Have enjoyed, but now there AI
I have enjoyed this app and the stories within it for a long time now. However I have noticed that generative AI is being used and allowed by creators of stories and I think that is incredibly antithetical to the original ethos of this app. Which as for real artists + creatives to create enjoyable stories, stories and character from their brains and hands AND for these artists to get paid for their work/art. Not from a LLM that steals and plagiarizes from other artists and harms the earth.
I will not pay money to these people who make ANY part of their stories with Generative Ai. Using Ai means that this is not solely their work.
Even after submitting a support request, they confirmed that Ai usage IS ALLOWED “as long as it doesn’t go against guidelines”. I think that’s BS. When I first joined Dorian I remember their stance being that these are stories created by Real people, with real art and no Ai.
What happened to that stance?
I will not pay money to these people who make ANY part of their stories with Generative Ai. Using Ai means that this is not solely their work.
Even after submitting a support request, they confirmed that Ai usage IS ALLOWED “as long as it doesn’t go against guidelines”. I think that’s BS. When I first joined Dorian I remember their stance being that these are stories created by Real people, with real art and no Ai.
What happened to that stance?
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My honest opinion - read before getting app
I dont really use the app anymore, I really did like the stories, but there were a few things that bugged me, and made it so I stopped using it. I still wanted to write a review though.
I read shark bait, slashfic, etc, I liked the stories (sometimes it was.. weird) and art. However, its always set from a female perspective... I am a guy, I really wish they had a pronoun/gender option for ALL stories. Not just like three stories that maybe one person reads.
You cant really enjoy it free.. the stories are mostly flirting, and in a scene where its like "Do you kiss them?" Your options are "Yes - 10000 hearts" or "No I hate them I want to never see them again - free" which is a bit un enjoyable. Your options are: spend money and make out with whoever you want, or play free and say no to everything. Im broke, but Id love to support indie creators.
A concern of mine is that generative AI is being used for some of the stories, either to help write them or for the art, sometimes its obvious, and sometimes I wondered if what I was reading was human made. I am an artist, I am actively against AI and I dont want to read something generated by machine. Its possible that the devs arent aware, or they dont care. Please fix this, or monitor whats on your app more.
A smaller concern, but something that bothers me and probably others, as an autistic person, some things are mildly triggering, so have off buttons for features like haptics/vibrations, brighter colors, buttons covering the screen, idk, less overstimulating.
Overall, the stories were okay, some were good. They feel like they are only made for the female perspective, and it has to be oddly freaky with most stories. I understand that it cant be entirely free, but for the love of all active users, make it more enjoyable, and easier to get hearts and gems or whatever. Not everyone can participate in events or log in every single day. I hope the app gets better, my overall experience wasnt bad, just occasionally boring. That is all. (For now)
Thank you for reading :) <3
I read shark bait, slashfic, etc, I liked the stories (sometimes it was.. weird) and art. However, its always set from a female perspective... I am a guy, I really wish they had a pronoun/gender option for ALL stories. Not just like three stories that maybe one person reads.
You cant really enjoy it free.. the stories are mostly flirting, and in a scene where its like "Do you kiss them?" Your options are "Yes - 10000 hearts" or "No I hate them I want to never see them again - free" which is a bit un enjoyable. Your options are: spend money and make out with whoever you want, or play free and say no to everything. Im broke, but Id love to support indie creators.
A concern of mine is that generative AI is being used for some of the stories, either to help write them or for the art, sometimes its obvious, and sometimes I wondered if what I was reading was human made. I am an artist, I am actively against AI and I dont want to read something generated by machine. Its possible that the devs arent aware, or they dont care. Please fix this, or monitor whats on your app more.
A smaller concern, but something that bothers me and probably others, as an autistic person, some things are mildly triggering, so have off buttons for features like haptics/vibrations, brighter colors, buttons covering the screen, idk, less overstimulating.
Overall, the stories were okay, some were good. They feel like they are only made for the female perspective, and it has to be oddly freaky with most stories. I understand that it cant be entirely free, but for the love of all active users, make it more enjoyable, and easier to get hearts and gems or whatever. Not everyone can participate in events or log in every single day. I hope the app gets better, my overall experience wasnt bad, just occasionally boring. That is all. (For now)
Thank you for reading :) <3
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Pay to win.
I only got to episode 2 of a story before I lost interest. You have to pay for in game currency to pick any GOOD options in a story. The stories and art are creative, but they are incredibly boring to play when you’re forced to choose the worst option. Even if you were to buy the in game currency, it is stupidly expensive for a small amount. I would likely pay if it was a fair price, but I find it wasteful to pay 3 dollars for something that will only last me 3 episodes.
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Streaming
A feature I loved about this game was getting to stream and participate in quizzes through the streams but the options are gone. This has ruined my experience and I know that many other people are also upset with this. I miss gaining hearts by winning the quizzes that people set up. If Dorian does another update, I pray that they bring back streaming.
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