It would quite nifty if either the writer profile or character profile are tags that indicate at the front of character’s page key information I need to know about them.
I sort of brought this up before, but I have a new spin on it.
Perhaps in the edit character section, you could have the option to display these tags so that they show up next to your character in the ‘browse characters’ section or in the LFRP before you even click on the profile (displayed on the right for browse characters, and displayed at either the top or bottom of an LFRP)
These would include:
Genre/Setting
What type of rps this character is desired for. Sometimes, when clicking on a profile, I’m surprised by the initial profile pic and header that they don’t meet the genre I’m looking for.
Reply length
This one is a big one for me, because without a clear indication, I often have to gamble on the basis of their profile what sort of roleplay length they do. Anything below multi-para will typically not garner my interests, and I’ve had a few times where there have been rich intros, but the writer only does single paragraph responses.
Response time
This one is a big one for me, and has been one that has followed me nearly my whole RP hobby time. I reply slowly. I typically take between a week to 3 weeks to respond to any given RP. So it irks me to no end when people message me asking if I’m still getting to their roleplay. Even though I do explain so on my writer profile, it still happens A LOT. So it would be good if I could denote a response rate. Be it several replies a day, to maybe one response a day, a response every few days, to a response every few weeks. Sometimes, people even upwards of a month or two to get back to me.
I sort of brought this up before, but I have a new spin on it.
Perhaps in the edit character section, you could have the option to display these tags so that they show up next to your character in the ‘browse characters’ section or in the LFRP before you even click on the profile (displayed on the right for browse characters, and displayed at either the top or bottom of an LFRP)
These would include:
Genre/Setting
What type of rps this character is desired for. Sometimes, when clicking on a profile, I’m surprised by the initial profile pic and header that they don’t meet the genre I’m looking for.
Reply length
This one is a big one for me, because without a clear indication, I often have to gamble on the basis of their profile what sort of roleplay length they do. Anything below multi-para will typically not garner my interests, and I’ve had a few times where there have been rich intros, but the writer only does single paragraph responses.
Response time
This one is a big one for me, and has been one that has followed me nearly my whole RP hobby time. I reply slowly. I typically take between a week to 3 weeks to respond to any given RP. So it irks me to no end when people message me asking if I’m still getting to their roleplay. Even though I do explain so on my writer profile, it still happens A LOT. So it would be good if I could denote a response rate. Be it several replies a day, to maybe one response a day, a response every few days, to a response every few weeks. Sometimes, people even upwards of a month or two to get back to me.
I truly love this idea. I have a character that was created for a specific genre, but she rarely is used for that genre. I find I get more RP for that character in other areas.
I think by having the tags or quick indications, someone could assess more carefully on whether or not to start an RP with someone, even if the character at first glance does not appear to work for what they want.
For example
The character was created for pirate RP. However, the same character fits in contemporary romance, mystery and foodie RP too due to whatever character traits they have.
Another character is mostly wanting to do mystery RP, sees the character and with the tags stays on the page to read more despite the pirate themes on the first page.
I think by having the tags or quick indications, someone could assess more carefully on whether or not to start an RP with someone, even if the character at first glance does not appear to work for what they want.
For example
The character was created for pirate RP. However, the same character fits in contemporary romance, mystery and foodie RP too due to whatever character traits they have.
Another character is mostly wanting to do mystery RP, sees the character and with the tags stays on the page to read more despite the pirate themes on the first page.