Happy to pay a fiver

For those wanting to support via the Store I can highly recommend it. Even with the current problems related top C-19 order was dispatched and arrived quickly. So help keep Justin and John busy and get those orders in 🙂

Hi Guys

Appreciate the thread and sentiment very much. Yeah like many we are facing a heavy period of uncertainty one that I’ve been trying to deal with since the onset of Covid19 lol

I’m keeping a close eye on things to try and gauge how things will pan out, and I will report back to the community with an update on what the status and likely status is when I can.

For the moment we will just continue to do our bit for you guys and those in the local and wider community who we can help in some way.

Like many, we are facing a situation where its a lot harder to earn money or get paid, at a time when our fixed operating costs are still paying out. (And some are increasing such as bandwidth costs etc lol) – But we are not alone in this, and folk have to take care of their own families first.

As a team, we are pretty much of the mindset that we all make it through or none of us makes it through. We are a close group and honestly, we need our team intact to do this. Myself, Lloyd and Justin are a bit too old and too tired to do this on our own again, and it just wouldn’t be the same – and I don’t think I could live with the hollow feeling it would bring lol

Anyway, don’t want to sound all dramatic lol – But yeah, thanks guys we really appreciate the sentiment 🙂

Avid subscriber here .. but the ‘Less then a cup of coffee’ doesn’t work in Canada lol — It is the price of two coffee’s and a donut here … or two breakfast sandwiches and a coffee ;D

You guys always do a great job .. keep up the great work (from home, and away from me lol)  — stay safe.

Great idea, I have been thinking the same for a while. More than happy to do this should it be done ?

Four pounds a month is a pretty good rate for 4 paddies that you don’t need to feed…

@warzan I’ve been wanting to increase the amount of my subscription for a while now.

I can’t spend my gaming budget anywhere else for a physical product as my government has made it clear that all online orders are for essential items only – they don’t want the staff of the Post system and courier services unnecessarily exposed – and unfortunately gaming products don’t fall within that definition, even though they relate to mental health…. Plus my grey mountain is quite tall 😉

Thus I have some spare cash that I would like to spend with worthwhile organisations, especially those that have helped me and the community greatly over the years.

In recent Weekenders, your tone of voice makes it obvious that things are not as good as they once were.  And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realise that OTT’s other revenue streams are probably declining as well.

If OTT were funded via Patreon, I think you’d find that a number of people would have gone to a higher tier by now.  Since I think you started Backstage before Patreon was a thing, all we are really asking you to do is give the community some of the functionality that Patreon has.

Let us worry about how much we can individually afford.

You don’t have the data to make any sort of call on that.

I really don’t understand the reluctance to do what the community (ie your customers) are wanting you to do.

I’d much rather send my money your way than spend NZ $100 on a GW Virtual Gift Certificate to get an extra $10.

It would help me, and I think a lot of the community, if the monetary stresses on you lot were reduced.