Payment Setup Changes (Patreon)

Hello everyone! Sorry for not updating this month. It's because of two things - one, we're fighting the copyright fight to get UBW:A up on YouTube while we write the next episode and also write the next season of Bleach, but also, more importantly:

Our Payment Model is Changing

You can read more about it here, but because of Apple's interference, Patreon has long warned that creators using the per-post payment system will have to switch to once-a-month subscription billing by November 1st. We use the former, so it's been difficult for us to understand exactly how this change will happen. What this basically means for you, patrons, is this:

• You will be charged the same amount every month, regardless of "paid posts" (which will no longer be a thing.

• When the change happens, your current pledge will be multiplied (by Patreon) to functionally pay the same amount you pay on average through our previous monthly average. Patreon has informed us that we're at 5-6 average paid posts, so if you pledged at $5, for example, your pledge would become $25 or $30 - the same amount as before, just in one chunk. However, we likely won't follow that multiplier and will probably ask for x3 or x4 instead, to make the transition as easy as possible (and to avoid people being surprised if it goes up without notice).

• If you set a monthly cap, you WON'T be multiplied beyond that cap. So if you're set to $5 and have a cap of $10, then the change WILL NOT increase you past $10. At least that's how Patreon has explained it to us.

• Because the pledge amounts will change when multiplied, we'll likely modify the pledge structure to make sure everyone keeps the same benefits. Some people may be moved into tiers with more benefits. We'll post an update about the new tier structure soon.

This has been very stressful for us, as our main concern was not charging people more than they're ready for, and also because we LIKE the merit-based system behind the per-post model. However, we're being forced out of it, and we hope you'll stick with us as we transition over. I repeat, there is no version of the upcoming changes where you end up paying more than you're currently paying, so please don't worry about that!

As you can imagine, this has been taking up a lot of our brain space this month. Please be patient with us.