After trying to run away, it seems like a spark has lit between Chuck and Buck.
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I gave up when the restriction on free releases started. 'Punishing the whole classroom because of a few trouble students' strategy never really works out well.
I gave up when the restriction on free releases started. 'Punishing the whole classroom because of a
There's three groups of people we have to choose how to respond to. The people who are happy to wait for this to be free, the people who want to pay for this to continue, and the people who are going out of their way to steal it.
Sadly the best way to incentivize the people who pay for these pages to be created is to offer exclusive rewards, we started with 1 free page for every 2 pages other people bought, then 1 free page for every 3 pages, then 1 free page for every 4 pages other people bought, then we said if people couldn't stop stealing and sharing around the art we'd stop showing the art for free at all - preview pages are your compromise, as someone who doesn't want to pay to see the comic, it's this or don't see any of the comic. Sadly that's what it's come to. Every time someone stole art, we had to make changes to show that the people paying for the comic are getting worthwhile, exclusive rewards. The next step is to make the comic entirely exclusive - no new members. We already plan to make the early stages of our next project entirely exclusive to our current Patreon supporters, and a side comic being created for VIPs starts this month.
As I said, there are three types of people. People who want to wait to get it for free, people who are willing to pay to see it happen, and people who steal and cheat the system. If you were running a business having to pay 5+ artists a percentage of a comic - who would you concentrate on? The people who have had 4 years to sign up, and warning before things got worse on the free galleries? The people who are on sharing sites calling Russian speaking members of our team retarded for not speaking English and threatening to drive by their house and firebomb it? Or the people who are paying you to make the comic?
Thieves know they get kicked out of our server, and they now know that we're taking a hard line and making entry a longer and more secure process - now they have to buy the comic a month at a time like newcomers.
This is a free gallery, I'm sorry you're unhappy with what we have here - If you'd like to see more, you can see on average 12 pages a month of monthly releases of the comic on our Patreon. This month we made about 20 pages - you guys are getting to see some cool previews here of content we've been coming out with recently... sadly that's all we're able to offer right now, if people treated our business more fairly and could be more patient there'd be linear releases here, all free, for people who don't want to or can't support the comic. With our new process people who can only afford $3 every couple of months can still purchase release packs of our comic when they're able to, just like buying real comics in a store.
Sadly we don't have a website to charge ad revenue through, so we're showing previews and offering the sale of each chapter a $3 at a time, just like itunes does for the music industry.
Do some people pay to sneak a camera into the theatre and then get punished for it? Yes. Do a bunch of people then find the video footage online to watch for free? Yes. Does any of that help the movie producers make back their $ investment? No. Does the movie admonish free streaming sites until they are ready to share their movie for free on legitimate sites? Yes.
Some people are investing in production, more people invest when they get exclusive or early access rewards, and only when those rewards are spoiled, and the comic ends up on a sharing site, do we lose money. That's a fact.
I hope you understand: while we don't blame the free sites for the sharing sites, the casualty of making the paid site more exclusive is that our free galleries become more sparse - we're not able to take our art down from a sharing site or take legal action on art thieves, the best we can do is ban them. The result is that everyone pays to see the comic, returning thieves pay to see what they have 100% seen, new people pay for what they've 20% seen as low res. previews.
There's three groups of people we have to choose how to respond to. The people who are happy to wait
Yeah, because it's all he needs to say. You guys need to stop harassing artists for trying to keep their livelihood safe. This is part, if not all, of their income. Everytime someone steals the comic and gets it for free, that's a meal out of their wallet. Instead you're all harassing them and bitching about having to spend money yourself. Can't afford it? Then wait. Stop trolling and lulzing when an artist refuses to feed you with more replies (which is sadly what I'm doing but I can't stand seeing this bullshit happen). He's done talking, he gave you everything he could, he's done. I can't afford much right now but you don't see me harassing for an artist for porn (cause that's what you're doing; bitching for porn. Very mature). Grow up and get a job.
Yeah, because it's all he needs to say. You guys need to stop harassing artists for trying to keep t
That's the case, yes. It's the same conversation had over and over... I think most people understand both sides of it - but it's disruptive and unfair to have to defend our business every 2-3 pages we post here. And yes, the reason I locked the thread was because people baiting is a waste of time and energy, giving these people the benefit of the doubt, I know one or two have responded fairly a couple of times to the comic in the past.
Thank you for the response, it's basically word-for-word what I'd have said. I'm sorry you had to take the time to do it, and hopefully that's the end of the responses needed on the matter...
That's the case, yes. It's the same conversation had over and over... I think most people understand
I'm totally missing pages here but I had a feeling I should be upset that Milo might be turning an eye to the new guy instead of Coal. Guess we'll see! :D
I'm totally missing pages here but I had a feeling I should be upset that Milo might be turning an e
I can empathize that the job market isn't great right now, certain focus on yourself first ^^
The comic is always gonna here for you :) Whenever you've got a spare $3 to spend you can get the next part of the comic - we keep your details for whenever you can afford to get the next dozen-ish pages we know exactly what you've seen and what the next instalment gets you :)
I can empathize that the job market isn't great right now, certain focus on yourself first ^^ The c
This might be an option when we set up direct payment as one of the payment engines we were hoping to use could convert any currency at a pretty low rate of charge - but the exchange rate would still be pretty similar. Do keep an eye out when we announce direct payments though (hopefully coming in the next month or so), there might be a more viable option for you ^^
This might be an option when we set up direct payment as one of the payment engines we were hoping t
