So, since the description for this program is confusing and missing some information, these are the points that I have found out so far.

  1. The SS cost of the privilege is just to access the chapters. You still have to pay SS to unlock each chapter. So, you are paying SS for the ability to buy the chapters early. So, you are paying for each privilege CHAPTER twice.

  2. If you unlock privilege, it is only for the novel that you unlocked it on. So if you have 3 novels with the privilege option, each one is a separate SS cost. So 3 books is 3 privilege purchases.

  3. Privilege is stackable. If you purchase the unlock 5 chapters pack, then purchase the 25 chapters pack. At the second time, you will only be charged the difference. So if you paid 400SS and the next purchase was for 2500SS. You would only be charged 2100SS at the second time. ( this is unconfirmed. Webnovel has said this, but unsure if it is actually true or if you would have to chase for a refund)

So, anyone else have any confirmed information towards this new system?

    RebeccaJWW It is scam and nobody should pay for it.
    They don't react to the normal customer, they want only whales.

    Everybody who supports this System should know that the next idea will be more expensive than the last...

      Some addicts won’t be able to help themselves. I would like to give addicts some advice. Visit the forums often to read the criticism of why you shouldn’t become a privilege reader 🤔 💭Do you guys agree??? Since I am an addict this is what I do. 😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣

      Privilege scheme is a total scam. You spend is load of stones just to see chapter titles. It's like a restaurant charging you to look at their menu. I was fooled. Don't be like me.

        Ekc Eh, if you're on the app, you should be able to unlock the chapter...

            YANWOO of course one can unlock a chapter but it cost more stones. I and I'm sure many others had assumed that spending hundreds of stone for advanced chapters would automatically unlock these advanced chapters.

              For myself though I love reading, I will just discontinue reading the novels with chapter privilege...It's really spending twice for every chapter read.

              Webnovel! Do the honourable thing and refund those spirit stones your loyal readers spent on your misguided privilege scheme.

              RebeccaJWW I don't Like it at all!! I lost 500ss just like that!! What the hell?! What privilege? This is a scam! I want my ss back! Don't fvck with me!! I stockpile my ss to read spree in the future, but you just use PRIVILEGE as a tool to rip off my ss?! Don't make me hate you, Webnovel!!!😡😤

                So let me get this straight, privilege chapters is just another way of saying instead of letting translators set up a patreon account, we are going to let you access chapters early on with Spirit Stones. (In which makes more money for Webnovel over translators which is your core of your company.) But since it is a seperate "account" you will have to unlock it again when it truly releases. But wouldnt this "privilege" really screw with people if that translator decided to suddenly stop translating or you guys from webnovel decide to do a mass release.

                  SusshiRoll The books chosen all have considerable stockpiles, so the release rates will be stable. Mass releases can continue to be released to regular readers. Privilege Readers simply are X chapters ahead of the masses. They also enjoy the mass releases.

                  See yesterday's TGIF, quite a number of Privilege books were part of it.

                      You see all these aggrieved customers CKtalon ? So when will the Privilege Rules be updated/rephrased to prevent even more esteemed customers from feeling like they've been duped?

                          CKtalon but why can’t Webnovel just allow translators to setup a patreon account over doing the privilege chapters? Does translators have no say in any of this? If they do and this was their idea than I take back what I said above.

                              SusshiRoll The book is not the translator's. There are other involved parties, the content owner (Webnovel's company), the author. It's not fair for the translator to take everything, and not give the fair share to the author and the copyright holder. After all, a translator can be replaced, but the author and copyright holder can't.

                                  CKtalon That's much better. This should've been implemented since the beginning, there would have been less angry customers. And I still think spending a substantial amount of SS just to have the privilege to unlock and not to read the advance chapters is stupid, and a bad business model, but at least the explanation is clear so people know what they're paying for before they can decide for themselves whether or not it's worth it.

                                  There's another section that needs to be rephrased to prevent people from feeling like they've been cheated. On the Privilege page where the amount of SS is shown per tier, the header says "Read X advance chapters", the word "READ" is definitely misleading. It needs to be changed to the word "UNLOCK". Because that's what the customers will actually get in return for paying the fees, the privilege to unlock, not to read the advance chapters. Please change that too.

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