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Hey peeps,

Thank you for your patience as I haven't been active on here in the past couple of weeks. I wanted to briefly talk about a few things.

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1) I give up ON promoting the Patreon as hard as I have been on social media. Mind you, I don't give up on the Patreon itself, just on promoting it that hard.

But I feel like I've hit a point of diminishing returns (in terms of bringing in new people thru ads), and it's just not worth if for me to spend like an entire workday on a Patreon ad.

That being said, the amount y'all support me on here ... is to say the least, nothing to sneeze at!! Which brings me to my next point:

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2) THANK YOU!! For your support on here. A lot of you seem to be willing to support me even when my activity slows down -- you're absolute angels to do that, and it's something I don't really... expect from an audience? Like, it goes against a lot of conventional wisdom? 😅

Also, y'all don't owe me this at all. I see a lot of explanation and apologies in exit surveys and it's like, no... bro.... sis..... h-honey. You do you. I'm not gonna be mad at you for cancelling lmao, for any reason.

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3) I'm deathly bored of You Are the Guy. I think I just got too up my own ass with lore in it, and once you get too up your own ass with lore, it is difficult to exit the ass.

It's like you're juggling all of these little plot elements you put into play, and just like with juggling, you have to catch every single one. Whether you throw it back into the air for another spin or not is up to you, but you have to at least catch it. If you don't catch them ... well, it just looks clumsy.

And boy did I throw a lot of balls.

It was supposed to be a simple, goofy little series, and I just had to do it. And so as a result, I'm just having trouble putting pen to paper on that series right now. Realistically, my options are:

1) Chaotic Neutral: Take the reigns of The Guy and try to steer the series in some direction.

2) Lawful Good: Take those reigns and bring it to a clean close.

3) Chaotic Evil: Abandon it.

Lmk what you think.

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4) Lilith

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Comments

Sly Blue

Chaotic Neutral may be best but man you sound like you need chaotic evil my guy. Hopefully you had a restful break though! Happy to see you back ^^

Rodith ''Snow Leopard'' Calna

If you're tired of it, then I'd rather a clean close. It's a fun gimmick but it can only go so far without the actual creative mind behind it being interested. The Guy deserves an ending!

Ashe

Chaotic Evil, let's get the creative juices flowing with something FUN AND NEW!!!

Owl

I'd say five, do whatever makes you feel good.

Chris Myhalsky

.... 4 lol. And no need to explain, that's what makes patreon different imo, we support the artists, not pay for content. If you're giving more cool stuff, awesome, but we're here to support you and all that you do and have done.

Amber Changing

Hope you had a nice Xmas break Shen 😁 Tbh, I lost track of what the heck is happening in You Are The Guy months ago, and it seems to be a very different beast now 😅 So personally I'm not fussed about what you choose to do with it lol

Stephanie Neher

I would love some sort of ending before you move on to something else, but if you REALLY hate it then ignore me lol

Nicolás

Chaotic Evil. If you don't like You Are The Guy, no use in continuing it. I was personally looking forward to each update even if I didn't always have a comment to add, so I'd love to see it continue but not at the cost of your mental health. Could also just go nuclear and start a new slate if you're into the whole "commenter driven story" concept. Very interested in where Lilith is going to go, FWIW. Hope you had a great start of the year!

Will Kommor

Turn and burn baby, abandon it!

Juliet S

I say you do a 4th option, give us 3 endings and let us vote on the one we want. Or deus ex machina the ending and have it end abruptly haha

Jacob Mince

If you think you can bring it to a clean close, that would be cool. But if you feel it's best to leave it alone, that's cool too. No point in eating something you know you don't like anymore. Also, be nice to Lilith ):

Shawna

Go for chaotic evil. We can all speculate on how it ends ourselves (since we are "the guy" n' all).

KibaOkami

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Letsan

About "You're the guy", I'd go with 3) just dump it but also not really, like give it a last episode with so much nonsense that it implodes in all its non-sense story

Quick Fix

I’d prefer option 1 or 2 over abandoning it, though if you want to step away from it for a while that’d be fine with me. Ultimately you should make what you want to make. That way it’s fun for everyone.

Sunlight-never-dies

Chaotic neutral would be wonderful, but I think lawful good is what's best for you

Hugh Mann

Follow your fucking heart, buddy

GGN

chaotic evil

Jo!

Chaotic evil, but for maximum chaos, make a cryptic “to be continued” post like it’s an early 2000’s superhero movie that never got the sequel it was clearly setting up for

Disappointmint

Secret option CHAOTIC GOOD: take the reigns, put a bow on it, leave a few balls in the air for a possible chapter 2

Nick Ladd

Make the guy do a speedrun to beat the game and close the series out.

Hal 🔆

I for one am all for closure but the means by which it comes don't matter to me. I usually like where you steer things better than the vote choice thing because I personally never feel like my votes are any good. I'd rather trust your process with whatever is going on :) I understand what you mean about all the different points and lore too. I was really wondering if it was possible to bring it to a proper close at this point hahaha

Oni

Have him do a shortcut because nobody is gonna tell him how to play and then discover a really pretentious creepypasta about the game/comic and then end up making a meme making fun of it and closing out the browser with your own take on the guy peace-signing over his own grave meme.

Brian Patterson

Neutral - intend to go back, never do, let nature take its course.

DaniBiscuit

The Guy goes into the woods and meets the fan head monster. He dies, we are out of lives, game ends. Done! P.S. Y'all don't owe us this at all. I see a lot of explanation and apologies in your posts and it's like, no... Shen..... h-honey. You do you. We're not gonna be mad at you for cancelling an art that makes you feel bad

Kamis

Lawful good dude. Simplify the options.

Jon Barker

Kill the guy and draw more Lilith. I think one of the purposes of the patreon is to allow you to experiment on a limited audience with no repercussions. Just make it a memorable death.

August

If you decide to close the series out, just make sure you give The Guy his little hovel :)

Leolaserbolt

Lawful Evil: End it, but in such an absurd and graphic way that it completely changes the tone of the story forever.

Korbinian Brunner

I hope you don't abandon it, but if it bores you that much: Chuck it. But personally, I'd prefer neutral - steer it, clear it, never look back.

Jack Lutz

5) Push the reset button

Leak

I honestly lost interest in You Are The Guy months ago... :/ (What I wouldn't say no to here on the Patreon though would be if you also posted the comics you put up on Instagram, as Instagram is getting increasingly hostile towards people that don't want the slightest bit to do with it and it's parent company...)

Morgan

lawful good sounds good to me. But honestly don't force yourself to finigh the series if you don't feel like it no longer sparks joy!

asterisk.jpg

Ahh, the Homestuck dilemma. I'd vote for option 2, but definitely not for a perfectly clean close. Just a good-enough ending. Then if in the future you want to use part of the setting in something else you have the option.

Becca Anderson

I'm not worried if you wanna go full 3, but I also wouldn't say no to a door themed, single episode, non-clean 2 option 👀

Wizerl

Can I pick option 4? Lilith must be the right choice. I'm still curious about her art for scientific reasons. But to conclude "You are the guy" Thing you could use the fact we have been already messing with it like it's a game. It could crash like every game in some funny way

dorito

Do what you’re inspired to do! I’m along for the ride and am excited to see the things you’re excited to make! So if that’s jumping to a new project I’m all in

Lorraine Clarke

I’m bored of “The Guy” comics. Love your horror, so more of that! Not invested in an ending for the guy series

DragonbornBard

Lawful good. It would be nice to have an ending

Timichi

I stan Lilith

Star

point four was a very good point and if you wanted to lawful good the ending you should have the guy turn into a terrible monster and date Lilith

Anna

I love Lilith ❤️ chaotic evil, we'll love you and your creations regardless

Jaden Pettway

lawful good is tempting but… Lillith…

Erica

Lilith , though it's amusing how everything seems to connect eventually.

CramLock

MORE LILITH IMMEDIATELY