Hidden Marriage Falls to Pay Wall, Is it Fair?

I have been following hidden marriage since I spotted it in volare way back at chapter 25. I followed it from timebun to Qidan and past Qidan’s ad wall and now I have finally hit a roadblock. You have to pay for chapters. Okay I have to pay. I like the novel a lot so I don’t mind. But how much? And is how much I'm paying fair?

I crunched the numbers and here are my results.
follow the link for exact calculations
Qidans Pricing Calculations

Spoiler: Results

To unlock all of hidden marriages Chapters and be up to date you will need around 88 dollars in spirit stones. If you buy right now for a lump sum of 50$ with the current deal you will have more than enough to finish the novel.
The pricing is only fair if you consider the price up against the cost of buying a regular enovel. If you look at it for what it is. You realize Qidan is running a racket. And I'm just a victim of that racket.

I urge you to follow the link and plug in the numbers for any other qidan novel that is now price block and check the results.

 

just wait for free chapter..

 

I'll just wait for the translation to be completed then. The chapters are short so I don't think it was worth it for the spirit stones.

 

Word!....need a physical or personal copy if I were to pay to read...

 

too many QI paywall threads....what did u ppl even expect?did u think life will be rosy under QI regime?always whining about little things....if u r so impatient then pay for it...otherwise ZIP IT....

 

I get 5-12 stones for daily check-in and 10 more each day for using power and energy stones, so... I think it's just enough to read exactly one premium series for free. The problem starts if you want to keep up with more than one.

 

At least you get something for your money. With the paetron model, you pay a monthly fee of a one time batch of chapters...

 

...i just hope they keep releasing free chapters or ill die

 

Okay have fun being 23 chapters behind. At least hidden marriage is not like the only other novel I read on Qidan - Release that witch if you don't pay out for that one you will be 38 chapters behind. what a pain.

Oh? how'd you manage that? is your level high or something? I read the sight on qidan and nowhere did it mention how to increase you daily spirit stones, just your power stones and energy stones.

LOL you missed the point. I specifically mention that I'm willing to pay, but like any paying customer I want to know if i'm being price gouged or not.

 

What's wrong with being 23 chapters behind?

What would you consider a fair price?

 

I wont ever patreon people I know don't give regular results. Its all about research.

Read the stuff in the link.

 

Why can't you just wait

Has it ever occured that QI is a con any an it also has to pay its employee and also gain profit

If there is no profit why keep this 'international' project going

 

Then what if you just made multiple accounts?

 

I'm only reading ql novels on weekends. So I have a few free saved up to read every time. Looks like I will continue doing that....

 

Or maby every1 can share an account? Is unlocked chapter stays unlocked that is...

 

Here is how much Spirit Stones I earn daily:
~8 for check in
5 for energy vote
5 for power vote
~8 for watching ad in app
Goto Get Free Spirit Stone>Watch Videos

I don't know why you only get 1SS/day. HM chapters mostly cost 3~4 SS.

 

@Fundle
Double check your calculations.

10,000 words/400 pages= 25 words/page... Um... What size font is this?

 

FML 28 chapters behind. Well, I gets to waitin' den.

*bookmarks first pay-wall chapter of Hidden Marriage*

*checks irregularly for when chap is set free*

 

That's 6 chapters if they cost 4 stones. Better than I thought. Just that I'm a busy person that only have time to read on weekends