VAMFantasy
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I'm asking your opinion on monetization
🕑 Added 2024-02-27 19:23:15 +0000 UTC Guys, it's no secret that my stuff gets put on F95 and Kemono. I've gained some info on how to counter Kemono, but in the end, stuff will always be pirated no matter what I and others do about it.
I'm asking all of you: should we move to Paid Early access model? Patreon was always intended as a way to voluntarily support creators, but I also acknowledge that some may want exclusive access to stuff for their money. And I think that besides supporting the creator to get more stuff you'd potentially enjoy, some exclusivity would feel nice. However, in the end there is nothing that can be done to prevent unauthorized distribution of digital assets on 3rd party sites. As we always say over here: "If you can't combat it, take charge of it".
So I'm asking your opinion first and above all: are you fine paying for Early Acess of all the content and it be released some time later as free? Or do you want exclusive access to said content and it not be available to anyone who hasn't paid? Because in the end, with .var files for VAM there is little we can do to limit distribution unless VAM itself deploys a system that helps us (and I doubt that would work either).
At least the ones getting it for free would be getting it from me, with my quality standarts and bug fixex, would have a chance to try it out and see if they would want to join this nice community, instead of me fighting them and them fighting me. I think Paid Early access seems a fair way to adapt to reality.
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VAMFantasy
Yeah I think people voting for PC are overestimating what could be done from my end to actually prevent piracy. It will happen whichever way I run things, and even if I go EA it will still get leaked before EA ends. I think everyone should understand that a Patreon creator CAN NOT prevent leaks. Something has to be done on the VAM side, but then again, VAM will get cracked etc.
The Grouch
Not many replies huh. Anyway, I personally do not care if what I paid for here gets leaked or pirated. That will happen eitherway if the demand is there as you have already said. I'm here to support a creator and not to feel special. Also on that note, and on the flipside of things, I actually ended up here through Kemono. I am a very skeptical person so I tend to not trust content creators easily unless they have proper demonstrations of their stuff. Which most don't have, understandably in many cases. However that leaves only leaks as a source which is of course a moral grey zone. But I thought I'd mention that side of the coin. People who want to pirate will do so and people who then decide to support the original creator will do so as well. So there's that.
VAMFantasy
P.S. The time of EA getting to free I think should be 1-2 months. But if you have your thoughts on it, please share!
