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re. gameplay

[tot]

Hi Zelkova!

I didn't see it anywhere in the email that I received but I was wondering if this beta was something that could be streamed. I know not all betas require people to sign an NDA if there's enough good will between the company and player, and I definitely don't want to violate that!

I just see myself playing this a lot but I don't want to ignore the people who look forward to my streams.

[dzelkva]

Hello Uta,

I don't see anything about not streaming in the rules, so you should be able to.

Oh! But tell me how your streams go, please. :)

[ Uta will find that she can, in fact, stream! But at specific moments, her stream will be booted offline. ]

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[tot]

Thank you so much!! I'll be sure to let you know how it goes, especially with the reaction from my fans.

aand this can be for the next day or so more later

[tot]

Hello again Zelkova!

Good news! It seems like my fans find the whole beta fascinating and are excited to see more of what there is to see.

Unfortunately, I also have some bad news. I think it might be incompatible with my streaming programs. Or something like that. I find myself getting disconnected at certain points.

[dzelkva]

[ It takes him a few minutes longer than usual to reply, as he chooses to look into it. ]

I guess there are spots they aren't ready for the whole world to see yet.

I'm glad to hear that your fans like it though.

[tot]

[ uta isn't super tech savvy so she doesn't question how that's supposed to work, but they did give her the entire rig that she has been using so ??? ????

she's just going to accept it. ]

Oh, I see. That makes sense. I'll be sure to explain it to my fans the next time I disconnect.

Should I start to worry if some other things start to happen?

[dzelkva]

If you see something unusual, come find me. I will tell you if you should worry! :-)

[tot]

Okay, I'll be sure to report it.

Though, are there things that I should be wary about showing to anyone or things I should be mindful of?

[dzelkva]

I don't think so.

The game should stop you before you show something you shouldn't.

[tot]

Oh, does it?

That's smart thinking. Sounds much easier to do it that way than have someone watching and monitoring all of the time.

[dzelkva]

Isn't it? :-) I think they did a pretty good job when it comes to making that easier for everyone.

[tot]

They certainly did.

It's been rather well thought out with anyone being able to play as long as they have the patience to learn the controls.

[dzelkva]

I know they wanted new and experienced players alike to be drawn to the game, so I'm happy to hear that it's not too hard to learn.

[tot]

I'm not sure if it was intentional, but some of the beta testers here didn't have much gaming experience previously.

If I'm able to offer some feedback already, I'd say it's because of how real everything feels. Being able to speak and interact with people like this has been amazing.

[dzelkva]

I've seen that the realism was a big risk they were taking, but I'm glad that it seems to be working out for you. I hope it makes it even easier for everyone to form bonds with one another.

[tot]

It really does. It's kind of funny that they've named it "The Fragment" since it seems to be the exact opposite.

Do you think that they'll expand it even more? Not that I'm sure how they could.

[dzelkva]

If the game does well enough, they might! I would like it if they did. :-)

[tot]

Let's both hope so then!

Hmm... If you had a say in the future development, what sort of thing would you want to see most of all? You know, if I'm able to ask.

[dzelkva]

What I would like to see? I guess it's the players having fun.

So, whatever would be the most fun for them.

[tot]

Well, I suppose that's the best answer of someone involved with the game would say.

I'm sure that as the beta goes on, it'll be quite obvious of what that ends up being.

[dzelkva]

I hope things only get better from here on. :-) New features will keep rolling out, so I think there will be more opportunities to have fun.

[tot]

There's only one real way to know for sure, right? I'm excited to see where those new things will lead us.

[dzelkva]

So am I.

Feel free to share your adventures with me too. :-)

[tot]

Sure! You can count on it.