#💬│palia-discussions

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wicked bough
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Awesomee! All of my friends are excited about the game too, which is kind of unusual. We all usually have our own taste in games but for the first time we all are super excited about one together!

@peak escarp Oh my gosh, definitely try it! And please get some sleep don't stay up on our account LOL Dream of lots of great tea in Palia hahah

patent adder
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Oh hey Era. ^^

safe fern
patent adder
quick ruin
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...is there a monster called a goosigator?

still delta
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anyone know when wave 2 of alpha access is

safe fern
warped oriole
quick ruin
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Goosigator. If it doesn't exist it should now.

serene oyster
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Hello everyone 😁 someone probably asked it already but I'm really confused so here it goes, what's the difference between Chuu and Chapaa? 😂

warped oriole
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Chapaa is the actual name, Chuu is the community-given name before players knew what they were.

fiery gale
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Chuuburger

serene oyster
bright forge
fiery gale
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Chuu stew

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Chuu tacos

serene oyster
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You're making me hungry and feel bad because of Chuu 😂

wicked bough
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No eating Chuus please. Jinaholdup

fiery gale
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Eat chuuburger

serene oyster
wicked bough
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😂 @serene oyster

wicked bough
# still delta anyone know when wave 2 of alpha access is

The devs said in the coming weeks iirc that there should be another wave but we will see. It honestly really depends on if they feel comfortable moving forward with more people. But last we all knew it could be anywhere from 2+ weeks away.

hidden spindle
patent adder
inner pecan
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I need a new homeworld ❤️

patent adder
inner pecan
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I survive on alternate realities -- gotta get my fix. #waitingforPalia

wispy meadow
patent adder
wispy meadow
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I don't know lol

warped oriole
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I am sure only her love for Palia is infectious..

patent adder
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Oh okay. We can be friends then☺️

inner pecan
raw quail
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good morning everybody 😄

wispy meadow
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Lol. So do we all, mostly

celest maple
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Good morning, hope your morning's great Jayke.

warped oriole
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Morning, Jayke!

hidden spindle
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I love the fact that one of the characters looks like he has a pet. I'm an animal lover and would love to just fill my house with different pets!

craggy niche
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good morning in the morning people who live in the morning now

wispy meadow
raw quail
hidden spindle
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In Valheim I like to just sit at the end of my dock fishing with two wolves by my side

celest maple
inner pecan
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Y'know, I don't fish irl.. I'm not at all interested in fish unless they've been prepared by a chef, and then not often... but put me in a game, any game, and I'm like "ok, where's the fishing gear.." I like game pets in general, too. both companiony ones and vanity accessory types

safe fern
raw quail
formal ivy
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😂 Fishing, i like Fishing in SoT, even though it takes some time, its still fun

tidal bloom
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I wonder if we'll have a milking minigame

inner pecan
raw quail
formal ivy
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Its fun even with random people

pine skiff
raw quail
warped oriole
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SoT?

formal ivy
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😂 Best is when you are doing fortress and 4 other ships join u in alliance

warped oriole
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Oh, Sea of Thieves, right?

raw quail
formal ivy
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Yup

raw quail
formal ivy
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In SoT is Fishing similar, but moře active. When the fish shoes up, it reels out, And you have to put your Fishing rod the opposite way than the fish is going to make it tired, so you could reel it Back to u

wispy meadow
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I like the one where you only press and hold when the fish bites, no button smashing

inner pecan
formal ivy
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😂 Eeey another pc builder

pine skiff
raw quail
inner pecan
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I'm about due for an upgrade 😕 choosing is daunting

raw quail
formal ivy
pine skiff
formal ivy
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Dont go for gaming laptops, its not a good choice for the Long run

inner pecan
# formal ivy What are you choosing?

ultimately, probably making cow eyes at my husband so he melts and builds me a new machine.. but before that, i generally have to moon over prebuilt machines for awhile

raw quail
hidden spindle
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Are any of you part of the lucky 200 that got accepted into pre-alpha?

spring rivet
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Hi pals! Sorry for interrupting, a friendly reminder to please keep this channel about Palia-related topics only, and feel free to continue the interesting conversation in the #💬│off-topic-chat channel or #🎮│other-games . Thanks for understanding! 🦆

raw quail
hidden spindle
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Or is it a hush hush thing where you can't even talk about it?

warm plover
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🦆

hidden spindle
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I found someone!!

surreal crest
raw quail
pine skiff
raw quail
hidden spindle
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I won't @ them and bug them though. Probably wouldn't take kindly to it. Lol

rugged matrix
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-waves-
Hi peeps 🙂

warm plover
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yeah a lot of them got some pretty aggressive messages on the day the invites were sent out 😶

wispy meadow
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Yikes

surreal crest
raw quail
wispy meadow
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The sin of Envy sadly

stone sierra
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Heyoooo o/

still delta
warm plover
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cause theyre mean 🤷

still delta
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just doesnt seem very smart if the goal is to get access to a privileged thing

warped oriole
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People are odd.

stone sierra
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Some thing they bought their way into alpha by boosting the server and such

wispy meadow
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Didn't they already say that that's not a factor?

hidden spindle
stone sierra
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yeah, they said it, and some people cannot understand it, also we as a species are really bad at probability

hidden spindle
# inner pecan one would hope

Unfortunately, email accounts/discord accounts are not that hard to come by. Hopefully they change their ways though.

wispy meadow
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I've accepted the fact that I'll probably not gonna be picked and that's a good thing cause then I don't have to worry about bugs and losing my save, instead I can play the full game when it's out.

bright forge
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Hi everyone!

warped oriole
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I'm more or less the same. As long as I know Palia will be available in the future, that's all good, and I think a fair few people think the same.

hidden spindle
warped oriole
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Hey Perin!

warm plover
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By the way, I don't have a firsthand account of this, I should specify. I'm just repeating what I've heard from actual Pre-Alpha testers

raw quail
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I do still have hope to get picked, but I can live with it if I'm not. I know I'll get to play the game some day and enjoy it with you all 😄

celest maple
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yup, gotta look at the brights. it really helps my FOMO hehe. and i mean... general life tip: be happy for other people's happiness. it's been one of the keys to my own happiness for a while now, and has absolutely improved my life and outlook

bright forge
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What is the topic right now?

warped oriole
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The possibility of being picked for pre-alpha or not.

hidden spindle
raw quail
warm plover
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and people harassing the people that did get picked

wispy meadow
stone sierra
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Yeah, I just booted up Stardew Valley again so Palia can drop on us at any point, no need tu rush there

formal ivy
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How can you actually know if you registeres correctly

hidden spindle
bright forge
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I think people getting salty because they did't get in it's just silly. It's like being mad you did't won a lottery.

inner pecan
hidden spindle
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Yeah, it was crazy how a broken game that crashed every 15 minutes could get me hooked so hard

stone sierra
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S6 did not have to announce it so early as they were already funded. They just want to work with the community to make the game as good as possible so our job is to wait and help by providing feedback.

warped oriole
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And in the meantime, we can make suggestions and have fun back at home base here!

inner pecan
formal ivy
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I see 😄

hidden spindle
bright forge
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I think some folks were mad because the didn't realise obvious criteria on first wave. It's obvious that being active and helpful here increase your chance a bit.

inner pecan
hidden spindle
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If you haven't voted for the next villager to be the guy with the pet, please go vote for him. If you voted for someone else, please go change your vote! 🤣 🤣 🤣

wispy meadow
stone sierra
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when the pool is so small, they wanted to have testers whou would actually help insted just brag that they got in

hidden spindle
bright forge
stone sierra
hidden spindle
stone sierra
safe fern
hidden spindle
bright forge
hidden spindle
wispy meadow
bright forge
bright forge
inner pecan
wispy meadow
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What kind of minigames do you guys think Palia will have?

green beacon
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IM off to work glhf theorycrafting everyone

raw quail
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and maybe taming animals? that would be cool

stone sierra
safe fern
bright forge
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I think for pre-alpha they wanted active and helpful folks from here so many people of that kind were chosen.

hidden spindle
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Do you think timezones affect acceptance probability? I've got a friend I'm trying to convince to join the fun, but they are in Australia.

raw quail
inner pecan
celest maple
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I hope timezones won't be an issue, I'm in Australia as well.

wispy meadow
celest maple
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But, if it is, it is what it is Lol.

wintry atlas
bright forge
hidden spindle
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Gotcha, I guess timezones matter more for server stress testing which is a lot farther down the road

stone sierra
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For me when I think of a minigame I se some kind of popup with a match 3 or a memory game. As in a minigame is something outside of a core gameplay loop. I hope that activities like Fishing and coocking do not have stuff like that. I would love to have some social minigames at the tavern though.

hidden spindle
celest maple
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That would actually be really cool

wispy meadow
inner pecan
hidden spindle
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Maybe we can get them to put in competitive mini game community challenges!

inner pecan
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but more like AC museum style than WoW bottomless menu style

hidden spindle
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I'm sure there will be fishing tournaments

raw quail
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A DnD minigame would be fun I think, but maybe a bit too complicated 😄

stone sierra
wispy meadow
hidden spindle
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Id be down for scavenger hunts too

bright forge
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I remember first wave and only thing I was doing was checking if people I know got it einar_pleased

inner pecan
raw quail
wispy meadow
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Yesss!

warped oriole
silent cairn
hidden spindle
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I gotta run for a few. See you all around!

bright forge
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If they give us just dices I will be happy

silent cairn
safe fern
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I have some cozy memories of playing board games down the pub when I was at uni - I really hope they have board games at the tavern ^^

stone sierra
wispy meadow
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So um...
Why has no one tried to make a Christmas edition of chess using Santa as King and Elves as Pawns?

bright forge
wispy meadow
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The opposition is Grinch btw

inner pecan
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holiday decorating would be nice... but not too similar to real world holidays

stone sierra
bright forge
raw quail
surreal crest
bright forge
wispy meadow
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So instead of Halloween we have Nightmare's Eve? Or something like that?

magic lance
stone sierra
bright forge
inner pecan
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or a county fair event with contests and games and ribbons 😛 but that's more like... an event with mini games inbedded

stone sierra
tidal bloom
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Yeah, we need to determine the Neighbourhood's fanciest cat, afterall

raw quail
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Oooooh what about a street food festival in palia

bright forge
tidal bloom
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Or the best Tau

wispy meadow
raw quail
wispy meadow
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How about like a pet show type of competition like in Nintendogs but with the Palia dog/wolf pets?

stone sierra
wispy meadow
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Are you opening a restaurant then?

raw quail
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I still need someone for fresh farm produce

raw quail
inner pecan
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do we know if we'll have swimming? one game I remember had some fun diving minigames

stone sierra
wispy meadow
raw quail
bright forge
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I like that they said that professions will be one of core gameplay elements

surreal crest
raw quail
inner pecan
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lol.. noooo, not every game botches it

stone sierra
wispy meadow
inner pecan
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now painful jump puzzles I could live without

raw quail
wispy meadow
inner pecan
wispy meadow
raw quail
celest maple
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Pancake competitions? Ahaha.

wispy meadow
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COLLAB! YES! CREATE THE ULTIMATE PANCAKE

raw quail
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I'm all for working together instead of being rivals

wispy meadow
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Though a pancake competition would be a fun PVP idea lmao

bright forge
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I wander what elements of game will be easier in group? Of course beside standard ones like gathering and building

inner pecan
raw quail
broken marten
wispy meadow
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@broken marten @raw quail
Both of you pls Collab on the ultimate Palia Pancake

broken marten
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i am not opposed to this

raw quail
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I'm in 😄

wispy meadow
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Okay now we just need to arrange this into The Great Palia Pancake-off

surreal crest
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can't wait to introduce people to Makao in our casino B)

warped oriole
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I'm down for optional parkour/glider courses/related puzzles, as long as I can solo 'em. Perhaps with a title at the end?

bright forge
surreal crest
raw quail
hidden spindle
wispy meadow
warped oriole
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Palicakes

surreal crest
raw quail
silent cairn
bright forge
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I like the idea that when you make parkour/glider challenges you get new parkour based clothes and new gliders. Of course There will be other gliders that came from other sources.

warped oriole
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Sounds cool!

wispy meadow
raw quail
warped oriole
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...Sea manta glider for something underwater?

silent cairn
warm plover
surreal crest
bright forge
bright forge
warm plover
inner pecan
trail umbra
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Omnizone yall

warm plover
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chomp

wispy meadow
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I just got another YouTube recommendation for Palia lmao

silent cairn
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oh right, reminder of a really nice idea I saw someone say which is calling everyone not Palians, but Pals happychuu

warm plover
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its disappointing that the pal in palia is pronounced pay

raw quail
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okay guys gotta go, still have a lot of exams in the next few weeks and need to study chuusad have a nice timezone! 😄

trail umbra
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I just wanna know who Leah is so I can pay her and get this game.

silent cairn
broken marten
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yeah me too

warm plover
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I pronounce it Pah-Leah on instinct

wispy meadow
silent cairn
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I've forcefully grown myself out of that instinct, haha

inner pecan
warm plover
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is texas even real

inner pecan
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no, that's why i live inside the internets.

wispy meadow
inner pecan
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ye gods

warm plover
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ah, to escape the void. i can relate. i live in australia, which also doesnt exist

broken marten
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yes

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how is non existing going for you rin?

warm plover
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Rin says:

wispy meadow
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Meow

warm plover
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i was trying to not exist but i guess i also say meow

surreal crest
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XDD

wispy meadow
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XD

warm plover
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How do you guys say Hassian? I pronounce his name Ha-Shan

wispy meadow
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Ha-shian

broken marten
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hah si an

warm plover
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oh we're all fairly close to each other

grim harness
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If it’s the Indian name then has-san

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Also hollup pal is pay? Then the game name is pay-ia?!

warm plover
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pay-leah
sorry i meant pa is pay

grim harness
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OHH that makes so much more sense now xD

warm plover
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Source: i think nel posted a voice recording on the palia twitter once

warm plover
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idk why i say "i think" in relation to things that i know happened

magic lance
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Wasn't the headless horseman a hassian.

grim harness
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Pretty sure the i in hassian is silent or the south Asian in me is gonna be upset tauXD

wispy meadow
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Hassan is easier to say than Hassian

wispy meadow
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Ahhh

warm plover
visual rivet
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0.0

warm plover
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いっらしゃいませ、とかぉうきさん。英語を話す?

wispy meadow
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????

warm plover
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sorry, im asking if they know english

visual rivet
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Yes~~~

wispy meadow
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Ahh okay
Thanks for the translation

warm plover
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Ah, okay, sorry!

surreal crest
warm plover
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Just a little

wispy meadow
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Write down the Rin lore ppl

broken marten
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thats pretty cool rin

muted warren
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good day

surreal crest
warm plover
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im not very good so its nothing to brag about firechapaa
but it comes in handy sometimes

deft sonnet
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almost 90k in the server boys

oblique nest
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whats good people, can't sleep this evening so im here again

trail umbra
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Hey Stone 😄

wispy meadow
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I imagine by the time Palia comes out we're gonna be over 100k people

warped oriole
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Probably.

warm plover
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seems likely, given how far away that is

surreal crest
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don't forget about lurkers B)

deft sonnet
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there probably also be a boost at the second wave just like the first

oblique nest
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saw a video about mmorpg the other day
qualities to have a successful mmo is

  1. EXPERIENCED game dev
  2. a long TIME to develop the big world and
  3. LARGE player base ready and eager to get in
    So the more the merrier
wispy meadow
wispy meadow
oblique nest
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I sure hope so, I've been looking for a enjoyable, relaxing and most importantly GOOD coop mechanics

And yeah it's JSH lol

wispy meadow
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:D

Wonder if JSH will review this since it's MMO
But I'm hoping it will be a positive review

oblique nest
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i can only hope, perhaps he does a positive news coverage about this and bring some more attention to this game

inner pecan
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he generally seems fair, even when tongue in cheek. I like his videos.

trail umbra
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Are people making guilds yet? Or like.. feeling out guilds?

oblique nest
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i think neighborhoods/guilds can wait for now, we gotta know how to walk before run imo

wispy meadow
surreal crest
oblique nest
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i think they dont call it guilds is because I heard it's suppose to be more "intimate" community? When I hear guilds I think of the more large and faceless kinda grouping from personal experience

wispy meadow
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Neighborhoods, not guilds lol

inner pecan
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idk where to begin looking for companions. except maybe here 😛

trail umbra
oblique nest
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i think folks who are active on here are more than happy to get into a gathering

inner pecan
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shuffleboard tourneys?

oblique nest
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we should test out the mechanic out alot too since that seems to be a focus on the dev team

main nymph
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Hello friends, good morning!

trail umbra
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Just make one giant neighborhood.

oblique nest
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maybe a neighborhood with large amount of members upgrade into a city?

silent cairn
inner pecan
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now I have Mr Roger's theme playing in my head

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would you be mine, could you be mine, won't you be my neighbor?

heavy dew
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Mr Steve Rogers, justice and neighborhood

oblique nest
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if we have open mic in the game just blast that while sending out neighborhood invites (please dont blast mic)

wispy meadow
oblique nest
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what time is it over at you lots? It's almost 4 am for me

main nymph
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Well now someone will find it, but bass boosted@oblique nest. Whole neighborhood poppin

wispy meadow
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6:55 pm

trail umbra
sacred zephyr
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hi can someone link me to specs requirement ? i have bad machine, intel i3 2340 and no gpu but this game seems like one of the few in existence i would drop hundreds of hours into

broken marten
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8:55pm here

main nymph
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AFAIK there are no official requirements yet @sacred zephyr

trail umbra
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I do not believe a spec sheet has yet to be provided. Other than "really low requirements." CMIIW

bright forge
lunar tundra
sacred zephyr
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:-D

safe fern
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11:56 I'm hungry but break is still an hour D=

heavy dew
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Tardis, Era, Ana nods in your direction

trail umbra
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THE Sir Berry?

heavy dew
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Perin, Frosty, Platypus keeps nodding

sacred zephyr
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ive been saving to get a cheap mini gaming pc from aliexpress so this is great to find out about

heavy dew
oblique nest
trail umbra
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IDK I only see one Sir Berry here. The Sir Legenberry

broken marten
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hey berry

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love your lochness lapras, looks awesome. well done

heavy dew
oblique nest
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you got that right Sir, i happen to be composing on a more, traditional medium

main nymph
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Depends if you made an AI that can take all of your ideas and experiences and condense it 🧐

trail umbra
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I can't art to save my life.

wispy meadow
heavy dew
warped oriole
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Big mood, Platypus.

main nymph
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Better yet, we aren't intelligent enough to give them intelligence @wispy meadow 😉

oblique nest
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i always wanted something to like, project out my dreams sometimes, that's when I had wild sci fi dreams earlier few years

heavy dew
wispy meadow
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I will, kinda interested now

heavy dew
heavy dew
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Yeah that’s right I see you over there dream devs

main nymph
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I'm currently torn between buying a 2in1 with a stylus or a smaller gaming laptop for school and field work (stacking of astronomical objects and general research) so both good battery life and graphics are beneficial... but I also wanna draw. So im torn between so many things. How does clip studio work with a stylus?

trail umbra
oblique nest
heavy dew
regal swallow
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Another happy day. Happy Timezone my Pals

heavy dew
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Don’t forget art also includes, writing, story telling, music, cooking, and all other things you can think of

bright forge
regal swallow
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What did you all think about the Q&A?

oblique nest
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what QnA? there's a new one?

celest maple
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I'd like to know about the core gameplay loop that we'll be doing. I hope they'll bring it up next QnA. It feels difficult to get stoked for the game when I don't even know what's going on in it.

heavy dew
regal swallow
silent cairn
heavy dew
noble blade
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Do you think we will have character customization extend to being non-human?👀 if so I'd be an elf or furry character lol

bright forge
inner epoch
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Will Palia be upgraded to Unreal Engine 5?

heavy dew
winged basalt
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Morning everyone

trail umbra
wispy meadow
oblique nest
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As berry have said, apparently the lore is that humans are some long lost species, and the world right now is all purple elfs and automatons, but i HEARD we could have the option for the latters in the future?

noble blade
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Ah okies! Ya that makes sense for the story they have set up so far!

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I'm super excited for this game. It's like my dream game from the info they have given so far😭

heavy dew
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It’s like surpercharged Stardew Valley and I couldn’t be happier

warped oriole
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I just saw the art style and third-person camera view and was hooked...

oblique nest
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my favorite thing to do in GTA online is to just drive around and sight see, you can imagine why im into THIS game lol

heavy dew
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Omg the art style.. proceeds to melt in art

noble blade
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I knooow💖 I love stardew valley, animal crossing, sims, and the art style is amazing 👏

celest maple
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We know nothing about the gameplay though.

oblique nest
heavy dew
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We know it’s centered around the off things in normal mmos, so gathering, crafting, fishing, building, etc and that’s all I need really

celest maple
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can you download the game now?

noble blade
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Im hoping I can tame animals and have pets that can follow 👏

heavy dew
neat barn
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Doesn't it open to testers soon?

heavy dew
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Longer one is that currently the game is only in pre-alpha which only 1400 people will partake in playtesting for, then there’s alpha and beta open and closed, most likely, not confirmed and to far in the future to be discussed, then release is est. 2024 iirc

heavy dew
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And I guess maybe the testers, outside of that who knows ChaPeek

celest maple
neat barn
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Pretty top secret hmmmm

oblique nest
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hope I can get in the prealpha to get a feel for the thing, never been this excited for a game before

regal swallow
neat barn
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Never ever?

noble blade
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I'm a noob to using discord, but this server makes me want to participate! What is a server booster on here?

heavy dew
heavy dew
celest maple
broken marten
heavy dew
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I think Nele said something about us having over 200 emote slots still available.. whoops

tidal scroll
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yeah, lv3 servers have access to 250 emote slots

heavy dew
restive glen
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Good morning everyone. Happy Friday!

silent cairn
oblique nest
warped oriole
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Happy Friday Chadd!

noble blade
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chuuagrees ooooo

tidal scroll
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oh, it's friday today? didn't even notice

celest maple
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I think there's a bit too much hype around this project considering the track record of upcoming MMORPGs. It's fine being stoked for this game, but we spend literally hours typing here for a game we don't even know will release.

restive glen
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I’d have more confidence than that 😉

noble blade
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Is there any way I could become one?👀 I'm an artist

dense star
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Happy Friday Everyone!

silent cairn
warped oriole
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It's about the community whether the game happens or not, I reckon

heavy dew
broken marten
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Yep what berry said

tidal torrent
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I am somewhat awake, happy Friday folks.

tidal scroll
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if you get the $9.99/mo subscription, 2 boosts are included + any additional boosts are 30% off ($4.99/boost)

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nitro classic doesn't include any boosts, but still gives you the discount + less features than the $9.99 subscription

noble blade
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@heavy dew okies thank yew so much!😊🙏

celest maple
silent cairn
trail umbra
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CoE is a scam. 100%.

celest maple
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I'm stoked for Palia, but I'm wary.

restive glen
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I’m excited for the beta for coral island at the end of the month

broken marten
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I gotta hit the hay good night guys and girls

silent cairn
celest maple
oblique nest
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best way I can think to support the game is just respect the devs and give them time

heavy dew
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Hopefully that’s why they nitpicked the testers depending on activity

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To get people who won’t just go “alpha dc’d failure bye”

oblique nest
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people often think tester is like a easy job, but in reality it's just as important as anyother game dev jobs out there

noble blade
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I think it will work out since the dev team are all experienced and have alot of passion for this project 👏

heavy dew
oblique nest
silent cairn
oblique nest
warped oriole
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A good point.

heavy dew
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Damn influencers these days

main nymph
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Hey I take mild insult to that Chuu_coffee

patent adder
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Hey friends ☺️

restive glen
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To be fair. I found palia from an influencers reaction video haha

warped oriole
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Hey Milky!

silent cairn
restive glen
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Hi milky

surreal crest
warped oriole
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I spend too long scrolling through Alpha Beta Games and stumbled into here. Pretty good decision I'd say.

patent adder
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Thanks friends ☺️ @surreal crest Did you finish Rin??

surreal crest
oblique nest
manic sundial
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ChaPeek hello hope everyone is doing great and having their shiny pebbles 🪨 Chuu_coffee

patent adder
main nymph
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Today is going great so far! Late coming into work due to the guy with the key being late. Then my pants developed a hole in them because of an object that is sharp chuusad

patent adder
celest maple
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I tripped slightly on my cat and spilled a bit of coffee. I also had a terrible start of my day, Danissl!

patent adder
oblique nest
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would it count if i drag yesterday on to today as a start? lol

main nymph
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The worst part is its in the front, right beside the fly. So I know it's gonna get bigger so I am gonna try to leave early to get a new pair... not sure how to word thay.

manic sundial
patent adder
slim shard
# manic sundial <:ChaPeek:862850001197465610> hello hope everyone is doing great and having thei...

I'm hunting for a shiny Temtem right now and waiting for the Genshin Impact Stream to start in around 30min. We just had a lil downpour, and since Rain is my favourite weather that really made me happy! It's kinda dark outside and I love it because this is the perfect weather and atmosphere to get Comfy, enjoy some hot drinks, play Games, watch Twitch, engage with awesome people on Discord and just be lazy and cozy. 😄

main nymph
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Yeah, I'm gonna definitely need to leave to get something. I'm not in the public eye but there's a chance. Lol

Oh and I haven't played temtem since only island one was out. How is it these days?@slim shard

late hearth
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Gooooood mornin’!

patent adder
mint steppe
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Morning Palians!

main nymph
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Morning!

spark helm
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Evenning

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the tax collector is here

late hearth
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Okay so I had a question, we talk a lot about what features we’d like to see in the game, but what features would you rather be excluded?

spark helm
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anything farming related or social interaction

late hearth
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I see, 100% with you on that

wispy meadow
spark helm
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hehehe

warm plover
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I want there to be no woodcutting, or mining, or watering plants or placing decorations in homes

warped oriole
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Things that have to be in a group, strange as it sounds here. If I can make a spirited attempt at soloing something, I'd rather that.

spark helm
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in fact get rid of the 3d models altogether

wispy meadow
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Pffft

late hearth
wispy meadow
late hearth
celest maple
jovial moon
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Can I get that too?

warped oriole
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Sure, here's some free samples

jovial moon
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Yay!

sullen mason
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awkwardly slides into chat

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hey o/

patent adder
warped oriole
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Hey! o7

sullen mason
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I was yesterday too afraid to join the chat ^^ soo many people here

random rampart
surreal crest
warm plover
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kitty....

trail umbra
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I freakin love that

warm plover
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@patent adder look its me

patent adder
surreal crest
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I'm glad you like it :D I thought about going after "knowledge master" theme, since Rin does the google doc and everything B)

celest maple
surreal crest
warm plover
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knowledge master
mister i am dumb as a brick

warped oriole
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A brick filled with knowledge!

warm plover
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no a regular brick

surreal crest
warm plover
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🐈
have you ever met a cat that wasnt dumb as hell

knotty raft
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Cats are super-intelligent! Except 1 of my 5 cats, he's... more like a dog 🤣

warm plover
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understandable tbh

surreal crest
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you can actually raise a cat like a dog, if you have 2 dogs already.

patent adder
civic basin
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Ello Palians, any gossips today to share?

surreal crest
warped oriole
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No way! Not the pebbles!

civic basin
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They have no shame! I shall switch to sticks

sly dagger
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lol

sullen mason
warped oriole
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What if you put pebbles on sticks... Make a cool staff

surreal crest
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outrageous, I know. We should invest in pebblecoin instead.

warm plover
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I have a D&D character I like a lot
His name is Amber Arpeggio. Tabaxi bard

civic basin
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Oh I like this pebble coin, can I buy more chappas with it

sullen mason
surreal crest
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I've heard something about this new currency, chappacoin was the name I think.

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Buy high, sell low, that's the rulez 😎

wispy meadow
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My only DnD character so far is a Tortle rogue called Chewy Moss

jovial moon
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one time in high school i spent the entire day counting how many licks it took to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop

sullen mason
jovial moon
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I had a ledger, I kept track

sullen mason
jovial moon
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Yup!

late hearth
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So what was the magic number?

jovial moon
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That was like a billion years ago

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I think it was around 15,000ish

surreal crest
jovial moon
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They were mean!

random rampart
jovial moon
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I wish the teachers felt the same way

boreal helm
# late hearth Okay so I had a question, we talk a lot about what features we’d like to see in ...

Open world pvp is right out for me, but i dont think this is that type of game. Items that have no use. Like beds when there is no sleep/tiredness mechanic. Eso is like that, and its really irritating! I don't mind auction houses, but when you have to use a web site outside of the game to see what the average selling price is super annoying. Fan service, or religious stuff, like having to worship at a statue to get something you want. Those two really kill the fun for me. And generally crafting systems that don't really benefit the player. Guild Wars 2 is like that with their cooking discipline. You work hard to level up your cooking but in 99% of the game play it isn't needed. I think that is why I like modded rl craft for minecraft so much, because character survival needs food, sleep, medicine. You need to craft to survive. Its so disheartening to be out crafting or farming items and stop in the middle of your efforts and ask yourself. Why am I doing this? My character doesn't need all this crap!

surreal crest
jovial moon
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Add diseases so I can spread love to everyone

night kraken
sullen mason
oblique nest
warped oriole
sullen mason
warped oriole
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Yes! That's cool!

surreal crest
echo jasper
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It's friiiiidayyy!! Happy timezone all

late hearth
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I really love that idea!

sullen mason
celest maple
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just flicked over into Saturday here! happy timezone to you too!

sullen mason
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@crisp shadow was like "add diseases" .. all I can think of is a pandemic ingame rn .. ohh no .. oh nooo

jovial moon
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:3

oblique nest
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reminds of the uh, corrupt blood

jovial moon
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Sharing is caring

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Rude!

boreal helm
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For medicine im thinking something like a animal bite or you fell off your glider in mid air and using bandages. For a bed, at least give me some sort of boon like well rested were you can learn crafting faster or something!

surreal crest
jovial moon
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hehehe

warped oriole
late hearth
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Okay okay, hear me out, a hammock

warped oriole
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Automatic yes!

sullen mason
oblique nest
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imagine taking too much fall dmg and you had to be in a crutch for a week ingame

sullen mason
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That was a little dark .. uff sorry ^^

surreal crest
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yeah, enough of this crap in one reality XD

boreal helm
oblique nest
surreal crest
jovial moon
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Or help you spread it faster 😻

wispy meadow
jovial moon
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Never!

oblique nest
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i heard ingame day is a irl hour

warped oriole
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A golem mount to carry you around! (A relative/copy of Einar?)

boreal helm
oblique nest
jovial moon
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Too fast

deft sonnet
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Give Einar all your pebbles

boreal helm
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same

oblique nest
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just do "ginger garlic scallion" and get max flavor points

warped oriole
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There'll be a huge party once we all get in

sullen mason
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Wasnt there a multi stage cooking system or something ? I kinda forgot

oblique nest
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maybe we can do POTLUCK

jovial moon
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Time to google the etymology of Potluck

oblique nest
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oh my god a POTLUCK EVENT even, and different people who get different harvest is gonna cook different things

rose bison
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what is potluck event?

jovial moon
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"North American indigenous communal meal potlatch"

abstract tusk
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Good morning folks 👋🏾

boreal helm
oblique nest
rose bison
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ooh

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its sound nice

oblique nest
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oh yeah, its all coming together

surreal crest
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Pebbles for the Pebble god!

jovial moon
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Alittle x-x

warped oriole
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You eat the pebbles?

wispy meadow
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Weekly Brunch?

warped oriole
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Or are we giving the pebbles to Einar- oh alright

wispy meadow
#

Are you an owl?

sullen mason
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I will search now... I got a goal for the next hour

warped oriole
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Is Einar the pebble god?

wispy meadow
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Yeah sorry... Guardians of Gahoole reference 😅

magic lance
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Have seen an event called "Battle Hotpot".
Your Team as 2 hrs to gather items from the Forrest, then you have 30 mins to make a Hotpot out of those items found 😄

sullen mason
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people in the search section be like "cooking contest instead of pvp fights" lol... that would be .. jinalove

oblique nest
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competitive cooking esport

silent cairn
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Not sure how indepth it is, but cooking has been mentioned a lot in passing examples and it has been said that the food made by a skilled cook will be better than the one made by a beginner. That's all I can remember off the top of my head.

boreal helm
jovial moon
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Hosted by Rordan Gamsey

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XD

silent cairn
celest maple
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Good time zone everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

silent cairn
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no prob, just filling in for the regulars who usually tell people about this stuff, hehe happychuu

mint steppe
oblique nest
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alright im gonna focus on doing a zentangle piece i just come up with, gonna be a sick fan art I feel
laters people!

sullen mason
wintry atlas
#

Just to add onto Sane's message re. the FAQ - It is also there as a way to highlight that we really don't know too much intrinsic detail about the game. If you're looking for answer and you can't find it in the FAQ, chances are; we don't have an answer - but please ask away; everyone in here will give you an answer or reply with "Soon" emote.

hidden spindle
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@normal coral you are here!

silent cairn
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hahaha, I think that's happened to every discord user once or twice in their life.

hidden spindle
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everyone meet @normal coral !!! she's awesome and i'm not biased at all!

normal coral
silent cairn
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Welcome!! Chapaa_Heart

sullen mason
boreal helm
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Dont be to hard on yourself, seems like our budding community is pretty kind and forgiving, though quirky.😉

normal coral
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Hello I, me

jovial moon
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I wish I was me

hidden spindle
sullen mason
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Me wish me was I

jovial moon
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😮

north aspen
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Hello ☺️ I'm new and wanted to say a quick hi!

normal coral
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We are all I

hidden spindle
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me = No Pre-Alpha = sad

jovial moon
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The only me is me, are you sure the only you is you?

boreal helm
sullen mason
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Me never understood how "I" works so me being me and you being I ... ok?

north aspen
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I am confused to what is going on, but I love the chaotic vibes 😌

jovial moon
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Be careful, the crack in the door, it's another world

patent adder
hidden spindle
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blame @normal coral , it all started when she came!

north aspen
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Pfff, alright 😂

normal coral
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No!

craggy niche
crisp shadow
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@jovial moon Are you sure the only me is I? We're only 1 character apart...

sullen mason
wintry atlas
patent adder
north aspen
hidden spindle
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hey!!! @normal coral , how did you get a colored name! sooooo not fair.....

celest maple
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Don't expect getting in, some people have hinted at there being hundreds of thousands of applicants to the pre alpha.

normal coral
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You need to pick a Role @hidden spindle

hidden spindle
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you cheated, I'm sure of it @normal coral

wispy meadow
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Lol

hidden spindle
silent cairn
whole coral
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I know this is kinda random but I sorta wish the number they had chosen was 4400 so the pre-alpha could be The 4400 😳

smoky radish
#

Back on the grind peeps! How's everyon2!

jovial moon
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There can be only 12! >:o

normal coral
craggy niche
wintry atlas
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Yeah spill the beans Milky, Duck ain't looking in the chat.

craggy niche
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change my mind now if u can

patent adder
crisp shadow
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@jovial moon How do you get a red name?

smoky radish
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I'm amazing, chilling while grinding. Had some pretty good sleep. Not too much not too little!

craggy niche
hidden spindle
jovial moon
silent cairn
hidden spindle
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click on a picture and it will tell you their roles

craggy niche
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I like how it sounds

jovial moon
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lol

craggy niche
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Ok, signed then

sullen mason
patent adder
jovial moon
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"My little Goat Brain" sounds like a childrens cartoon series

sullen mason
patent adder
normal coral
patent adder
silent cairn
hidden spindle
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i need the 411, chuu or chappa and why?

warm plover
sullen mason
craggy niche
hidden spindle
normal coral
warm plover
#

have you SEEN uncle iroh. hes too powerful. you would not survive

normal coral
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Bring it on!

hidden spindle
#

this is getting dangerous!

mint steppe
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Uncle Iroh yes

warm plover
#

should we do a poll to decide

hidden spindle
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i'm scared!!!!

surreal crest
#

Uncle Iroh is such a good character

normal coral
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I'll protect you.. I'm a tea-rex after all

hidden spindle
#

is it bad that i do not know Uncle Iroh?

jovial moon
#

Yis

sullen mason
#

Iroh .. the real firelord

normal coral
#

I've got no idea either

warm plover
#

React with ChapaaSquish if you think Uncle Iroh would win in a tea-off
React with firechapaa if you think Tea-Rex would win in a tea-off

shut marten
#

Just read through the new team answers and working there sounds like a dream job, a hard job but in a wonderful environment

normal coral
#

Just throwing words out atm

normal coral
#

I've got no idea what I'm saying

hidden spindle
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me neither!

main nymph
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@warm plover I would win in a tea off Chuu_coffee

patent adder
jovial moon
#

I'm half asleep and half drunk still

normal coral
hidden spindle
#

you are losing, Tea-Rex!!! i'm gonna die!

sullen mason
#

I really loved that series .. and Iroh is the best of all

warm plover
craggy niche
#

YO GUYS DID YOU REALLY MISS THAT SPOILER?

hidden spindle
#

/deaded

normal coral
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I will flail my tiny T-rex arms!!

sullen mason
jovial moon
crisp shadow
#

Is the tea cup half full or half empty?

south tree
craggy niche
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Palia will be a videogame, wtf amazing

normal coral
#

Tea should always be full full

hidden spindle
craggy niche
#

yeah i feel the same

shut marten
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by the way, happy timezone everyone!

jovial moon
#

yum!

craggy niche
normal coral
#

Jasmine green tea, no milk or sugar

hidden spindle
#

@normal coral puppy tears

shut marten
#

OH THAT GAVE ME ALL THE FEEEEELS

sullen mason
crisp shadow
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No sweet tea for me. I like it as it is naturally.

normal coral
#

Tea is delicious as it is.. no need for anything else

craggy niche
#

I see, here we say good morning everyone

jovial moon
#

All good teas go to heaven

shut marten
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for me its afternoon actually

craggy niche
#

happy timezone sounds me like if we were on a international day of timezones :/

crisp shadow
#

It's a good morning even if it's evening.

patent adder
shut marten
#

Yes and omg thats so sweet of you to notice!

craggy niche
#

milky is literally the major of this chat, he lives here

patent adder
normal coral
#

Have a good day!

shut marten
#

hope you have a good work day!

craggy niche
#

yo @latent wedge have a good day bro, saturday is right at the corner

jovial moon
#

I need to go to a Ska Concert, I miss Skanking

patent adder
craggy niche
#

i miss elementsix already

jovial moon
#

me 3

craggy niche
#

hahaha didn't see that coming

patent adder
#

How is everyone doing today? ^^

mint steppe
#

I just recorded my daughter watching the Palia announcement trailer on the big screen with her reaction.

warm plover
#

what did she think of it

echo jasper
patent adder
#

Whaaat. That is probably adorable ☺️

surreal crest
mint steppe
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She screamed. :3

boreal helm
patent adder
craggy niche
#

literally when this chat is still for 1 min

somber crag
#

Morning/afternoon/evening, lovelies. 👏🏻

patent adder
craggy niche
surreal crest
silent cairn
jovial moon
#

"Hey everyone, we're proud to announce that Palia was a Prank"

surreal crest
jovial moon
#

XD

patent adder
somber crag
#

I got to work 4 minutes ago, but I'd rather spend the next 8 hours talking about Palia. chuusad

void imp
#

I LOVE THE FANTASTIC MR FOX

patent adder
somber crag
#

LOL. Me toooooo, yes. One of my top tens, definitely. 🦊

jovial moon
patent adder
surreal crest
wintry atlas
#

Chronicles of Palia 👀

void imp
#

so good. someone made ash's bedroom in vrchat and it's so comforting.

patent adder
void imp
#

hi milky! 👋

crisp shadow
#

@sullen mason I've already feed the chickens, chased the chipmunk, and nudged the little rabbit today. The deer left a few hours ago. Lots of country here. 🙂

void imp
somber crag
#

Imagine a Palia map in VR. 👀👀

surreal crest
void imp
#

you can also model it after my profile pic if that's what you had planned

patent adder
#

Awwh those are cute. I hadn't seen them before ☺️

crisp shadow
#

@somber crag I'd like to see a whole Palia in VR and fly around in it!

surreal crest
boreal helm
#

Was reading an article about the game and found this. “Over time, we’ll have both combat and combat-like experiences, but players will be able to opt out of those experiences,” Karabaich said.

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so some combat coming? Eventually?

dusty cargo
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G'day everyone ^^

patent adder
void imp
finite sparrow
warm plover
patent adder
#

Alright, friends. Sleep time. I hope you all behave 👀 🐐

dusty cargo
#

Gnight milks!

boreal helm
#

sounds like its going to be pve

void imp
#

good nighty milky love

warm plover
#

nooo milky dont leave me

#

pat pat
okay you can leave now

patent adder
#

Sorry friend, I must. Sleep is calling my name ☺️

warm plover
#

im also calling your name
MILKYYYYY

boreal helm
#

I suspect, so i could definitely be wrong, that they may be finishing up the home and crafting portions of the game and then work on the pve aspect and sell it as a separate expansion? Just speculation though.

whole shoal
#

I'm curious how many of you would buy the game, as the initial release, then buy future expansions/DLCs - and also if you'd prefer to be able to play just the base game without having to own DLCs/expansions - or if you actually prefer having such a thing as DLCs/expansions, or just continuous content updates

brittle delta
#

Hey friends Chapaa_Heart hope you all have a wonderful timezone

celest maple
crisp shadow
#

@whole shoal I would consider expansions if they were no more frequent than once per year, but I generally prefer to pay once plus have a cosmetics shop.

celest maple
#

If it's fun I'll gladly purchase expansions, DLC and spend on the cosmetics shop. I hope there'll be ways to buy the micro transactions with actual in game currency like in WoW though.

whole shoal
#

I'm honestly agains a cosmetics shop. One thing WoW did great until the recent years was having all content available via gameplay/rewards - and that's what pulled me towards WoW in the first place.

whole shoal
# crisp shadow <@!792531820768002078> I would consider expansions if they were no more frequent...

I thought at both expansions and DLCs. Maybe have huge content expansions as free upgrades while certain areas as DLCs (with housing, special quests) being paid or purchasable with premium currency. But it would be nice to have 2 ways of content updates, both free and paid so that the people that don't want to spend money or are extremely casual are not forced to pay unnecessarily, I guess.
I'm just thinking, that for some casual players that would just enjoy the game after a day of hard work, they might prefer to not pay extra besides the base game but still be able to enjoy an ever increasing world.

celest maple
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As long as it doesn't cost too much. The latter part about there being both free and paid content is something I agree with though, especially if there were ways to introduce people to the game for free as a demo version á Tibia and World of Warcraft.

mortal cloak
somber crag
#

It do be feeling bad when there's all these pretty cosmetics you can't get your hands on because money.

whole shoal
#

The thing with costs of DLC and expansions nowadays is that they're heavily related to the cosmetics/misc shop available in-game and that, for the most part, the latter ruin the game experience of "I actually did something interesting and got rewarded for it" instead of "eh if the event ends I'll just pay $20, as said above, and get that misc item anyway"

obsidian light
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I only like those if you know there's part of the purchase going to a charity

whole shoal
#

I mean, I really do NOT mind a cosmetics shop, it's just that most of the time it is designed so bad and makes it feel like you can't look cool without dishing that couple extra bucks into the game

boreal helm
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I dont mind cosmetics as long at the game play is good and there are no monthly fees, it helps the game pay the bills. Though i never really got into wow, was more a guild wars 2 person. Their expansions gave you access to more map and classes.

deft sonnet
whole shoal
crisp shadow
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It costs money to keep the servers running, and after the initial rush when the game is young the new game purchases probably won't bring in enough revenue to keep the lights on, so I think they need another way to be able to pay the bills on an ongoing basis.

whole shoal
mortal cloak
tropic hill
#

I agree with the idea that too often cosmetic shops are implemented in bad/predatory ways. The basic concept of one though, I think enables people that don't have the time to be able to to use what they do have, which may be money. What's important is that there are equally good and better cosmetics that are earned in game, so that the shop isn't the only place to get good fashion. A couple of the above comments I feel like could easily go the other way for someone that wishes they had more time.

"Oh wow, they spent 20hrs on this gear. They must have a lot of spare time."
"It do be feeling bad when there's all these pretty cosmetics you can't get your hands on because time."

whole shoal
slim shard
# whole shoal I'm honestly agains a cosmetics shop. One thing WoW did great until the recent y...

It all depends on the Devs. Cosmetics can be done right. I think FF14's Cosmetic Shop is pretty good! Besides the Armor of the Story Characters, there's no super awesome End-Game-Like looking Gear with Mega-Glow, Super Wings and Fireworks-Sparks available there but mainly Cozy, Festive and Traditional Outfits as well as all the things from previous Seasonal Events. But you can't buy anything on there that makes you look like you're the most Badass End-Game player in the World. The majority of good looking Armor, and tons of Casual Outfits, can be obtained InGame by simply playing the Game, collecting Materials and Craft it or buy it from the Acution House.

crisp shadow
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I typically won't get (or stay) involved in a game if there is a monthly subscription. It makes me feel like I'm wasting my money because I can't play on a consistent basis.

whole shoal
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Maybe they'll implement rare/limited cosmetics in the shop but then allow those to be traded/sold to other players for in-game currency; this way both people with more time and those with more money on their hands can win

oak ice
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is there going to be a monthly fee or is that just a wow comparison?

whole shoal
boreal helm
crisp shadow
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We love speculating...

oak ice
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ok just checking 🙂

whole shoal
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Love is an understatement I guess

obsidian light
# whole shoal here's a nice idea. maybe 20-40% of in-game shop cosmetics sales could go to a d...

I mean people who make games like to eat too, but I'd say it's better to have a pet linked to a specific charity, which has a goal to be met when released, and then the pets bought after the goal/time has passed the pet/mount/item can no longer be purchased, making it that people buy it when it matters, and that seeing the specific thing actually is a way of awareness for the different goal 🙂 and it brings unique things to the game

crisp shadow
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As long as nothing as known, the game can be exactly what we want. 😉

whole shoal
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anyhow, monetisation is tricky so I hope they do it right and try to avoid those predatory approaches that we see so often nowadays

mortal cloak
boreal helm
whole shoal
# obsidian light I mean people who make games like to eat too, but I'd say it's better to have a ...

A lot of things can be done with the right ideas behind them, and a lot of money can be made if those ideas are applied correctly. Nobody is saying that Palia shouldn't get a cent from us, I just thing that, given their approach on game atmosphere and such, they should avoid being predatory - if they go the right way, with full transparency, they might even come up with the most profitable monetization suite we've seen so far (if they implement/adapt to charity donation, wellbeing, and so on).

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I'dd say so it like guild wars 2 you pay price A you get the game, finance running costs and new content with an expansion at price B. It's fair, you know what you get and it can work for developers too

wintry atlas
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woeful sedge
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Mhm. Essentially if the game is anything but free/one time payment, people will argue either side, that too much is locked behind a paywall or that they can’t get enough out of their money. You can’t really make an objectively fair payment situation because everyone’s financial scenarios are different.

orchid veldt
obsidian light
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Don't make the game free, that invites abuse

mortal cloak
woeful sedge
main nymph
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Paying $10 for a skill? Hell nah. Paying $10 for a random set of 5 or so dyes to change the color of the skin? Hell yes. Did I mention the dyes are random colors with no guarantee? Double hell yes @orchid veldt

Oh wait.

wintry atlas
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I desperately do not wish to assume anything or set the wrong mood / tone; but it is very easy information to find who Palia's investors are & what games those investors have backed before.

Without knowing the industry and making the assumption that the transactions in game are investor decisions alone - you should assume there will be a cash shop of some kind.

I think gamers will change their mindset overtime on the cost of extras because they'll be grinded down. I've been young, i remember the feeling, it does suck.

celest maple
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one behavior I personally find to be predatory is a very particular pricing strategy some games like Apex Legends use. you may be able to buy currency in lots of 10 or 20. But the cosmetic you're after will be something uneven like 23

orchid veldt
main nymph
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The thing is, games are not able to run on buy to play models without a cash shop

slim shard
obsidian light
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I kind of like subscriptions, you pay to use it, when you dont pay you're not using it, it seems fair to both sides

main nymph
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Most consumers cannot fathom how much running servers and paying salaries cost, and yes. Initially they can afford it... but not as people drop off and the dlc sells less than half the original.

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This is exactly why I love wow. Subscription, pets and mounts are extra, plus expansions cost. It's fair for everyone @obsidian light

whole shoal
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If done right, the Palia-verse can spawn a ton of merch as well - and we all know that merch sells so good it could even sustain part of the dev costs without any in-game shop- but I might be wrong.

wintry atlas
orchid veldt
crisp shadow
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@obsidian light If you don't pay for a few months wouldn't you loose everything you had built up for your character?

main nymph
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That's not how mmos work on a sub model @crisp shadow

obsidian light
boreal helm
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I wonder how guild wars 2 does so well with their purchase prices then?

main nymph
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They have a cash shop @boreal helm

wintry atlas
main nymph
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They also have a slight"urgency" forcing your hand on those cosmetics as well as they do not stay. You either buy it or you miss it

boreal helm
main nymph
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No one said pay to win. We said cash shop. Cosmetics are still cash shop. Don't twist ideas or words

obsidian light
wintry atlas
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And importantly, how do you "win" in a game described like Palia is.

obsidian light
orchid veldt
main nymph
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@obsidian light it is a bit predatory though, as we know - we meatbags have a gambling problem, and urgency-pushed purchases cause people to act irrationally lol

boreal helm
main nymph
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Even loot boxes are not pay to win...

wintry atlas
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It's an important distinction that i'm glad you brought up DeExeter.

obsidian light
slim shard
# boreal helm right, but its only for cosmetics and life convenience stuff. no pay to win. Th...

There's a growing number of Players who're not only against P2W Shops but also against any kinds of Cosmetics. Because people with more money will simply buy into looking good and awesome without having worked towards it in any shape or form. And since especially Western Players favour the point of view that if you want something you should work towards it, more and more people are also starting to look down on Cosmetic Shops.

whole shoal
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Still, what has to be taken into account is that Cosmetics (all types, especially limited ones) create a huge FOMO feeling that some people, especially those with little money, might try to overcome by allocating some of their rent/utilities money just to buy a skin. And given that Palia labels itself as a casual/community-centered MMO, I think that cosmetic-FOMO-feeling could interefere with the core principles of Palia.

main nymph
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Pay to win is pay to win. Lootboxes and cash shops aren't pay to win unless the game is pay to win.

woeful sedge
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whole shoal
obsidian light
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Lootboxes are gambling, so they should be avoided at all costs. Yesterday I heard someone mention they spent thousands on getting a certain rare mount, only to see it re relased for 10 later...

somber crag
boreal helm
obsidian light
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how about cosmetics where you can either pay or earn them, but they have a minor difference whether you earned or paid for it?

wintry atlas
obsidian light
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(enough to see the difference but not enough to be like ha u paid for that)

main nymph
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Honestly. This is a good Segway into Elite Dangerous' new currency. You can buy it for real money.

Or earn it, albeit in lower amounts and capped weekly, by simply playing. I spent $20 in currency and then earned the rest by playing. And it comes faster than you think.

deft sonnet
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Who ia hyped for Ashura reveal today!!

celest maple
brittle delta
main nymph
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Gotta have a weekly cap to give an incentive to buy some though. Because. After all, they are a business and need money to thrive @celest maple

deft sonnet
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To soon?

celest maple
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WoW gold has no weekly cap, and people still buy tokens and cosmetics.

brittle delta
deft sonnet
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I dont bully him

celest maple
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The incentive is in that it takes effort to earn that currency, we could have something similar in Palia.

whole shoal
main nymph
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But that's not the same. That's gold currency. Not a secondary currency.

deft sonnet
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I voted for him since the second votes

celest maple
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They are functionally the same.

main nymph
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The secondary currency is for cosmetic only stores.

woeful sedge
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Plus without a weekly cap there’d probably be some optimized way to make the most money, and then we’d have have the server chopping trees 6 hours a day

obsidian light
main nymph
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They are not. You cannot use gold to buy wows cosmetics. You cannot sell those cosmetics or mounts for gold anymore. But you can sell tokens bought with real money for gold. You're arguing with half truths

celest maple