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Big changes coming next year!
🕑 Added 2020-12-04 12:01:13 +0000 UTCI wanted to take a moment and let everyone know about some changes that are going to be coming to my Patreon campaign at the start of 2021. If you want the tl;dr version, skip to the last paragraph. :-)
First of all, I'm not quitting. However, I am going to slow down a little bit. I have an opportunity to take on more responsibility at one of my day job, and I've decided to accept it. For those of you who don't know, my 'day job' is as a professional musician. The way this year has gone, primarily due to the global pandemic, I have had to cut way back on performing, which has caused me to lose a lot of income. The opportunity of a steady paycheck isn't a luxury that many musicians are fortunate enough to receive, which is why I accepted.
How is that affecting Virtual Indecency? First of all, I'm still going to keep producing, but I'm no longer going to follow a monthly pledge cycle. Instead, I'll be taking pledges only when I release a new update. For the last year or so, I've been working very hard for many hours without much of a financial return. That's isn't fair to me, but, more importantly, that isn't fair to the people that are still pledging $15, $10...hell, even $1 per month. By going to this type of model, it will allow me to work on my own time, and in my spare time. Things won't be quite so rushed and I can work on producing more quality content without a time constraint looming over my head, which I believe negatively impacts the quality of my work. This will also allow me to start producing some other game and story ideas that I've had kicking around in my head. I'm also looking at refining my pricing model. This may involve eliminating the $15 tier...I'm not 100% sure about that yet, but I'm leaning heavily in that direction.
So, what does this mean for my supporters? First of all, you will still receive the same content that you're grown accustomed to, and I will strive to learn more and produce better content. You will receive fewer releases, but you will ONLY be charged when I come out with a new release. You will NOT be charged for a month in which there is no new release. Each new release will also be longer and more fleshed out.
What will you need to do on your end? Pretty much nothing. The new payment model will go into effect automatically, so you won't have to change anything. There will be one more 'automatic' charge on Jan. 1st, when the next release occurs, then you will only be charged when I new release happens, which will never happen more than once in a 30-day period.
How long will things be this way? I'm not sure...but certainly for the foreseeable future. I have no plans of ever stopping. I still really enjoy this kind of work, but lately, the stress hasn't been worth the payoff, so I'm looking forward to being able to work at my own pace. There was a time that I was making most of my income from Patreon, and I was able to justify spending 6-8 hours per day working on new content. Maybe I'll be able to build things back up to that point again. I'm not really sure, but for now, I'm just going to have fun with it and work as I'm able to.
Thanks again for those of you that have stuck with me over the years since I started this, and I'm looking forward to adding to the story of Where Bad Girls Go and maybe some other stories, both familiar and not-yet-familiar. I'm about to get back to work on the Finale to the Finale of Season one of WBGG. I plan on releasing it around Jan. 1st, which is when the new model will go iinto effect!
tl;dr
Effective January 1st, 2021, you will only be charged for your pledge when I release new content, as opposed to the beginning of every month. Content updates will also probably be fewer and further between, but releases will be longer and more fleshed out. That's pretty much it. :-)
