#UPCOMING: Kieran AMA

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thorn plover
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We got a AMA with Kieran coming up on the 21. November.

There is already some topics on the list that we want to discuss but I'll try my best to weave in some community Questions aswell.
Feel free to post your Questions below.

Make sure these haven't been answered yet in other AMA's / Townhalls.

You have at least 24 hours to submit your Questions.

plucky spindle
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Overveiw about what is planned and/or already work in progress regarding:

  • Packopening/Overworld runs
  • Fuel economy (Just 1 fuel to buy instead of the 3 we know) and how it interacts with Zero gameplay
  • Fixing prices of paid actions in Overworld. (For example 1 s3 run in Overworld cost 3.99$ paid in a variable x amount of crypton instead of 1 s3 run costs a fix amount of crypton)
  • Pegging Prices in general to USD

Statements were made, #1020759212172775464 threads created and here and there there is some posts over all discord, but in general there is a lot of uncertainty in the community about what is the path moving forward.

near mirage
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When will fuel crates and silv2 get fixed for fuel?

Its been 4 ama this question gets chosen but they dont have time to ask it Ethlizards_lizdead

thorn plover
plucky spindle
thorn plover
red marten
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Hello. I have a question. Do you plan to do something for winter/christmas events?

Some suggestions.
OverWorld:
How about adding some ultra-rare illuvials with santa hats that can be collected in OW or something similar that can be exchanged for some reaaly rare reward? like just this winter season special skins or something? Not sure how hard it is to do dev-wise but it would be very fun to try to find these.

-this will give us something to strife for in OW besides hoping to get good stat Illuvials

ARENA:
Christmas tournament in gauntlet is nobrainer and it should definitely be done (preferably in leviathan).

obvious benefit isincentive to play leviathan+acquire needed illuvials boosting market

ZERO:
Spend X ammount of fuel to get something rare - limited during christmas season.

-Benefit taking ALOT of fuel out of circulation stabilizing prices a little

plucky spindle
buoyant cove
thorn plover
thorn plover
kind temple
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Id like to know whats the progress on the Illuvidex marketplace upgrades with filters and score system with the illuvials

deep valve
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What path do we go to: free overworld for gameplay and pack opener for illuvials, or do we keep the current path?

twilit quartz
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I don't quite understand why there are AMAs, since the last AMA there were a lot of questions that worried the community. Out of 40 questions, only 10 were answered and a lot of empty talk, and the questions that worried the community were not even discussed.

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But sorry I have 2 questions:

  1. Boss promised touernament 15k 2 months ago
  2. Boss promised levi a tournament 2 weeks ago
  3. What other promise will we hear on AMA?
    I think it's time to become an adult and start doing what he promised
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This may all sound aggressive, but I'm just summing up what Kirian said or did

thorn plover
# twilit quartz This may all sound aggressive, but I'm just summing up what Kirian said or did

I think we need to keep in mind that Kieran is also a person with his own ideas and aspirations, but he still has to navigate the company structure at Illuvium Labs I think. When he says, "Let's do a 15k tournament," I would interpret this more as his personal preference or an idea he wants to get feedback on, rather than an official announcement from Illuvium. Trying not to speak for him here obviously but that's how I see it.

That being said, we will try to dedicate a segment to tournaments and get clarification on this.

twilit quartz
thorn plover
twilit quartz
# thorn plover Not sure about the official title but I think Co-Founder describes it better tha...

I have nothing to say here, it's just funny) You can always say that it wasn't in the announcements or you made the decisions yourself) it's just that if he's pleased that his words are already becoming a negative meme - that's his business. As a person who has no fewer people under his command, I would like to see a different picture as a co-founder of iluvium . Maybe he'll listen if you voice what I told earlier, thanks

rapid forge
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At what point in the future do you think Illuvium and the community will start seeing stable and sustainable revenue distribution?

somber dome
rough atlas
plucky spindle
near mirage
plucky spindle
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but if they overhaul eco and fix pricing for paid actions, this problem got solved aswell i guess.

runic obsidian
rare fulcrum
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For Beyond:

I can buy a pack of stickers for a Panini physical sticker album for $1.25 in the UK for 5 stickers, some of which are rare (like Beyond), all of which I own and can buy, sell and trade (like Illuvium).

Why are standard Disks priced to be 4x more expensive?

Where does the value premium come from in Kieran’s mind?

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Especially with a less well known IP/brand at this point

hard flower
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wen Nvidia partnership and GeForce Now reveal?

mystic parcel
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I will copy&paste my question that was not answered in last townhall but simplified:

For the OW multiplayer mode being built now, did the team have any feedback or support from DAO to ensure it goes in the expected direction? In case not, on what basis are decisions made?

tawdry palm
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Is there any preliminary strategy pertaining to the Unreal Engine 5.5 release? Could this help solve the existing OW performance issues? Context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcmUZpdChhA

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rare fulcrum
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Panini make a premier league sticker album and a premier league TCG, both at different price points.

Illuvium have built a sticker album and a TCG and priced it all as a TCG.

What was the point of building the sticker album? As it’s now not at the right price point.

thorn plover
fierce crown
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Can Kieran tell us more about the upcoming Overworld roguelike mode?

  • How much time per game?
  • What rewards can we get?
  • How will it look like?
  • Will there be PVP?
rough atlas
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  1. #Misc - Any update on adding an in-game illuvidex? Right now it's really hard for me to track what Illuvials I own in preparation for for gauntlet, and I would love a way in-game to view this. It would be cool to tie a badge or tracker into this, for say catching all tier 1 illuvials or something like that ... question asked by @astral crest at https://discord.com/channels/760344898200666112/1297569623109275758 it 5 upvotes but it was not asked
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  1. Misc

With the recent buzz around "Off The Grid" early access, we're bearing witness to a crypto game putting themselves "On The Grid" by attempting to grab market share in a saturated competitive eSports genre. From observing mainstream reaction, it seems as though they could be well on their way to acquiring and holding onto a decent piece of that pie, something you stated would be too hard to achieve as a crypto game in the current market environment.

Has their recent debut challenged or changed your opinions on this? How will that affect the course of development for Illuvium? ... asked by @midnight egret it had 11 upvotes, it was asked changing the meaning of the question, so Kieran answered something else

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  1. roadmap
    When can we expect an updated roadmap with expected timelines to be provided? More specifically, do you have a rough expectation as to when multiplayer and questing will be ready for overworld?

#economy
There are many concerns within the community regarding the runway, especially since a lot of new features are now planning to be implemented. Are there any concerns so far in terms of runway? How can you provide comfort to investors and holders that the ILV team will continue to develop in the long-term? ... asked by @subtle lance and @kind dragon it had 21 upvotes and was not asked

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  1. Roadmap

Kieran, could you clarify when the deflation mechanism for Illuvials will be launched?
And could you explain in more detail how exactly it will work? ... asked by @weak lantern it had 10 upvotes and was not asked

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  1. development
    will we be able to open d1sks inside the game in Sanctum Mesa with wave 3?
    #economy
    is there any update about how fuel is going to be used to buy d1sks?
    #roadmap
    can we get a more comprehensive list from all the roadmap features and what's the team's priority on each one and what's their current development state? ... asked by @buoyant cove it had 8 upvotes and was not asked
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  1. Development: I’ve brought this up at the last town hall, and here I go again: Where is the lore?

I also have a #Feedback question about the lore. Aren't you guys trying to create too much hype with a one-time lore release? The team might think the story is great, but what if it’s not? How can we be sure if only a small group reads it?

Wouldn’t it be better to release the lore in smaller chunks—like a chapter per week, two weeks, or even a month—to get feedback along the way?

If someone like Christian Linke, Alex Yee (Arcane, League of Legends), Neil Druckmann (The Last of Us), or Roland Emmerich (Stargate, Space Nation Online) has read it and given it their seal of approval, then I’ll just shut up and wait. But until then, let’s not assume the story is great based on the opinions of just a few people. ... asked by me it had 8 upvotes and was not asked

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  1. team
    what happened to the game economist recently hired? Are we trying to hire another one again? ... asked by @buoyant cove with 16 upvotes and not asked
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  1. Team
    Are salaries (team and council) going to be reviewed as part of cost management? ... asked by Doka and @raven gorge with 6 upvotes and not asked
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  1. Economy
    What are the October numbers (unique, and average DAU) of players, for each game and game mode. ... again by FIght4ETH with 10 upvotes
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  1. Economy
    With only 8 million usd in ETH liquidity left in the sushi pool, what is the plan to restore liquidity? ... again by FIght4ETH with 11 upvotes
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sorry, I got tired and only grabed the most easy to understand/most upvoted questions made by the community but not asked during the last AMA, what brings me back to my original comment on this thread: "Ask Kieran to answer the most upvoted questions from ⁠November Town Hall… because in the AMA they did about it, they manage to avoid most of the questions the community made."

raven gorge
dreamy spindle
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I guess ill be making the most repetitive question eversince and that has been always left unanswered, not even an estimated date things
like s3 (or whatever you wanna call it) be released.

WHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

round yew
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This probably isn't really a Kieran question but it is something I would really like to know.

IZ BPs for Drones- There are Mozart and Bach BPs, nothing for Hilde or Chopin.
Will the Bach BPs be able to be used on Hilde? Will Hilde be coming later?
I am only interested in outfitting my Hilde and I don't want to waste fuel on the drone BPs if none of the current BPs will work for her.

wild belfry
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Can we get an update on Illuvium Zero?

  1. How is the team progressing with the new team lead?
  2. What are the next features and how is the timeline progressing?
thorn plover
buoyant cove
tawdry palm
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@thorn plover appreciate you including the Unreal Engine 5.5 question. I was hoping the answer was "performance issues solved" but sounded like it will have no effect over the mid-term.

thorn plover
plucky spindle
round yew
willow isle
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Not sure if this thread will be used for the next AMA, but I must ask. In light of the recent announcement to turn OW into an MMO, and in the wake of how demand for Overworld flopped, what gives you confidence that this pivot will succeed in a reasonable timeline? Do any of the Core Contributors have technical backgrounds working on MMOs?