First Gem Choice In A Story

[gbxby]

Hey! I read somewhere that the first gem choice in a story is always free (in the first chapter of a story since it’s also free to read)
Is that true? If I add a gem choice in the first chapter of my story, will everybody be able to choose it without having to waste gems? And will I get a gem chapter read added?
Thank you!

[EliseC]

@gbxby

Is that true?

Yes (for most readers). I believe there are some unlucky people who are still seeing 15 gems for every choice? But on the flip side, there are some readers (such as myself) who can’t see gem choices in community stories yet at all.

@Liz

The first Gem choice encountered in every community authored story will be FREE
Many players have strong feelings about gems choices and are worried about the quality of choices you might encounter. We’ve made the first gem choice encountered in any Community Author’s story automatically FREE. This gives readers a chance to sample an author’s work and gives authors the opportunity to prove their choice writing skills. Again, a small number of you (2.5%) will not see this for a limited period of time.

@gbxby

And will I get a gem chapter read added?

I believe it still counts. Also, on a previous post I asked if it still counted as a gem chapter read for users who couldn’t see the gems and I got this response:

@Liz

For now readers who can’t see the gem choice will see it as a regular choice. They will still be able to see it as an option though. And for authors it will still count as a gem choice read.

I believe it counts as a gem chapter read as long as the reader sees the choice. Then I think if it’s selected (whether or not the reader can see the gems), it counts as a gem choice selected but I’m not 100% certain.

[gbxby]

Thank you so much for the detailed answer!