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The only stretch goal they need to include is capes. They need to send us all a physical cape. We need to bring capes back. Because capes rock. I would wear that.

Hey hey! We unlocked fishing!

This post. Sorry, couldn't resist. There are some fascinating books mentioned in this post so far.

@Belligero This feels like a world you can actually live in.

I hope there is tons and tons of lore to discover, with mysteries, suspense, ancient beings, oh my!

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Yes! Well done on this milestone!! Fantastic news!

Welcome Znirf!

Great to have you here!

@Jetah

I see your point, but I'd have to disagree. Games do have a complete stage: Release.

Alphas and Betas are building the Foundation. With release you never really change core fundamental mechanics. You tweak and optimize and tinker with them, much like you maintain and repair a house.

If you change the foundational mechanics of your game, you have to re-release it as a new game, because what you initially penned down as your idea is not what you are selling anymore.

I'd say Final Fantasy 14 depicts this point adequately of scrapping their game, rebuilding it and re-releasing.

That said: I do think this is a topic for another section. It almost sounds like we are now talking about the game instead of the Foundation program. There are many views you can take on this, and I certainly see yours and appreciate it.

@Tuoni

I do agree. I see this Foundation as a House:

You first lay the foundation of the house. That would be the game's mechanics. You can't go back later and change the fundamental Foundation of the house without radically changing the nature of the house. That would mean, just like with a house, changing the foundation midway would basically mean demolishing the game and starting a new game.

However, there is a second aspect to the Foundation, just like a house: you can always go back and IMPROVE the Foundation.

So with this game what that means is that when the current community foundation is set, you can always launch campaigns that bolster the current community.

I'd suggest that DS do the following: At the launch of Beta 1, DS conclude the current Foundation. Start up a new one with some (not all) of the current rewards. Perhaps not all the cosmetics, but remove the chests, as we don't know what they will contain anyway. Create some new cosmetics and allow those of us with experience over level 200 to carry that experience over.

Titles and Chests aren't so important, but make at least one or two of the current cosmetics exclusive, but add the rest into the new line. Then, if someone who has already unlocked those rewards in the current Foundation unlocks them, grant them Dynamight Gold.

We don't know what we can purchase with it, and we don't know what the Gold's buying power will be, but this strikes a middle line.

New members can engage without losing too much. Older members have a few exclusives as well as some spare gold on launch.

My apologies for this not being well thought out. I'm currently at work so have a few things going on.

Personally, I don't want to see anyone miss out on these rewards, but it is also true that rewarding people for being somewhere for a long time, and having faith in a project from the start is both an appreciative gesture and makes those players feel special.

That said, The Foundation should end at some point, as the very nature of the name suggests that it should end at some point. What that point is, is hard to determine currently.

Perhaps DS can share a few of their ideas with us and poll us on it. It's been going for a while now, but I do agree with some that a reasonable point could be the start or end of either of the betas.

I would appreciate them continuing the Foundation, but I don't mind either way.

I'm currently level 282, not because I want to be high up and e-peen and all that, but partly because I'm scared I'll miss out IF they continue, and partly because I've been doing this every day since December 2017, and it's a ritual I'll severely miss if I stop.

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