Patreon Processing Fee Changes (Patreon)

If you received a message from Patreon, then you probably already know that credit card processing fees will now be added on any future pledge starting next month. Before, processing fees would just be taken out of the pledges themselves (which we were fine with, seeing as it meant patrons could just pay a flat rate even if it meant less money for us). With this new change, however, the 2.9% processing fee will be added to the amount you pledge, along with an extra $.35 fee.

So, starting next month, pledges will ACTUALLY cost you this:

$1 pledge = $1.38

$5 pledge = $5.50

$10 pledge = $10.65

$100 pledge = $103.35

Please keep in mind that while I'm not 100% sure this is accurate or not, the extra $.35 fee may be added to EVERY individual pledge you make. So for example, if you support two creators, you would pay two different $.35 fees. I'm not sure why that would be and I don't know if it's 100% accurate, but please keep that in mind.

Look guys, I'm not going to sugarcoat this. This sucks. I, along with every Patreon-user I know, has emailed and tweeted and done whatever we can to beg Patreon not to change this up. The old system worked just fine for us before. I suppose they have some other reason for forcing this change at us, and honestly, we're at their whims. As much as this sucks, the positives of Patreon are too much for me to ignore, and I really do hope they make this right in some other way.

If you cannot afford the new processing fee changes and need to drop out, we totally get it. We understand that this is gonna cause some undue stress for people trying to support creators with what they can afford to give. For those that stick by even with these changes, thank you so much. We are going to do everything we can to make these rewards worth the extra financial hassle you're being shafted with. Starting next month, we'll start working again on the Dakota prequel blog, exploring what he was doing in the months before he found Steg and Suria. We're also considering converting the Singles comic reward into an ongoing prequel miniseries starring Clover and Coral, focusing on their early relationship and how they ended up at Pleasant Valley. We're still working with artists to create more cool art for the Artist Showcase and we'll try to be more reliable with a more consistent stream schedule. You're already donating generously to us, and if Patreon is going to try to charge you more on top of that, then the least we can do is make it worth your while.

Let me stress that even though this sucks ass, Patreon is still the only way we can keep doing this comic. Without Patreon, we would have to stick Rock Cocks behind a paywall or worse, cancel it altogether as we find other work. Patreon itself has been one of the greatest things to happen to us, all thanks to you guys, of course. But we wouldn't even be able to receive your incredible support without the services they provide. I understand they need to get paid too, but I really hope they learn from the overwhelming disappointment and frustration they've earned with this change and try to make things right.

Thank you all so much, and again, I'm so sorry and I wish there was more we could do or an option to opt out. We'll be posting tonight's Rock Cocks early because man, we're not gonna try to compete with tonight's Game Awards. See you again real soon!