15’ and 20-30 episodes
they don’t really matter to me. i can read stories with no choices. but if it has choices that matter I would like the choice to be quite important to the story.
I guess the emotionless one (not personality wise) emotionless meaning that they have no character they are generic. when their opinions/ personality changes drastically without it being explained.
i always pick the good guy when there’s a choice lol. i like “bad guys” too but only if they are written well!
Again, same as the MC question. I want them to actually have a personality.
the ones that are worthy of a spin-off or just a side storyline in the story.
the ones that have little-to-no backstory and are just in the story for the MC to have a BFF
it’s not a must but it’s nice to have the option.
fantasy/ horror/ thriller/ adult drama/ scifi
i would like to see more of psychological horror and business/ personal dramas (personal meaning they focus on a specific problem the MC has going on in their lives and it doesn’t always have to be something related to an LI)
it has none importance to me. i think it’s just wasted lines. i always skip it/ leave the character as their default. same with names.
drawn covers attract me most. but if i see a good edited one that is unique and interesting then i will click on it.
definitely!
i read more non-contest stories.
not a must have but if something needs explanation for whatever reason. either the author won’t update the story or when the next update is or even a hint for a minigame or the next chapters is helpful sometimes.
I don’t mind at all.
oof a lot. especially the bg characters. don’t want a club scene and a girl is wearing like pjs or something.
It’s not super important. you can still make a really good story using basic directing.
CC availablity through gems. I don’t like it. I am not going to CC anyways but I know people want to do so. so don’t takeaway the only free thing left on episode 
. just don’t put CC in the story.
support author. skip a minigame. increase points. maximise points. bonus scenes. early access.
music on episode can be glitchy. like most of the time. I don’t usually read stories with the volume on. when I do i like sounds. but i would love a playlist yeah.
spelling sometimes it’s not a very big deal but sorry I am not gonna promote that story either if the grammar mistakes are so bad that you can’t understand what they are saying. i will message the author to get a proofreader from the forums. grammar yes it’s important you want the sentence you are reading to make sense you don’t want it a Yoda style. punctuation again important! sure we have animations but when reading episode you are mostly focused on the speech bubble rather than the character so it’s nice to know how they are expressing that sentence.
the example you gave yes.
different angles of a background. or city skylines from above etc. i love cinematic directing on episode.
it depends on the timeline the story is following. if it’s a five episode story and the timeline in the story goes for example Episode 1 (Year 1) Episode 2 (3 months later)… Episode 5 (1 Year later) it’s okay. it’s acceptable. but Episode 1 (Year 1) Episode 2 (A week later) and there is a deep character development sorry that’s a no.
nope i like it. it won’t motivate to learn that language (if that’s the purpose ) but it certainly makes the story more immersive since they are more languages in the world other than English.
it doesn’t bother me tbh i will read a story for it’s plot and characters.
Amazing thread!