- Jan 23, 2020
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TL;DR: Make other payment options available such as BuyMeACoffee.
I'm sure at some point this topic has previously been discussed. Nevertheless, I want to communicate my opinion on using Patreon as your sole source of funding.
I'm a bit of a freak about online payments. I often use masked cards from Abine or gift/prepaid cards for purchases and funding (which Patreon does not allow). I'm also leery of using a payment system that has shown to be vulnerable to intrusions. Because of these issues, I have never and will never use Patreon to fund product development of any kind.
That said, I would encourage creators and game studios to consider alternative sources of funding such as BuyMeACoffee. BMAC allows funds to be given without entering personal information. They also allow funding through the types of cards I mentioned. Even if they (BMAC) are comprised the payer's information leads to nowhere.
I have recently played a handful of games that I would like to support and will be contacting the authors directly in that regard. I am hopeful they will take the time to look at Patreon alternatives...at least that will have to be the case if they want my financial contribution.
I'm sure at some point this topic has previously been discussed. Nevertheless, I want to communicate my opinion on using Patreon as your sole source of funding.
I'm a bit of a freak about online payments. I often use masked cards from Abine or gift/prepaid cards for purchases and funding (which Patreon does not allow). I'm also leery of using a payment system that has shown to be vulnerable to intrusions. Because of these issues, I have never and will never use Patreon to fund product development of any kind.
That said, I would encourage creators and game studios to consider alternative sources of funding such as BuyMeACoffee. BMAC allows funds to be given without entering personal information. They also allow funding through the types of cards I mentioned. Even if they (BMAC) are comprised the payer's information leads to nowhere.
I have recently played a handful of games that I would like to support and will be contacting the authors directly in that regard. I am hopeful they will take the time to look at Patreon alternatives...at least that will have to be the case if they want my financial contribution.
