ashauryn
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Considering an early-access content model
🕑 Added 2023-01-22 19:09:24 +0000 UTCTLDR; I am considering switching to an early-access model for my content going forward, and I need some feedback from my fans!
If we made this change, early-access content would be marked for release on two-month intervals, and some paid content older than 2 months would switch to free on the Hub. I would still release patrons-only content that is not early-access, including experimental content such as looks, animations, assets and poses. In addition, I will be opening a second tier for requests.
Why am I considering this change?
Even before the creation of the Hub, there was negative feedback from the community about paid content. Creative communities by their nature should be free in order to promote creativity. My most popular content is still my free content, even though it is outdated by a few years (and as a creator this is both gratifying and frustrating). Even though my paid content is released on a creative license that allows reuse, my packages cannot be referenced as dependencies and so any morphs have to be manually included which creates duplicates.
My Patreon exists because it takes a lot of time and work to create new content (the most recent update to Sexpressions took over 20 hours of work). I do need the support of my Patrons to allow me to continue. It would be heartbreaking to lose my subscribers because I chose to give more to the community. I will not make this decision without sufficient feedback from my Patrons.
