Personally, I like the feature and I can see how this could be beneficial to everyone if used properly. (and equally annoying to readers who are running low on gems!) I don’t particularly care for the gem amount being “set” and I would love options such as: 5(min), 10 (med). 15(max)… (unless it is already that way?) That said, I guess that puts the gem cost of 8 right between the low-med range, which seems pretty reasonable for those who want to charge gems for early access. I can see how more popular stories could charge 15, where-as less popular stories can charge less to try and compete for readers. I also like that writers are able to opt out of doing this if they would like.
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