Opinions on the new fast pass?

[wooly]

I keep on looking at the comments of fast passable webtoons, and people who have payed for it feel scammed ect. Comments complaining about having to wait for 3 weeks, and how they regret it, since the pace stays the same even if they get to read ahead. I haven't fast passed, but I find it interesting the backlash this feature is getting. You'd think it would go over well for the people who paid. People also want this fast pass money to go to the creators of the webtoons, but no one is sure if it is or isn't going to them.

[Yulek]

Yea they should make it more transparent

If the artist gets a lot of money from it, then I'd support it

But tbh I don't like reading ahead and having to wait even longer for new content .... So I would prefer a donate button over a fast pass... That's just my preference tho

[wooly]

Yeah I'm finding a lot of comments saying that. People also seem to want to support it if it gives money to the translators, but imo I think its just going to the company as a whole, not specific groups.

[wekanian]

Oh yeah that fast pass is like a trap. Once you fast-pass 3 episodes of the comic, you will need to wait for 21 days for it to be free, or you can buy coins again to fast-pass that one available episode. That what I feel about it -_-

[OliviaMerteli]

People who fast-pass still have to wait one week like any other. They have to pay continiously just to have the same feature as a non-paying reader, the only difference being that they are 3 epidode ahead.... I don't know if it'll really work.
They should offer stuf like access to sketchs, WIPs etc.. it doesn't add any work for the artists either and readers love to see the "behind the scene" stuff. There paying reader would have MORE thant the free reader.

[LordVincent]

How much does a fast pass cost in actual dollars? It sounds similar to the early access rewards that many independent creators, me included, offer on our patreons. The difference being a monthly payment rather than one each update.

I previously offered an early access of 60 pages for $5 a month on my patreon, now that the main comic has changed I am aiming for 200 pages early access for $5 a month. For comparison's sake, a page is approximately 5-7 panels so let's say 8 pages = a 40 panel episode. This means at my previous offer, which sold just fine with very few complaints (the complaints I had were usually from people who didn't read instructions, couldn't navigate patreon, and ignored my private messages offering to help them. So it had nothing to do with the price or product itself) I was offering 1 episode's worth in early access for $0.67, if you do the math.

Let's also bear in mind that most people who offer early access do not offer this much and prices will vary. I'd say my services are relatively cheap. Each and every creator (and their respective contracted partners) is entitled to setting their own prices on their content, as they are the owners and creators of the content itself. Their comics, their rules.
I just think it would be more fair to create a relative comparison to other established salesforms in the business, since this is a new thing for webtoon. It's entirely unfair to compare this new service on webtoon to the previous state where all of their professionally produced content was available for free, as that is an unmaintainable utopia for the readers and absolute hell for the company and its creators in the long run.

[felinacoral24]

I dont recommend wasting your money on fastpass. What other are saying is exactly what happened to me, i bought the fastpass read 3 episodes ahead and now I'm stuck waiting until they allow me to read the next chapters. Basically wasted money. 🤬

[Rei19]

I follow this featured creator on social media, and he says that fast pass helps out creators a lot, so I think the money goes to them.

Also, based on the coin shop prices, one fast pass episode is equivalent to about $0.50, since two episodes (or 10 coins) cost about $0.99.

[sekabead]

I keep on looking at the comments of fast passable webtoons, and people who have payed for it feel scammed ect. Comments complaining about having to wait for 3 weeks, and how they regret it, since the pace stays the same even if they get to read ahead

Oh those people must be new to how "microtransactions" work. I bet they would react the same for, say, buying powerups for Candy Crush

[Maps]

I use the fast pass mainly for True Beauty and I love being able to read it quicker. I don't see why people would be upset with it if they're using it. If they don't want to pay 50 cents or a dollar to catch three episodes quicker, they don't need to.
It's not much different than waiting as everyone else does for a new ep, so I agree there. I guess it depends on patience. I just get impatient for updates with cliffhangers which is why I fast pass on that one comic. But I don't really bother with fast passing anything else on webtoons. Plus, I even have a fast pass episode ready for True Beauty and I don't know if I'll use it.
You can pick and choose when you use it.
Patreon definitely offers more meat in this area though,

[aklayton1]

Exactly. I really don't like all the hype the fast passes get. You read 3 or so episodes ahead . . . . and then what? You are stuck waiting just like before except you have to continuously pay for each episode unless you want to wait like a month or whatever. I get that its optional, not that expensive, and seems like the authors do benefit. But you can also support on Patron for the authors. I personally do not get the benefit or hype of fast pass. I just needed to get it off my chest.