[Important] Voting Changes Discussion! (Patreon)
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I've said it a few times, but I'm finally posting today to get some feedback and discussion on the pinup votes. Why? There are a few problems with the current system:
Problems
- Vote numbers getting so high that it makes new characters impossible to win for at least several months
- Vote numbers so high it determines the winner before voting even starts
- Some people may pledge wanting to see a character but may take so long that they never see it done before they have to leave/pledge is up, etc.
Now, I know not all of these problems are solvable. I just want them to be a bit less predictable and static. Something more exciting and dynamic. Lot of times people think their votes don't matter (they do!) but I'm glad a lot of people vote anyway!
Solution #1
So my first idea is more of a simple adjustment. Votes themselves get wiped and do not carry over. If 30 people cast a total of 80 votes for a character, that 80 only counts for the current month. However, what does roll over is the number of people voting for said character. So when next month starts, they won't start 80 votes ahead, but 30.
Overall, this would keep a similar system, same number of votes and all that, as well as keep the rollover lead proportional, while not letting the numbers get quite that high.
Solution #2
This is more like a whole new system, but also a lot more dynamic, bear with me a minute.
Under this solution, I'd make a new 'theme' every month! A few days before each month, I'll make a post offering up a theme for the next month's pinup vote. On that post, people will be allowed to suggest characters. I'll then curate the suggestions down to say 6-10 or so, and post them on the first of the month for casting.
Themes could be like...tentacles, scifi, bondage, public sex, thicc ladies, femboys, powerful girls, etc... there's literally endless themes. Some characters could fit multiple themes.
So then the theme would go up, and ya'll would vote like you do now, with one exception: instead of splitting up your votes between several characters for the $5 and up tiers, you'll do a ranked-choice vote like I do with my request streams. 1$ pick only 1, 5$ can pick 2, 10$ picks 3, and the $25 tier could pick 4 or 5, and you'd rank them first choice to last. $25 might have the option to simply double up their first pick or something instead, since the list of characters will be shorter.
Anyway, I'd count it up like my request stream system does. This might sound complicated but I assure you it's not. The upsides are that themes are fun, themes change and it'd be fresh each month, a mostly-new list of characters, but the downside is there really isn't a way for votes to roll over using this system. Cause an OC that fits one theme might not fit the next month theme, and so on.
Other Ideas
- Could have a changing roster, but remove the 'theme' part of it.
- Comment below! This isn't final at all, I'm open to ideas and if anyone has a unique addition or suggestion, let me know and I'll update this post with it!
I'll never change anything about this Patreon without first asking you all, or telling you, if I'm determined on it, ahead of time. So as of yet, nothing's changed, this is just an idea of sorta where I'm leaning with this.
Thank you all for the support and feedback!