What to do if people think something is written by a powerscaler when it isn't?

[FriendOfTheTeaParty]

So there's something I read and some people have told me they think it's written by a powerscaler when they see the passage.

The problem is, is that it's not written by a powerscaler. The novel itself is more descriptive with its prose, and it's hard to explain to a person who hasn't read the novel, doesn't know context, or how the story is written that the author isn't a powerscaler. All attempts usually also are trying to fight against their initial bias or assumption of "the author is a powerscaler".

Here's an example of scan that people find "sus"


The novel however is also relatively successful, has millions of views, author makes 4k a month on patreon, officially published by a publisher on amazon, has another book in same verse that is more successful and also has millions of views (10 million before stubbed) and is being self published on amazon with a contract soon and will have an officially published audiobook. There's also extremely well thought out worldbuilding and with all this it should be pretty clear it isn't made for powerscaling but people for some reason dont get this.

 

[CatLover313]

Can you read the text on an "official site"? Link that, and you won't need to worry about reliability. If the TL is from a Fan Translation, I can see the issue, though. If it's a Fan TL, you'll have to get the original TL and can ask for an official translation from here using the official TL request.

 

[FriendOfTheTeaParty]

Can you read the text on an "official site"? Link that, and you won't need to worry about reliability. If the TL is from a Fan Translation, I can see the issue, though. If it's a Fan TL, you'll have to get the original TL and can ask for an official translation from here using the official TL request.

It's written in english and is on royalroad.

 

[Lycoris4812]

It is a pretty sus scan tho. Probably could still add it to vsbw if that's your plan, imita was here for a while after all.

 

[FriendOfTheTeaParty]

It is a pretty sus scan tho. Probably could still add it to vsbw if that's your plan, imita was here for a while after all.

its just the author isnt a powerscaler and is into stuff like lovecraft, destiny and esoteric literature

 

[Lycoris4812]

its just the author isnt a powerscaler and is into stuff like lovecraft, destiny and esoteric literature

Yeah, I think it would be more severe if the scan wasn't just about a fancy attack.

 

[FriendOfTheTeaParty]

Yeah, I think it would be more severe if the scan wasn't just about a fancy attack.

there's also like cosmology but never really hierarchies upon hierarchies and is more relatively grounded/simplistic even if low 1-A/1-A for other stuff isn't out of question.

 

[Thermor]

This is probably the more sus one. This is only chapter 1 of the verse story.

 

[Rikimarox2]

Been a while since I've been online, but I saw this by chance, and I honestly think that, if you showed proof that the author has several published books (Amazon partnership, mind you), makes quite a lot of money on Patreon, and has degrees in this kind of stuff (iirc, at least), and they STILL think it's a powerscaling novel, then at that point, nothing will change their mind. They are set stone on it being vsbattle stuff, and will constantly tell you that it is made by a powerscaler.

Honestly, I noticed a trend where people automatically assume a verse is made by a powerscaler if;
1. It's an English original novel
2. It's even just slightly more on the powerful side (conceptual shenanigans, for example)

It's very irritating. I feel like if I showed a quote from one of my favorite novels, Sky Pride, about the Dao shenanigans (which, iirc, is super accurate or straight up the same as the Dao), people would assume it's a power scaling novel. People think anything slightly more powerful and has explicit esoteric statements (Majority of litrpg on RoyalRead has very explicit stuff) than the usual shit they read, they think it is not possible for it to be made by a normal dude.

Honestly, I say just don't bother. Provide the usual stuff, and if they think it's a powerscaling novel, then let them be. I doubt that most staff will think it's made by a powerscaler when you provide the context and stuff.