Personally, as a reader who does purchase gems, I only make gem choices when I don’t feel bullied into it. I have gem choices in my story, but it’s absolutely possible to unlock scenes and get a good ending even if you never purchase 1 gem!
When I read if I really like a story I might pay to get a bonus scene because I love it, but I’m not going to do it if the main LI is going to tell you that your outfit looks like garbage just because I didn’t spend money in-game. I mean who wants that kind of LI anyway?
I know people are talking about readers leaving the app. I don’t know how accurate that is, but if it is true I’ll bet this has something to do with it.
episode really likes to toot their own horns. The authors seem like such lovely people, I don’t think they have anything to do with the ridiculous prices. I’m getting sick of it. the age demographic for episode is teenage years. teens dont have the time or money to buy 6 million gems just so they can kiss the LI.
True I mean if you wanna support the author I can understand that but for buying an outfit and if u don’t to get looked at or feel like trash like ik it’s a thing that your supposed to buy the best option so u don’t feel that way but still most teens read episode and most of us are already broke or going to be broke if we keep having to use our money for gems for little things .
Imagine adolescents being rude, cocky, reckless and doesn’t dress properly for the event because Episode says that it’s an option
I’m imagining a new breed of Reginas.
Another bad thing is that newer players will think it’s ok to make the good ending cost gems because they saw it in Episode Originals, so now we’ll get stories where that’s a thing (I imagine there are romance and drama stories out there like this).
Well I’m currently reading Bachelorette Weekend (only for free gems and free shards) and what you are speculating seems to be the case so far (haven’t chosen any of the gem choices).
Well, that’s seriously fucked up for having to spend gems to get the happy ending, and I must say that those Episode authors are getting greedy, and as I always tell the Episode community, you shouldn’t set up gem choices except where to A) support the author and B) buy points. Those are the only gem choices I recommend.
I’ve read many stories on Episode, and I don’t recall having to spend one gem to get the more satisfying ending. Now of course, I’ve encountered stories where I have get enough points to do so, but never have I had to spend gems. Just for the record, I was only speaking against this one particular story.
