➤ Tier Refresh [PLEASE READ 💜]

Hello Sweetheart, 

If I’m meeting you for the first time, hey there. ♡

My name is Vain and it’s a pleasure to see you here. You’ve found where I currently host most of my Audio Roleplays and Exclusives! I’m glad you're here and I hope you’ve been enjoying your time with me. 

My goal over on Patreon is to have fun, be safe, and keep you satisfied. I understand how remedying storytelling can be and I hope these Audio Roleplays can deliver a healthy amount of escapism and entertainment to those who listen. 

If you’ve been with me for a while, you know I’ve been constantly trying to grow and improve this space. I already had a bit of an update back in June of 2025 but another bump in growth has created the necessity to touch base with you yet again. So let’s chat!

This update is about the current structure of my Patreon Tiers, formally known as: Soldier, Capo, and Consiglieri. And about the new tiers that are replacing them: Mio, Dolce, and Amore. 

To keep things viable and running, while at the same time delivering the highest quality I can offer + continue to improve on, the team and I have had many discussions about how to make Patreon more sustainable for 2026.

Expansions in a larger team, more content being put out, increase in revisions, onboarding/training, push in marketing, are just some of the things that have taken extra hours from myself and the team during this time. I am in an amazing position to say that the team and I have found lots of accomplishment in doing all these things for you. We are excited to keep up with this craft because you truly make it worth it at the end of the day to do so. Sincerely, thank you so much for giving us that feeling. 

However, because of these factors mentioned above, the overall cost to produce has increased. In order to keep making the content increasingly better, at this volume, and sustainable at the same time: There will be a minor price increase following the new Tier Revamp. 

Along with the price changes: There have been additions, revisions, and a few removals on content provided to each tier. The changes to these perks have been carefully revisited and reviewed by multiple people on the team to make sure workflow and releases are streamlined for each perk. As well as making sure we can follow up on promised commitments to you a lot easier than how it was previously set before. 

Please take the time to review the graphic attached to this post or find the Membership Tab to see the updated perks. These changes will go into effect at the start of March 2026. (Please be patient as the team implements all these changes to patreon & discord, there might be some overlap of the old + new policies for a slight period of time!)

I’m not too sure how many people noticed but because of experimentation and adjustments in the past few months, tier perks for our members have been a bit like the wild west during  January and February of 2026.

We have allowed a lot more flexibility in which members could see what audios and for how long they were accessible. This is out of the norm even on old tier standards but the team and I thought it was a small way to make up for some of the fluctuations during this transition period.

With that addressed let me disclose the price changes now.  (Price changes will be referred to in USD currency for this post.) 

There will be a price increase on my lowest tier from $10 to $12. (Mio)

There will be a price increase on my middle tier from $25 to $27. (Dolce)

There will be a price decrease on my highest tier from $35 to $33. (Amore) 

* (Please note: When I refer to my “highest tier” I’m going to be talking about the Amore tier and omit the Stellina tier from this tag since Stellina is a special/rare outlier.)

I tried to make the increases as little as I could but I know this doesn’t take away from the fact that a rise in rates is a rise at the end of the day. I am aware an increase of any kind may still cause some of my Patreons to drop their membership. I want to genuinely apologize if that is the case and at the same time wholeheartedly thank you so much for any support you have given me throughout your stay here even if you need to go. It seriously means the world to me and nothing will ever change my appreciation for you.

Please remember to always put yourself first no matter what and to take care of your own financial security because that is what I truly want to make sure is okay at the end of the day. If that means some of you might need to step away for a bit, just remember no matter how long you’re away I will always be here if you ever want to/have the means to return one day. I’ll always be thrilled to see you again, sweetheart. Thank you for all you do. I again, hope that everything I said brings an understanding on why I needed to implement these changes for the healthy growth and expansion of the Patreon as a whole. It’s not just for me but it’s also for the amazing team who helps me keep this whole operation running. 

Going back to the pricing, I’m sure some of you have noticed that there was actually a price decrease that was implemented on my highest tier. While community is something I enjoy cultivating regardless of what tier/membership, I can acknowledge that the rewards/benefits for my Amore tier are very much community-centric. In hopes to keep strengthening this tier’s focus I tried to negate some of the price down. While it may not be by much, I wanted to make it a tiny bit easier for you all to keep close to one another. And well, of course myself haha. I find our cozy movie nights and private streams wonderfully pleasant and deliciously fun! Thank you for splurging on this tier if you do so.  

Another way I tried to offset the price changes was to offer a better deal to our yearly plans. The on sale percentage will go from 10% off  to %20 off. This is especially beneficial for the Amore tier if annual plans peak your interest! 

One annual plan of our highest tier, Amore, is actually cheaper per month compared to our monthly billed middle tier, Dolce. The breakdown for an annual Amore plan would be about $26 per month when divided up. So you’ll be receiving all the rewards and everything I have to offer on my Patreon but for middle tier pricing! 

Also, on a more personal side tangent. I hope you enjoy the new names for each tier. I know that I’m technically part of the Chinese Mafia in my Vtuber lore but I thought cute Italian-style pet names would be a fun callback to the Mafia Family theme! (I kind of did this with the old Patreon tier names already.) Streamer Vain and Patreon Vain are slightly two separate worlds so I think it’s actually healthy to have this deviation between names for each platform. 

The very loose meanings of each name are as follows: Mio-Mine. Dolce-Sweet. Amore-Love. Stellina-Little Star.

These all have much more intimate and lovelier connotations compared to the looser meanings I stated here of course and I hope you adore them as much as I do. I think they roll off the tongue quite nicely and I can’t wait to call you these little pet names. 

I know this is a lot to read through. I hope I was able to convey everything as clearly as I could and in a way for you to understand. I really do love and appreciate you so much. I just want to say, again, you are the whole reason why I can even do stuff like this and it makes me feel so fulfilled to have that privilege.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Thank you for being here. And thank you for simply being you. 

Vain 

Graphic: Lyra