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WP posted that there would be a change coming only on the support page for a reason. It was intentional because they knew there would be a massive backlash from writers and readers alike, so they hid it as much as they could. This change hurts everyone aside from Premium users.
Wattpad seems to be moving to what is best for users with money rather than what is best for their vast majority of their users experience, which makes me woefully disappointed in this site that I love so so much.
Something that was once free for all is now only available to Premium users.
I love Wattpad but to go from unlimited story access offline to only two unless you have the money to spend puts a sour taste in my mouth and surprises me that they'd do something so limiting. And what gets me more upset than anything is that they are trying to pass it off as something good.
If you're going to do something that is inherently and obviously a negative for the mass of people who don't have the money to spend on something that has been free since the beginning of Wattpad, at least be upfront about it
I'd respect the hell out of a company that was honest about a decision that was made knowingly to make more money and limit the user experience. It may be crappy, but if you're honest about why the decision was made instead of trying to disguise it as something good then at least you give your users the respect of not treating us like we're dumb.
I'd be curious to hear from anyone that agrees with this decision to limit offline stories and ostracize users who can't afford Premium.
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I'm gonna be honest. Since I don't use offline much, normally this would irk me.
However, lately, I have been traveling and occasionally catching up on WP books or trying them out while offline. (no distractions, easier to read online) and it was super great because I get SUPER nervous on planes. Besides praying consistently, reading is about the only thing that keeps me properly distracted.
Proud of myself for making a 6-hour flight with relatively little anxiety, though
Because of this, I was using offline.
Knowing I will only be able to choose 2 stories off Wattpad to download for offline reading on the plane means I basically may as well not even. If one of them is not something I enjoy I wasted a spot on a story I won't finish. If I finish both I can't connect to wifi and download a new one to read. Basically limits me to two stories to read while traveling.
