Changes to the monthly pinup/vote - Discussion (Patreon)
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Hey wonderful people--
I said I would post about this when the time came and so it's come at last. With the monthly pinup roster finally reaching 10 characters, it has become feasible to adjust it into a new method of voting.
Last time I posted about this, it was at the end of 2018, we talked about some ideas and ways this could be simplified. Of course, the result we came to then was about how I would tone down the alts, lower the number of characters on the roster at once, and to introduce a poll for the theme of the picture.
Now, sentiment has also changed a little in the last year and a half; I like to find a middle ground, so let's figure out a way this can work. The current problem is--some months, I can't even get the 2pages+pinup done, which just delays other things like requests, misc projects like ref sheets and dakis, and other things a lot of you have asked for and I want to do. So, my idea is to just make this all simpler, both for you guys and myself.
I'm going to add 2 options to the monthly pinup/vote permanently:
Extra Comic Page
Side Project (insert whatever name of current side project)
So there will be 10 characters on the roster. You'll still vote like you normally do, and have the same number of votes. But this time, you'll be able to put votes on these two additional slots instead of the pinup, and, instead of said pinup, I'll do an additional comic page (on top of the 2/month I should be doing), or work on a current side project, which atm is the Nytro daki, that I haven't had time to get back to. Things like dakis, other merch, telegram sticker sets, reference sheets of my OCs, etc.
One vote might look like "5 for Krystal's pinup, 5 for Extra Comic Page"...or "2 for Comic Page, 1 for Side Project", etc.
I've also thought about adding a condition where the winning category can't win more than 1 or 2x in a row.. not sure how y'all feel about it? Would force some variety, prevent the comic or side projects from sagging, etc. If I'm being 100% honest, I am just getting tired of pinups every month. I don't want to eliminate them entirely, and I like your pledges to have some kind of reward in the form of choice, but I do want to make more room for side projects and comic pages in place of pinups at times, but in those months, I don't want it to feel like your pledges lose value.
So let me know what you think of this stuff!
I won't make any final decisions until I hear back from you guys, so comment below with any thoughts or considerations. I'm also not opposed to adding a few more rewards like bonus streams, tier streams, some stuff that doesn't take much extra time but shows my gratitude for your support.