Ifusnipe Actually we finally introduced a business model which is not paywall
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL never said I didn't like it. I like the direction, no worries.
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL But I wish u still has the ad watch method though
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL pukimak
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
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL
hahahahaha
yeah, it's like, hey you don't pay for the chapter,
you pay for the money (spiritstones) that you use to pay for the chapter!!!
yaaayyy, it's (technically) not paywall!! hahaha you take us for stupid assholes!!!! hahahahahahahahaha... fuck you
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL yeah right. Not a paywall. Check in only give 12 ss a day so most people have to watch ads to read ahead. you even remove the ads and only accept ss for premium. Changing the money to spirit stone doesnt mean that your not using paywall. You're technically baiting people who are impatient to buy spirit stones so they dont have to wait and your claiming that you manage to come up with new system that is not paywall. Even worse, the weekly contest to vote for most popular novel is a scam to identify which novel is the best to be made into premium so people will spend even more money.
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL All these people complaining about Qidian being greedy is just ridiculous.
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL As long as you do not actually switch to paywall... I can continue to read, else... Sigh... I'm too poor
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL Hopefully come Monday when admins and general staff come back to work they'll see about re-implementing ads because purchase feature is glitched, friend invite is also glitched, and daily check-in with voting only averages about 20 stones so I can only read 1 expensive premium chapter a day.
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL you did, only to take it away later and put the paywall up.
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL lol, but now it is paywall
So basically I can't use watch ad to unlock anymore And have to use the stones. Good ..Good..Good..
Well I am at fault for getting addicted to this in first place.
Fellow readers beware this is just beginning.
Clone I'm not entirely sure that's what they said...
"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)."
This implies that video ads will still appear in some form.
Clone There's more way to get some SS.
Clone You know there is nothing in this world is free for a quality kind of service. sometimes we must know and consider the effort of the producers..
Clone and at least they still provide other option to read the novels.
Clone watching ads for stones coming soon they say
interesting
Leo Same here. T ^ T
Will we still be able to watch ads to unlock premium chapters? Because that was always my go to choice after my daily SS ran out
ihateqi Yes. The video ads will soon be implemented. The devs are most likely working on it.
ihateqi For premium chapters, there is no more ads. We will give you guys another feature in few weeks to allowing you watching ads to get bonus SS rewards.
ihateqi As far as I know, reading the other chapter or advance chapter for free ads block is also appearing for service itself but i dont know right now..
ihateqi Haha loves your name there. How many novels are you reading to run out of SS?
ihateqi nope
The content was well explained and well put. And it is business after all. Can't expect everything for free.... So All the best for your future endeavors!!
kishenkp But it is actually everything for free. The only thing you need to pay is TIME. You can still paying nothing to read everything by just wait a bit
kishenkp it was never for free as they where always paid revenue from the ads we watch to get the chapter apparently though it was not enough :(
4U6U57 after all, video ads is much more profitable
4U6U57 From what I understand, you watch ads to earn Spirit Stones.
4U6U57 Thats saying getting stones by watching ads Not unlocking chapter. Well anyway it will have been blocked sigh guess I can live my life in a productive way from now on. Have to thx qidian for that.
4U6U57 does watching ads give us SS? How much
4U6U57 i think it will probably like some games. You know.. they give u boosts for watching ads. Instead they will give certain spirit stones for the ads. And it seems like they will release free chapters too. Except the 10 advance chapters will be locked to spirit stones T_T .... well, it looks similar to donating in patreons so, i don't know unless some things happen i guess haha ;O
4U6U57 not on release that witch its blocked on all those chapters now
4U6U57 yup, 1 a day, so, like, half a chapter a day? if you count the fact that they'll pay in spirit stones for you watching, and they're greedy little fucks?
they'll give less and less, maybe just one stone after a while?
4U6U57 No it's video ads to get say 1 stone to try paying a chapter that can cost 12 so now it's 12 ads to read versus the original 1
ahaha I like it
deikatsuo I dont
deikatsuo I can watch vidoes all day but just hoping its not super annoying to read a new book and having to spend 5-10 bucks to catch up
CKtalon Yeah lol, I just noticed after trying to read something.
Whelp, hopefully they implement that feature sooner than later, and for now, RIP my spirit stone stash (and hopes of saving up to Such Wealth badge). 😪
CKtalon IT DOESN'TREALLY MATTER TO ME ILL WATCH AD AND WASTE MY TIME TO SOOTHE MY ADDICTION LOL
8 ss instead of 4.... well... *sigh
LiZhiEr Its okay atleast they didn't remove the free spirit stones
LiZhiEr thats a problem actually
VirtualFrappe how about fixing the log in button first on their application for android and ios user.. it was very disturbing to found out that you can't read a novel cause you can't normally log-in just like what you did before.
4U6U57 I doubt you'd be able to do that with the free spirit stones expiring after 60 days.
Clone You'll be able to unlock all chapters with SS, which you'll be able to get from watching ads, logging in, voting, and other stuff, so you can still stay free if you really want
How to purchase the premium?you should make another thread about the way for purchasing..make it easy for the consumer? 🧐
DarkLordMisty Basically just buy SS.
DarkLordMisty via. Paypal?
DarkLordMisty Or aside from PAYPAL, provide other ways.
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL It's great that Qidian is working in a direction where all parties will get to benefit and grow in the long run.
As Qidian grows, we're able to ensure a high quality of translation on all novels while being the readers get to enjoy an elevated standard of enjoyment.
Kudos to the team for their effort!
Barewolf I like the personality and perspective that you see for the improvement of the everything.
Barewolf Hello a question that I find hard to say: All the novels from now on will have this format?
DarkGem Hmm maybe free reader like me can survive with the ads But ultimately the stones that can be got from ads to thats needed for chaps will be low.
Well I can't say to qidian to give everything for free . They are a company and their goal is profit .
What pains me is that it all used to be free . its like colonist coming and taking the freedom from the natives.
DarkGem For how long tho? That's the question... This is how Qidian works. They implement things slowly. We are like frogs that are slowly boiling. We don't notice it since Qi doesn't throw us into a boiling pot immediately. If they did that we would just jump out. But by increasing the temperature slowly, us frogs will stay untill we boil and die...
In any case, this is literally just an in-house Patreon.
VirtualFrappe You are right. I would very much prefer the old method. View ads then read. I bet once they implemented the paywall, watching an ad = 1 spirit stone. Basically you need to watch more than ten ads just to read another chapter. Way too different from before wherein you only need to watch 1 ad to read a new chapter.
VirtualFrappe but does this mean eventhough you're premium here you also have to donate or something in patreon if you want to read advanced chapters?