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Enforce Labeling the "Performance Ranking" on Avatars (and Assets)

Feature Request

As a long-time VRChat user, the one thing that always put me off coming back tended to be the terrible performance from normal users who had no idea that the avatar they had bought was over a hundred thousand tris. The solution is to enforce rankings for users posting on the platform, and making it clear that having only a Poor/Very Poor avatar is downgraded in the results to incentivize creators to make avatars that can support Medium and above. That's not to say that Very Poor should be banned, and I think it'd be perfectly fine if a creator were to make separate versions of the avatar with different rankings, but most users do care about the performance even if they aren't aware of how the underlying system functions.

As large of a platform as you are, having requirements to enforce creators to make good avatars would change VRChat significantly for the better. A few average users may not understand why the change was made, and move away, but in the end you are dominant enough in the market to be able to make an impact on the scene.

Posted by felinusfish ·
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  • Kokos

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    Oct 23, 2025

    What about adding fields for entering the performance rank (or ranks, if there are multiple versions within one product) when creating a product — and making it mandatory? This data could then be used to provide filters similar to the price tag feature, such as “Sort by performance rank” or “Show only medium or better.” Another idea could be a spotlight section that only shows optimized avatars. Put an icon next to the name showing the performance rank (many already do this in the thumbnail). When optimization is done right, it’s almost visually undetectable. That’s why it’s even more important to highlight it in other ways — so people become more aware of it and start demanding it. Only when there’s demand, creators will start caring about it (apart from those who already do).

  • DeMuenu

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    Oct 23, 2025

    I think banning very poor avi's is a bit excessive, and would also negatively impact jinxxy's sales. But you could handle it similarly to the platform fee. Don't show avatars without a poor or better version on the main page. You would need some way of verifying/punishing, so people don't just lie. But I think it would be a good incentive.