Dear Patrons,
today I am speaking to you as an individual and organizer of this account, Escopeto. It has been a little while since we did our last written post, time to shed some light upon current events, future plans and most inportantly, recent changes and developments.
Since we have created this account, we have strived to do comics and pictures for Rule34 comic readers who'd like some scenarios played out. Starting with "Sonic: Riding Dirty", we tried to create comics that most of us always wanted to see, but other artists never delivered. Further examples would be a comic with Carmelita Fox ("Bedroom Custody") or a naughty romp with Krystal and Falco ("Assault and Flattery"), etc. Our completed comics amount to five, each of them seven to ten pages long, and three of those have been Premium Patron material before they got eventually released to the public. One of these comics was even decided by a poll, which is currently in development.
What began with a solid pace however, has undeniably changed. We tried to upload two fully coloured comic pages per month tied with the sketched pages in between weeks, and it functioned well up until our fourth comic was completed. From there on our schedule became a little erratic until some weeks of nothing posted began to follow, except the weeks we took off for vacation.
As you may know, we announced from the beginning that what we do here is for fun, bringing some of our stories to paper (or screen in this case). That means that whatever we do here, it has been taking time and effort from our private lives. My partner dreamcastzx1 has his own schedules and commissions, and my main occupation as a graphic designer requires most attention. Time passes, things change, and while we're not saying we quit this gig, we have to remind ourselves that DreamRifle was, and is still, a fun project on the side.
Assuming we could keep a steady rhythm of uploads was foolish, and I apologize to all of you for doing so. I guess since my part as an organizer and sketch artist/writer was somewhat easier to manage than my partner's, I reached for the pie in the sky. Best example would be our current comics "Early Boomers" and "King takes Queens": There are four and three pages finished and uploaded respectively, but the sketched pages are done up to seven or eight or each project, they're just not uploaded yet.
Since DreamRifle is a project we do for fun first and additional income second, it'd be wrong to take the earnings from your donations as a steady paycheck. Our lives changed, schedules are renewed, and what began as a focused occupation is now a fun side project more than ever. I don't like to stall people or keeping them in the dark, hence this announcement. We are very glad that you have enjoyed your stay so far and highly appreciate your support. With the same sincerity I'd like you all to read this post and reevaluate.
All of our pages will from now on be uploaded whenever we have the time to finish them, with no more appointed times. We don't want to sacrifice quality for the quantity, and the best solution is to take the time needed for them. If some of you feel unsatisfied with this change, we would understand your decision to retire your pledge. You guys are the glue that hold all of this together, and be it 1$, 5 or whatever amount you decide to donate, we encourage you all to reevaluate and do what is best for you. Our comics will continue eventually, only not on a schedule anymore. And to clear up the last issue: The day our lives force us to end DreamRifle would be announced in time, so you mustn't worry about us just bailing with the earnings. That much I can promise you.
We have so far uploaded our finished comics in sizable .rar bundles available for Mother Load Patrons, plus their respective bonus pages. They are also available as individual pages in our chronology, only scattered around and the bonus pages locked below Premium Patron status. Today the next sketched page of "King takes Queens" will be uploaded, plus a WIP of a GIF I am currently developing. We hope that our little diversions such as the Aggretsuko comic "Latte Shift", the Sonic Mania Catventures 1-3 and others have been to your pleasure, and thank you all for your time - see you around!~
Sincerely,
Escopeto
