...

Im not gonna sugar coat it... I need to change how my patreon works. When I first made this patreon I animated so barebones that I could churn out a bunch of stuff in so little time. Now with the amount of detail and fine tuning I make, I cant meet certain stuff because I get burned out so quickly. So I need to change how it all works.

And honestly, the poll on twitter verifies that the path and option I chose is where I should take things. Because how things are going right now, I literally barely make enough for rent and food. And I just cant live like this anymore. I cant do it. Its made me so stressed out because I keep thinking I need to work 8x harder but Im seeing all Im doing is just burning myself out.

So how its gonna be progressing from now on is everything is just gonna be $10. Im only gonna have 1 tier that's just $10. And its $10 for everything I do. Session files, images, voting, IRL videos etc etc. Now some things are gonna be patreon exclusive. Those being only my session files, and practice shorts. Longer animations are gonna still be just early access but the time before public release will be a little bit longer.

The reason why I wanna do this is because I can pretty much guarantee that SOMETHING is gonna come out every month. Instead of needing to frantically make something and stress out that 1 tier gets this, while 99% of everything else gets nothing. I cant do it... So this is how I want to progress.

It makes it easier on me, and it means you all get everything at the same price which makes it easier on you as well.

Now granted some people will offer a naysay,

"Why not make it $5 first?"
- Because I dont see my work being worth $5. And I dont want to lowball myself anymore. I see that the work I do is good! I like how things are looking and turning out now! I'm happy with the level of quality I can achieve! <3

"Okay well you kind of take a long time with making content."
- Well, detailed animation takes time, and when im stressed out about meeting a deadline, the most I'll be able to do is about 30 or 40 seconds of animation before the end of the month. And I know that will get old fast especially if I run out of ideas or dont really want to do requests for that month.

"Well then just make 30 second stuff, content is content."
- And thats a fair point, but I sometimes like making a story because I like writing stories with exposition, rising action, climax and so on. And that stuff will take time to make. Like with Rae and Rory, or Lycaon and Mav. For when I just feel dumb horny brain kick in and want to make something then yeah I can crack out something simple and short. But when I want to make something good for me and you all, I like to take my time with making it a good craft <3

"Well how long is it gonna take? Is every month going to have an animation?"
- In terms of long / big projects? No, every month wont have a like... 5 minute long animation. But for other things more simple like images or shorts, yeah.

"How can you guarantee this?"
- Because making tiny shorts is actually kind of fun / easy to do. And I dont have to focus 900% of my brain to making it the best thing on the planet. I mean granted I still put effort into making it look good, but I'm not killing myself over it. Plus weekends I sometimes like to make little still image renders for fun :3

"Okay well what about everyone on the $3 or $1 tier? I already paid!"
- Im gonna be taking a vote on what the time frame should be for when this is implemented. And I understand people have already paid and this may not seem fair to them but... The truth is I also need to survive. I have bills I need to pay and drowning in debt isnt viable. Im really sorry I have to do this for people that already paid and I understand that not everyone has $10 they can throw every month, and thats not their fault. Im not gonna crack a whip at them or berate them. Its just their personal preference, or life factors. I'm still EXTREMELY thankful and grateful for them even CONSIDERING giving me ANY sum of money. And thats why I want to give as much as a heads up as I can and come to a reasonable term with everyone. I want this to seem fair and work for everyone. <3

"Okay one last thing... How is this going to affect YOU?"
- It'll make things... SO much easier to manage to be honest... I wont have to scramble and fry myself for making things for specific tiers. The problem with doing that is it keeps you CONSTANTLY glued to your desk to where you work as nothing but a machine because $1 needs this, $3 needs these, $10 needs this this this and that, and $15 needs EVERYTHING. Next thing you know, you're burned out to shit, and literally cant keep up with any of it. So thats why I'm choosing this option of just "Fuck it, 10 bucks, take all of it."

And thats about all I got to say about that. Im sorry I have to do this, but the real world just isnt forgiving to a lot of us. And I want to stop needing to see therapists and doctors because of my stress and shit sleep due to me being stressed out. Im done having these episodes of anger and fear. Im done with it, I wanna be able to breathe. Im really thankful you all stuck with and helped me through this, and forever in your debt. <3

Thank you so much, I mean that with all of my heart <3

Thank you <3

I'll be sure to keep as much in the loop as I can when this is implemented.
Thank you once again <3