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[@TheCopiumClinic]

Fun chat! Thanks for having me on!

[@mucool328]

@TheCopiumClinic : I will be honest with you Dr.Burns, I watched that video around Dopamine and I liked it. Only thing I would suggest would be to look into thumbnail, it is a good thumbnail but its does not feel clickable/click baitee, that thumbnail could be better. A gym guy with muscles for topics like dopamine and serotonin does not fit in my eye, thumbnail too bright or up beat for such grim topics. Saying that I watched the entire video :) You may have to start looking into the science of youtube thumbnails. Apparently, there are AI apps out there that will rate your thumbnail for your videos, based on trained youtube data.

[@glennmiller5772]

Cheaters in MMO’s are the biggest game killers. One of the main reasons i dont play shooters is because i feel like everyone is using aim bots/assists. Everyone wants their time and energy respected and for someone to pay money for gold to skip to the front if the line really pisses ppl off and discourages them from continuing.

[@WeBlueh]

nice i needed a fillup on my copium from the doc

[@Splincir]

On the topic of A2 length and what it means for the health of the game, I think you don't have to look much further than Baldur's Gate 3. I know it's not an MMO, but like Xillin was saying "the mystique would be gone". That game was in "early access" or alpha state for over 2 years before they released it into the wild. Not only did it not affect the game negatively, but they were also able to jam pack it full of content and course correct 1000s of issues they otherwise would've launched with. It was the most successful game launched last year (really in the last decade), and people are still talking about how good it was. Larian Studios have proven letting it cook while players have hands on the game can be extremely useful and successful. Intrepid if they can capitalize on this A2 opportunity can take and use us A2 testers to build this game into "THE" MMO of this generation. If they do this right, essentially, we "won't matter". A2 testers will have stories to tell and have a place in the history and making of a generational game, but when it releases the torrent of new players will wash us away in the storm of hype that will overtake the game. We will simply be a blip on the radar fading away as millions of players experience the game for the first time. For the game to be successful in a way that keeps Intrepid's doors open, all their employees employed, and keeps them in a cycle of active development, it has to be monumentally successful. I think they know that. I'm not sure us long time backers have all come to terms with it. They can't keep up their yearly costs with 15k active subs... they can't even do it with 100k subs. In order for them to keep their promises to their employees they need this game to be the next WoW in terms of its early hype and success.

[@The_Tankologist]

I would love to have a talk with you Xillin!

[@Azhrei776]

Wait. Xillin both calling out Batman and not killing villains and an OSU fan?!! How does my Tuesday start off so well?! O-S!

[@Xillin]

It's your lucky day!

[@sumasaum]

A shame board of banned accounts would be pretty good .

[@aaronlaurin8839]

possibly they add a one hour transaction time between the completion of it

[@GenXOG]

“Mature Voice of Reason” AKA Old man opinions 😅

[@Xillin]

How dare you!

[@GenXOG]

@@Xillin Ha, this is from one old man to another 😂

[@MoerTa]

"I have friends" 😂😂😅

[@Xillin]

Hush you!

[@xanderman55]

A2 will be a year then another 6-9 months of beta and then release. So at most it should release 2 years after A2.

[@Xillin]

Steven has said in the past Beta 1 and 2 will last less than 3 months combined. But I still agree with you, about 2 years from A2, we will get launch.

[@PhurPher]

@@Xillin 2 years from A2 and we might get LUNCH, then back to work for another 2 years.

[@wispre]

DocBurns touched on how long do you expect players to stay with Alpha 2............ psst... ask Star Citizen players 😆

[@Mayhem_uXa]

Good stuff 👍

[@sumasaum]

I know some immersion would be sacrificed, but simply making equipable gear non-tradable all but removes any incentives for gold farming/selling . And it would cost Intrepid nothing to maintain.

[@stickyrubb]

But that ruins the entire economy

[@sumasaum]

@stickyrubb Not really. There's other stuff to sell ... materials for example. Equipable gear and mounts are the main stuff people swipe for. I do agree, not being able to sell what you craft would suck to a degree, but you could still craft it for yourself.

[@stickyrubb]

@@sumasaum That really would not work for the economy that AoC is trying to create. Remember all that 'soulbound' gear in other MMO's? Yeah, that always sucked. You want to be able to trade gear with other players in an MMO that is heavily focused on player interaction and scarcity of resources. What's a weapon- or armorsmith going to do with all his non-tradable creations?

[@krakhungames]

I like how you said, "if Intrepid fails your done with MMOs". I think I was done with MMOs until I saw Ashes. As much as I love an MMO, I haven't played one since I quit SWTOR years ago. I just lost interest.