CKTalon is BETRAYED!!!

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  1. TheIndeed

    TheIndeed [Cthulhu's old buddy]

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    And now Qidian should be blocked in its entirety like we all said last year. Doubt that will happen though, cause NU will claim being impartial like always.
     
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    Digix Owl-sama Follower

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    cause they are???
     
  3. AKIKAN

    AKIKAN The Dicktator

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    So they'll re-lock the unlocked premium chapters? Will they also re-lock the chapters I spent my daily free SS to unlock too or just those regular daily unlock premium chapters I didn't use my SS on?
    Now what would happen if daily SS is gone too. :(
     
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    Shratath Well-Known Member

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    funny thing : some commenters were happy :/ maybe they are the guys who are giving life to QI sh!t
    p.s: all will read qidian novels "underground" :p
     
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    They will not lock the chapters you've unlocked using [paid or free] ss. Once you've unlocked the chapter, it will remain free... until of course, they decide to introduce some new rule changes.
     
  6. kuroAnsatsu

    kuroAnsatsu Realistically Stoic

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    You ignorant human being. You shall better not asking any further if you want to avoid the wrath of the Mods. They're watching. :blobpeek:
     
  7. TheIndeed

    TheIndeed [Cthulhu's old buddy]

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    Yes, but their impartial-ness seems to never end. Always grasping at straws to make sure Qidian isn't officially branded "paywalled".
     
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    AKIKAN The Dicktator

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    This is Qidian International business model for you, ever changing.
    I also found the price for SS to be very high, just to read the content comparable to a normal novel (never mind that Chinese web novel is all about quantity, not quality). I don't believe that Chinese users on Qidian actually pay to read the content as much as we do (not even a fraction of it).
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Grow up.:facepalm:
    Pointless thread is pointless. :blobunamused:
     
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    the limit changes from novel to novel on how many are locked, some are even fully unlocked so I think the author has some control over how many are locked. Some have 50 locked chapters others have 5.

    I just collect free stones for a while then do a an unlock fest to get to current which personally I think most of these novels have to be read in large chapter quantities due to their nature.

    I don't like their methods too much they are not throwing out hooks but large nets with ever shrinking holes until not even the smallest minnow can escape.
     
  12. Parth37955

    Parth37955 NU #3, [Dead Inside], Mid-Boss, Dark Dealer Staff Member

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    *takes a peek*
    Title should be CKTalon *was* BETRAYED
    Though personally wouldn't have used all caps. that's cancerous.

    >_> anything permanently paywalled will not appear on NU. I personally don't really see a reason to block the entirety of the site unless all novels become permanently paywalled like that (which is doubtful). This process is clearly geared towards new people who will "miss out" on those novels and are forced to either go premium or use an aggregator to view them. This is a personal opinion and should not be considered a stance of NU /shrugs/
     
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    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    More like you people grasping at straws making up whatever excuses to have NU ban Qi entirely, it's really pathetic at this point already.

    So
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    Things seem to be progressing slightly faster than I thought. I figured the first real signs of the paywall (like this will be) were going to happen towards the end of the year, with next year being full paywall. Guess they want to push forward and get things setup earlier.
     
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    Title was a good clickbait, but come on... we all expected this, it's nothing new.
     
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    Rare picture of CK after the betrayal.
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  17. shuiko

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    I mean its pretty obvious they were going to try to use their Asian model, even when a TON OF PEOPLE said it would never happen and to suck it up and wait for FREE chapters. They will literally do this for non-complete books next, you can't even argue they won't cause people who have defended QI have argued they wouldn't do so and so each step of the way.

    GL to future readers or those who are behind GG.
     
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  18. Viola

    Viola Studio Ghibli Fanboy Mother of Learning Fanboy

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    Okay... that made me laugh. A lot.

    Not really. I wouldn't have known about this unless it showed up on NU cause I dont follow Qiduans website.

    You could make an arguement about CKTalon being premiered in the topic being pointless but not the information given. There are a lot of people who would only know this if it showed up on Reddit or NU.

    The thread isn't pointless just because you dont like it, disagree or think Qidian has been talked to death. :blobunamused:

    Grow up. :facepalm:
     
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    Gave me a chuckle

    That said I'm pretty sure the title is sarcastic, I thought OP was just making fun of him for being a shill.

    I mean CKTalon is the OG betrayer after all

    though before people jump at me and call me ww fanboy, ww has been kinda suspect for some time as well.
     
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  20. Westeller

    Westeller Smokin' Sexy Style!! Staff Member

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    I agree. It has always been pretty obvious that they were going to use the model that works for them overseas. I mean.. why wouldn't they? Even if they could run the site purely off of advertisement revenue (which they most certainly cannot, anyway), they would just be literally giving up on money. Same for this read-ahead nonsense. No matter what, nothing beats outright, and permanently, paywalling the majority of every novel. If they do anything less than that, they may as well just burn their money.
     
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