[Locked] FAKKU State of the Union 2016
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MegaBulborb wrote...
Great post Jacob 
2. Have different subscription types (1-month, 3-month, 6-month, 1-year). You already said that you guys will hopefully have them some time this year, but I really urge you to get them ASAP. I really (like REALLY) want to support you guys via subscription, but I just cannot do the month-to-month subscription, I just can't. I'm a college student and my money has highs and lows every month. I can most definitely pay you guys when I'm on the high end, but with the monthly subscription I could be low on money at any given time and potentially go into the negative. I really want to avoid that and I just feel better paying it all at once and not having to worry about it for a year. And if you can, try to shoot for $60 per year like Funi and CR. Don't make it cost more than a video game! Until, I'll just have to support you guys through buying books.
i totally agree i cant even picture myself paying for a subscription for hentai that costs more then netflix or the mmo i play
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UraharaChan wrote...
hgatedc wrote...
that's fine in my opinion. the price point is set not only to be cheap, but also to be supportive of the growth of the site. how many adult sites are there, hentai sites even, request 13$ for monthly sub? not to mention, are those even published as theirs with the consent of the artist? properly uncensored straight from the artist's hands? no. the price point and the features fakku is offering is top tier good. but as said, people have taken for granted that these hentai is supposedly available for free.
imagine people ripping you off of your hard work. imagine that your potential sales can skyrocket but dont, because people outside your physical reach dont pay shit. that's what we've been doing before. and if you have some sense of pride as a man, and did your research, you'd should be saying sorry right now to both fakku and the artists/publishers. the price fakku is asking for in relation to what they are offering, have you seen their price as raw Japanese product? now add the benefit of being translated and uncensored. think bigger, use the brain more and not the lower head.
cant afford? i suggest you find ways to afford. go with every other month or quarterly. sacrifice something you spend on for yourself like tissue paper (then again... what to use when fapping... bad idea.) but that price point is already fair if you actually understood the price of porn. remember that this is a company with around a dozen people, trying to cater all countries except japan for quality English uncensored hentai originals. can you just imagine the task at hand if they try making localized prices for each country? and aside that, the complaints people would do if they see one country can get it cheaper than others?
this is what separates men from leeches. this is what separates men from pirates.
that's the main problem - while in "normal" countries, 13$ is usually not that much, for me in my country it's a lot - it's something like 50$ compared to the US, or even more, depending on what you earn. basically, it's a lot to ask for - especially since the sites library is a shadow of its former self now, and while there are numerous plans (from what I've read), there are none in place ATM.
the second issue is the method of payment - as someone here already mentioned, while Credit Cards and the like are a common thing in the US, outside, in Europe, they usually aren't - in my case, not only I do not own a Credit Card, but I am also incapable of obtaining one due to my Bank's policies etc. I understand the problem with PayPal, but in the end, this method of payment in place right now doesn't allow me, and many others, to experience the material on this site. and no, it is not something that can be quickly fixed from my position.
lastly, there are some other minor issues I have with the new ways - not only are we forced to choose between pay or leave, but even if we pay, we are still charged extra for books. not only that, we are granted only a couple of titles each week, even when not taking into account isses such as personal preferences or fetishes. apart from that, simply charging too much (as Netflix and some other similar services charge less - hell, even Netflix, which is coming into my country soon will charge about 7$ instead of the usual 10$) for not so much material doesn't look appealing to me. I understand the views of the managers, but in the end, while this method of site management will grant nice things to already present visitiors, it will scare away potential new ones.
also, please do not mention the issue of manliness here - it is simply a matter of payment, not sexual views or musculinity.
lol, didnt get through oh well, we'll try again.
for credit cards. thousands of other options (ok not thousands, but people who exerts effort always get something back) are available. Europe? there are things there such as Secured Cards (capital one has it i think) or commonly called Secured Credit Cards. look into them.
other options for adult content are missing, really not just fakku. i think it's also for the security of the company. this is not uncommon. this is practically the issue with every pr0n site there is. payment options become slimmer and slimmer as soon it becomes adult content.
for content, you just have to wait (maybe by then you have already saved up enough for a sub as well). rome wasnt built in a day. i dont think it's low to give up for now and prep up. its wise to know when to give up.
the price is only a product of the content and the service. im pretty sure i told you before the worth of the stuff. that's in relation to what you would get if you get the original in japan. i cant be sympathetic with you if im gonna be fair to the other party. im pretty sure you want that as well in your line of work and how you would be treated by customers.
MegaBulborb wrote...
try to shoot for $60 per year like Funi and CR. Don't make it cost more than a video game!my wallet wants to agree with this... but my brain and reality isnt so supportive.
i mean... $156 per year (13 x 12) and you want a price cut of more than 60%.
this wont work out in my experience and belief.
again, my wallet agrees, but my brain and even my lower head doesnt want to. the path of legal pr0n has always and always been expensive. fakku's one of the cheapest in hand already. lets not push it when it's not actually gonna be supportive.
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MakazeKanra wrote...
In fact, I would be happier if Fakku had stopped adding new content entirely and became purely an archive, than if it lost its old content forever. If I have lost access to past content permanently, then the supply does not meet my demands. If the supply continually does not meet my demands, I will take my business elsewhere. Simple as that. There are no excuses that can make me change what I want from the site.
Well said!
Books and whatnot are... well, OK, but they're pretty darn recent additions.
The reason Fakku is - or was - great was because of everything else they had. I couldn't afford to subscribe and Fakku was still my favourite hentai site.
The rest of the content was the heart and soul of Fakku.
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For subscriptions the price is a little high I would suggest lowering it to something around $8. Though I see the need to have the money for publishing book and all, it is higher than some other subscribtions similar.
I understand the dropping of the content, I'm just sad to see it go. More than that with the subscription as it is I won't be able to constantly pay so I'll have to be an off and on subscriber. Since this site now lacks near all content for free users I'll have to use other sites for a while. At least when my current subscription runs out.
Not to be a dick but if the site can't provide any of what I came to it for I'll just switch sites. Not like there aren't plenty others. Like I said I understand it as a business decision, but Im not sure how well it will work out for fakku.
I understand the dropping of the content, I'm just sad to see it go. More than that with the subscription as it is I won't be able to constantly pay so I'll have to be an off and on subscriber. Since this site now lacks near all content for free users I'll have to use other sites for a while. At least when my current subscription runs out.
Not to be a dick but if the site can't provide any of what I came to it for I'll just switch sites. Not like there aren't plenty others. Like I said I understand it as a business decision, but Im not sure how well it will work out for fakku.
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Peshies wrote...
Hello Jacob!I have a question about the subscription pricing payment currency (I guess you would call it?)
Although I am posting this from Japan (using VPN), I live in Australia and was wondering if it would be possible to introduce an Australian (or not even Australian but a multitude of currencies) currency payment. The reason I was wondering IF this was possible is because currently I'm paying more than what the actual subscription costs. By that, some Australian banks have surcharges added onto them when paying in a different currency, paying in USD.
I just felt this is relevant as subscribing is what a large amount of people would have to do to be able to access the products that FAKKU! offer now due to legality issues etc... and it may potentially benefit more than just a few people. Again, I don't know how it works, just trying to suggest something that may be a benefit!
Happy New Year/Happy Holidays from Sydney Australia,
Matt!
Soooooooooooooo you want to pay less because the Aussie dollar is weaker then the us dollar? Even though your still paying what the conversion of what it really is? Bank fees aside you can't really think you can just pay 12.95 in Australia dollars if it worth less in America just like canadains/euro/yens/quids. It's not like a Mexican can send in 13 pesos and think they got 13 dollars.[/quote]
Sorry if you interpreted what I was saying wrong. I may have not expressed what I was saying correctly. I completely understand how the exchange rate works. As of currently the subscription price in AUD is roughly $18 but as I the payment is in USD, I pay the $12.95 ($18.00 AUD) and a surcharge which makes the subscription price for me $21.00 AUD. Please try not to be disrespectful to other people if they didn't correctly get their 'message' across or if you didn't understand the initial message properly.
Happy New Year!
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Im not really sure how things work buisness-wise for hentai but ive been here for a few years now and 1 or 2 more before i made an account. If fakku is going sub based as much as it pains me to say it i support the desicion. Any artist who makes such beautiful work should be recognized. My only problem will be figuring out how to pay because i do not own a cc, thinking of getting a debit card but not sure if it'll work. Thanks for these years fakku. Its been great
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There's nothing worse than not reading something you want to because you can't pay for it. While there are a lot of bastards there not giving a damn to the authors, others really want to support, but can't.
I just realized those people are minority, and gave up on defending the cause. But still, I'm personally frustrated that I wouldn't be able to participate in a community that I, even if only a bit, helped on its development.
I still have my doubts about how far your honesty goes. I remember how indiscriminately you retired incest and other stuff because of personal conviction, and now put it back because there were a lot of famous artist whose best works involves those things.
I would't say I support you, but at the same time, no hard feelings are harbored. This is the way the things are, so why get mad at it?
Just remember how many stopped doing Nintendo gameplays because of their policy and the answer will be yours. A legion of buyers isn't made of fans who suddenly have to pay to be "officialy" considered fans.
Reading Hentais (only vanilla), playing games and learning new things are needs to me. If my pouch can't pay for them, I'll get it by other means. It would be good if I could buy a book and read it a thousand times without getting tired. But that's not the case. I need to read the next one, dive in another universe, know new characters, even if never forgeting about the ones I already know.
But someone please tell the japanese to stop censoring soundtracks on youtube! Who would pay to see something if they even charge you to hear it only?
I just realized those people are minority, and gave up on defending the cause. But still, I'm personally frustrated that I wouldn't be able to participate in a community that I, even if only a bit, helped on its development.
I still have my doubts about how far your honesty goes. I remember how indiscriminately you retired incest and other stuff because of personal conviction, and now put it back because there were a lot of famous artist whose best works involves those things.
I would't say I support you, but at the same time, no hard feelings are harbored. This is the way the things are, so why get mad at it?
Just remember how many stopped doing Nintendo gameplays because of their policy and the answer will be yours. A legion of buyers isn't made of fans who suddenly have to pay to be "officialy" considered fans.
Reading Hentais (only vanilla), playing games and learning new things are needs to me. If my pouch can't pay for them, I'll get it by other means. It would be good if I could buy a book and read it a thousand times without getting tired. But that's not the case. I need to read the next one, dive in another universe, know new characters, even if never forgeting about the ones I already know.
But someone please tell the japanese to stop censoring soundtracks on youtube! Who would pay to see something if they even charge you to hear it only?
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Sorry Jacob but I ain't buying whatever it is you're selling. You honestly think the reason hentai artists don't publish over here is because they think everyone in the U.S. are a bunch of pirates? Excuse me, when was the last time YOU saw hentai manga in any bookstore in America? Let alone ANYWHERE in this country?
It's not a matter of piracy versus supporting the creator. You know why scans exist? Because Japan never bothered with the west to begin with. Culturally, socially, there is no effing market for hentai manga here. Piracy has literally nothing to do with it. You are just regurgitating the words of people who have no idea what they're talking about.
Let's not beat around the bush here. This isn't because you want to support the artists or publishers. This is because you want MONEY. If there is one thing I cannot stand more than greed itself is greed disguised as something inherently good. All the while you feign intentions that are pure when they're anything but. I've been here for three freaking years. And I am not giving you a cent. Neither am I going to "Spread the word" about Fakku. Hell, I took that Mega Milk shirt I bought from you guys and burned it, shortly before throwing the ashes in a dumpster; after hearing about the decision to make Fakku subscription based it was the logical thing to do.
This post is going to get downvoted to hell and back mainly due to the hivemind this site suffers from. But it doesn't matter to me. This site is finished in my eyes. Also, love how you're taking down scans on OTHER sites to rake in even more dough with this ridiculous scam you have going here. You may have everyone else fooled, but not me.
Later. (But not really)
It's not a matter of piracy versus supporting the creator. You know why scans exist? Because Japan never bothered with the west to begin with. Culturally, socially, there is no effing market for hentai manga here. Piracy has literally nothing to do with it. You are just regurgitating the words of people who have no idea what they're talking about.
Let's not beat around the bush here. This isn't because you want to support the artists or publishers. This is because you want MONEY. If there is one thing I cannot stand more than greed itself is greed disguised as something inherently good. All the while you feign intentions that are pure when they're anything but. I've been here for three freaking years. And I am not giving you a cent. Neither am I going to "Spread the word" about Fakku. Hell, I took that Mega Milk shirt I bought from you guys and burned it, shortly before throwing the ashes in a dumpster; after hearing about the decision to make Fakku subscription based it was the logical thing to do.
This post is going to get downvoted to hell and back mainly due to the hivemind this site suffers from. But it doesn't matter to me. This site is finished in my eyes. Also, love how you're taking down scans on OTHER sites to rake in even more dough with this ridiculous scam you have going here. You may have everyone else fooled, but not me.
Later. (But not really)
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StaticTY
The Economist
I've been subscribed since the beginning and i personally not impressed by the current content to justify a $12.95 price tag. The content are not as diverse as i was hoping for and the updates seem lacking. I usually find myself on another site and forgetting that I even have a subscription. As of CURRENTLY, a cheaper price tag would be a greatly appreciate solution until further content is released. When the fakku archives begin to grow in diversity and content, then the current price would be more acceptable.
I'd be willing to pay the price of $12.95, IF the Chapters from the Fakku Books were included. Do you know how shitty the feeling is to look down a list of whats left of the Fakku manga, Find something you like, and it says you need to buy the Fakku Book in order to read it. Its Ball Busting, LITERALLY! Like I'm paying $12.95 a month, I'm not asking to have the book, but simply to read it. It's not like I'm keeping the book anyway, since if i stop paying the subscription fee i will be unable to access any material at all. Its like adding another wall to an already walled off site. The whole Fakku Books idea made sense when the site as still offering free content, but not now.
I hate the idea that the favorites list is gone. All those years building it and it disappearing in an instant. I DO understand that it had to be done in order to become legitimate. I wish you could had done it a little better tho? For example getting rid of scans, but keeping the cover page of the manga. So whenever an account accesses their favorites they will still see their list with the titles and author info, but there will be no scans to read. This will allow the readers to keep their beloved list of fap material. YOU DID give us a good amount of time to save/ import our list of hentai, which i appreciate, but I still think it could have been done a little bit better. Some people might have depended on the "Export Collection" button too much, which saved their file to a .json format which some people may have no clue in accessing or had a hard time reading.
I love you Jacob. I'm very appreciative that your willing to listen to our opinions in order to create an even better site. I've been on this site for a long time even before i made an account and I hope i made some sense in my input.
Please lets all be civil. I've encountered some really rude fakku supporters and haters.
I'd be willing to pay the price of $12.95, IF the Chapters from the Fakku Books were included. Do you know how shitty the feeling is to look down a list of whats left of the Fakku manga, Find something you like, and it says you need to buy the Fakku Book in order to read it. Its Ball Busting, LITERALLY! Like I'm paying $12.95 a month, I'm not asking to have the book, but simply to read it. It's not like I'm keeping the book anyway, since if i stop paying the subscription fee i will be unable to access any material at all. Its like adding another wall to an already walled off site. The whole Fakku Books idea made sense when the site as still offering free content, but not now.
I hate the idea that the favorites list is gone. All those years building it and it disappearing in an instant. I DO understand that it had to be done in order to become legitimate. I wish you could had done it a little better tho? For example getting rid of scans, but keeping the cover page of the manga. So whenever an account accesses their favorites they will still see their list with the titles and author info, but there will be no scans to read. This will allow the readers to keep their beloved list of fap material. YOU DID give us a good amount of time to save/ import our list of hentai, which i appreciate, but I still think it could have been done a little bit better. Some people might have depended on the "Export Collection" button too much, which saved their file to a .json format which some people may have no clue in accessing or had a hard time reading.
I love you Jacob. I'm very appreciative that your willing to listen to our opinions in order to create an even better site. I've been on this site for a long time even before i made an account and I hope i made some sense in my input.
Please lets all be civil. I've encountered some really rude fakku supporters and haters.
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Chronoid wrote...
Sorry Jacob but I ain't buying whatever it is you're selling. You honestly think the reason hentai artists don't publish over here is because they think everyone in the U.S. are a bunch of pirates? Excuse me, when was the last time YOU saw hentai manga in any bookstore in America? Let alone ANYWHERE in this country? It's not a matter of piracy versus supporting the creator. You know why scans exist? Because Japan never bothered with the west to begin with. Culturally, socially, there is no effing market for hentai manga here. Piracy has literally nothing to do with it. You are just regurgitating the words of people who have no idea what they're talking about.
Let's not beat around the bush here. This isn't because you want to support the artists or publishers. This is because you want MONEY. If there is one thing I cannot stand more than greed itself is greed disguised as something inherently good. All the while you feign intentions that are pure when they're anything but. I've been here for three freaking years. And I am not giving you a cent. Neither am I going to "Spread the word" about Fakku. Hell, I took that Mega Milk shirt I bought from you guys and burned it, shortly before throwing the ashes in a dumpster; after hearing about the decision to make Fakku subscription based it was the logical thing to do.
This post is going to get downvoted to hell and back mainly due to the hivemind this site suffers from. But it doesn't matter to me. This site is finished in my eyes. Also, love how you're taking down scans on OTHER sites to rake in even more dough with this ridiculous scam you have going here. You may have everyone else fooled, but not me.
Later. (But not really)
and? what's wrong with wanting money?
i think you're getting things backwards. everything needs money today. even the internet you use to post that thoughtless post needs money.
and yeah. did you go check what Comic Kirakuten and X-eros are in the other fapsites you visit?
they uncensored? figures.
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1. Payment Options for Free Content
Free content is primarily just an issue of good accounting. You need to price as though all content costs money, but simply post some freely. Let's say you have 10 books and must pay the publisher $1 each. You charge $10 to view 8 as premium offers, and allow two to be free. Basically the paid content should support paying licensing for the free content.
You can either select specific content to be free, or rotate which issues are free on a periodic basis. Obviously the first option is simpler to manage both logistically and technologically.
2. Parody Doujin
Just to be clear, Parody content is not illegal here in the United States. Provided you have permission from the artist, posting it here is protected by Fair Use copyright laws. You are one of the only paid Hentai sites in the United States. You need to make a firm stand that you support Fair Use laws in this country.
Fair Use
3. Subscription Levels
A simple option for subscription methods would be to allow a user to subscribe to a specific ero magazine. Since the site presently supports two, you can subscribe to one or the other for $6 per month. This would still allow someone to receive a constant but more limited flow of content.
4. Payment Options for Germany
Less than a third of Germans own credit cards. This is because in Germany, banks allow direct withdraw from bank account using ELV (Elektronisches Lastschriftverfahren). You need to find an additional processor that supports ELV as a payment method.
What is ELV?
Free content is primarily just an issue of good accounting. You need to price as though all content costs money, but simply post some freely. Let's say you have 10 books and must pay the publisher $1 each. You charge $10 to view 8 as premium offers, and allow two to be free. Basically the paid content should support paying licensing for the free content.
You can either select specific content to be free, or rotate which issues are free on a periodic basis. Obviously the first option is simpler to manage both logistically and technologically.
2. Parody Doujin
Just to be clear, Parody content is not illegal here in the United States. Provided you have permission from the artist, posting it here is protected by Fair Use copyright laws. You are one of the only paid Hentai sites in the United States. You need to make a firm stand that you support Fair Use laws in this country.
Fair Use
3. Subscription Levels
A simple option for subscription methods would be to allow a user to subscribe to a specific ero magazine. Since the site presently supports two, you can subscribe to one or the other for $6 per month. This would still allow someone to receive a constant but more limited flow of content.
4. Payment Options for Germany
Less than a third of Germans own credit cards. This is because in Germany, banks allow direct withdraw from bank account using ELV (Elektronisches Lastschriftverfahren). You need to find an additional processor that supports ELV as a payment method.
What is ELV?
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Kutharos
Not a dentist
I can honestly say I support this.
Things need to be changing, not just for hentai but overall a lot of content on the net. You know one of my major grips about the current hentai (Animated and Manga) is? It's shit.
We are in a bad position right now. I have a few hentai books, (Non fakku) Nothing censored, pure vags and dicks to go around. The same can't be said for new animated hentai.
Can anyone recall the last time we seen a recent uncensored hentai anime? Beyond the leaked raws of Resort Boin? Not a fucking lot.
I been not only on Fakku but been seeing Hentai back when they actually sold and worked on getting new hentai anime over to the states, back when NuTech was an actual player, and fuck NuTech for being such shit on their work.
My point is this: A lot of fappers here are having issues because they don't want to pay. I get that, but I'm looking at the future of fapping, and this needs to happen.
Are we going to be fine in five years when 100% of all hentai anime is censored. 10 years, 15 years? When will it return to uncensored content hentai anime? Are we just going to pray that the Japanese Diet will remove that archaice law and new content will finally have some pussy with the tits? I highly doubt that.
I will gladly pay for this, because I believe in a better future, not just for myself but for perverts that will come after me. I want to see that dream of plentiful uncensored hentai, and it needs to start somewhere.
Things need to be changing, not just for hentai but overall a lot of content on the net. You know one of my major grips about the current hentai (Animated and Manga) is? It's shit.
We are in a bad position right now. I have a few hentai books, (Non fakku) Nothing censored, pure vags and dicks to go around. The same can't be said for new animated hentai.
Can anyone recall the last time we seen a recent uncensored hentai anime? Beyond the leaked raws of Resort Boin? Not a fucking lot.
I been not only on Fakku but been seeing Hentai back when they actually sold and worked on getting new hentai anime over to the states, back when NuTech was an actual player, and fuck NuTech for being such shit on their work.
My point is this: A lot of fappers here are having issues because they don't want to pay. I get that, but I'm looking at the future of fapping, and this needs to happen.
Are we going to be fine in five years when 100% of all hentai anime is censored. 10 years, 15 years? When will it return to uncensored content hentai anime? Are we just going to pray that the Japanese Diet will remove that archaice law and new content will finally have some pussy with the tits? I highly doubt that.
I will gladly pay for this, because I believe in a better future, not just for myself but for perverts that will come after me. I want to see that dream of plentiful uncensored hentai, and it needs to start somewhere.
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Dear Fakku,
It was nice knowing you.
Goodbye for now, may your path end in shining light for you have chosen the dark and treacherous one.
It was nice knowing you.
Goodbye for now, may your path end in shining light for you have chosen the dark and treacherous one.
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kinda funny to see the reactions of people who never paid for porn...
kinda sad to figure out how the artists are treated like.
oh well, reality always hits harder
kinda sad to figure out how the artists are treated like.
oh well, reality always hits harder
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Hanayome
Ultimate Laziness
nazerith wrote...
2. Parody Doujin
Just to be clear, Parody content is not illegal here in the United States. Provided you have permission from the artist, posting it here is protected by Fair Use copyright laws. You are one of the only paid Hentai sites in the United States. You need to make a firm stand that you support Fair Use laws in this country.
Fair Use
You're talking about fair use for a U.S. citizen. We're talking about international law between Japan and U.S. Even in Japan it's not completely legal and is only authorized because of the forced scarcity. Also, you glossed over the fact that Japanese companies don't want to deal with Fakku if they are also hosting parody, and Fakku will lose their buisness deal with Wani if they continued hosting parody.
nazerith wrote...
3. Subscription Levels
A simple option for subscription methods would be to allow a user to subscribe to a specific ero magazine. Since the site presently supports two, you can subscribe to one or the other for $6 per month. This would still allow someone to receive a constant but more limited flow of content.
I think you missed the part where Jacob said that the billing company charges $3.00 per transaction. It's not possible to split up the sub without inflating the price or taking a heavy blow to profits.
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Have you looked into paying with google? More and more thing are being able to bill threw google accounts and if you load money to the play store I have used that to make real world purchase like pizza from papa johns
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blackice85
FAKKU! Gold
crazyjoe85 wrote...
Have you looked into paying with google? More and more thing are being able to bill threw google accounts and if you load money to the play store I have used that to make real world purchase like pizza from papa johnsProbably possible for most other products, but if I had to guess they probably don't want to deal with payments for adult content. Didn't they have a problem with people hosting porn on their Blogger site previously? Just a hunch but they probably won't allow it.
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hub0083
Carthago delenda est
So I've read through the first 6 pages of comments and most of the posts are split between "fuck you Fakku" and "we get it."
So here are my thoughts on the matter.
Even though I've been aware of the coming changes, I was still surprised to find out my favorites collection had been trimmed down so much (wish I had exported it beforehand!). Yes, it (really) sucks, and yes, I can see how a lot of people would feel pissed by it.
However!
I'm just glad that Fakku was up-front about it (literally, there've been multiple posts on the front page), and that they didn't try and cheat by paywalling everything, including the pirated stuff. Speaking for myself, I really hate it when sites paywall stuff they've pirated. If you're into JAV, then you know what I'm talking about.
Likewise, yeah, right now the subscription cost does seem a bit high compared to other online services (my RL gym membership is actually cheaper), but it's not like Jacob and crew are doing this out of greed. Server costs, licensing costs, translation costs... that sounds like it'll all add up very quickly. And I highly doubt anyone at Fakku HQ is driving around in a Ferrari (yet?).
And say what you will about the pricing of their subscription costs, but can you say that the quality has been lacking in anyway? How many people who have vowed never to come back will go on and (gladly?) pirate Fakku's releases on other sites?
So all I say is this: try and give it some time. Fakku has taken a very risky but bold move to turn the site (now business) into something that will only help hentai in the west, not harm it. Judging from the 11 physical releases I own and having been a subscriber for the past 4 months, I think they're on the right track. There are things I definitely don't like (still can't download the mags... why?), but I'm willing to stay subscribed and see how things evolve.
And hell, if their success convinces more hentai companies to start up, then all the better!
I'm just hoping that by helping to put more money into the pockets of hentai mangaka I like, be it Homunculus, Hanaharu Naruco, Kisaragi Gunma, or whoever, that they'll continue to put out new releases.
So here are my thoughts on the matter.
Even though I've been aware of the coming changes, I was still surprised to find out my favorites collection had been trimmed down so much (wish I had exported it beforehand!). Yes, it (really) sucks, and yes, I can see how a lot of people would feel pissed by it.
However!
I'm just glad that Fakku was up-front about it (literally, there've been multiple posts on the front page), and that they didn't try and cheat by paywalling everything, including the pirated stuff. Speaking for myself, I really hate it when sites paywall stuff they've pirated. If you're into JAV, then you know what I'm talking about.
Likewise, yeah, right now the subscription cost does seem a bit high compared to other online services (my RL gym membership is actually cheaper), but it's not like Jacob and crew are doing this out of greed. Server costs, licensing costs, translation costs... that sounds like it'll all add up very quickly. And I highly doubt anyone at Fakku HQ is driving around in a Ferrari (yet?).
And say what you will about the pricing of their subscription costs, but can you say that the quality has been lacking in anyway? How many people who have vowed never to come back will go on and (gladly?) pirate Fakku's releases on other sites?
So all I say is this: try and give it some time. Fakku has taken a very risky but bold move to turn the site (now business) into something that will only help hentai in the west, not harm it. Judging from the 11 physical releases I own and having been a subscriber for the past 4 months, I think they're on the right track. There are things I definitely don't like (still can't download the mags... why?), but I'm willing to stay subscribed and see how things evolve.
And hell, if their success convinces more hentai companies to start up, then all the better!
I'm just hoping that by helping to put more money into the pockets of hentai mangaka I like, be it Homunculus, Hanaharu Naruco, Kisaragi Gunma, or whoever, that they'll continue to put out new releases.