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Gamblejay
How am I delusional??

There are 530 premium chapters left for Immortal Mortal

Let's assume the cost is 7 SS for every chapter (which is wrong and will most likely increase)

So 530×7=3710 SS just to finish Imortal Mortal
If they take away the bonus SS (They will do eventually) you will need to spend 80$ in 5 months just to read 1 novel. That's 16$ a month if you just follow 1 novel.
If you follow more novels with a higher word count or a higher number of premium chapters this number will most likely increase exponentially depending on the number of novels you read.
Imagine following MMORPG, the cost for every chapter of that novel is massive and there are a lot of chapters left to translate, so the cost for that full novel would be like 2 or 3 times higher...

This system is very 'addictive' and is just forcing for you to pay for it all if you start.

Considering you stop halfway because you want to take a break as you said, "Have you ever got tired of a story and just let it sit for a week or two then decided, hey I want to give this another shot" . 530/2=265 days. 265=7/8 months, so for you to get another free chapter and give that novel another shot you would have to wait 7 months. If you ever start to read a premium novel you have to be ready to spend 80$+ to finish that novel or it would be pointless...
I am not delusional I am just doing maths

I do not know why they even made such a premium system. Other translators have paid chapters too, but it is paid in a pott, once the pott reached a certain amount another chapter will be made available too ALL. So the community pays so that everyone can read. That is far better than everyone has to pay alot for themself, so that they themself can read.
let us calculate. RTW premium chapter costs 7 stones, you get 50 stones for 1 € (we disregard the bonus for now), that would make 1 chapter at around 14 cent. lets say RTW has around 1 300 readers (i took the amount that rated, so forgive me if it is wrong). lets say 1000 pays for the "premium" chapters that would make 1 chapter get as much as 140 euro!
Lets look at the other system: around 15-20 € for 1 premium chapter everyone can read (yes there are some out there who try to charge more, but not successful)

i would say it is a big difference

Lomacris You're doing shit cherry picking math first of all.

N0xiety This applies to you as well, wanna tell me to do math but forget to add all those free SS you get each day. How convenient for your argument...

Let's say it is 3710 SS to finish it, hell I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and raise it to 4k. You're missing the free SS given each day in your equation. Your conclusion was that it would take 5 months or $80 worth to finish the novel with me bumping it to 4k which would still cost $80, without any bonuses.

Now lets assume we're getting all 30 days in those 5 months. 30x5 = 150 days. At a minimum, you should be getting around 20 SS each day but ill drop it to 15 for the sake of the argument since you went low with the amount per chapter. 150x15 = 2,250

Lets take 2,250 from 4,000 and we get... 1,750 or $33 worth of SS to finish in the exact same time as someone who flat out buys their SS. But let's say you didn't buy that $33 worth? At 15 SS a day it would take you an extra, 116 days or 4 months to finish the book.

Now, let's take this even further.

Quoted:
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.

Instead of flipping out and waving the torches, READ. It's a Beta, which means testing, which means shits gonna be adjusted.

Quoted:
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).

So on top of getting 2,250 SS in those 5 months it also sounds like they are working on adding MORE ways for people to not pay a dime.

So you tell me, whose being more ridiculous here and needs to chill out with the Qidian are Devils! My Crack is being taken away! And general mob mentality?

I wonder when the ratings will be updated. I'm seeing a lot of 1-2 start reviews either boycotting or dropping the story altogether. I doubt very highly immortal mortal is going to keep its 4.4 rating.

I've only taken a very brief glance on this topic so I'm not going throw myself in the mud that Lullaby started, but this could potentially turn out to be a very big mistake depending on it's outcome. You can justify a change with well thought out and understandable reasons, but if you bleed away a big chunk of your readers the move is ultimately a failure. It's doubly so if it gives the story a bad reputation.