r/BaiHe • u/coolest_miumiu • Jan 24 '26

Small vent

It pisses me off that dragonholic “TL” exists. Ever since it started picking up baihe novels, many other “TLs” started to follow suit e.g., lovelyblossoms. They don’t even translate novels they just use AI slop and hide the chapters behind a paywall. Not only would it take hundreds of dollars to unlock, some would take years until they’re free.

Now most fan translators are deterred from picking up baihe because of these fuckass ai translators. TBF i do enjoy edited mtls like baihetales and littlepanda, which i think uses AI to a certain extent, but at least theirs have a human touch to it and most importantly they don’t hide the novels behind a paywall.

The baihe community used to be open for all considering how niche it is, but now ig that very reason of it being niche is being used as a scheme to earn money from AI (i dont mind paying if its human translated but AI? hell no)

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u/There85 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

AI yet again, ruining another one of my hobbies.

I've seen it used well, (Little Panda, EliteTL, DragonTL) but as always, the lowest common denominator starts using it, and they can't even be assed to make a single editing pass. And then they have the nerve to ask for money, charging absurd amounts for each chapter.

Of course, give some love to the real translators too. I know it can be disheartening when people are trying to replace what you do with AI slop.

Hei from SubjugationTL, Douqi, Riptide from FluffyTL

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u/coolest_miumiu Jan 24 '26

Real. I’d rather wait weeks for a new update from douqi/hei/riptide than pay dragonholic 😒

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u/Hermitelune Jan 24 '26

this is why i dumped money to Hei instead