So, I never had a problem with the premium chapter system before, I even bought SS before just because I think the people here truly deserve to be paid for what they do. However what I can't get behind is translators/editors/authors who abuse this system. I was reading The strongest gene today and was really enjoying it, I was absolutely stoked since I was at 42.9% and thus had quiet the read ahead. That was till I noticed that all the other chapters we're locked by premium. Now if this novel wasn't translated that far it wouldn't have mattered. However, this novel has 746 chapters! They started locking it from 320 on! THIS IS INSANE. This means that if a chapter has an average price of 8 SS, that means you'd have to spent 3552 SS to catch up. You can get 3250 SS by paying 50 USD, and that won't even get you to the end! I never minded paying a bit to unlock some chapters but this is has already gone to far! If I were to give a suggestion to fix this, put a max on the amount of chapters a(n) translator/editor/author can put as premium, be it 200/250 chapters or even a percentage like 30% max or all the readers on webnovel would just be bled dry.

So short recap:
-Strongest Gene has 50 USD worth of spirit stones locked currently (over half their novel)
-There should be a restriction placed on Translators/editors/authors who use the Premium system
-A solution would be using a max cap for premium that should either be 200/250 chapters or a percentage like
30% (or lower ofcourse)

    whats poor practice though is previously open chapters being suddenly locked.
    take "why did you summon me?" for example, up to chapter 201 was free until yesterday, now chapter 82 and onward are locked.

    i would appreciate it if they didn't suddenly stab people in the back like this.

      TheAdventurer What I want to know what's the REASON OF LOCKING PREVIOUS CHAPTER Eg. Chapter 85 to LASTEST PREMIUM CHAPTER & LAST FREE CHAPTER AS BEFORE PREMIUM WAS 201. WASNT PREMIUM suppose to be FOR "READING AHEAD". I DON'T SEE A REASON TO LOCK THE OLDER CHAPTERS

        Misguided_Rooster THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. 1. PEOPLE TENDS TO READ MORE THAN 1 NOVEL
        2. SOME BOOKS DOESN'T EVEN MAKE 1 CHAPTER FREE FROM PREMIUM AFTER WEEKS
        3. SOME BOOKS TRANSLATOR WILL IGNORE FOR AWHILE BEFORE POSTING
        4. IF BOOK IS COMPLETED, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO READ FINISH FOR FREE BUT ONLY FOR DURATION OF 1 WK AND THEN FOREVER LOCK.

            AuthorWiz
            You are sounding more and more like a Qidian SUPPORTER w/o LOOKING at THE CONS of PREMIUM which is so much more than the PROS of PREMIUM if there even any.

            PROS : 1. We were told that author,translator and editor will get a share so they can earn more. 0.1% of the profits is still a share no?
            2. MASS RELEASE A FEW PAYWALL CHAPTERS

            CONS: 1. People dropping the novel / reading on other sites cos the cost is way too much.
            2.Translator are less motivated to translate and post chapter bcos of the previous reasons (Eg. Martial Gamer translator abandon it for awhile b4 posting 2 chapters, way less than 6 chapters a wk)
            3. Paying for it will let us get not more free chapter
            4. Patreon will work just fine and so does Ad
            5. I PRETTY SURE JAP WHICH SELLS BY VOLUMES HAVE MORE WORDS AND IS CHEAPER THAN THIS, SO IS ENGLISH HARDCOPY BOOKS.
            6. YOU GET SAME RELEASE RATE BUT HAVE TO PAY INSTEAD

            Also your replied is so off from the main point.
            Also people don't necessary consider that its 6 - 7 books, at most its 6-7 volume. A book is when there is an END and then a sequel that continue it. I can't see how is 60-70 short chapters consider a book.

              1. People can save up and invite friends? I'm reading 2 premium novels with only daily stones. If you can't read more than that, then find another way like reading this or that day.

              2. Where's the evidence that translators are less likely to translate a novel because of premium? Baseless statements until hard evidence is given. Why would they care if a novel goes premium? Seriously, why?

              3. It's already been established that the free daily chapter thing is gone and if its not, wahoo.

              4. Not a con, just your opinion

              5. If so, go read over there :D. Not trying to be rude or anything btw.

              6. Well of course, how else would they earn money?

              Your reply is too.

              I..welp..

              Calm down and think things through. I'm not trying to insult you or anything, and if you think I am, well shut the heck up, I'm not.

              If you don't want to read it's fine not to read.

                Like I said before, I don't mind paying the daily SS cost to read the chapter, however to catch up to a novel is INSANELY expensive, if the novel's I've been reading and keeping up with only require me to pay 10$ a month is fine, suddenly having to pay 50$ just to catch up is totally not, besides, it's not like there are even any normal releases now a days. Why did people have to turn away from patreon only to put up this money making scheme? Why is the "watch an add" or "Pay 4 spirit stones" not enough for people that have over 600 chapters locked? Wouldn't it be better if 400 of those 600 chapters have this system? to be fair, if there was a website which pirated all these novels or tl them on their own with lesser quality, I would totally jump to that site.

                  and with 10$ a month, I mean supporting like 4 novels

                  And yes, I do now realise that wuxiaworld actually doing strongest gene for free (ALL THE CHAPTERS) instead of selling it for 50$. But there are others that do the same thing.

                  I was reading nearly 25 novels on here spending 10 dollars a week (this is a reward for me for working hard not a necessity so no im not gonna spend hundreds) and was able to read at least five novels a week to completion before going to the next ones... However, there were some that would open a chapter or two between them making it affordable for me. Now no new chapters are coming available. Yes I understand these people work hard translating. But I went from spending a 4o dollars round about a month to nothing. Why would I pay to read each chapter. I can buy 3 books from the library with many chapters rather than pay this outrageous price. If you want to take over all novels offer a pass people can purchase rather than price per chapter.... id go broke trying to read a novel?! I have nothing against supporting authors and translators. But you are not even presenting it in a way that seems affordable. Offer a Readers Pass people pay a flat price per month and can idk have half priced ss on chapters and receive double for daily rewards plus a monthly bonus. Or sell a story! Let someone purchase the right to read an entire story or at the very least bulk chapters. Like a book. Even published authors are not this greedy.

                  Kitame I know... the same happened to me while i was re reading ultimate scheming system.. I was at chapter 318 and i know i had pause reading to accumulate some chapters.

                  So, imagine my surprise when i went back to chapter 1 and the heck, chapter 90+ was locked, i had initally thought it was a bug and spend some ss, until i realised.... this looks really finished and checked future chapters, and lo and behold, they are now premium.

                  This just leaves a really bad taste in my mouth.

                    They definitely should not be allowed to premium lock previously read chapters for folks that have watched the Ad / used spirit stones to unlock it. That is just scummy, some people like to re-read the novel if it is good. Imagine it like this, you buy a book for $10 (which is what a full book usually costs) then after you finish reading it you place it on your bookshelf to eventually read it again, now you come back to said book only to find a little sticker in its place saying "That'll be another $10". Kinda bs if you ask me.

                      Kailour The issue is. Say a novel isn’t premium. Say it has 450 chapters. It then goes premium and they lock 430 onwards.

                      It happened with Scheming system they did a mass-release for premium, and then also locked chapters that were previously ad-walled :(

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