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That whole system is a shot in the knee....sorry bro's and sis', guess you have to quit being an adventurer..

i KNOW translating is a very time consuming hobby and is a lot of work too..with those 2 points you have a very good reason to milk some money for premium chapter..but you have also check if youre still able to meet your schedule...if youre not able to, change it. Why am i saying that? Check TSS and LOHP for example..Both novel have Premium chapters...TSS promises 19 ch/w..but in the last few days we didnt even get 1 chapter for free..thats not a Premium system, thats buying a book. Dont say its not like that. LOHP promises 17 ch/w..in the last 7 days we got 7 chapter...guess i dont have to repeat what i wrote up there..

To make it clear. Its good that you want to earn some money and its good that you want to pay the translators and its also good that you are bringing the asian culture to the west (well englilsh tho), BUT at the very very least you have to keep your promises. If you keep up the schedules, people will be pleased and pay..if you dont..well..people will still pay but the mood is different...if people buy something with sour mood, they will be more reluctant to do that again..thats common sense

Well they should've just released the chapters like they normally did in the past. Just add more extra chapters in the premium category for buying with spirit stones. That way free readers and premium readers will both be happy and there will be no more complaints i guess.
There are too many novels to read and sooooo less spirit stones.

Ah! please don't bite me....... just a random person passing by

For me, the problem is not premium. I understand and support it. The problem is that once you pay premium to read a chapter, you lose the free chapter unless you wait for the system to catch-up.
The other problem is that the quality errors I was willing to ignore when it was free/4 spirit stone become unacceptable when I am paying 10-19 spirit stones per chapter.
The current system bases the chapter price on the number of words. Will this lead to the same problem, we see with the novels themselves, of wordy fillers? Will we now see more wordy, less concise translations?

I think a flat fee monthly system would work best. It could still be tiered to target the casual, not so casual, and fast readers. I see comments that monthly will not work due to the membership size on Webnovel. That makes no sense because if that is the case then this whole premium system is even less likely to work.

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL

What else does the Premium Program BETA provide?
With the Premium Program BETA, readers can not only enjoy more chapters, but also support our diligent translators, editors, and greatest authors directly. This will certainly motivate them in providing high-quality stories with a much steadier release rate. We believe that one day, Webnovel translators, editors, and authors globally will be able to see their jobs as full-time professions, and the beginning of that is today.

• Result: quality = same, speed = same (after a small stockpile of chapters when going premium so you are further ahead of the free release rate and have to wait for a long time or just pay for the next premium chapter), cost = much more.

What is the Premium Program BETA?
The development of any business model requires constant improvements over time. It is not solely dictated by Webnovel, and it requires all of us to explore and develop the business together. Therefore, we will continue running the Premium Program in a BETA stage. There will be constant optimization to ensure that we do not deviate from the right path—to ensure that all parties receive what they deserve. We also invite all of you to help us in building a better future.

• Result: All feedback is ignored.

Hey guys, whats up with the premium chapters in Release that witch? I think there has been 2-3 weeks now without those. Also, older chapters are still asking for ss.

This premium chapter BS has practically ruined some novels for me. Over a hundred chapters behind on Immortal Mortal because I don't want to spend a stupid amount necessary to catch up.

VirtualFrappe i dont think so

why not just tell us to stop reading? make all the book became Premium? daily SS is 8 + vote 5 = 13, in browser i cant use the watch ads feature to gain SS, just take AGM or maybe WSSTH that just changed into premium, 1 chap is 12, and no other chapter, usually with 13 i can read to 3 chapter a day + many video ads, and you know what? i read TOO FUC*ING MANY NOVELS THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED INTO PREMIUM!!! those days when QI have a problem about GT that they call u just want money and money, I didnt believe it, now i believe it, i think i will not just drop the novel that i currently read, but i will drop QI too, i'll just go back to my lovely GT with FREE CHAPTER AND NO PREMIUM BAIT, and WW and many other PIRATES website

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL read everything for free? Yeah, u are not lying....the only thing is that u can read only around 2 chapters a day. People usually read here more than just 1 novel...so basically they are forced to buy stones. It is damn cheap? Look in a dictionary what cheap means first, this is very expensive, I would have to pay 60 USD a month if every novel that I read with premium had just 1 new chapter a day. So no in is not cheap it is expensive. If it was 40 for month like subscription I would be fine with it, but it is at least 60 to 200 usd. I am from slovakia, people here have like 600 usd as sallary....

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL You realise that people work in professions where time is billable? It's not free by spending time; it's a transaction in itself just to watch a FREE ad in return for a chapter.

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL You can still get Spirit Stones, which can be used to access premium chapters, by daily check-ins, voting, inviting friends, participating in community events, and even watching video ads on a daily basis (this will be implemented soon).

when is the last line ever going to be added to the desktop/ pc version, you can watch 1 video via your phone but still not on the pc, as this was posted on Feb 1 it's now 14/04/18 , as it seems like this beta is now the normal and not beta anymore in anyway

Pizz Unlikely it will be introduced for the Desktop.

CKtalon cheers for the reply but would you know why as it seems odd as I watch the ad's on my main novel via my pc as I need to due to an eye problem and to be honest phone screens can be to small sometimes to use to read (I've never understood why people moan about it, it's only 15-30 secs of your life/time ) it seems a bit unfair that pc/desktop or pc tablet users get screwed over on stones due to using a pc over a phone or will thier be a windows 10 app coming soon to make it fair

WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL how much time watching ads per spirit stone? If I have to watch 2 minutes of adds to get to the 12 to 13 spirit stones for each chapter of Library of Heavens path I'll quickly get fed up and quit trying to keep up, Just like I quit watching cable tv that I hadn't DVRed on a platform that would let me skip commercials 20 years ago.

JrExceed Then it will only take a week for someone to design a bot program to simulate watching adds, and ruin the whole model. Companies that do not experience results from a form of advertisement will stop using it.

Pizz Desktop ads pay lesser than mobile ads is one of the possible reasons.

Why ain't chapters in The Strongest System, Library of Heaven's Path and Monster Paradise not unlocking themselves even after some time passed? Is the only way left for unlocking them Spirit Stones?

It's ok if i read chapter late as a freebie, but if it's fully restricted with spirit stones then this premium system is truly a scam towards freebies..... or a hidden business tactical way to hush away the freebie readers....

mailmeharry2008 1 free chapter per day while the release rate is 2+ for premium mean a build up for premium.

Micn

Micn so will they become free later or will remain always locked to be unlocked only by SS forever?