Content/Patreon Status (Patreon)
Content
Very recently, EA/Maxis has changed their terms regarding paid access to mods. It appears, for the time being, that no modder-created content will be allowed to be gated behind a paywall. This includes both early access and Patreon-exclusive rewards.
EA/Maxis has also stated that they are okay with creators receiving monetary donations as long as a creator's custom content is available fully free of charge.
Unless they change their policy, this means I'll no longer to be able to offer the same tier rewards.
I anticipate that without early access or exclusive content, patrons will want to cancel their pledges. That's totally understandable! I'm appreciative of every last bit of support I've received while I've been creating for TS4.
If I do continue to operate my Patreon, there may be people who want to donate even without early access/exclusives. Which leads me to wonder: what kind of other content could I offer donators to help make your experience more worthwhile?
1) More sneak peeks at what I'm making?
2) Opportunities to directly vote on future CC?
3) The ability to request customizations for existing content (which would then be shared publicly)?
4) Other things I'm not thinking of?
Like I said, I'm still thinking about how to approach all of this at the moment, and about what I want to do going forward. Any feedback would helpful in my decision making process and would be greatly appreciated!