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[Bluenoser]

Oh really, I never actually knew that. Thanks for the info. Do Patreon say that in their ToS or something. or how did you know?

Yes, there's a little icon you can click on that shows this info- not sure if the button is only there for patrons or not. They used to have it structured so it showed 100% of donations, but people complained that the creator wasn't actually receiving what it was showing, so they modified it.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

YES. YES. JUST YES.

So glad to see that the GT fans are putting their weight on this. I've just gotten up and almost all stretch goals are achieved.

I'm glad that Kyle is also doing his own show. Fuck yeah. Best timeline.

 

[Tankard]

Just to quote Galactic Mouse



Also, the fact that Patreon takes 8% of their revenue, as well as additional taxes. Patreon is not tax free, it's money you're taking in with the promise of delivering a product. How it's taxed is unknown, but remember, you're not funding the KF members directly, you're funding a company in which payroll is only one of the many expenses.

You're also making a lot of assumptions on each member's financial situation.



No it's not bullshit. And yes, they are financially secure. I don't ever remember them saying "great" (so perhaps a source would be appreciated), but it's all relative. (See post above).

It's not assumption, they've talked about it in their daily shows being daily gamescast, gameovergreg, twitch daily show. The most recent i remember was Colin saying they are doing great, that back on IGN they already made good money and now they are doing even better.

 

[Foldedpencil]

First thing I noticed. No Bosman show, no support.

Bosman said on twitter that he is doing a show under on his own youtube page, no mention of a separate Patreon at this time. I does make sense for them to to segregate this a bit. Bosman can have full ownership of his new IP, and they can track the success of one piece of great content against the rest of their catalog.

Edit: Beat to the punch so hard

 

[Hasney]

Broke $16k while I was taking a call. Madness.

Bosman said on twitter that he is doing a show under on his own youtube page, no mention of a separate Patreon at this time. I does make sense for them to to segregate this a bit. Bosman can have full ownership of his new IP, and they can track the success of one piece of great content against the rest of their catalog.

He said it will still be on the EZA YT page now rather than his own.

 

[samueljustice00]

The reviews will get picked up quite quickly as they are established writers and it'll take off. I see this as the "initial investment" for them to get the company off the ground, small price to pay for the content they produce.

 

[so1337]

I hope Bosman will post the first episode (of whatever his new show ends up being) this week.

 

[Galafar]

Bosman's statement should be edited in the OP lol

 

[Revolutionary]

My pledge has been processing for like 15 minutes now..

 

[Nightengale]

Still maintaining a strong ratio of approximately $10 per patron.

 

[Hasney]

My pledge has been processing for like 15 minutes now..

You're already in, just leave. That page on Patreon is weird.

 

[Roberto Larcos]

He said it will still be on the EZA YT page now rather than his own.

Can't blame him if he wants to keep the IP rights after last time though.

 

[Vinc]

I really wonder how much they were truly expecting to get deep down... I hope they're happy with the support they're currently getting and not actually secretly disappointed. Can't wait for the stream, it'll be glorious.

 

[wolf73]

My pledge has been processing for like 15 minutes now..

Check your emails. Page wouldn't load for me too but it worked anyway.

 

[Alucrid]

I really wonder how much they were truly expecting to get deep down... I hope they're happy with the support they're currently getting and not actually secretly disappointed. Can't wait for the stream, it'll be glorious.

16k in 10 hours?

 

[Hasney]

Can't blame him if he wants to keep the IP rights after last time though.

Knowing Kyle and his self confessed quirks and that he already talked about the pressure of Patreon, it's probably more that he doesn't want to let anyone down who would be paying directly for a show he's solely responsible for.

I really wonder how much they were truly expecting to get deep down... I hope they're happy with the support they're currently getting and not actually secretly disappointed. Can't wait for the stream, it'll be glorious.

From the way Brandon was talking on KindaFunny, I don't think he thought they'd hit anywhere close to the review tier straight away. He was talking about doing it again "some day".

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

Damn, I've been up and showered for just over an hour now and it's gone up 2 grand.

You're already in, just leave. That page on Patreon is weird.

It'd be great if the OP could address that and the Bosman show status.

 

[ShaoranWright]

$10 patreon + $5 for Twtich.

You got my support guys!

 

[wiibomb]

I wonder why bosman chose that direction..

will he get ian's help for it? kinda weird he is doing it separately

 

[GlamFM]

Did they just update their logo?

Looks better now? No?

 

[Axass]

Knowing Kyle and his self confessed quirks and that he already talked about the pressure of Patreon, it's probably more that he doesn't want to let anyone down who would be paying directly for a show he's solely responsible for.

I want to hug him so much.

 

[Tankard]

I really wonder how much they were truly expecting to get deep down... I hope they're happy with the support they're currently getting and not actually secretly disappointed. Can't wait for the stream, it'll be glorious.

Well, you already have the answer from Kyle.

Kyle Bosman ‏@KyleBosman 7 hHá 7 horas
I was panicking for 48 hours straight about this Patreon and my worst fears have already been squashed. THANK YOU! Here's to new fears!

 

[Eidan]

This makes me so happy.

 

[Revolutionary]

You're already in, just leave. That page on Patreon is weird.

Check your emails. Page wouldn't load for me too but it worked anyway.

Thanks!
I didn't want to close the page because I hadn't received a confirmation email yet, but it turns out it was in my junk mail lol

 

[Foldedpencil]

My suggestion i'll throw out into the ether...GT Time-ish new podcast upload to itunes same day as recorded (same as they did at GT) and have podcast 2 be the one that is exclusive early as that deals with less time sensitive material.

Same here, Already pledged but I prefer to download the audio. This is the issue with a paywall, even if you are on the other side of it.

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

Can't blame him if he wants to keep the IP rights after last time though.

I wouldn't be surprised if the rights to the Ian, Kyle, Jones, and Huber shows were owned directly by each show runner. No reason not to since there'd be no point in doing a Huber Hype style show if Michael Huber leaves.

 

[Kralamoonard]

It's not assumption, they've talked about it in their daily shows being daily gamescast, gameovergreg, twitch daily show. The most recent i remember was Colin saying they are doing great, that back on IGN they already made good money and now they are doing even better.

True, true. I'm just saying though it's not like they're living the high life

 

[Hasney]

Same here, Already pledged but I prefer to download the audio. This is the issue with a paywall, even if you are on the other side of it.

No doubt they'd be receptive if people asked them to throw an MP3 up on the Patreon page. I'm sure it supports audio.

 

[VichoCardenas]

I really hope the first thing they do when the stream begins is to clarify the Bosman situation, a lot of people are unaware that he's actually doing a new show, just not tied in to the stretch goals. That should bring a lot more of backers.

I'll be pledging 5 bucks for now, this dudes deserve it.

 

[Vinc]

Same here, Already pledged but I prefer to download the audio. This is the issue with a paywall, even if you are on the other side of it.

I'm sure they can provide an audio-only version fairly easily, or you could probably use some software to get it directly from the video.

 

[GlamFM]

I really hope the first thing they do when the stream begins is to clarify the Bosman situation, a lot of people are unaware that he's actually doing a new show, just not tied in to the stretch goals. That should bring a lot more of backers.

I'll be pledging 5 bucks for now, this dudes deserve it.

They should update the Patreon description actually.

 

[Naythan]

They should have done something like made Kyle's new show a $1 stretch goal or something. People are misinformed lol.

 

[Hasney]

They should update the Patreon description actually.

Not sure that would help much. you can't even see the description if you've already pledged.

 

[uncleslappy]

Excited these guys are back, but I wasn't feeling that announcement video. It was too long.

 

[BodiesWithoutOrgans]

Is there a Facebook page

 

[Tankard]

True, true. I'm just saying though it's not like they're living the high life

Sure. I think the whole point of this conversation is to calm people down about EZA guys future.
These guys have a massive following, that being Kinda Funny, Screwattack, GT, and even if in the beginning they will have to struggle with money for 8-9 people, the content they will produce will generate sponsorship, twitch subs and donations will help them a lot also and things will pick up. I never doubted this and I still think they won't even need other jobs outside of this one, they will be fine.

 

[Hasney]

Excited these guys are back, but I wasn't feeling that announcement video. It was too long.

I thought it was great. I've watched it about 10 times.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Is there a Facebook page

Yes: https://www.facebook.com/easyallies/

 

[GlamFM]

Is there a Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/easyallies/?fref=ts

 

[Naythan]

I thought it was great. I've watched it about 10 times.

Nah man. 3 minutes? I'm not clearing my schedule to watch a 3 minute video.

 

[DannyDanger]

No it's not bullshit. And yes, they are financially secure. I don't ever remember them saying "great" (so perhaps a source would be appreciated), but it's all relative. (See post above).

Its definitely bullshit

The post in question the dude says they make just enough to support the show...

They have never said that. And they have said they're doing great.

Do i need to re-watch the gamescasts to find the examples???

 

[opticalmace]

I thought it was great. I've watched it about 10 times.

The one with the phone calls was hilarious (if you're referring to that one). Bosman running from the hobo life was great.

 

[UrbanRats]

Jesus... he said he will do it on his youtube channel ... sigh

Again, why do it separate from EzA? Seems like a dumb move to spread the audience.

 

[Dane_gerClose]

Time to support my first Patreon. So excited that they're back, it already feels like it's been too long!

 

[Orthogonal]

Not sure that would help much. you can't even see the description if you've already pledged.

It's more for people who haven't pledged but are on the fence be ause they dont see a Bosman show listed.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

That name sounds kind of stupid. What's the thought process behind it?

 

[m@cross]

I used to pay $15 a month to play an mmo, so $10 Patreon and $5 Twitch is pretty damn reasonable to give me back these guys.

 

[wiibomb]

I thought it was great. I've watched it about 10 times.

same as me... what does ben says?

 

[Hasney]

That name sounds kind of stupid. What's the thought process behind it?

Huber always talked of Uneasy Aliiances.

 

[WhiteWolf]

Yay! Happy to hear this announcement.