Curious to hear the opinions of Paid Subs & Enthusiasts who *contribute* to Spicy:

* Paid subscribers
* Those planning to subscribe
* Free users who *actively help* the platform (public bot authors, reviewers, guide writers, tech helpers for the community)

I’m not addressing this question to people who only consume content without contributing, to devil's avocados or to those whose position is simply *"be grateful the platform exists"*.  
*Thank you* for being a number in Spicy's statistics for the popularity of the service in terms of traffic, but I don't think the platform covers the cost of you with the profit from advertising. **We** pay for the tokens **you** use. So, respect the consumer opinion of a solvent audience and be self-aware.

>First question: **how satisfied are you with the quality of content you receive in RP as a ratio of money/effort spent on Spicy?**

Paid subscribers are more likely to notice structural issues in the service’s economic model, since paying is a form of long-term investment:

Long-term RP → Transition to more complex scenarios (from quick fuck to real/specific things) → Need for diverse and complex bot responses → Block at the level of discussing adult topics & more multi-layered/specific scenarios (filters, censorship, vague service rules).

I analyzed my chats in terms of incoming and outgoing tokens from LLM and came to the following conclusions:

1. My monthly needs via API connection on other platforms that aren't subject to censorship are 70-75% **cheaper** than my current subscription to Spicy.
2. Abusing tokens for rerolls in an attempt to get a satisfactory response from the bot on Spicy and regular chat repairs (deleting messages, editing, cloning) consume platform resources and don't pay for my time.

As a result, I feel the subscription doesn’t serve my interests. The system encourages overpaying for workarounds rather than delivering direct value.  
Arguments that my chats are breaking down because of a filter, "which I myself am to blame for triggering", are beside the point. This isn't serious at the following levels:

1. The problem of false alarms has existed for too long;
2. We aren't provided with tools to control the generation of responses by the bot, which itself triggers the filter;
3. Long-term RP of interesting quality *requires* the ability to use words that are semantically *related* to prohibited words but are not used in their *literal* meaning (LLM understands this, but the platform settings don't).

And I thought hard about *why the hell* I'm paying for the service of free and undemanding users and conformists, whose interests Spicy bends to...

>Second question: let's be realistic idealists and imagine that we have uncensored content at the platform level. >!Like transfer Spicy to other payments or create a mirror site/subsidiary legal entity for an unfiltered platform. !<**Are you willing to pay with cryptocurrency/alternative methods? And if so, what is your limit for these costs?**

I have set a limit for myself that I'm willing to overpay for tokens, paying the developers the 70-75% difference in cost as profit for the service (I don't exceed the limit of "paid" calls to LLM even at a rate of $25). And provided that the bots' wings aren't clipped, I'm willing to pay even more, but my psychological limit is $35-40 per month and $50 if everything works *perfectly*.  
I trust Spicy with alternative payment methods. I'm also prepared for the possibility that my funds may not be returned due to the complexity of alternative transactions - it's *my* responsibility if I send cryptocurrency or anything else.  
In other words, I’d rather pay more for a tool that truly serves my needs than continue subsidizing inefficiency.

>(On platform strategy) Third question: **Your thoughts about the future**

To me, Spicy’s current model looks like a high-churn system: attract new subs, let them experiment, and accept that many will leave after a month or two - others will come. And the cycle repeats itself. While this may generate traffic, I believe it risks:

* Reputational damage (appearing cynical or unstable)
* Competition from platforms with fewer restrictions & and platforms with the same safe content that are *thousands* of times more popular
* Alienation of long-term, invested users

An alternative strategy might focus on:

* Supporting creators (bot authors, world-builders, guide writers) who generate lasting value
* Building loyalty among users who engage in long-form, complex RP
* Positioning Spicy as a *specialized tool* for serious creators, not just a casual curiosity

Just as many of us have learned to design complex bots and work around restrictions, I’m confident the community could adapt to new payment methods (crypto wallets, etc.) if it meant gaining a tool that better fits its purpose. There are already people who voluntarily generate content and help for the community *free of charge*, contributing to its development. And if they give these people a real working tool, >!rather than a screwdriver with a safety handle on both ends!<, enthusiasts and initiators themselves will contribute to the growth of the platform. I think *quality > quantity* in this niche.

P.S. I have many ideas on how to create a community of enthusiasts, build a knowledge base for Spicy, run collective projects, and promote mutual assistance among users. Hell, yes, I'm even willing to not only work for free on this, but also pay extra for the opportunity to do cool things. But I see that the audience is shifting towards a more vague, average, and passive sector 🥀 So what do you think, is there anything we can do?

SILENCE, free birds and randoms. The Payers are thinking.