Different signals describe different things
Character cards can show levels, conversation activity and member reactions. These are not interchangeable measures: a conversation total describes use, while a reaction expresses an individual response. Neither establishes the quality of every possible conversation.
Compare the character premise and style first. A highly used RPG world may be a poor fit when you want a quiet one-to-one chat, and a less familiar Kyn may have exactly the setting you had in mind.
Read rankings in context
Positions depend on the selected collection and ordering. Public activity can change over time, so a saved number is not a permanent place on a live leaderboard. No current winner, reward or reset date is inferred from an older card.
Choose a concrete starting point
Browse the public selection by style, use tags to narrow the premise, or look at a creator whose projects you already enjoy. For a longer roleplay, consider how the background, world and cast work together rather than using a single level as the deciding factor.