{IMPORTANT!!} Changes coming soon to Patreon! (Patreon)

Hello guys! Here's an important update about what changes are coming to Patreon as a whole, and how it will affect my page and your billing!
(warning: long post, so a TLDR; is at the end of this, but I still encourage you to read everything since it's about something important!)

As you may already know, due to the Apple Store's stricter policies about in-app subscriptions, Patreon will be forced to switch to the subscription billing method (meaning you get billed on the day you subscribe, not on the first of the month as my Patreon is currently set to), and, more importantly, it will be subject to a 30% fee of the Apple Store (if you subscribe on a iOS system).

You can see the public announcement here: https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon?utm_campaign=240812-IAP-SB-1stoftheMonth&utm_medium=email&utm_source=iterable
And here are some screenshots from the mail they sent me (as they're worded differently than the annoucement): https://sta.sh/22djd57el3gl?edit=1

Because my page will be automatically switched to subscription billing in November, I've decided to manually switch myself next month (October) instead; I'll be honest, having my Patreon set to up-front charge was very handy because it was like having a "payday" and be able to settle my bills all at once, but the subscription method whould hopefully make it easier on you guys to actually get charged when you're more comfortable, so that's a plus! ^^

What's changing for you?

Starting next month, if you're a new Patron you will be charged every month on the day you have originally subscribed, rather than on the 1st; so if you subscribe on the 12th, you'll always be charged on the 12th each month!

To accomodate this change and make sure the monthly base rewards will be sent to all those who have been already charged, from October onwards all outfit/base rewards will be sent to you via DM on the LAST day of the month! 
Image previews may be published earlier to show off what you're getting that specific month, but the download link itself will be sent to all active subscribers only on the last day of the month (again, to make sure everyone has been correctly charged and able to access the reward).
I'm really sorry about this change, because it means that in cases I finish the reward/s earlier you won't be able to use them early, but sending individual messages to each of you on the day of your subscription renewal would take way too much time (considering there's currently 90-ish of you, thank you so much!!), so I hope you can understand ;A;

Regarding Patreon's fees:

Patreon already has quite high fees, both for me as a creator and also to you as a supporter, which is why I've always considered a switch to Ko-Fi as a support platform, but never did due to its subscription billing style; well, since now Patreon is switching to subscription billing anyways, I've decided to go ahead and import all my support tiers to Ko-Fi as well!

I highly recommend you from now on to support me on Ko-Fi instead: https://ko-fi.com/desi/tiers

This way you should pay 0% extra fees, unlike Patreon (from my experience at least; if I support someone at the €5 tier I pay exactly €5, not €5 + tax; this is especially important if you're on iOS due to the huge 30% fee!), and you also help supporting me more because all the money goes directly to me (at exception of course of Paypal's fees), without any platform fees like Patreon does!

Ko-Fi also has Discord integration, where most of my content is posted anyways, so little to nothing will change for you by subscribing there instead of here ---you'll basically just be saving money!

Just be mindful to either switch next month, making sure you have unsubscribed from my Patreon before the end of September, to avoid double charges, OR message me if you plan to already switch this month (thank you so much!!), so that I can refund you your Patreon payment after your Ko-Fi subscription has been confirmed, again to avoid double charges ^^

(if you're a €50 tier Patron please keep an eye on your DMs!! I will be messaging you about the switch later this month, so I can do my best to make sure you still have your current spot when transferring to Ko-Fi!)

My Patreon will still be active as usual! Even if I'm encouraging the migration to Ko-Fi, I know Patreon is still the most popular choice and it may be what's most comfortable for many users, so nothing will change if you decide to keep supporting me here!
Only exception will be the €50 tier, which will be discontinued from Patreon and be made Ko-Fi only starting from next month!

Thank you SO incredibly much to everyone for supporting me, whichever platform you choose (or even by just following me on my social media! It means a lot that you enjoy my works ♥), and thanks also for reading this HUGE wall of text lol ---I'm so sorry it's so long, but I wanted to address anything that came to mind to be as transparent as usual about what will change!

Thanks a lot, and wish a wonderful day/evening! ♥♥♥

(TLDR; Patreon is changing its billing system, you will be billed on the day you subscribe from now on, so rewards will be sent the last day of the month instead; I HIGHLY recommend switching your support to my Ko-Fi instead, so that you save money by not having to pay any extra tax/fee! ->>> https://ko-fi.com/desi/tiers )