Profiles are finally being polled! If you don't know what that means, you're not alone and I've decided to cover everything I can find out for you all before you vote on the feature's fate! Profiles are being polled right now as a permanent feature in The Infobus Park public room (inside the infobus) until Wednesday the 27th of May at 12pm UTC. If you're struggling with your vote, keep reading to learn what Profiles are, how they impact gameplay, and why you might care about them! 

What are Profiles?

Profiles have been added as a mostly cosmetic/informational feature for displaying extra stuff about our Habbos, like the skills and games we've partaken in. To access Profiles, click the Habbo you'd like to know more about, and then click the little 'ID' icon displayed next to their avatar and above any badges worn. This will open the Profiles window and we'll explore the different tabs and options available! We'll be using the wonderful Rhyss to showcase Profiles as sadly mine has bugged due to being set to private (something to be aware of and I'm sure is being worked on!)

You'll be presented with the main Habbo Profile window first, displaying an overall impression of the Habbo you're being nosey about, with their skill levels, Habbo name, motto, current badge and any Faction they've joined immediately visible. The default background image for Profiles is this snazzy hotel entrance as shown, but we've also been allowed to preview more background options that are being trialed and not currently available to buy yet. To preview them yourself, click the little cog button above the skill banners to edit the background. Directly next to the cog button is a little medal button, clicking this one will allow you to toggle your currently displayed badge. 

There are two more tabs to explore, Skills and Minigames. If you're interested in knowing the exact amount of XP your friend has spent too many hours earning while fishing and gardening, and of course any other future skills like cooking on the horizon, you can do so by clicking the Skills tab and having a little peruse. You can also see how far they have progressed through a certain skill, and how much more time of their lives will likely be dedicated to finishing the skill. 

In the Minigames tab you'll find the player's stats in the various public room games, for example Battle Ball, Tic Tac Toe and Chess. While I haven't personally put much time into these games yet, Rhyss certainly has given it a shot! 

So... what?

You might be wondering what the purpose of Profiles is, or if you'll ever really use them. I'd like to think we will, even if there isn't a huge demand for it right now, as we pick up more skill types and have more information to display. Things like stickers, top favourite rooms and the ability to showcase all our badges have already been suggested and were well received by Macklebee, so hopefully we'll see further customisation options added to our Profiles in the future if we ultimately vote yes. 

This is the first time we can access our friends' stats in game without using third party sites - big shoutout to bobba.me for their wonderful retro inspired profile pages that include skill levels and the 'birth date' of our Habbos - and it might be a nice way to keep everything in game, especially for new players who don't necessarily know where else to look for this info. While bobba.me and Frankly have worked hard to create customisable spaces for everyone, I personally feel that nothing overly negative can come from having it as an option in game as well. 

Your Thoughts

As always, I'm interested to know how the players feel!! Let us know if you like the idea of Profiles! Do you see the potential with them, or do you think it will simply become a forgotten feature that we'll never use? As it stands, I would love to see more background options, more customisation, and things like stickers becoming available. It would be nice to have something else to spend my stamps on! 

Feel free to reveal your vote in the comments or share your opinions with us regardless of whether you're in favour or against the addition.

- sprig <3