Hi Everyone, Just want to make a quick update post talking about a couple of changes to the poll system starting from next month as well as explaining my reasoning behind it.
Changes:
The suggestion pool in diamond tier will be replaced with a direct submission channel in the discord of which 2 ideas will be picked each month.
Ideas will be chosen based on a mix of my own excitement + reaction count/quality from Gold/Diamond + how feasible it is in the month. Despite this 2 images will always be chosen from the channel each month, so the amount of content people will be getting is the same.
Gold supporters can see this channel and react to ideas in there to express community interest in those projects. Unlike the poll system, people can submit up to 4 ideas each month, you can also repeat ideas from previous months. Be as detailed or as vague as you'd like.
Examples of 2 Both Perfectly Acceptable Submissions
"More of [Character]"
[Detailed paragraph featuring an angle, character, lighting etc.]
Clarification:
Where the poll started off as people submitting ideas they'd like to see, it's gotten to the point where I've noticed people submitting 2 different types of ideas. Ones that they would genuinely like to see made, as well as another featuring a popular and recognizable character just because they think it will win the vote.
As a few people have noticed, this has resulted in essentially a "Character that's the most widely known wins by default" system which has admittedly gotten pretty tiring to work on, considering the winner of the poll can be pretty reliably predicted as soon as all of the ideas are listed out on the form. Just to be upfront: since creating artwork is a hobby for me, I have to prioritize ideas that genuinely excite me and keep the process enjoyable.