💀🥩 Dead Meat Patreon Update (Please read!) (Patreon)

James says: “Hi patrons! Now that I've posted all of December's rewards (besides the early release of Society, which will probably get posted tomorrow), I wanted to let you all know of some Dead Meat developments.

As you know, Society will be released on Tuesday - New Year's Eve. And as you may or may not know, the next Kill Count after that won't be coming out until Friday January, 31st. 

On Friday January 3rd I'll be releasing an Announcement video detailing this schedule change, but I wanted to let you all know ahead of time since you're patrons. Please don't post this information publicly, I'd rather have people find out from a video released on my channel so they can learn all the details firsthand. 

Anyway, the schedule change is thus: For the first few months of 2020, there will only be one Kill Count released each month.Trust me, I hate doing this - I love making Kill Counts and, to be honest, I'm worried about what this lighter release schedule is going to do to my channel's placement in the YouTube algorithm. 

But the fact of the matter is that I need a break, for a number of reasons. First off, I want to avoid burnout - like I said, I love making Kill Counts and I want to keep loving that. The nonstop work they require can feel constricting sometimes and I want to relieve some of that pressure so I don't end up resenting the series.

Also, you know, I'm planning a wedding. That's gonna take up some time. I'm also finally getting around to doing some big BUSINESS (tm) stuff, like establishing Dead Meat as an actual, legally-recognized business. That's also going to take up some time. 

And finally, with weekly Kill Counts, even though I have Bry and Zoran helping me, they pretty much take up all of my effort and energy. I would like to give myself a break from that so I can explore other creative outlets - for the channel, stuff like Cut Comparisons, Ranking Lists, possibly covering TV series somehow, and entirely new series altogether. But also non-channel stuff. I want to get back into improv, possibly audition for acting roles, and maybe even try my hand at writing something long-form like a book or a screenplay. I'm not entirely sure yet, but I know I need more time to myself to figure it all out, and there's no way to have that time with weekly Kill Count releases.

So, Kill Counts will come out on the Final Friday of the Month for at least the first quarter of 2020. That means January, February, and March - and maybe even into April. I'll probably be back to weekly releases come May, and definitely during the summer, since that's when viewership goes up thanks to summer vacation. 

As for the other weeks of these months, I initially planned to just not release anything, but I've been told that would be a death sentence for the channel in regards to the algorithm. So, in tribute to the Almighty Algorithm, I'll probably be releasing other videos that don't take as much time for me to make. Fair warning: That means a lot of Supercuts. Please don't hate on them. But hopefully that will also give me the opportunity to do stuff like another PO Box video, another Q&A video, and maybe even the "How Kill Counts Get Made" video that I've been wanting to do for forever.

AS FAR AS PATREON GOES: I am still going to keep up with Patreon rewards, meaning the commentary tracks, the livestreams, and the reviews. HOWEVER, please feel free to pause or cancel your contribution during these months, or altogether.  As this year draws to a close, it's impossible for me to ignore how absolutely lucky and privileged I am to be in this position. There is nothing I could reasonably complain about in my life, especially when it comes to finances. I cannot stress this enough: Please don't feel obligated or guilted into supporting me on Patreon just because you enjoy my videos. They are, indeed, a LOT of work to make - but right now, I am more than fairly compensated by ad revenue for all that work. This Patreon could drop to zero right now and the channel would be okay. The last thing I want is for someone struggling financially to contribute some of their income to me. I don't need it more than you, I promise. 

To be honest, I've even considered scrapping the Patreon altogether, but after thinking about it, I've decided to keep it for this reason: The channel has obviously gotten too big for me to maintain a more personal relationship with all of my fans. The Patreon is a chance for you to become a specialized subset of the Dead Meat audience that I can give more attention to. I hope that doesn't sound crass or greedy, it's just a realistic solution to wanting to have more personal relationships with fans when the size of the channel makes that impossible at large. 

Anyway, this was all typed off the cuff and hopefully it all makes sense to you. Like I said, I'll have a video explaining this all to the public on Friday 1/3, but in the meantime, please don't post this information anywhere.

Thank you so much for your support and love. It means a lot to me and Chelsea (and Lucy!). We hope you have a great New Year and an excellent 2020.”