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Honeybee wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:06 pm I am starting to picture all you Lotrek ornate fans as living in homes like this:
(the image is a little blurry but that may be appropriate )

Honeybee wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:06 pm I am starting to picture all you Lotrek ornate fans as living in homes like this:
(the image is a little blurry but that may be appropriate )

Bradius wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:25 pm My reality is much more mundane and chaotic. Note though that Redemption VIII is the only deck out on my desk now.

Bradius wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 3:24 am That is probably half of my Lotrek stuff...

Bradius wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 3:24 am That is probably half of my Lotrek stuff...

brownsl wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:23 pm Lotrek just posted that 2025 will be the last year of his Patron.

zlexander wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:27 pm

brownsl wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:23 pm Lotrek just posted that 2025 will be the last year of his Patron.

Just saw it , I believe its a good decision, I can’t fathom how much pressure it accumulates with having so many rewards pending .

Bradius wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:12 pm The one thing I really liked about being a Patron was having a fairly solid feeling I would be able to get his new decks and not get sqeezed out as some of his decks used to sell out in seconds.

bdawg923 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:09 pm The Patreon is going away. I think he means by Aug 2025 if the rewards aren't delivered, he will stop charging people who were pateons but still deliver rewards when they're done. I don't think he's going to keep a free Patreon where he doesn't send out rewards.

bdawg923 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:51 pm I guess I'm in the minority here. I get it. But I'm very upset. Loved the Patreon. Loved getting lotrek decks. Loved the behind the scenes stuff. Loved reading about his work and what goes into making a deck. Obviously the delays won't be missed but that didn't bother me because I know he will eventually deliver.

First of all, the Patreon page will not close. As we said, after the end of August 2025, we will stop charging for reward tiers. We will keep a basic tier in the style of "we support you because we love you" without tangible rewards. All Patrons that will join for that tier, will have early access to new releases, as someone here suggested. In general, we will try to offer as many benefits as we can, without the promise of delivering specific goods at the end of each year. These benefits can include -for example- access to any Patrons-only decks that may be produced.

Evilgamer wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:46 pm

First of all, the Patreon page will not close. As we said, after the end of August 2025, we will stop charging for reward tiers. We will keep a basic tier in the style of "we support you because we love you" without tangible rewards. All Patrons that will join for that tier, will have early access to new releases, as someone here suggested. In general, we will try to offer as many benefits as we can, without the promise of delivering specific goods at the end of each year. These benefits can include -for example- access to any Patrons-only decks that may be produced.

brownsl wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 5:17 pm

Evilgamer wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:46 pm

First of all, the Patreon page will not close. As we said, after the end of August 2025, we will stop charging for reward tiers. We will keep a basic tier in the style of "we support you because we love you" without tangible rewards. All Patrons that will join for that tier, will have early access to new releases, as someone here suggested. In general, we will try to offer as many benefits as we can, without the promise of delivering specific goods at the end of each year. These benefits can include -for example- access to any Patrons-only decks that may be produced.

Hmm, not sure how I feel about that. I guess it depends on how much the basic tier will cost. So, it seems like at a high level, the only thing that changes is that patrons will not get any decks for their financial commitment.