# Custom pledges are discouraged by the current system

**URL:** <https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/custom-pledges-are-discouraged-by-the-current-system/3598>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/custom-pledges-are-discouraged-by-the-current-system/3598 "2020-08-28T17:29:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![p-himik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/p-himik/32/1435_2.png) [@p-himik](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/p-himik)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/custom-pledges-are-discouraged-by-the-current-system/3598/1 "2020-08-28T17:29:51Z")

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From the page at [https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026984152-I-m-locked-out-of-posts-I-should-see:](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026984152-I-m-locked-out-of-posts-I-should-see:)

> **Important** : If you see “ **Custom**  **pledge** ” it means that you’re not currently in a tier.

Meaning, if I pledge $10 for someone that has the closest tiers at $5 and $25, I won’t get the reward from the $5 tier. So if I want to get that reward, I either have to pay $25 or $5 now.

I absolutely think that it would make much more sense to give all benefits of the tiers that require the same or lower amount than the custom pledge.

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**Author:** ![p-himik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/p-himik/32/1435_2.png) [@p-himik](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/p-himik)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/custom-pledges-are-discouraged-by-the-current-system/3598/2 "2020-08-28T17:33:58Z")

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Ah, turns out you can increase the amount you pay for a specific tier.

Then, the question is - why have the “Custom pledge” in the first place that doesn’t give anything that tiers don’t have but also implicitly limits the rewards?

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**Author:** ![codebard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/codebard/32/14_2.png) [@codebard](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/codebard)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/custom-pledges-are-discouraged-by-the-current-system/3598/3 "2020-08-28T18:31:55Z")

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You should bring this to community forum and the community discord.

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