It's worth noting that Patreon have been trying to get people off per-creation billing for years now: you can't switch to it, it's difficult to find the option for new accounts, and they constantly talk up the 'benefits' of switching to subscription billing. Apparently (can't find a source) they even announced its discontinuation a few years ago but reversed course after backlash.
Seems they've finally figured out how to do it: by blaming someone else.