Regarding the site upsate

Cross posting this from the official mycast subreddit (r/mycastio) since it's got important info.

"Hey so I've been seeing alot of uncertainty about the recent MyCast website update, with many users reporting issues such as losing access to accounts and stories. I just wanted to assure everyone that many of these issues have since been fixed, and site admins are working very hard to solve these issues as there's millions of individual data pieces and codelines that are gradually being transferred over day by day. The mods here and the site devs are also in very close communication, so if you see any prevailing issues feel free to let us know about them in ⁠general or by direct message. I'm also sharing a direct invite to the MyCast Slackline, which would allow users to beta-test the site and provide real-time feedback to the devs as they work.

https://join.slack.com/t/mycastio/shared_invite/zt-3tmdpfjx0-Q7rgUbchAEC2spQrVwKDVQ

Thank you for taking for taking the time to read this, as our subreddit will be working very closely with the site and discord server in the near future, and we have some really exciting things planned that I can't wait for you guys to see. 🙌"

Adding my two cents as a beta tester: definitely agree to let the admins know. I tried to give as much feedback as I could, but I'm only one person and can't catch everything. If there's anything broken or any changes you have issue with - please let them know.

Hello there, DaFilmQueen speaking. I came to mention that certain features such as picking your favorite images, deleting cast/character suggestions, and even scrolling character bios have been removed, which is a shame since those were some of the best parts of the original format. Sure, features like the lore bible and events and soundtrack additions are cool and all, but not even 24 hours after I discovered those features and already I have a roadblock where I need a pay-plan to use them which is not something I can afford. I want to be able to freely use the features as I please, which is disappointing to see as non-achievable.

Will the chosen casting images and the option to change the image for said actor be returned to normal at some point? I need to know

I really hope that the option to choose whatever image you want for actors comes back :( its one of my fav features

Also going to repost this here. First, update from Robby White:

Hey myCast community,

We've seen some questions about the upcoming changes to myCast, so we wanted to address them directly: every feature you use today will remain free. Creating stories, adding roles, suggesting actors, voting — all of it. No paywalls, no catches.

We're rebuilding myCast from the ground up to make it faster, more reliable, and a lot more fun to use. The core experience you know isn't going anywhere — it's just getting better.

Down the road we'll be introducing some optional premium tools for power users who want to take their fan-casting to the next level, but the myCast you love will always be free.

We're a small team putting in a lot of hours because we genuinely love this platform and this community. More updates soon — thanks for sticking with us.

Next, some other info. So, as I'd mentioned in the forums earlier: admins are, indeed, hearing and working on things right now. They're transferring over all account data and backfilling anything lost in the transfers right now, but the process will take a few hours to complete. The new site update was a necessity as the old site was, to quote staff, "built on rails that were almost eight year old and becoming unstable and expensive to service", and things will be a lot better once the new site is up and running.

All in all, site revamp was bumpy but needed to happen because the old site was rotting out the bottom more or less, and if you had any question or concerns, please make sure to join the Slack and give your feedback/report any bugs! I keep getting people coming to me asking me about these things, but I'm only a beta tester and have no actual input on what the programming side of things looks like. All I can do is forward any concerns to the admins, which you all can also now do since the Slack is public! I cannot fix your problems, so please take these to the actual staff members.

Hi, so, questions and concerns here, I've noticed this issue here, whenever I click on most of my stories I'm met with a 404 page saying this page doesn't exist or has been moved. there's also a lock on my main account which is why I'm currently typing in a back up account that's also being met with stories showing the 404 page, would it be possible to find out what the deal with that is?