Looking at the current translation scene, if you go outside of Qidian, with the exception of Wuxiaworld, everything else is terrible. I do think Qidian has spoiled us way too much that all of you have forgotten our roots.
A few years back, only Wuxiaworld and Translation nation were providing stable releases. It was the rivalry of Coiling Dragon and Stellar Translation where you see fans arguing which novel is better. Outside those novels, there are only only a select few which barely has 5 chapters a week, and that even depends on how much those translators receive.
Now, let’s head to 2 years back. It was the blooming of the translation scene. I remember the first massive release of 50 chapters (?) from deceptioning of Chaotic Sword God. That’s when I got addicted to novels. At that time, we have new translators dreaming big, saying they want to practice their Chinese, saying they want to provide fan translation for everyone, and saying they want to earn money. A lot of novels acquired a regular release rate, but very few have ever passed the 10 a week. Peerless Martial God did, but eventually, totally insane burned out, causing an outrage after a few months of unstable releases.
Anyways, at that time, Qidian wasn’t here at all. And you know what, less than 10 percent of the novels have an actual consistent release rate. Do you know what that means? Among the majority of novels, most of the novels go less than 7 a week, and they will only provide more chapters if you donate with sky high price with a minimum of 50 usd. Really? And you say QI is greedy?
Anyways, back to today. When Qidian arrived, the novel pool gradually increased. QI now have more than 100+ novels, and majority of them with a consistent release rate. (RIP trafford, village girl, and a sorceror’s journey). But then in this majority with consistent release rate, you get 10s of novels that does 10+ a week. Now, if you look outside of QI, will you see anything like that other than Wuxiaworld? Heck, not even all of wuxiaworld novels have “consistent release”. And you have to pay what, 70 usd for a bonus chapter? FFS.
Now, QI is asking for like >10 usd a month to read more than 7 a week, and you can even get some for free. You get like 100+ chapters for 10 usd, but you get one fucking chapter for 50 usd or more in other sites. Are you guys serious?
Qidian’s a failure in PR, but data don’t lie. Facts don’t lie. What you see in the entire translation scene don’t lie. Qidian gave us way too much chapters, and now they demand something back for a meager amount, and you guys go ape shit and say “what the fuck qidian!”
It’s tiring to see you guys being haters. I love the translation scene, I’m addicted to KR novels in wuxiaworld, I read most of the novels in Volare and gravity in my free time, but dude, you can’t deny Qidian is giving out the most content for an almost nonexistent amount, and you can even get them for free as long as you wait!
I’m not saying Qidian is the almighty, but please do some comparisons and do some research. Look at what the industry is practicing and ask yourselves whether Qidian is as bad as what you guys say.
