Saturday, May 16, 2015

Patreon Voting FAQ

This is a FAQ for how our voting system works for Patreon backers at Pony tier and above.

FAQ

Q: What are the different things I can vote on?
A: The recurring 'campaign' is the sketch factory, where you vote for sketches/story snippets to become real boys full-fledged pictures and stories.  Other than, there are one-off votes that we'll announce in our Patreon activity feed.  Right now, the on-going ones are:
Q: Where do I go to see the sketches I'm voting on?
A: There's a folder accessible in Dropbox with a link that we send out each month after pledges go through - message us to gain access if your pledge went through and you didn't receive a link, but you should receive it in the normal flow of things.  The folder is Sketches and Finished Images (Pony Tier+) > Sketch Factory > All Releases.

Q: How do I vote?
A: The easiest way is to message us through Patreon.  Just give us the # and name of the image you see in the sketch factory you like.  :D  

Q: Can I split my votes/can I spend my votes on the same picture/story?
A: Feel free to tell us multiples, in your order of preference - we'll keep track, and once your first choice wins, we'll move your selection to your second choice, etc.

Q: What do you mean by votes 'stacking'?
A: Rather than allow a voting bloc to select each voted-on-sketch, the sketch factory has a stacking vote system - every time we finish one entry in the sketch factory, a number of votes corresponding to your tier is added to the sketch/snippet you've selected.  So even if you don't have a lot of votes, or if you're the only person who wants a picture/story to get done (eventually), eventually you'll get it!

Q: When do you pick a winner?  What happens then?
A: Twice or three times a month, we'll declare a winner - the sketch with the most votes.  Two Thursday's later, we'll post the finished product.  At that point, anyone who selected that sketch/snippet will have to make a new selection, anyone in Angel/Succubus tier can ask for alternates if they had selected that picture (if that's how they're getting their alts), and that sketch is (obviously) removed from the pool.  

Q: When will you post new sketches?
A: In bunches we're calling 'releases', at no real pre-defined time.  We'll post the second 'release' when we figure out exactly how we want to handle subsequent 'releases' in a more private manner than this blog; we're open to suggestions.  

Q: Can I change my vote?
A: Yes, but to avoid abuse, only at specific times.  Basically, you can change your vote when the pool of options changes for you; either your horse won the race (your sketch/snippet got selected) or there's a new release.  Any votes you had towards your old selection will go to the new one in that latter circumstance. Otherwise, your old votes are stuck where they are, and only new subsequent votes will go towards your new selection, so choose wisely!  We're not responsible if you develop a new fetish!  (actually, who are we kidding; there's a good chance we are.)

Q: What if I change my patron tier?  Do I lose my votes if it goes down?  Do I gain extra votes if it goes up?
A: If your patron tier goes up or down, it'll smoothly transition.  For instance, if you had dragon tier, 3 votes per biweekly, and it's been four bi-weeklies, you'd have 12 votes going to your selected sketch/snippet.  If you downgraded to bunny tier, 2 votes per biweekly, at the end of the next biweekly cycle you'd have 14 votes going to your sketch/snippet of choice.

Q: How many votes do I get?
A: Depends on your patreon tier (see below).  We're considering opening up the Angel and Succubus tier vote amounts to backers willing to pay parity for those tiers ($20 and $40, respectively) without getting the other rewards, which are on a limited basis.
  • Pony Tier - 1
  • Bunny Tier - 2
  • Dragon Tier - 3
  • Angel Tier - 4
  • Succubus Tier - 5
Q: How do the various animal-inspired tiers make any sense?
A: Short answer: only in our heads.  Long answer: they're based on the level of fetishizing each of those 'animal'/'vegetable'/'mineral' get.  So catgirls/boys are entry level, horsecock, bunnyboy/girl, dragon-girl/boys, angels (not yo' daddy's angels), and, of course, succubi, the patron unsaints of sexy times.  

Q: Who are you?  Why are you in my house?!
A: *Smokebomb*

- Majalis

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