General Update and Raffle Results

Finally had some time to put together a quick recap and do the raffle results for the month.

Was at Smash! Convention over the weekend, helped out a friend with their stall (with that being said, I know almost nothing about Kpop) but it'd been the first time in years I'd been to an anime convention, so that was cool. Funny thing is, I had previously been out of contact with my friend for years, but ran into them in the most random location a few months ago and reconnected with them, eventually ending up in me helping out at the convention. Fate is kinda crazy like that. I also had, surprisingly, some people ask me at the convention if I was the guy that "ran that YouTube channel" and I was like "yep that's me!"

Probably a good segway to talk about how over the past few weeks, I've been focusing a lot on building up the YouTube channel. Been learning a lot around video and editing and I feel like the quality of the content being put out has improved quite a bit. Notably, I'm very happy that we finally hit the threshold for monetisation on the channel - not so much because it makes money - but moreso because it's a milestone. I set small goals for myself like "I want to reach this many subscribers" or "I want to reach this many view hours" and constantly kept increasing that goal, so it made me quite happy to see things improve. I still have a long way to go but we all have to start from somewhere.

In terms of the Patreon, I'd say there's obviously a few growing pains right now. The transition from SVE to Worlds Beyond, as well as the general work required to keep everything running (and of course, shoutout to both Boron and Dean) has been rather time-consuming, if nothing else. At some point, I want to think about what the best platform is for creating high-quality content for people that want to support us. Patreon was great for SVE but now that it's Worlds Beyond, I recognise that there's a need for me to rebuild a stable user base and to provide them with content they actually want... Problem is, I seem to be overextending myself quite a lot. I still work a full time job, and I play like 5 different card games, have to make YT content, Patreon content and help develop the business itself.

Nevertheless, I want to put together some materials once the next set drops. SVO is coming up and I'll look to put together at least one detailed guide on a deck that I'll be playing once set 2 drops, so you guys can reap the benefits of my learnings and use it for SVO/weekend lobby tournaments/ladder/grand prix. I will take suggestions on deck choices, but realistically, it'll end up being a competitive deck that can actually win the tournament, so stay tuned for that.

Notably, I do want to thank the SVE Patrons who are still here despite the shift to SV:WB!

Aside from that, here are the raffle results for this month:

Winners: Richard and Mohsin

As always, can contact me via Discord to redeem a coaching session.