Small adjustments to the ⭐ system going into next year (Patreon)

First off, a word from Autumn about her plans for the future:

"Hey everyone, 

I’ve started working full-time as a Ramp Agent for an airline contractor while I prepare to attend a part 147 school. I’m working on getting my certification to be an aircraft mechanic. So on that note, I won’t be doing commissions for a little while. Eventually I will open for one-at-a-time slots, as I know there were a couple people who had expressed an interest in getting work from me."

In addition to Autumn's new employment situation, we will also be making some changes to the star reward system. We’re trying to find a good balance between rewarding our patrons and keeping the workloads for commissions at a manageable amount.

So just a reminder that the star reward system is and has been a work in progress. We appreciate your patience as we figure out what works best for ourselves and patrons. 

With that being said, here are the coming changes to the Star reward system and what you can expect over the next year:

• 1. Star prices for the multiple character commission options have been updated while soft shaded solos have been left the same.
  
  Originally, I had thought I'd priced the options so that simpler solo pinups would be the main option for folks to go for (and indeed that was the goal) but out of all the people who have secured commissions spots only a single one of them opted for this option lol. I still want people who really really want me to draw multiple characters or a full blown commission to have a chance at it but it needs to be far less common. I just can't keep up with demand as things were and ultimately I hope that this change actually allows for me to produce more art for all of you while keeping the queue reasonable.
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• 2. Bonus Stars are being done away with outside of awarding one to the three patrons who are most active each month in our Discord server.
  
  As it stands, the extra stars people were earning was becoming a bit problematic in terms of how much it boosted star income. Plus, it essentially allowed for people to just buy stars and I honestly wanna keep them primarily as a thank you from us/a loyalty reward for people supporting us over time.
  
  We greatly appreciate folks boosting the discord server but we do want it to feel more optional. We will be implementing a new separate and noticeable server role and color for boosters as a show of our gratitude for those who continue to boost and we may think of other perks later down the line ^^

Everyone who has already secured their commission slots will be unaffected by these changes and these adjustments will just influence the star currency going forward. Basically, $ prices themselves have not been adjusted, only the star costs to secure a slot. Additionally, no one will have lost any of the stars they've already earned, so no worries there either~

We may make further changes down the line depending on how things work out but this system will be what's in place at least until the end of next year ^^

Thanks again for all the support you've shown us in 2021, we hope to make next year much more productive and hope you all have a wonderful new year!