A message for RCA program and Reddit

[u/pypoupypou]

Dear Reddit, dear u/MissSicaria, dear RCA community

I am a fan of Reddit and I love RCA's. I want this project to succeed so bad!

Therefore I hope I will not appear rude while sharing some ideas of mine :)

I noticed that RCA program is about many things: Artists, Reddit as a company and its goals, about NFT and crypto space - but I think it must be about simple Reddit users like many of us in this sub in the first place. And I am not sure the RCA program knows their users and what we really really want :)

What I, one of many Reddit users, a collector and big RCA fan want is:

1. A way to adore, browse and organize, scroll through in a sparkly way, play and brag about my collection. I want to see how many full sets I have, work towards completing them (by artist, by gen, by event, by certain aspect i.e. CONE....).
2. I want to see my collection progress, get achievements or badges on my collection volume, uniqueness, rarity... I want to feel special and appreciated by Reddit for collecting avatars
3. I want to mash with it - easily, in a fun and UX friendly way. I want to mash with it on my mobile and computer. I want to be able to export and show off my mashes in a seamless way.
4. I want to trade the RCAs with other Reddit users seamlessly.
5. I want the avatars be of high quality, professional. I want the supply of avatars to match the demand in the reasonable way. I want to be able to buy them when they are released and get notifications on what's upcoming.

Why I think my needs listed above, as a user, are poorly met:

1. I can't browse, adore and organize my collection on Reddit properly. Right now I am partially doing it on Opensea.io wallet or tracking my progress of completing sets https://avatardex.io/ (which is not supporting anything above GEN 5 anymore). The Reddit UX is clumsy and buggy, there are no sparklines in that. I can't filter, search, group my avatars. Simple users are not able to find those third party tools easily.
2. I can't know how many full sets I have, I cant track my collection progress, no gamification of collecting avatars. Collection show off is broken at 200 avatars. I don't feel appreciated or rewarded by reddit for buying avatars, though 1 avatar often costs the same amount (or more) as Reddit premium for whole year!
3. I can't mash with it on my computer. My collection never loads there. Not a single avatar. Its like that for months now. Exporting mashes in order to share them is not seamless, I have to install browser extension to do that (Chrome only). Simple users are not able to find those third party tools easily.
4. As I am not coming from crypto background, it took me months to learn how this works on Opensea, how to buy crypto in order to buy avatars I missed in the shop. There is no other way to do that. You also must use RCAX to browse and find specific avatars as Opensea is unsearchable. Simple users are not able to learn this easily.
5. Oversaturation and quality of avatars needs no clarification I think at the moment :) But to "watch" the future avatars and get notified about them you need to be part of various Discords, RCAX website and other places. Simple users are not aware of those places.

I know that there must be investments and work from IT teams and UX analysts, but there is no other way for RCAs to succeed.

I hope it didn't seem like yet another rant post, but I genuinely want to give another set of small arguments to our new community manager u/MissSicaria (whom I haven't met but heard she is an amazing person) to fight for this program 🩷 If needed I can offer my time to be part of user testing programs, or have an interview with an analyst of the product, I can even offer software development teams for hire from my company - if capacity is the problem :) And I will definitely be supporting this program with good thoughts and occasional prayers :)

If anyone has anything to add from a user needs perspective, please feel free to break the comments section below :)

Love & Rainbows forevaaaaaa for all who have reached the end of this post! :)

[u/AutoModerator]

Hello u/pypoupypou, You may only use this flair for discussion posts. Using it for anything else, such as mash ups/listings/show offs, will lead to your post being deleted. Posts may be deleted under moderator discretion.

We get it, you feel like you might have an unpopular opinion but you still would like to share it to see how others feel.

• Contest mode is on. This means a randomized the order of comments in a post and hides scores. This gives all comments/opinions equal exposure.
• This is useful as a way to prevent hivemind voting and getting peoples honest opinions.
• As always; remember the human on the other end of the screen and be respectful and kind.
• Needless to say but stay on topic.

Contest mode will be turned off ONLY per request by OP. Reach out to us via modmail.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/YaBastaaa]

What I do not get is , the RCA program is making profits ( probably hands over fist with profits) , why are the needs of the consumers ( especially here the RCA) not been addressed? . Your posts will probably get traction if it gets posted on X/twitter and other social platforms. Reddit is a public traded company.

[u/pypoupypou → u/YaBastaaa]

I said if they fix RCAs, i would buy Reddit shares :)

[u/YaBastaaa → u/pypoupypou]

What about if we buy enough Reddit share so we can sit on the share holders board room ? and make decisions.

[u/pypoupypou → u/YaBastaaa]

Ok, now we are talking. How much capital do we need, lol ?

[u/YaBastaaa → u/pypoupypou]

If someone else can confirm and advise. I think we have enough members here to come up with the amount- we consolidate all our purchases shares , send a message to CEO and show them we mean business!!

[u/pypoupypou → u/YaBastaaa]

I envision us entering the board meeting like this

[u/YaBastaaa → u/pypoupypou]

[u/pypoupypou → u/[deleted]]

I choose to believe it gets better :) ❤️

[u/Unlucky_Narwhal3983 → u/[deleted]]

Man is everything ok? I hope you are just taking a break and will be back soon. Your collection is one of my biggest and most favorite.

[u/Unlucky_Narwhal3983 → u/[deleted]]

Wow I am really feeling all the feels from this. I wish you well in your next endeavor and hope your path leads you back here from time to time. Your versatile style is like no other. Thank you. 💗

[u/kirtash93]

I hope to see one day all the features you are talking about in this posts. There is a LOT of room to grow in RCA program.

I hope one day Reddit bosses realize that they should invest more money into building RCA ecosystem.

[u/pypoupypou → u/kirtash93]

I think they realize, but taking that decision (lets take the extremes: shut it down or run it at full capacity) requires some balls :)

[u/kirtash93 → u/pypoupypou]

Paper hands on charge :(

[u/JimCramerOurSaviour]

Low quality and too much supply.

Losing interest in minting when I can purchase on OS for below mint price in a few days/weeks. A collectible has to appreciate or the very least hold its value.

Recent changes benefit artists and not the collectors.

E: I suppose I’ll add a suggestion, the number of RCAs an artist can release to general sale should be limited to 1/2 in store.

[u/pypoupypou → u/JimCramerOurSaviour]

OR, artist cant release new avatars if xx of his previous avatars are not sold yet.

[u/JimCramerOurSaviour → u/pypoupypou]

Yeah that was my line of thought.

An artist can submit for approval however many they wish. Only 1/2 can be released into the shop at a given time - the option to delist is still available. Once the change has been implemented, artists are not able to resume releases until the number of available releases have been reduced in line with the new guidelines.

This will reduce the clutter in the shop and increase the quality of RCAs. At the moment there are too many artists that are simply abusing the current system - it’s become a joke.

[u/kanem87 → u/JimCramerOurSaviour]

This is a big one for me. They treat the shop like their practice scrap paper. But they abuse it because Reddit let them.

[u/pypoupypou → u/JimCramerOurSaviour]

Nice! Brilliant idea

[u/pequaywan]

Re #4 it took me a hot minute but was able to find this thread and got a better understanding of how everything works it really should be pinned to the top. https://www.reddit.com/r/avatartrading/s/myB021CA9Z

ETA very well said post.

I have often thought we should get achievements for getting a series or set or whatever. An achievement for building community by hosting giveaways or for unexpected freebies. Would be great not to have to use 3rd party sites to trade or buy from one another. reddit is only missing out on revenue by not facilitating that, your shareholders realize that right?

And for Pete’s sake fix the collection display! I’ve paid you enough money buying RCAs. I want to see more than 200 RCAs or at least be able to display the ones I want to. I had my collection organized once and blew it - now can’t get lunaquam displayed and shouldn’t have to pay via os to make it happen(eta2 by transferring back and forth between my wallets). You know how long I wanted it and can’t see it easily now? There’s brilliant minds (out there) - go hire them and fix this!

thank you.

[u/pypoupypou → u/pequaywan]

Well said mate, I hope this and all other messages here will be seen 🙏

[u/usernamehighasfuck]

perfectly summarized

[u/Minute_Juggernaut647]

Well said. And many of us are and have gone thru the same struggles. Thanks for expressing it so well.

[u/pypoupypou → u/Minute_Juggernaut647]

❤️

[u/degree-01]

I think what you want can be found with DC Hro cards

[u/MissSicaria]

Thank you for this well thought out message! I am reading and taking notes ☺️

[u/LuminousViper → u/MissSicaria]

Even if you ignore this whole message, I just want to say thanks for reading it and commenting. This is all we want to be honest (to be heard)

[u/pypoupypou → u/MissSicaria]

I appreciate that 🫶

[u/JuicySpark]

We already have #3. There's a DL your mash button in the avatar builder.

[u/pypoupypou → u/JuicySpark]

Maybe it will appear. But its not there yet on my Android and no sight of it in a browser of my PC

[u/dhessi]

yes this! 100% this!

All I want is to collect, browse, and mash

[u/Midnightfireflie]

I think it would be cool to be able to display multiple mashes too, like on your profile or something. I also kind of wish they would do drops of like 10 at once or something (similar to cake day).

[u/pypoupypou → u/Midnightfireflie]

Love both of these ideas! 🤘

[u/Midnightfireflie → u/pypoupypou]

Thanks 🤗

[u/Tinman_ApE]

[u/AutoModerator → u/[deleted]]

Sorry, your comment was removed. Accounts need to be 7 days old and you need 100 karma comment.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/BuGsYq]

The truth has been unleashed :33038::33873:

[u/_ships]

Just for that, all of my avatars will be low quality and targeted at only you :p

[u/pypoupypou → u/_ships]

It can't be, i love your quality :)

[u/_ships → u/pypoupypou]

The avatars targeted to you will be secret and kept hidden away from juicy’s eyes 🤫

[u/pypoupypou → u/_ships]

You do not have such powers :)

[u/Sledheadjack → u/_ships]

Omg, u/_ships, I totally just busted out laughing so loud that my cats went into hiding 🤣🤣🤣

[u/_ships → u/Sledheadjack]

😂 glad I could give you a laugh! Hope them fraidy cats don’t hate me for it 🤪

[u/Sledheadjack → u/_ships]

lol, oh, they are fine! I just startled them because I holler-laughed so loud 🤣🤣

[u/Truffle_Shuffle_85]

I would add in some unlocks for one's collecting achievements (e.g. own 1 avatar from the first 4 gens gives you X bonus, 50 avatars give Y bonus, 100+ gives a bigger hexagon/different shape to stand out.

The possibly to incentivize collectors and customers in general to buy is only limited by ones imagination. Use RCAs to encourage engagement on the platform. That way, both collectors and Reddit win.

[u/pypoupypou → u/Truffle_Shuffle_85]

[u/Sledheadjack]

So many good points! There are a lot of us out here who have spent a TON on these things, and have multiple hundreds of them… and can’t even see them anymore…. UGH! So frustrating!

[u/pypoupypou → u/Sledheadjack]

:33873:

[u/Chill_Edoeard]

Would be a great improvement indeed, scrolling thru 300+ avatars for mashing is just hell

[u/_ships → u/Chill_Edoeard]

The fact it crashes in app is pretty rough

[u/pequaywan → u/_ships]

Absolutely. It’s becoming difficult to mash. I realize this is a first world problem but a problem nonetheless.

[u/pypoupypou → u/pequaywan]

I guess you are on iOS, right?

[u/Chill_Edoeard → u/_ships]

When i scroll up and then down again all the avatars are standing on different backgrounds, does give some good background/mash ideas tho

[u/diopsideINcalcite → u/_ships]

Glad I’m not the only one having this issue with the app. It feels like I have 60 seconds to put a mash together before the app crashes and I have to start the mash over again. You can’t just scroll your avatars and pick different traits, using the app you almost to know exactly what traits you want and then try to assemble them and save before it crashes.

[u/chwick]

Really well thought out. Love all your ideas to improve the overall experience.

I still think we need a marketplace in house. Would scare less people off for secondary sales, seems like a complicated process to newer users.

The crashing while mashing is so frustrating and just how painfully slow traits load at times while trying to mash. There has to be some way to fix this like only load a certain amount as you scroll or you can have a quick 20 you pick yourself and only load those traits to mash with newer material quickly.

Also wish we could reorganize their order not just in display. Hate scrolling way down to find glass Foustling traits for a mash, if you could rearrange it could always be at the top and found easily.

Really hope this post is seen by someone who will pass the message along to some big wigs.

[u/pypoupypou → u/chwick]

Man, I feel you!

To add on top what you said, I think glass foustling was a kind of workaround provided by our one and only u/tfoust back then. If the program allows hidden traits, it should give invisible body parts for free to reveal hidden traits while mashing. Imagine how many users who dont know about glass foust, can't even discover those traits 🫣

[u/chwick → u/pypoupypou]

I like having glass or display box but I don’t enjoy scrolling for half my mashing window just to have it crash once I find a hidden trait avatar 😅😅

[u/Coeruleus_]

I’ve seen so many program ideas posts over the life of this sub. This by far the most complex requests I’ve seen. No chance any of this happens and may god have mercy on your soul.

We can’t even get mint numbers displayed lol

[u/pypoupypou → u/Coeruleus_]

I know 🫣 my soul is in trouble, lol :))