WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL I am reading 12 novels, there is just not way I can unlock chapters with spirit stones and my 600 spirit stones one day disappeared...so yeah
Introducing the Premium program BETA, giving you advanced chapters!
JayRs thanks, we'll see if its worth it.. as every chaps have different price of ss, u can imagine paying chapter and all u got is a filler LOL it feels like a roulette everytime you click to pay as u only can read 3-4lines and the rest got hidden., (dont get me wrong, have no problem spending as long as its worth it)
If this program applies to all novels, if I'm Really a Superstar which upload only 9 chps/week... do we get 7 free chapters? or do we need to wait for 10 chps to be ahead of free users to be able to read it as a free user?
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL but it is a paywall an adwall is also a paywall. I was content with watching ads to read my books but now i can't read them anymore
If I unlock all the chapters of RtW the following week I have to unlock 10 or 17 chapters?
Interesting path, can't really say if I support it or not (Logged in just to get a few chapters into RTW vs. waiting), can't say if it's money hogging either. That pateron is no longer a thing though at least in RTW's case, seems to be making the company have more power over the translators, which I can't see being a good thing in the far future.
So much for keeping promises qidian. You made a sugarcoated paywall. Paywall >>> restricting access to people who have paid >>> sipirit stones<<<
good bye RTW, i think i'll just drop it and move on to the other novel :)
This is just another form of paywall. One small step towards a much greater step that's been in the plan for getting as much money as they can from us.
It's always been the case in China and now it's spreading here to us.
R.I.P. to enjoying reading Chinese novels
Flezxy This is what casinos do. You see... this is not really a paywall because you are not directly paying to unlock chapters, you use our own imaginary currency. But because you can get a few stones everyday then it makes it OK.
Yudi Why are you leaving! come! Pay us 50 dollars and read all you want for a few weeks! its not that expensive! You will get to read all of these machine translated webnovels that are edited by people who don't speak the language! You will even get a special badge to show off that you paid us money for this!
anlie It is not worth it, because the quality of the translation is low. Doesn't matter how many chapters they release, it is still unreadable garbage. They expect us to pay real money and this is the quality we get? They are delusional if they believe that.
Heavenly_Ant Don't give them any ideas and especially more don't give them your money. Are you really going to pay for this? This money is not going to the translator, or at least the vast majority of it isn't. If you really want to read ahead and support the translator, then donate to their patreon. Don't give your money to qidian.
Yudi ...you can still read the chapters, no? There are just some advanced ones for readers who support the editors, translators, authors, and QI. You don't get to read normal books for free in real life... so why would it be any different for here? How else would an author be able to have an income?
le sigh
Positive_Lullaby ahh I see you work as a core member of QI so you know how all the money is distributed? Mhmm I see now.
lol was only a matter of time. Their take on patreon.
What a fantastic argument.
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i can't understand the negative comments.
authors, translators and editors needs money for daily necessity.
with steady income they can focus on this job and gives us steadier release rate, otherwise they'll find another job to get better income and this job will only be side-job in which they won't focus on and we might not get steady release or worst, it stop .
do you know how many authors didn't finish their novel (or slowing down their release) because of real life problem (mostly financial)? how many loose translators disappeared like a thin air before finishing their novel because of the same problem?
give the authors, translators, editors and qi what they deserve as they gives us what we deserve. lets be fair.
if you can't or just don't want to pay (by purchasing ss) then don't, we can always read the free chapter anyway.
to be honest, i can't participate in this premium program simply because i can't open paypal account (due to my country policy). but i still support my favorite novels by clicking those adds because they deserve it, and they deserve more.
i support fully any programs qi's made for them (authors, translators, editors and qi) to get more money. of course qi also have to give us free readers our dose regularly.
*just my opinion