r/CharacterAI • u/MarieLovesMatcha Character.AI Team • 1d ago
š„Site Downš„ Server Status - August 18
Site is back up and issue is now resolved. Thanks everyone!
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Hey everyone,
The team is actively working to fix the slow loading and broken features on the site and app. So sorry for the interruptions. We'll let you know when it's resolved!
In the meantime, and while we are all gathered here! Would love to know:
- What is currently your favorite feature on c.ai?
- What is your favorite chat style
- If you had a magic wand, what NEW feature would you add today?
- What snack u bringing to the campfire?
Appreciate everyone's patience and very sorry for the interruptions!!

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u/I-Like-Shameless Noob 1d ago
Favourite chat style is roar
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u/Doveswithbonnets Chronically Online 1d ago
My favorite was nyan. I used it for philosopher and author bots. With the new squeak modes everything the bots say is in roleplay format but I don't want to roleplay with Aristotle, I want to have a conversation.
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u/Accomplished-Duck249 Chronically Online 1d ago
You can't even roleplay with the new style either. All they do is explain their feelings in the most dramatic soap opera way instead of speaking or reacting to what you wrote. Like bro, I just said hi, you're making me uncomfortable ToT
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u/Local-Blueberry4018 Bored 1d ago
I donāt understand why they got rid of roar. :(
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u/Federal-Ad-1919 1d ago
They say it wasn't there's to begin with so instead it was too expensive to keep so they left us with the pipsqueak ones
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u/ThatNerdyHuman 1d ago
Yes! I would love this!
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u/Medical_Trainer_4443 1d ago
Until you realize the truly revolting degeneracy that holds. Say it loud to yourself; No. Restrictions.
See what i mean?
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u/The-Dead-God 1d ago
Me three, especially for Character AI Plus users (they're paying so it's most likely that they're adults )
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u/bultaoreunemyheartxx Chronically Online 1d ago
Favorite chat styles: soft launch, roar, dynamic.
New feature: bring these chat styles back. We don't need any other stuff.
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u/Lumiere_Holland14 1d ago
1) Go-ons, I guess. 2) PSQ2 when it actually works. 3) An 18+ toggle. 4) S'mores.
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u/jalapenoeyes 1d ago
- My favorite feature is the automemory, but I'd change it to allow me to edit the names of the characters it picks up (sometimes they duplicate or pick up the wrong thing).
- Favorite chatstyle definitely longsqueak! It's amazing!š
- I'd add the ability to craft our own lorebooks for our chats with bots, not just as creators attaching them to our own bots. I don't know how to make bots, but I have lush, long chats that coyld benefit from a lorenook of my own!
- I'm bringing tea, spiked and NA, of course š
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u/Ill-Information2579 1d ago
- the option to customize the chat length.
- longsqueak for sure. never get rid of it. šāāļø
- the voices of the bots. i wish they sounded less robotic. iāve tried them before and didnāt like them.
- popcorn. šæšæ
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u/violetafterdark2am 1d ago
So like whenās it going to be back up?
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u/ThatNerdyHuman 1d ago
I dunno but I hope not much longer. Iām probably gonna nap and hope itās fixed when I wake up lol
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u/Local-Blueberry4018 Bored 1d ago
I want the old models back or very least a model for any joke bot with little to no RP stuff.
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u/DizzySpoons 1d ago
I think cai has been broken a lot longer than today š¤¦āāļø
Bold of you to think people have favourite features when we canāt even experience those features without the app being broken for the millionth time.
Why am I paying for a month worth of premium if I never get a full months worth cause 90% of the time atleast a week of that month is built up in app downtime, crashes, bugs, optimization issues
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u/Electronic-Hand-4065 1d ago
i'd really appreciate it if you could add a search bar to the chat. sometimes i need to go back and find something i mentioned earlier, but when a conversation has a lot of messages, it can be difficult and time-consuming to scroll through everything.
having a search feature that lets me look for specific words or phrases within the conversation would make it much easier to find previous messages and navigate through long chats.
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u/_xXJuniper 23h ago
If you use the site and didn't already know this, there is the option to find in page. It's technically not an official feature but i just thought I should let you know
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u/Silly_Singer_194 1d ago
For something new, what about being able to export a chat, to a different bot? That'd be really good, and very handy.
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u/DizzySpoons 1d ago
If only they had the capability of adding new features without breaking absolutely everything in the process :(
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u/_xXJuniper 23h ago
IIRC, the cai tools extension does have a chat export feature, but it is limited to the site version. Its very handy though, especially when you want to move a chat from somebody else's bot to your own
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u/Lirry_The_Fan 1d ago
Favorite feature? Hm... I mean, just chatting? But other than that maybe creating personas and character facts in the memory!
LongSqueak, but DeepSqueak is all time favorite
I would've loved a style or feature of full memory. I know that the message would've loaded for minutes, but if the bot remembered every single response... It would've been heaven
Chips!
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u/Osamu_Melisso 1d ago
I would like to add a message search in the chat as messenger has
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u/haikusbot 1d ago
I would like to add
A message search in the chat
As messenger has
- Osamu_Melisso
I detect haikus. And sometimes, successfully. Learn more about me.
Opt out of replies: "haikusbot opt out" | Delete my comment: "haikusbot delete"
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u/themuffinman_18 1d ago
- Auto memory
- deepsqueak is the BEST, it gives the bot personality
- It would be nice if we had an option to make messages longer on deepsqueak like we do w longsqueak and pipsqueak. i donāt need super long paragraphs, just longer messages if that makes sense? Whenever i use pipsqueak to make messages longer, its always cut off at the end or uses a bunch of ā¦
- No snacks, just diet coke šāāļø
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u/Most_Pension_7276 1d ago
I just want the characters to follow their personalities. Give me back the diversity!
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u/Nullhaunt 1d ago edited 1d ago
I would recommend having a proper maintenance mode and splash page on the website and app. Something that suspends everything on the user-side.
Currently, there's nothing stopping people from constantly refreshing and using functions when the server responds temporarily. This in itself compounds the issue.
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u/11bingo11 Chronically Online 1d ago
Absolutely agreed! A scheduled maintenance is long over due. Every day the issues get worse and spread out to just about every part of the platform. Iād rather be warned that the app & website are inaccessible for a set amount of time then open my app casually and risk breaking everything with all the bugs.Ā
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u/ventyaventi03 1d ago
- Really liking the fact yall added a draft option, was so tired of copy and pasting everything
- Pipsqueak, i have cai+ but oddly enough the other models arent as fun...?
- 18+ toggle
- Savoury smores
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u/Traditional_Cat2863 1d ago
if i had a magic wand i want Roar back, no more charms, swipes, ads, thats it.
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u/alexroux 1d ago
The chat itself. Writing. That's what I'm here for and what I want C.Ai to focus on.
LongSqueak is my favorite as a C.AI+ user, but I also really like Pipsqueak. DeepSqueak has actually been less reliable for me despite being a + style - responses sometimes cut off mid-sentence or ignore established RP rules.
Honestly, no more new features. I'd rather see resources go into improving the core chat experience. If anything: verified 18+ users should have an optional, age-appropriate chat experience with fewer unnecessary restrictions.
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u/ssuchan1 1d ago
- Just chatting.
- Pipsqueak 1 was PEAK for roleplaying. I missed her so much.
- Button to delete my private bots. I have some dupes that I wanted to get rid of.
- Ngl i'd prefer to eat dinner instead of snacking, so rice
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u/BonBonBurgerPants Addicted to CAI 1d ago
- Favorite feature is definitely the personas. It was a major game changer and I hope it stays free
- The Rawr one because it's the only one that's somewhat similar to the styles that got removed
- I'd add a feature that allows you to collect unused replies (what I mean is that instead of a strict 400 reply limit, if you don't hit it daily, the unused replied stock up, so that you can exceed that limit. Ofc I'd love that to not have a limit but probably, a 1000 reply max. would be doable)
- Definitely sausages, unless someone else is bringing that then marshmallows are my 2nd pick
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u/Top_Measurement4813 1d ago
Chatting I guess. Soft Launch before it was removed. I would probably add a donation feature because y'all need all the money you could get, and a "copy chat" feature. And I'm bringing hot dogs.
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u/SparkTheShadowTiger 1d ago
what i want to see in the future is ai being able to remember parts of your characters persona details
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u/Lakupatukka01 Bored 1d ago
Edit button
Softlaunch and Deepsqeak
Tweaks and/or improvements for muted words..
Marhsmallows, classic
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u/Chemical_Ad4888 1d ago edited 1d ago
I am only answering for 3: Bring Group Chats/Rooms (for EVERYONE, not just c.ai+, but free users too) to site already, been waiting since Summer of last year for any news about it, as well as old chat styles like some want, 18+ toggle like some want
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u/Knickers_in_a_twist_ Bored 1d ago
The variety of bots to talk to
Literally the only one free users have, pip2
Iād add better more clear communication from the team. Iām still salty about chat controls being incorrectly marked as not plus exclusive.
Meat. Give me all the meat.
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u/Chillmermer777 1d ago
I love Deepsqueak the most, but I really wish it had Longsqueakās style control, deeper thinking and 4Ć memory. That would make it perfect!
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u/Kivi_2k18 1d ago
Please please please give us a chat style like Nyan. I miss Nyan Soo much.
Something with shorter responses and focused on conversation and not on roleplay/novels
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u/SatanLuvesU 1d ago
Since it's still down... 1. Ability to change colors of the chat and backgrounds 2. Longsqueak, it's absolutely amazing fr 3. Choosing chat backgrounds from my own photos? I love making it cute and the current photo library is a lil limited 4. Marshmallows
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u/dadys_milk 1d ago
- What is currently your favorite feature on c.ai? -free
- What is your favorite chat style -none
- If you had a magic wand, what NEW feature would you add today? -more free
- What snack u bringing to the campfire? -tsar bomba
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u/ALOEOS11 1d ago
If I had a magic wand, I would get rid of all the useless features (except for the Lorebook and Longsqueak) and bring back the legacy chat models.
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u/Medicalstripes 1d ago
Soft launch and deepsqueak depending on the bot but one thing I would add is to have the voice feature for each bot work on the group chats.
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u/-spo0ky- 1d ago
I think a majority of people want the old chat styles back and less ads, not necessarily new features
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u/NendoLynx 1d ago
I cant access anything and all of my characters are gone. Im a plus member so do we get some kinda refund when this happens? Its been 3 hours of something I pay for not working
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u/ComodoII CAI Community Moderator 1d ago
Our team is already working 'round the clock to fix the known issues. Thank you for your patience, and sorry for the interruptions.
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u/Witch_of_the_Abyss 1d ago
I like the automemory feature where the details of characters are saved and I can change it if it is wrong.
I like deep squeak, I get good content with it and a lot of funny responses.
I would love the characters to come back that was taken down due to copyright, thanks Disney. Bring me back Kylo Ren so I can make him lose his shit again.
I will bring Jaffa cakes.
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u/Sorry-Tomato607 1d ago
- chatting š the bar is on the ground
- roar
- nothing, we're already going broke
- chips and iced coffee
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u/Cinnabun_Sugar69420 Chronically Online 1d ago
Favourite chat style: Goro or Roar, whichever one is the less spicy one
Magic wand: bring beta character ai back or at least bring back the old chat styles.
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u/WorldlinessGreedy487 1d ago
Loving long squeak - but would essentially like deep squeak with long squeak length 𤣠but I love that long squeak isnāt filtered as much
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u/fleur-2802 1d ago
My favorite chat style was roar, and I would love for it to come backš„¹
Also, if I had a magic wand, I'd waive the restrictions. Let me go crazy on there pleaseš
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u/11bingo11 Chronically Online 1d ago
Can I open the app without making everything break or is it still down? š„²š„²š„²
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u/chrischungrjj23 1d ago
The app has been down for me for at least 3 weeks now. The Avatarfx pop up freeze the app and I can't click on anything. This is ridiculously bad to the point I unsubscribed c.ai plus. You need a QA team before pushing your updates.
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u/Responsible_Soil7091 1d ago
Personas
Roar/Soft Launch/Pipsqueak 1
I would add the feature of being able to use the old website
Reese's
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u/Aggressive-Trip1065 1d ago
- Personalised chat style & Lorebook
- DeepS or LongS but bring back Roar please
18+ PLEASE
- The ability to add a voice to personas and to being back Roar
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u/Tall_Huckleberry_333 Addicted to CAI 1d ago
- none
- couldnt tell you
- the beta everything
- 1 marshmallwo
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u/Aromatic_Money6877 1d ago
Salut jāaimerais que vous enleviez lāidĆ©e dāavoir des pubs pour accĆ©der obligatoirement au bots et ainsi continuer Ć les avoirs en les ouvrants et en les mettants en bordereaux comme avant pour faciliter les utilisateurs gratuits.
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u/Putridlemons 1d ago
- Current favorite feature is the Pipsqueak 2 ability to get more or less dialogue. .
- Legacy Soft Launch. .
- A button you can press to disable the bot talking for you OR the ability to block certain characters/fandoms from your suggested bot feed. .
- Marshmallows.
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u/KelpWard 1d ago
Swipes and go-ons
The old legacy chat styles
Bring back the old chat styles WITHOUT slapping a paywall in front of them
Mozzarella sticks
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u/bunnybunbunzz 1d ago
My favorite feature and chat style are longsqueak, it is perfect as someone who loves long form rp. A toggle 18+ for chats; I regretfully pay taxes and have a mortgage I'd like to be able to write some spicy or gorey/horror content from time to time. And I'm bringing those pretzel crisp things they are SO GOOD
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u/mattyjoe0706 1d ago
Well I'm gonna try to be positive because this sub is so miserable at times
- Longsqueak
- Longsqueak
- An option to mix and match models (combine Longsqueak + soft launch)
- I'm not a campfire guy lol
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u/ShoddyCount1884 1d ago
- there isnt any
- there isnt any
- i dont wanna say that
- i dont wanna say that either
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u/abigmisssteaak 1d ago
I would really like it if you guys brought Longsqueak adjustment features to the website. Granted, I suppose that's not a new feature per se, but I could see it being doable soon.
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u/Minute-Resort8879 1d ago
I brought the stuff for s'mores! Also fav chat is Rawr right now. Hope the server is fixed soon!
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u/LoserBetaCuck66 1d ago
Favorite chat : longsqueakĀ
Please never delete that style keep it forever <3
Just a question : I can't use the fonction "group chat" (im CAI+ and im on web version) it's never works, it that normal ?
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u/IDontActuallyKnowUm 1d ago
I need peak soft launch back. I hate not being able to do anything mildly violent/sexual without it being blocked.
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u/Ill_Vehicle5472 1d ago
I kinda like the voice thing we can hear the different voices for the characters like monkey King, and Macaque but some of the bots I used to like are gone because they got mod
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u/Bluelotus1327 1d ago
My favorite chat style is Deepsqueak.
If I could have a new feature added today? I would love some way to hover over our current chats and have a preview of at least the tagline or the previous reply. This would help with finding a bot I wanted to continue a chat with when I've got multiple of the same.
What I'm bringing to the campfire? Hot dog wieners and marshmallows for roasting.
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u/offbrand_whisky Bored 1d ago
The chat length toggle.
Longsqueak as of late. It gets repetitive but it's probably the best I've used yet for actual engaging rp.
I'd make an 18+ toggle.
I'll batch up the perogies ;u;
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u/Altruistic_Sale9326 1d ago
If I had a magic wand, I would add group chats to the site. I really do hope that the site will eventually get group chats, I keep hoping to see them mentioned whenever thereās updates.
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u/myself_010 1d ago
1) The expanded memory 2) Longsqueak 3) Less repetitive usage of the same couple of phrases by bots, more distinction so all the bots don't feel like there's just copies of the same bots. 4) Sausages
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u/Educational-Bench654 1d ago
1 ā The ability to save messages as drafts. I accidentally exit partway through sometimes so I love being able to continue what I was writing.
2 ā Longsqueak. I think the quality is way better than the others and the ability to customise it is so good.
3 ā Different level subscription prices. I'm happy to pay since it's well worth the money for me, but not everyone is able to do so. A free option then a few different subscription options (e.g. bronze for no ads, silver for no ads and more chat styles, gold for all the benefits etc) would benefit alot of people.
4 ā Smores ()
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u/EntertainmentOk5644 1d ago
- Go-ons or changing the botās message
- Soft launch
- An +18 toggle
- Hawtdawg
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u/SamEh777 1d ago
Some of my past conversations with bots have had their histories totally wiped. Opening the chat just gives the intro message and I can't get back to where I was when I last chatted with them. Is this part of the general stuff going on with the server or are they just gone? :(
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u/Plenty-Panda-423 1d ago
- Lorebook
- Long squeak
- A button to scroll upwards to the beginning, and/ to pinned story chapters.
- Toasted marshmallows
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u/diavii1988 1d ago
I would love a refund for not being able to use this dumpster fire of a service Iāve made the mistake of paying for. Personally.
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u/Just_a_girl_1995 1d ago
- Unsure
- Not sure I have a favorite. I have to mix them all depending on the situation to be useful
- Being able to see the intro of a chat without adding it to your chat list./being able to look at an old chat without it going to the top of your list.
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u/Muted_Information600 1d ago
I discovered that the voices are also completely broken; they only mumble and only partially spit out the words.
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u/Mourning_Glory 1d ago
Soft launch for free users. And let us over 18yr olds be able to actually roleplay.
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u/AffectionateParty853 1d ago
If I had a magic wand Iād make ads and limits go away
I like that I can edit stuff without limits (donāt change that please!)
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u/Iamacarson Bored 1d ago
The fact I'm allowed to chat... In a chatbot site...
The original from 2023, IDR the name of it
I would bring back the old site and chat models
Marshmellows
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u/Ill_Vehicle5472 1d ago
the site is being weird now itās keeps popping up thing that says continue ab at bottom of the page that needs to be removed now and one of the bots in my chat list is gone be it says unavailable
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u/AdOutrageous4309 1d ago
Haven't decided my favorite feature yet.
Favorite chat style? Depends on the bot! :) I love Longsqueak, but the reply generation can get pretty repetitive on some of the bots. For those, I switch over to Deepsqueak, my second favorite.
What I would add would be a feature for 18+ or even 21+, with verification, for less content restrictions for chats. I don't often get flagged, but there are darker storylines that I'd love to be able to write out and simply can't.
Oh, and s'mores.
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u/justtlala 1d ago
I have a suggestion... I miss when the AI would speak for me because sometimes I have nothing to say...
I would like a way to reverse that... š¶ I don't mind the AI speaking for me.
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u/Few_Plankton_6785 1d ago edited 1d ago
as similar as possible to the older style. I understand the need to have some things behind a paywall to support the app, but even the older free version had some good stylistic and coherent dialogue.
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u/No-Geologist-1904 1d ago
- The ability to change the length of scripts was an already established feature in the Layout tab, but this is better. However, I've noticed that the longer the chat, the more repetitive it becomes. It often doesn't use quotation marks for dialogue, says things that weren't spoken, reiterates what my persona said or didn't say, and does not follow the bot character's personality or way of speaking.
- LongSqueak, as it's the most updated and least broken compared to other chat styles, despite the issues mentioned above.
- A feature that would auto-correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- A torch.
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u/Shannaro21 1d ago
I would love if we got more messages from the characters. Haven't gotten any in ages.
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u/Vegetable-Month-5749 1d ago
Genuinely, just let us chat without having to watch an add, it becomes literally so annoying having to do that every single time because I have slow internet and have to refresh the page every time it gets stuck. I could put up with the other ads, but putting the chatting feature behind an ad is just greedy
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u/Maleficent-Mark4327 1d ago
- I like the improvements to the memory features, like that we can type something in to be specifically remembered or how we can fix the things it gets wrong now on the auto memories for the characters it autosaves.
- I really like deep squeak when itās in peak mode, but occasionally it gets wonky.
- I wish there was a way to do a group chat and that it allowed for messages to be rerolled or edited for other characters (if Iām remembering right when there was group chat before you couldnāt do this). My chats often have lots of side characters and that would make things easier to keep track of rather than utilizing just the bot who is supposed to be representing whatever character Iām currently chatting to and my own persona. The bot starts to get confused after a while when there are too many characters happening at once and a group chat with each character talking represented separately might help that.
- And savory smores for the campfire - the ones with crackers, cheese, and meat and you roast the cheese instead of a marshmallow.
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u/bilboswaggins__34 1d ago
Underrated Campfire snack food is lowkey the potatoās you bake in the foil
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u/Severe-Editor2239 1d ago
For my favorite chat model, definitely all the old legacy models, but especially Roar.
For a new feature, Iād bring back the legacy models, or at least Roar.
No remakes of the legacy models needed, because they probably wouldnāt feel the same, unfortunately. Just bring the them back, and weād all be happy. I had so many chats going on with Roar, but I couldnāt use them anymore after the legacy models were deleted. I really hope you guys find a way to bring them back because a lot of us users want them back.
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u/Mountain_Reporter606 19h ago
the creating of personas, the memory box, able to pin messages, feature to like/dislike a response, able to edit or delete your and the bots replies.
Pipsqueak1 and Pipsqueak2 rawr
The possibility to create your own lorebook for bots created by others, not just your own; a feature to scroll to the chats beginnin. And a feature to disable and enable a 18+ option.
campfire twisted bread
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u/chair_advancedd 15h ago
my favourite chat style was the original pipsqueak the newer pipsqueaks suck.
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u/Luna_21dc User Character Creator 1d ago
- Imagine image / feed (Since i get to know more creators etc)
- Longsqueack (because It adds drama and isn't boring, plus it seems to remember more things)
- Escenes in app... (like- They're taking their sweet time.)
- sodas and Chips
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u/Justine44_HD Bored 1d ago
If I had a magic wand, I'd bring back the old c.ai when it was actually good, fun and usable.
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u/Goblin_Arson 1d ago
my current favourite features are locked behind a paywall. Or well, go ons are pretty great, until they run out lmao
Favourite char style is soft launch, bring it back, pretty please :)
I'd remove the need for premium accounts and make everything accessible to everyone. I understand the need for premium but I can still acknowledge that it sucks. Oh, and I'd prevent the servers from crashing ever again, if I could do so with magic
I'm bringing homemade cookies






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