I’ve been here for 3.5 years. I’m tired of watching this CEO ruin our home.
I've been on Character.ai for about three and a half years now.
I was there when everything was free. When the bots actually felt like real conversations, genuinely creative, surprisingly smart, and they actually kept track of who you were. For a long time this app genuinely meant something to me. That's not the case anymore.
Ever since the leadership change, it honestly feels like every update is designed to test how much we'll put up with before we walk away.
First came the slow mode restrictions. and then that whole Persona verification situation that made half the community nervous, THEN ads started showing up everywhere. And now, May 8th.
May 8th is when they pulled the plug on the Roar and Soft Launch models. The ones people actually liked. The ones that felt genuine and responsive. Now we're stuck with PipSqueak 2, and it's a noticeable step backwards. Repetitive responses, shallow conversations, zero personality. Calling it interactive entertainment is generous.
The Play Store rating sitting at 1.3 stars isn't a coincidence. People are leaving because the product keeps getting worse, not better.
Here's what we can actually do
Leave an honest review. Head to the Play Store and leave a 1-star review if you haven't. Be specific and maybe, mention May 8th and the model changes. specifics matters more than venting.
Just Cut the engagement. Use the website with an ad blocker or take a break entirely. lower the daily user numbers get noticed by the people holding the purse strings.
AND also, boost the helpful reviews. Find detailed 1-star reviews mentioning the memory issues and model removals. Hit Helpful on them so new users see the full picture first.
We didn't build this community for nothing. They need us more than they seem to realize.
#SaveCAI #BringBackRoar #FixTheModel