[Locked] FAKKU State of the Union 2016

Yes, I wasn't referring to that specific magazine, also thought you were talking about

a single issue, not a month, as that's only $10. I brought up Brazzers to make a point

of their tiered system. Yeah, if you that the WORST deal they have, you'd be paying

$30 a month, but if you take their best one, you will be paying $9.99, which is much

cheaper then Fakku. And yes, translation and the creation of real porn is vastly

different, the former being much less work. Why it would be more expensive and less

lenient, is what im trying to figure out.


While it is wonderful that Fakku is supporting the CBLDF, them being a corporate

member really doesn't say anything on a larger scale. You buy corporate membership,

they didn't give it to Fakku. Also, please stop ignoring chunks of what I say. When I

said "Not saying crowdfunding is the only method" and mentioned "Donations, premium

accounts, patreons, stores, etc." in my second post, does it look like im saying Fakku

should do exactly what Booru site does? Or does it look like im giving you the cue to

open your mind to alternatives. I don't understand why you want to think Fakku is

perfect.


It's not? I thought Fakku was all about working with content creators to spread their

comics to the west, and make sure they get their fair share. But I guess not now?

Trying to simplify my argument as "I'm not interested in the content so the service is

bad." is a weak strawman, and you know it. You and others have said time and time

again, that Fakku is offering an official alternative to piracy. How? I am not telling

you to localize the entire Japanese hentai market. You'd need to be the size of DC to

do that. However, why I mentioned parody is because you do none of it, and it is by

far the largest form of h-comic. You cannot purport to be an "alternative to piracy"

when it is impossible to read anything by most artists unless you pirate it, or buy it

from Japan. Might as well call yourself "Wani: America" at this point, because what

you're doing now is false advertising.


Thanks, I don't feel like replying to the same thing multiple times.


I will try to make this as clear as possible to avoid having to restate myself over and over. A sub model is ok, however; overpricing it, giving you no differing sub options, making the entire site sub only (Reminder that Jacob has failed to change this for over a year: "We plan to add free content for users that cannot afford a subscription"), and ignoring all other methods of funding, really made this site a wreck. Going legal was good, the route they took was very bad.


I very much agree with the latter. That's one of my main gripes. There is one sub method, with one payment method. No leniency, no flexibility, and no reward at all. And lol, "fap points". Sounds good enough to me.


Thank you for bringing up Crunchyroll! They are a perfect example of exactly doing something right. They are exactly what I would have preferred Fakku to have done with a sub method. They offer a resonably priced subcription at $6.95/month, and a mixture of free and subscription content. Allowing you to upgrade all videos, free or not, to HD with a sub. Why Fakku does not follow their footsteps is beyond me.


This is getting off topic now, but I was under the impression the HK was a conglomeration of artists, such as Zone. Maybe Fakku isn't a sinking ship yet, but they sure aren't growing, and like I've said previously, they really aren't trying very hard to.



I'll agree to disagree. I would say unequivocally the opposite, but that is another debate in and of itself. As far as the pricing goes, I think you're looking at it from the wrong angle, as is Jacob, most likely. Fakku caters to a niche market, and they only started doing what they are doing, so you think that you'd have to jack prices up a bit to over costs, right? Wrong. Look back at the Alexa graph I first posted. Do you know why this is relevant? It shows how many people left, and exactly how many never returned. Now Fakku might have to keep their sub price at $12, but at the time of the change, when they were leagues larger? If they priced their sub at, lets say $5, how many more people do you think would have bought it and stayed? How many more people wandering into Fakku would have?


Here because Fakku was once my favorite. I came here, because the last site I used decided to "revamp" itself, and completely screw up the entire website, rendering most of it broken, or very hard to use. Not too pleased that Fakku decided to nuke itself as well.


Oh, yes, I completely intended to come off as passive aggressive. :) I had to get his attention somehow right? Taking a jab at Fakku's crashing ratings was sure to rustle his jimmies. Now to see if he reads and replies to any of these suggestions!


No i'm not. That's why I put Filthy Figments at the end so I wouldn't have to deal with this argument. They are a site similar to Fakku, though they create OC, not translate. They host a slew of artists producing adult comics. They have a much smaller pool to draw from the Fakku, how would their cost explain this? Like i've already said, reasonability, leniency, and giving users a taste of what they will be getting are the ways to get people to use a site. Fakku would benefit from taking note of these traits.

I have added a free 3 day subscription to your account. I believe, without a doubt, that it's worth $12 a month. With an active subscription you get over 1,500 pages of brand new content each month, which is less than a penny per page. That's brand new content that has never been translated into English before, it's all completely uncensored (which is something no one else in the world gets access to), and I think we do a pretty good consistent job with the translation and typesetting. Each month as we release more our library grows, and the value of having a subscription continues to get better and better.

I hope after trying it out first hand you'll see the value. If after browsing for a few days you don't think the FAKKU subscription is worth it, I'm sorry.

That's a dangerous precedent you just set, Jacob. But kudos for trying.

I appreciate the gesture of good faith. However, I hope you do not misunderstand what I was criticizing. I am not demeaning your translation, typesetting, or any other aspect of the actual publication of the content that you do. I will agree, FAKKU does an excellent job with it. I have been only talking about the management of the site itself and the issues with the current subscription model. You added a 3 day sub to my account, this is a perfect step in the right direction. Trials are an excellent way to give people a taste of what the site is like. Why not add this as an option for new users? Many other sub sites do this, and it works greatly to their advantage. On the topic of sub options, エロカワ brought up an extremely valid point. Tiers. You may believe the subscription to be worth $13 a month, I and many others do not, so why not add a solution to this? For example, 3 months could be $33, saving them $6. 6 months could be $64, saving them $14. A year could be $120, saving them $36. And so on. You would get the money far in advance, and users would feel like they got a deal. It's a win-win situation for everyone involved. As a final note, what has become of the "plan to add free content for users that cannot afford a subscription"? This would also be a perfect alternative to, or a conjunction to, a trial system. Giving some reason for non-paying members to use the site is instrumental in ever getting them to pay for it, like I said. People are much less likely to pay for something if they are unfamiliar with it. I hope you take any of these suggestions into account, as would serve the site greatly.

P.S. To return the favor, I noticed some problems with the site:

The link at the bottom of the notifications page; "These notifications can be configured in your profile.", is a dead link leading to "Page not found".

The Mega Milk Shirt page has a typo and a dead link to the deleted manga.

The content reader, while excellent with all its options, has no back button, sans scrolling up. Unless im just missing something.

Back button meaning going to the previous page of the manga? In that case, you can also simply move between pages with the left and right keys on the keyboard.

Yeah, figured that out now after messing with the settings. Right clicking also moves back one page, so I guess there is really no need for a back arrow. This does not work on my laptop, however, so I don't know if it's a browser issue or something.

You can also use w a s d keys.

Thanks! I'll get these fixed

fucking traitors! jews! Heil Hitler!

Because we all know Grady is a name of the lost tribe of Judah.

2016 is over, think it's time this topic is locked.

I agree

Wanted to be the last to post in this thread. Boop.