MrBiffo
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NEW TIER! EXCITE! SEE INSIDE MY BRAIN!
🕑 Added 2022-04-24 18:24:05 +0000 UTC
Hello, you lot.
So. I’ve mentioned it. Now I’m going to do it: a new tier. I’ve looked around at friends who also have Patrons, and all of them have an upper tier that’s between £20-30. Some of what’s offered at those levels are one-off or annual rewards, and I’d rather we offer something that’s ongoing. Something really, really exclusive and unique.
Candidly, I’m doing this because my TV work continues to be thin on the ground in this post-Covid world. Sanja and I have bills to pay, but we’ve had a brutal couple of years because of the pandemic and shifts in the TV landscape.
I’m developing a lot of stuff, but development is painfully glacial. In an ideal world, it might be that if any of work seeds I’m planting do bear fruit then I’ll have no need for the new tier – but let’s see. Something positive will happen on that front sooner or later, but I can’t really wait around much longer.
We’ll never get rid of the £1 and £5 tiers – I love that you can support what I do with an amount you’ll barely notice, and still get some benefits.
Also, The Writer’s Club is one of my favourite things I do at the moment. The podcast is a joy.
So… I thought the new tier could offer something that is similarly behind-the-scenes, and a deeper insight into my creative process… while offering a sort of unprecedented access to me (and, no doubt, Sanja). And we can all have some fun to boot.
A month or so ago I took part in a Patreon exclusive Zoom call with a bunch of other Patrons of Marillion’s lead singer Steve Hogarth, and it worked really, really well.
So, here’s the plan: a minimum of a once-a-month scheduled Zoom call between myself and everyone in the new tier. Sometimes there may be more than one – depending how I’m feeling.
They’ll all be saved and uploaded so you can watch them back, or watch them if you miss them. And the idea is that I’ll chat with you for some of it, but the main thing will be me sharing my computer screen – and what’s on that screen will vary from call to call.
I might do some video editing, some animation, some writing, some Photoshopping, some teletext art – or we might go on an exciting eBay or Amazon safari together to find weird things! It’ll be fun and interactive, and with a live commentary from me. Heck, I’ll even take requests. I want it to be a dialogue, and it might be a really unique insight into the production of Digi Level 2.
In the event that a ton of you sign up, I’ll do more than one call, so we can really interact. Or you can just watch and not say a word, or not watch at all because you just want to support me – that’s fine too! You know me though: I want to offer value for money, and a lot of the Kickstarter backers seemed to value personal and unique rewards. Of course, if you’re in this new tier, you’ll also get access to EVERYTHING ELSE including Writer’s Club.
But there’s more… . Everyone who signs up between now and the end of the month will be rewarded with a unique piece of personalised teletext/Digitiser art that I’ll email to them to do with as they wish.
Anyway. That’s it. I think it’s relatively easy to switch tiers if you want to do so. Don’t just upgrade the amount you’re paying.
Scroll down and select the “Edit” button under your current tier description in the “Summary” section of the page. Scroll through the tiers and tap the “Join” button for the tier you'd like to switch to. Tap the “Update” button to confirm your changes.
That’s it! I look forward to talking to some of you on Zoom early in May.
Paul
Comments
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
Hello, you. Thanks for signing up. Stupidly... I looked into this, and the only way to make them accessible is for me to go in and manually make each old Top Tier one accessible to this new tier, one by one. So... if there are any you particularly want to read or see again, let me know and I'll make it happen. Rest assured, they all will be going forwards.
Bilky Asko
I've joined the new tier having liked the sound of it, though doing that now shows the older Top Tier posts as being locked - I was slightly confused because of the way Patreon words it (as if I hadn't actually joined at all)
PixelRatedGames
FWIW, once setup they're really low maintenance (and free!) - just get a couple of trusted people to mod it for you and it's sorted. It's certainly not a deal-breaker for myself by any stretch, but I am aware the younglings these days enjoy a good discord server. It might offer a more informal platform for any updates that wouldn't neccessarily warrant a full Patreon post. Anyway, that's just my wee two pence on the matter.
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
Cheers, Geoffrey!
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
Considered it many times, and as you're the second person in as many days... Sanja was looking into it today.
PixelRatedGames
Extra comment from me - have you considered a discord server at all? Everybody I support on patreon, other than your good self, has their own server. It's just a good place to chat to fellow fans and share ideas. Happy to help with anything with discord, I've run my own server in my previous life as a wannabe superstar streamer!
Geoffrey Easton
Joined! It'll be a lot of fun and will really help a talented brain (to continue the theme... :)), plus, it certainly beats subscribing to the "content creation farms" (AKA: streaming services)!
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
LOVE YOU.
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
I suspect it might be one people pop in and out of. Also: congrats on the wedding, Mark!
John Lindsay
Ah why the hell not. Always happy to support your creativity.
Mark Honeyborne
Might pop in for a bit as well. Won't be a continuous one as I've got a wedding to pay for. Sounds like it'll be a blast!
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
Dirty.
Samuel H Diamond
Time to crack open Biffo's brain and lick the creamy goodness within
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
Thanks, Markus.
Markus Lindström
Can't wait to have enough free cash to join this tier, brilliant idea!
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
Hurrah! Cheers, Daniel.
Spiff
Still cheaper than a reversible sedgwick.
Daniel Watson
Sod it, I can't pay for it every month but I'll do it now for the teletext art. Love your work!
