
Announcement from the website
I didn't think to get screen grabs until after I submitted it so everything is coming from memory, but some of the interesting questions were:
- Would you be interested in buying professional quality DVD releases of our shows? If yes, how much would you pay?
- Would you be interested in a $199/year subscription service that gave you DVDs, merchandise, physical manga and other items?
- Would you be interested in a $400 lifetime subscription that came with a care package?
- Would you be interested in a feature that let you give money directly to series creators and/or production companies? If so, how much would you be willing to give?
Is there anything in that list of questions that interests some of you guys?
My Thoughts
- DVD, Blu-Ray or AVCHD releases of CR shows is something I'd definitely be into. CR has a lot of shows that may never get licensed or would take years upon years to see a release. I'm still waiting on Saki, Time of Eve, School Days, Hyakko, Aoi Hana or Erin news from anyone.
- I have a hard time dropping $200 at once for something when I don't know what I'm getting in exchange. Even if they gave me an equal value to buying $200 - normal premium subscription and promised the additional content would be based off of what I watch the most so I'd get what I'd like, I'd rather pay in chunks.
- This is similar to #2 for me. $400 is a lot. Plus, premium subscriptions are usually on sale for like $40, with maybe a one month wait until the next. At $40 a year with the occasional month here and there that's close to 10 years just doing it the normal way before I spend $400. CR seems to be doing good but whose to say they'll be here in 10 years? Even if it was guaranteed that they would be, $400 is ALOT to drop at once imo. I'd rather pay my $40 a year. Maybe after 10 years I'd consider going lifetime.
- They already pay creators and production companies a % of subscription fees and ad revenue so I took this as, "would you be interested in donating money to these people?" I gave that a resounding no. I have a pure consumer-producer relationship with them. They produce, I consume. When they give me free products I'll consider giving them free money. Until them, haha, no.