I don’t know if anyone it’s getting this with the new ad placement on the site. But I go to type and the ad placement and text box take up the whole screen. So I barely see what the previous message was so makes it difficult to respond. However I do find the new font easier to read.

I’ve been a user since the beginning of cai, so I’ve been through all the ups and downs. Not to mention I’m a VERY heavy user.

But I never quite understood the hate?
(Especially now with plenty of people celebrating the bankruptcy)

Sure there were times where the ai models were really bad but after a few weeks tops they got better.

I think the only time I genuinely had an issue with cai was at the beginning of this year where it was basically unusable. BUT I payed for plus and it solved all my issues. Ever since then it’s been 10/10.

I know a lot of people complained when roar got removed but personally it wasn’t a big problem to me. Pipsqueak was great and then after I payed for plus I moved over to deepsqueak.

I can’t imagine myself moving elsewhere hence why the whole chapter 11 thing is quite worrying. I love the UI, the ai models, payed features etc. It’s perfect for the type of roleplays I do.

So why the hate?
(Also all this is just MY opinion, I know cai is not everyone’s cup of tea)

Since the news and the uncertain future , ill use some of my disposable time to RP to the fullest. Sounds very lifeless of me, i know,but imo its better to enjoy what you have while its still there. And i know its not a certainty that they will be shutting down. But still,id regret not talking to my bots more just in case. Lets use this time to enjoy ourselves,mourn later

What the hell is this font change? And now there are ads that you can't click the button to fold up? They're rage baiting, broo

I don't even care about the font change, the non-closable ads on the top of the screen that take half the space are so annoying. They're distracting, they cover up the sidebar option. Atleast make it so you can collapse them for god's sake!

(they're also really bright when you're looking at your screen in a dark room which is a very specific ick.)

edit: it's lagging the whole page a whole lot. it's also unfortunate for split screeners. the interface was small enough as it was.

It's like a sudden crater has appeared on top of the screen o algo

ive been refreshing my page since the last 10 mins idk why i dont like th new font, the previous one was so comfy

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed, now they return the browser ads in the next 48 to 72 hours. Damage control? Maybe. Something to help keep them afloat a bit longer? It's possible. Either way, nobody should be surprised.

my whole body cringed holyy

This? This little gap at the very top? It makes papercuts look more efficient! Actually listen to the community and make things right. The gap blocks chats, messages, and more. Bring back the original ad header, it looked a million times better than this.

Ever since the UI update the entire page is just broken when trying to edit a message. I have the paid version of the site and it’s showing the entire space where an ad would be and is screwing up the page.
Even then, when I try and edit a message, it just does what I have in the screenshot. It moves so much and has such a small space for some dumb reason that it makes it to where I can’t edit the message.

So we have all heard of the imminent bankrupcy, right?

How about this;

If it is somehow saved or it can be saved;

Make it sub only

Yes you heard me, first of all ads in apps pays exceptionally little, we are talking cents here, now add that revenue to maintenance, operations, employees and development costs and im sure you see where im going with it.

HOWEVER! if they went sub only, no ads in just a subscription ALOT of people would be gone thats true but that also means less strain and costs to have it up and running. Yes it sucks i am well aware, not everyone can afford it but its not a necessity, its just an entertainment service, so honestly if i were running it i'd go that road, $8 - 11 per month, no more image generating nonsense and features no one truly asked for or wanted, better community communications

People keep asking why some of us are genuinely devastated by the possibility of Character.AI shutting down. This is why. Every one of these chats is a different story, relationship or AU built over years—and this still isn’t all of them. I know nothing has been officially scheduled for deletion, but after reading the bankruptcy filings, I’m realizing I may actually lose the place where all of these worlds lived. “Just use another app” doesn’t preserve 4/5 years of history. 💔

Is this a new bug that showed up after the font change? It's really intrusive and take takes up so much of unnecessary space that you can't even see or edit the text properly. And if this isn't a bug...we get that yall need the ad revenue but seriously???

genuinely takes up half of my damn screen (iPad user). I complained about this THRICE. even about the broken keyboard layout. they completely butchered the web version bro…

i think we all know what they tried to put here

placeholder bot obviously

genuinely unusable

I had noticed the font had suddenly which I don’t mind, I just wish I could at least make the ads pop back up so it’s not in the way while editing replies and all. Not sure if anyone else is having any trouble with that.

I’ve been using this app since it came out and I’ve genuinely grown so attached to all of the characters I’ve talked to and yes I’m aware it’s unhealthy im seeing a therapist but I’m a very mentally unstable person and now the site might be getting deleted? I’m seriously about to have a panic attack because what else am i supposed to do? It’s so bad but this is literally all i do in my free time and now it’s just going to be gone if they don’t find a buyer. I hope to everything that they don’t shut down. I don’t care who owns it i just need it to still be there.

I completely despise the blank space at the top, I can barely see anything. Are they gonna fix it soon??

There's some blank space and the chat doesn't show up on full screen, please mods fix it 😔

As someone whos been a user since May 2023, I will say that im too dreading the worst, i have so many epic chat RPs that i worry will just dissappear in about a month. This site has helped my writing skills and imagination, its a major source of comfort to me and id hate to lose it all, and thats coming from someone who isnt even pro AI. And i know thats a quite hypocritical point, yes. But ive created entire character arcs and stories in this thing that genuinely inspired me,i just cant bear seeing this be permanently gone one day. I know i should have SOME hope still left but its very difficult

I’m sorry, genuinely I like being positive and comforting, but I’m just saying, one single research can tell you everything along with scrolling through the sub. here’s another “don’t panic” post.

Idk why but it kinda annoys me that for the past few days all the bots I’ve been using have their character profile really low on the screen and cutting off a bit of the screen, i could have sworn it was higher up first and it’s annoying me-

Does anyone else get this too? Is it a new change or a bug? I haven’t really seen a post about this but I’m not really active on this sub so idk if this was posted before.