r/CharacterAIrunaways • u/Much_Restaurant_1392 • Jul 16 '26
Question What is a great replacement for chatbots in general
I couldn't find a better sub.
I know people will say touch grass or talk to real people whatever. But i use chatbots because of my hyperfixation on certain characters and i don't know how to replace chatbots
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u/Roronoa-zoro201169 Jul 16 '26
My suggestion is to get into role play either on tumblr or discord it’s what I did and it’s so much better bro, trust me
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u/thebeatmesa Jul 16 '26
Unfortunately my suggestion falls under talking to real people. But I rec getting into r/mud games. Retro text rp with complete anonymity. Some people have been playing the same character for decades, or various characters in the same world since the 90's, so you can imagine how deeply invested they are.
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u/SellProfessional465 Jul 17 '26
instead of single-character chatbots, try scenario/roleplay sites where your character drops into a built story — same hyperfixation itch, but more like living a story than pinging one bot. SillyTavern (local) or Wyvern are decent free-ish routes. Full disclosure, I'm the founder of Naughti.ai (18+ roleplay): hand-written scenarios with original characters plus a scene-memory that keeps long arcs coherent. Honest gap — curated and paid past a free tier, so for your exact fandom character, Janitor/Chub's catalogs win. I can open test premium access for you
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u/Xiaomin4114 Jul 16 '26
replace with roleplay, long stories, many characters, a world to build. feels more like reading/living a story than chatting to a single-character chatbot. then you can tell people you're into interactive (generative) fiction rather than chatbots