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I gotta ask, what is the domain name?

Yeah! We naturally sort on upcoming session, with all times being in your browsers local timezone, but we need to make that more apparent. We're thinking about better sort options, but also trying to balance the amount of space that search takes up!

Thank you so much! We're excited to build out a better player profile too! Really excited to make it a good resource for finding the right party members too!

Thank you so much! We're just getting started and there is so much more to come!

So glad to hear that!

Reading this makes me so happy!

Hi Dataminded! Yes! This is something we have all talked about as future optimizations for the best user experience. We'll be changing a lot of our buttons over to links first. We plan to change how our GM search functions to make it easier to see a number of GM's at a glance as well, and probably moving to paginate those pages. These additional ideas for the profile are fantastic, and I will be adding them to our optimization list for profiles! Thank you so much!

We are! Trying to figure out the best way for Virtual Play with them, with things like Virtual Tabletop Simulator and Vorpal Board.

Stoked to have you on the platform.

Great timing!

We let GM's set their own prices. So we expect a lot of prices to fluctuate as demand continues to drive them up, or lower as more GMs join the platform.

Oh yeah! The buy-in presented to GM's needs some TLC. Now that we have become "official official" we are gonna have our lawyers help with our ToS and working with some convention folks on a better Code of Conduct presentation.

Yeah, we originally thought about using calendly too, but ran into the same rigidness.

Also, I don't think I answered this previously, but we take a 10% cut of game bookings!

That price is in fact per player per session. I'm making a note make that clear!

I feel this so much! We're hoping to roll out a "Play Now" option down the road so you don't need to plan to be free. I think finding a way to find really flexible GMs would be helpful for solving this too.

Oh that is awesome feedback! Thanks Darkhorse13!

AMAZING! Very excited to have you joining an adventure!

I agree so much with this! Most people who move into the pro gm world have a ton of experience and resources, but the reviews are one of the best ways to have people vetted. We only show GM's who have 5+ reviews on our search, but any GM can list a game if it meets our review standards.

I like that take on it being a permanent convention set up. The drop in games are definitely filling that niche. A bunch of our games aren't in search because GMs use our tools for charging their customers and scheduling sessions, but for private groups. I'll be honest, we're working to make the ToS more clear as we've learned about other use cases. We mean to say, Minors need a parents consent (credit card to book). As we have grown, we're working to create a better and more apparent code of conduct.

You also found an interesting bug! If you haven't signed up for an account but click become a GM, it won't work since our database looks for an account to them upgrade with new permissions. Thanks for pointing that out!

Amazing! TTRPGs are the ultimate co-op game!

Me and my co-founder wanted something like this for a while and timing just seemed right to start building it! We do have the ability to search games being played currently of different systems and search GMs who run certain systems too. We notice a huge amount of our customers are folks who have seen Critical Role and want to get into the hobby. I think it will hopefully get a lot of other systems a chance for people to explore other systems too.

Thank you! Really excited to get more people playing. Demand kind of moved up due to a lot of folks never having the chance to play, and this helped them break into the hobby.

Oh yeah! I would check out systems like Monster of the Week

https://startplaying.games/join-game/intro-to-monster-of-the...

https://startplaying.games/join-game/thieves-in-the-night-16...

Or Cypher System https://startplaying.games/join-game/black-rain-ripples-[cyp...

Both are pretty fun systems!

Amazing! Yeah, our search has two options, one for groups and one for individuals, so you can find a game for either. So glad to see groups of friends getting back together and adventuring again.

Yeah, the feedback here makes me realize we need to make it much more apparent on timezones. Thank you!

Yes! Was the easiest and fastest way to get to market with such a small team, and large product list!

Thank you so much!

It's so funny, we see a lot of forever DMs using our service for this exact reason! OHHH, play by post could be so fun! Thanks for that suggestion. I'm sure we have some GM's who would enjoy that.

Thanks so much J0ncc! We're really excited about how things have been shaping up!

AirBnB owns that domain : / We did talk about this too!

Ah yes, we def want to change that to be dynamic for campaigns! We will need to def need to make timezones more apparent. Thanks for these suggestions!

We have been pretty surprised about how high our player retention is. It's different for every DM but on the site overall it's pretty high. I think part of it is due to how much people really do want to play, and that they have paid for the session. I really do like the incentives idea though. That is something I want to explore more of now. Like a loyalty program for playing in a campaign.