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POLL - BW Yearly Schedules

  • Yes, clarity of what I can expect would be great 9
  • No, this isn't needed 1
  • 2026-08-20
  • 10 votes
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Greetings Travelers!🧙‍♂️

For a while I've been considering how to improve subscriber retention, trying to keep people as active subscribers and not shying them away. I realized that one of my major problems is that I'm not very clear on what I intend to release every month and that, what I release, I often show later in a month - often extremely late. I can understand if this would make people doubt if they want to keep supporting me or not, having that level of uncertainty of not knowing what you'll get.

To hopefully improve the clarity of what I'll be releasing, I want to add a release schedule that will show everyone what I intend to release every month for the span of an entire year. Similar to a roadmap. I then also intend to select up to 2 a 3 months each time to purely focus on factions of mine that need more development or new themes.

Now, before I implement this, I would like to know if having such a clear image of what you can expect from me every month is something that you think would be good for BW, would help with keeping people as active subscribers and attract new supporters. Seeing that people will know exactly what they'll get every month from the get go.

Let me know how you feel by voting in this poll

If you want, write down a comment telling me why you would and wouldn't want this!

Comments

Benjamin B McRae

I would say that you probably don't need a full year. If you just gave us a look at the next three to four months, maximum 6, that should be more than enough. For me, I just want to see how long your current set is running and what (and when) your next set will be.

MaleGriffin

The entire subscription concept in our hobby is flawed. Very few people are willing to buy something, "sight unseen." Society even has idioms to teach us about it. We are advised to never buy a "pig in a poke," and "never look a gift horse in the mouth." Yet virtually all of my subscriptions expect me to do just that. I've solved the issue, by ending my subscriptions on a monthly basis, and restarting them, if the Tribe/Patreon offers something that I want that month. Making Tlon has polls to decide what they are going to release next. So I opt in or out depending on whether I want what is being offered. That doesn't help the creators planning for their income.

BlueWyvern

Thats fair :) My intend is to create clarity for everyone as much as possible. Be it with a 3 - 6 month's period or yearly, I'm fine with what works best for the people

BlueWyvern

Thats very fair. Would you then be for or against a creator having a release schedule? So that you can plan your active subscription better

MaleGriffin

I voted for a release schedule. As I said, Making Tlon has polls that evolve as he releases finished projects. He adds another idea or two to the poll list. He controls the creativity by coming up with the concepts, and the Tribe votes for the next month's project. He maintains creativity, and the Tribe members vote on which idea we want him to make. Some of his ideas stay on the list a long time. Others get done the first time they are suggested.

John Madigan

Just like a 3 month idea is nice...maybe just throw a list of possible ideas up and poll the subscribers and prioritize that one? It's tough. I try to spread my subscription money around based on what I might actually use and not just add to my digital pile of shame. I subbed you for the zoids themed set and haven't even sliced the first file yet.

BlueWyvern

Thats a fair point. A combination of a schedule, a list of possible ideas and a poll would be very good

John Madigan

I will say you have been providing good stuff. Problem is there's just such a glut of designs lately from hundreds of people and so many bs ai kickstarters right now too. I think you are carving out a nice niche for people who don't just want another battlemace 20k proxy design. Niche is good.

BlueWyvern

Thank you for the kind words my friend, it means a lot :) I just wish I had more supporters