Hello all!

We’re back from GaymerX 4 and full of ideas and ready to try them out. One thing we did was chat with the folks from Patreon, and got some tips on how we could do better on rewards, including updating them, making our reward tiers better and not making it look like a monthly shopping club.

We’ve updated our reward tiers to reflect what we do, and what our goals are with each reward tier. We’re going to move to an annual gift for patreon supporters beyond a certain level, and get more out of available tech for communicating with us.

We’ve added a Discord server integration, as well as joining Discord!  Our channel is here, and you can request an invite: https://discord.gg/ScqRqtY

Because we’ve integrated Discord with Patreon, you should get a role called Patreon_Supporters. If you support at a higher tier, then you’ll be added manually to our SilverCircle ($75 a month and up) and PlatinumCircle ($250 a month) channels in the server.

We’re going to be doing a lot more to improve our Patreon offerings, and what we can do to connect with the community. Please don’t be shy! Give us suggestions on what we can do to serve you.

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.