About the New Additional System/Reward Implementation

Hi Patreon supporters!

I would like to talk with you about a system I was actually thinking and planning about since I really want to somehow give back something to my supporters(๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑) .

I was initially planning to implement a reward system that I would add, that for every 1$ you supported, you obtain 1 mana essence which you will have the option you can use as discount when I open a commission if you decided to commission me.

After going through a lot of thinking and considering multiple factors(which I will elaborate below), I decided not to make it a feature reward or publicize it.

The reason is, if I did implement it and add it as one of the rewards in the current tiers, while it may be appealing to hook new potential supporters, I don't want it to become the reason for getting supported. To support to earn mana essence. Implementing this publicly, I feel like it will just shift the entire direction of all the projects and current atmosphere.

I also don't want to over promise and then under deliver, if I were to implement this, it means I have to always do commission more than I need to, and doing so, could greatly affect the projects. And I cannot guarantee that there will always be commission.

- What if I stopped doing commission, what will happen to the mana essence of those supporters who only supported because of it?
- What if the patreon supporters grow in large number, and they want to use their mana essence to commission me all at the same time? Even if I do it in limited quantity, what about the growing/snowballing pending lists of commissioners?
Such questions came to my mind.

While this could potentially boosts my patreon and bring me more money, as having those mana essence a part of tier reward sounds attractive,I don't want to bait nor use it as my way of promoting. Making lots of money has never been the priority for these projects I am making, it is not all about that. If I could make just enough to live comfortably that enables me to continue these projects, that is more than enough.

I think I have genuine supporters that I feel so fortunate and blessed enough to have, supporting someone like me, that is a stranger, without really getting much in return ༶ඬ༝ඬ༶.

And oh, while I did say I won't implement this system, I would like to say to you that I will still be giving the benefit/option of you can still use the amount you supported to discount when I open a commission, so basically, it's still somewhat still there (ง `ω´)۶.

I just don't want to use it to promote and hook new patreon  supporters because of it. I won't publicize it, but I will offer this option to all patreon supporters who have supported me & upcoming patreon supporters. For you, who have supported me, I really grateful, so it is only one of the few ways I am able to somehow give something back even if you didn't expect much something in return when you became a patreon supporter.

And if I ever decided to stop doing commission entirely while you are still saving and accumulating the amount you supported to commission me, no worries, I won't just abruptly stop as I will make a last opening of commissions for those who want to use up the amount they have supported.  

To summarize everything:
if I were to have supporters, its to be the ones that just want to support because they believe the cause for these projects or just want to support me to help me continue the projects, and not attract supporters because of the mana essence.
While supporters are not expecting much in return, I want to give this additional option/benefit to patreon supporters of using up the amount supported as discount for commission. And for new patreons, prior to being supporters, without letting them know that there is this benefit/option before they become a supporter, I will let them know about it if there is a commission, they are already a supporter and inquired, or they happen upon this post.

I hope what I am trying to say has not confuse you, but reached you. I've really thoroughly think carefully about this, and this is the conclusion I came up with that I feel like will be for the better ｡^‿^｡.

Sorry if this was a long wall of just text, if you have any concern, opinions, or want to clarify something, please do so, you can contact me directly or comment (๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑)