Re: New Patreon Fees (Patreon)

Published:

2017-12-07 23:08:08

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2023-12

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Update: Patreon have now announced a walkback on these changes, which comes as a huge relief. The below text represents my stance on a fee change that was previously announced that would have shifted payment fees to be the responsibility of supporters rather than creators, which would have been a gross change.

So, quite understandably a lot of you have revoked pledges today due to the new Patreon fee structure. I can't blame you for doing so. I was perfectly happy to pay the transaction fees as I always have been doing and passing this on to you guys is a ridiculous disincentive. I can only hope they realize this is a mistake when they see the impact it's having on many of their creators for whom small pledgers are a vital backbone.

This comes at a particularly rubbish time being that I've just seen a recent uptick in new pledges since Ludum Dare (Hello new people!) which has basically 1:1 been undone by these dumb changes. Just as I become hopeful for the longterm viability of my career via this platform, the platform decides to needlessly self-harm. Welp.

I can't really offer any useful thoughts or insights on the matter other than a hope that Patreon sort this out and that as always you should only ever be pledging what you are able, willing and happy to give.

Cheers,

-S