I’ve got three people on my Patreon so far haha…
I don’t like the idea of loot boxes… I doubt donations would pay for everything, though, so I need to find a middle ground - and, like you said, make it easy / seamless for the player.
I do have a “lifetime” LitRPG Adventures account and my normal monthly subs, but I’ve not been able to crack $1k/month… my own fault … So, I have the payment system set up on the site and working for 2 years now… just need better marketing to get people in the door…