Structure and content #2

Hello there, fellow futa lovers!

There's something else that I'd like to share with you and hear from you regarding structure and content. In January 2023, this Patreon gallery will reach its fifth anniversary, and I plan to implement some changes based on months and months of feedback from current and former patrons. Hopefully, these changes will allow us to bring more content while improving the ease of access to rewards and all the yummy, juicy goods from the farm. =^___^=

Following the "structure and content" series, this month's poll will be different. We usually vote on content (e.g., themes, characters, kinks), but we'll vote on structure today (e.g., how rewards are delivered, tiers, etc.)

What is today's topic? Human, Futanari, Dolphin, Dog, Horse... Tiers. We used to have five of them, then four, but there's room for improvement. I've been considering simplifying our tier system. Some pages from artists that I've been studying go so far as to offer a single, unified tier. As appealing as this solution may be (from a creator's standpoint), that's not exactly what I have in mind. I want to simplify, add value, be inclusive, and reshape tiers based on how deep each of you would like to go into the creative process rabbit hole behind what I do.

Why do I like it? When I started this Patreon page, tiers were tightly related to their respective set of rewards. Hence, one for voting powers, another for high-resolution images, and so on, but that cumulative, progressive path of benefits doesn't always make sense. Karissa may want to show her appreciation by helping me turn a warm cup of latte into lines, shapes, and colors, but she's not after art packs or polls. Thomasin may wish to take a step further and seeks firsthand access to high-resolution finished pieces. In contrast, Kathleen, who loves drawing, may want to dig deeper into my creative process because what I do may positively influence how she does her art. Latte. Content. Process. This seems to make sense to me.

How would it work?

• First, I'd unpublish the Dog ($10) tiers, leaving us with just three options, Human ($1), Futanari ($3), and Dolphin ($5). Unpublished tiers don't vanish. New patrons can't join them, but they stay the same until existing patrons are in it.
• The current and future members of the Human ($1) tier would have unaffected benefits. This tier won't receive monthly art packs nor vote on polls, but they'll see the cake coming out of the oven, and I'll be forever grateful for their desire to be a part of this. This would be the warm, yummy "Latte" level.
• The current and future members of the Futanari ($3) pledge will retain voting, Discord, and early-access benefits. They will also get an art pack with all the high-res images, which adds value to this pledge. This would be the neat "Content" level.
• The current and future members of the Dolphin ($5) pledge would get a fuller art pack while retaining voting, Discord, and early-access benefits. This art pack would contain high-res images, process images, sketches, a short (5-minute-ish) timelapse video, and multi-layered file(s). If applicable, it would include any extra content not listed before, such as 3D files created or variations. This would be the robust "Process" level.
• Although unpublished, the Dog ($10) tier would get all the benefits from the reshaped Dolphin ($5) pledge until all its patrons eventually migrate to one of the available tiers. Once the change happens, I strongly suggest they migrate since their benefits will be the same as the "Process" tier.

Again, although I did a fair share of research to bring these ideas to the table, none is written in stone. My primary purpose was to simplify the tier system by reducing it to three tiers: a tip jar to the first, finished illustrations to the second, and finished illustrations plus process-related material to the third. Making pledges get more value than before was at the top of my list. I hope this slight price/reward ratio adjustment also brings new patrons. =^___^= I plan to apply the changes we've discussed by January 2023. Fingers crossed!

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