Neodynic Q+A

21:54	Computer_Man	Welcome, participants! By random drawing, you are among the lucky few to be invited to the alpha testing of Neodynic's Palace Championship!
21:54	Culture_Scorch	Alright, I'm here.
21:55	Culture_Scorch	I'm not late, am I?
21:55	TKBebop	Ack
21:55	Culture_Scorch	Looks like I'm actually not late for once.
21:55	Computer_Man	Now is your opportunity to ask questions about the gaming experience of the year!
21:55	TKBebop	Oh awesome stuff's going on
21:56	TKBebop	Kinda juggling atm
21:56	Culture_Scorch	Juggling what?
21:56	TKBebop	Stuff
21:56	Computer_Man	Neodynic Studios is committed to a quality user experience.
21:56	Laissez_Armstrong	So the alpha's free, right?
21:56	TKBebop	But, yeah, this
21:57	Iceblade17	About time you brought us in do you know how long I've been waiting
21:57	Computer_Man	In response to the first question: user:Culture Scorch, you are not late! This is an open Q&A session, and you have arrived precisely at its beginning.
21:57	Culture_Scorch	Perfect
21:57	Culture_Scorch	So, this game is supposed to be the 'most impressive augmented reality game ever' or something, right?
21:57	Computer_Man	In response to the second question: The alpha build is indeed free to access for alpha test invitees!
21:57	Culture_Scorch	And... what, you only invited... I count four of us?
21:58	Culture_Scorch	Is everyone else just asleep or what?
21:58	Computer_Man	In response to the third question: Neodynic's Palace Championship is indeed the most impressive augmented reality game ever! Thank you for your kind feedback.
21:58	Culture_Scorch	Tell me about exactly how impressive the Palace Championship is?
21:58	TKBebop	This thing is mobile only, or you got some other platforms lined up?
21:58	Computer_Man	In response to the fourth question: The remainder of the participant candidates may have elected not to participate in this question and answer session, or are otherwise indisposed.
21:58	Alex White	Oh.
21:58	Iceblade17	Is there PvP in this thing? How do I know when I'm winning?
21:58	TKBebop	Not sure if I've got a rig for phones yet
21:59		DragonFogel mutters quietly about how /they/ must have a hand in this, starts taking notes.
21:59	Computer_Man	In response to the fifth question: That is an imperative statement, terminated with a question mark. Please refer to NPC marketing materials for general descriptions of our impressiveness.
22:00	Culture_Scorch	In addition, how exactly do you augment your environment? What cues does the game look for to append objects into the environment? I don't live in a particularly... /conventional/ setting. Will that affect the quality of gameplay?
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22:00	Culture_Scorch	Gee, that was... very computerlike of you, computer man guy.
22:00	Computer_Man	In response to the sixth question: Neodynic's Palace Championship is currently available on mobile platforms only, but we have a team working on a PC version!
22:00	Alex White	Who are we talking to?
22:01	Culture_Scorch	I dunno, but the guy's either very well-trained or he's a sophisticated AI.
22:01	Computer_Man	In response to the seventh question: The game does indeed support player versus player and related activities, but co-op play is encouraged.
22:01	Culture_Scorch	Think we ought to, like, run a turing test on him or something?
22:02	Culture_Scorch	Hey, Computer_Man, what's the meaning of love?
22:02	Alex White	I suppose we are, right now.
22:02	Laissez_Armstrong	Wait, we are what?
22:02	TKBebop	Man, c'mon guys, there's games and there's games
22:02	Iceblade17	I'm pretty sure he's not an AI what are you stupid?
22:02	Culture_Scorch	Also, this sentence is false. Let's see if it can deal with logic bombs!
22:02	Computer_Man	In response to the eighth question: The player's progress and completion is represented by several metrics in-game. Success and failure are slippery terms which may be hard to apply to individual goal cases.
22:03	Culture_Scorch	I mean, if it's a computer or whatever.
22:03	Culture_Scorch	Hey, you never know. This guy sounds pretty damn robotic and I've heard some of the techies are coming up with lots of improvements in every field ever these days.
22:04	Laissez_Armstrong	I don't see how that'd be more efficient than just having a dev answer the questions
22:04	TKBebop	Not much of a point to asking, if y'ask me
22:04	Computer_Man	In response to the ninth, tenth, and eleventh questions: Our procedural generation software is assuredly flexible enough for any given environment. Your environment will certainly affect quality of gameplay, but this is not due to irregularities in scanning or other deficiencies in the game engine.
22:04	TKBebop	...
22:04	Alex White	Neodynic did have a 48%  increase in market share over the last quarter.
22:05	Culture_Scorch	Yeah, no need to tell /me/ of all people, here.
22:05	Iceblade17	I mean let's hope they have good AI because fighting scripted mobs is nowhere near as good as killing players and there's so few of you
22:05	Iceblade17	but not /that/ good
22:05	TKBebop	...Any particular deficiencies or irregularities you'd care to comment on?
22:05		DragonFogel makes a note "Some of these other guys are probably in on whatever's going on here."
22:05	TKBebop	Or is that part of the
22:05	TKBebop	"player experience"?
22:05	Culture_Scorch	On the original subject, how long is the game?
22:05	Culture_Scorch	How many hours on average do you get to play before you beat it?
22:05	Computer_Man	In response to the twelfth question: You are talking to me! I am quasi-legally required to inform you that I am a friendly computerized guide! I am here to answer your questions about Neodynic's Palace Caprae.
22:05	Culture_Scorch	Whoa, I was right.
22:05	Culture_Scorch	He /is/ a robot!
22:05	DragonFogel	"Quasi-legally"?
22:05	Iceblade17	nah come on he's just roleplaying, this is a PR gig
22:06	Culture_Scorch	Wow, I don't even have those yet.
22:06	Laissez_Armstrong	((Yo what's Culture_Scorch's deal, I don't see him in the thread))
22:06	Computer_Man	In response to the thirteenth question: The meaning of love is that which you find deep inside your heart. Believe in your dreams, and you can accomplish anything!
22:06	Culture_Scorch	((http://eagle-time.com/showthread.php?tid=418&pid=21068#pid21068))
22:06	TKBebop	((Guessing he's the Geothermal Reactor dude))
22:06	TKBebop	((Not Tony Stark))
22:06	Iceblade17	((spoilers are great for foiling ctrl f))
22:06	Laissez_Armstrong	((Ah right, thanks))
22:06	Culture_Scorch	((basically: lazy good-for-nothing who inherited Tony Stark's dad's fortune))
22:07	Culture_Scorch	Oh my /goodness/ this AI is great.
22:07	Culture_Scorch	I wonder if I can get a licence to the software once this is done, just for that thing about deep inside hearts and shit.
22:07	Laissez_Armstrong	I doubt it.
22:07	Laissez_Armstrong	They probably just anticipated obvious questions.
22:07	TKBebop	If we believe in our dreams, will it help us in the game?
22:07	Laissez_Armstrong	Someone ask it a hard paradox.
22:07	Computer_Man	In response to the fourteenth question: There are no particular irregularities or deficiencies we would like to comment on, nor any whatsoever.
22:07	TKBebop	Followup: Is believing in your dreams planned for support in the full version?
22:08	Iceblade17	Look it's not even an AI there's just a guy there typing the answers, if it was an AI don't you think it'd be a bit faster?
22:08	Laissez_Armstrong	What Ice said.
22:08	Culture_Scorch	You're shattering my dreams
22:08	Culture_Scorch	Now I can't experience true love anymore
22:09	Computer_Man	In response to the fifteeth question: The game's procedurally generated sandbox environment provides endless hours of compelling content. The main questline, if there is such a thing, I would estimate lasts for approximately 96 hours, depending on player acumen.
22:09	TKBebop	Now who's the robot
22:09	TKBebop	(Don't answer that)
22:09	Computer_Man	In response to the sixteenth question: Yes, quasi-legally.
22:09	Laissez_Armstrong	Wait, which question is this one? I lost track.
22:09	Culture_Scorch	Maybe I /am/ a robot. Ever thought about that?
22:10	TKBebop	Woah wait
22:10	Alex White	Many times.
22:10	Iceblade17	I bet I could do it in less
22:10	Culture_Scorch	I think we all lost track.
22:10	Computer_Man	In response to the seventeenth question: Believing in your dreams may or may not be crucial to your progress through the game's many quests. If at any point you dream that your pillow is in fact a marshmallow, we advise you to try pinching yourself to wake up.
22:10	TKBebop	If there are no irregularities or deficiencies in the game, why is this a limited alpha release, and not a full game release?
22:11	TKBebop	You're basically claiming that the game is flawless
22:11	Laissez_Armstrong	Game balance, presumably.
22:11	TKBebop	I call shenanigans
22:11	Laissez_Armstrong	And looking for features to add, or somethin'.
22:11	Computer_Man	In response to the eighteenth question: Believing in dreams is a known bug in the humanity system. Support for believing in dreams is currently under debate by the development team.
22:11	Iceblade17	It's a 96 hour game they can't have thoroughly bugtested it, that's what we're there for
22:12	Iceblade17	got to find and exploit the hell out of those loopholes before... so that they can fix them
22:12	TKBebop	Oh, you too?
22:12	Computer_Man	In response to the nineteenth question: You have guessed the true actual answer! I am in a quasi-legal sense, not an artificial intelligence! I am a human at a desk using my slow human fingers to behave robotically, as a stunt.
22:12	Computer_Man	Corollary: Artificial intelligence isn't real, silly.
22:12	Iceblade17	Don't worry I won't tell your boss
22:12	Culture_Scorch	Let's hope none of the bugs are of the 'steal other peoples' inventory without them noticing' kind or anything like that.
22:13	Computer_Man	In response to the twentieth question: This is currently the twentieth question.
22:13	Computer_Man	You have asked twenty questions! It is now time to guess the answer.
22:13	TKBebop	WH
22:13	Laissez_Armstrong	...Is it Nicolas Cage?
22:13	TKBebop	OH COME ON
22:13	TKBebop	...
22:13	TKBebop	Answer to what
22:14	Culture_Scorch	Oh shit this is the part where we have to decide if he's a robot AI or a real person
22:14	Laissez_Armstrong	Wait, no, Elvis.
22:14	Laissez_Armstrong	It's Elvis, right?
22:14	Culture_Scorch	and if we don't, we fail the turing test
22:14	Culture_Scorch	...I'm guessing- none of the above!
22:14	Culture_Scorch	You're not a human /or/ a machine.
22:14	Culture_Scorch	You're probably, like...
22:14	Computer_Man	Correct! The answer is "Nicolas Elvis Turing".
22:14	Culture_Scorch	some sort of tragic man-machine fusion.
22:14	Culture_Scorch	created by dark science and abandoned by its creators, a testament to the inherent flaws of humanity-what
22:14	Culture_Scorch	what???
22:15	NotTheAuthor	I'm calling double-shenanigans
22:15	Iceblade17	I see they didn't select the other participants based on intelligence
22:15	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-first question: The answer to this question is conditional on the signing of a non-disclosure agreement with Neodynic Studios.
22:15	Culture_Scorch	Don't ask me to enumerate the shenanigans, man, there's too many of them to count now.
22:15	Culture_Scorch	Well, of course they didn't select the others based on intelligence, they selected them /randomly/.
22:16	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-second question: Yes???
22:16	Culture_Scorch	Do you know what the word means? Do you need me to look it up for you in a dictionary?
22:16	Laissez_Armstrong	Oh, good, the thirteen-year-olds are going to have themselves a flame war.
22:16	Laissez_Armstrong	Rein it in, guys, this is supposed to be about the game.
22:16	Culture_Scorch	It'd suit my name, anyways.
22:16	Laissez_Armstrong	Yeah, whatever, melting ice or something, don't care.
22:17	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-third question: I do know the definition of the word "randomly", despite the concept being incoherent in a deterministic physical universe.
22:17	Culture_Scorch	Anyways, an NDA? Seen plenty of those around. Throw me the digital form or whatever it is you want.
22:17	Laissez_Armstrong	So what are the core game mechanics we're dealing with?
22:17	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-fourth question: No, you do not need to look it up for me in a dictionary.
22:17	Iceblade17	I've heard a lot of weak comebacks in my time I can handle it
22:17	Culture_Scorch	I /like/ this computer-man. None of that quantum magic bullshit people throw around.
22:18	TKBebop	((I take offense at that))
22:18	Alex White	Can you tell us more about the distribution of this product?
22:18	Culture_Scorch	((at what? the quantum magic thing or what))
22:19	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-fifth question: The game features first-person combat, crafting, RPG elements, dialogue trees, dialogue bushes, third-person surveillance, ascension to godhood, quick-time events, medium-speed events, RPG molecules, crafting, and fourth-person combat.
22:19	TKBebop	((Yes. But nevermind.))
22:19	Culture_Scorch	((that's a character thing, my character hates physics and math and anything that sounds remotely like physics is distasteful to him))
22:19	Laissez_Armstrong	...Uh, "fourth-person?"
22:19	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-sixth question: The product is currently only available to alpha test candidates, and the team at Neodynic.
22:20	Iceblade17	Godhood sounds nice
22:20	Culture_Scorch	Third-person surveillance? What, there's a thing where we get to spy on each other? That sounds kind of /illegal/.
22:20	Iceblade17	Oh are your in-house team going to be playing too?
22:20	Iceblade17	That's good I didn't want it to be too easy
22:20	Culture_Scorch	Also, what. RPG molecules? The hell?
22:20	TKBebop	Careful
22:20	TKBebop	Hell might actually be a feature
22:20	TKBebop	Don't give them ideas
22:21	Iceblade17	man every game has a hell level that's nothing dangerous
22:21	Culture_Scorch	Pfft, I'm sure I could handle hell.
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22:21	Culture_Scorch	As far as heat goes I have everything /under/ control.
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22:21	Culture_Scorch	Emphasis on the under part.
22:21	Laissez_Armstrong	((Accidentally cleared screen))
22:21	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-seventh question: The game's third-person surveillance mode is restricted to certain character types, and is at LEAST quasi-legal.
22:21	Laissez_Armstrong	I still want to know what fourth-person even means.
22:22	Culture_Scorch	Maybe it's like the fourth wall?
22:22	Culture_Scorch	Like, we get to play as the readers who are watching this story in progress or something.
22:22	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-eighth question: The in-game Hell does indeed feature RPG molecules, or it would if approximately half of those features I listed were not in fact jokes.
22:22	TKBebop	Naw, like, viewing the viewer viewing the
22:22	TKBebop	uh
22:22	TKBebop	Lost my- goddamnit I /told/ you
22:22	Laissez_Armstrong	That would be second-person, I think.
22:22	Laissez_Armstrong	...Oh.
22:22	Laissez_Armstrong	I see.
22:23	Culture_Scorch	So when we install this thing, do we get a walkthrough or guide that tells us how the game's supposed to go?
22:23	Culture_Scorch	Y'know, since we're testing it and all
22:23	TKBebop	That's
22:23	TKBebop	not how testing works
22:23	Culture_Scorch	Yeah okay whatever let me rephrase that
22:23	Alex White	Will we be in contact with executives or development team members during play?
22:23	Culture_Scorch	Can I have a walkthrough with my game?
22:23	Culture_Scorch	That'd be pretty nice.
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22:23	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-ninth question: First person is analogous to the pronoun "I". Second person is analogous to the pronoun "You". Third person is analogous to the pronoun "He", "She", or "It".
22:24	TKBebop	They need to see what we do on our own so they can get a better idea of how to get us to do what they want
22:24	Computer_Man	The fourth-person pronoun is completely confidential.
22:24	Alex White	In addition, how reliant is this game on an Internet connection?
22:24	Iceblade17	You want them to hold your hand?
22:24	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-tenth question: In-game guidance will be provided.
22:24	Iceblade17	I didn't know this was a /casual/ game
22:25	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-eleventh question: Development staff may communicate with players in-game, assuming development staff is on-duty during play.
22:25	Alex White	As this is an alpha release, it might be advisable to have some guidance.
22:25	Laissez_Armstrong	...That's not how numbers work.
22:26	Culture_Scorch	I'm liking this computer guy more and more. Screw the rules, right?
22:26	TKBebop	Hah
22:26	Alex White	After all, it's far too easy to trap oneself in an unwinnable situation that the developers haven't anticipated.
22:26	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-twelfth question: You will not be provided with a full walkthrough. Our tutorial systems should prove adequate, and the codex system should help you keep a grasp of the game's mechanics should you need a reference.
22:28	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-thirteenth question: The game requires an internet connection for its initial installation. Players should expect that an internet connection is needed for multiplayer features, regardless of the accuracy of their expectations.
22:28	Culture_Scorch	No walkthrough? Eh, whatever, I guess I'll live.
22:28	Iceblade17	This isn't one of those games that replaces players with bots if your connection drops is it? You can always tell
22:28	TKBebop	Weren't you just going "screw the rules"
22:28	Laissez_Armstrong	What, does it take you three milliseconds longer to kill them?
22:29	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-fourteenth question: It's not a /casual/ game. /Casual/ games are for scrubs, as anybody who is a gigantic snob would know.
22:29	Laissez_Armstrong	Hehehe.
22:29	Culture_Scorch	Well, yeah. Walkthroughs are a way of screwing the rules, right? Because you know all the obstacles and don't have to play along with the game's difficulty or whatever.
22:29	TKBebop	(I think he knows, Ice)
22:29	Alex White	Neodynic has been secretive about the specifics of NPC. Can you tell us about the in game universe and setting?
22:29	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-fifteenth question: Players will not be replaced with bots, unless they replace themselves with bots in-game.
22:29	Iceblade17	correct
22:30	Culture_Scorch	Maybe our computer guy is a player who replaced himself with a bot.
22:31	NotTheAuthor	Listen, Scorch, you just stick with me and I'll gectha through no trouble
22:31	Culture_Scorch	Actually, wait, if you can replace yourself with a bot that means you can just auto-grind for resources right?
22:31	Culture_Scorch	Uhhh, thanks for the offer I guess? I might take you up on that. I guess.
22:31	Iceblade17	You use aimbots too? I should have known
22:32	DragonFogel	(sorry, my attention isn't all that here right now.)
22:32	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-sixteenth question: The in-game universe is composed of a number of Terrae. A Terra Unpecca is the main area procedurally generated by out augmented-reality software.
22:32	Iceblade17	I hope for your sake exp split loss isn't too high
22:32	Iceblade17	I wouldn't want you to be left behind~
22:32	DragonFogel	(although Emily's probably just writing up meaningless notes anyways)
22:32	Computer_Man	Additionally, the Stellarena in the center of the world serves as a hub, among other important game functions.
22:32	Culture_Scorch	Whooooa, Ice, your flirting's comin on a bit strong there.
22:32	Culture_Scorch	Sorry, but I'm not in the market right now.
22:33	Iceblade17	I'm not even going to respond to that
22:33	Culture_Scorch	But you just did, didn't you?
22:33	Laissez_Armstrong	I'm in the market, Scorch ;3
22:33	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-seventeenth question: Players can replace themselves with a bot, and that bot can indeed grind for resources. The effectiveness of this strategy is controlled by various balancing mechanics.
22:34	Culture_Scorch	You sound like a markety person! Your name reminds me of both the Invisible Hand and the concept of Laissez-Faire markets.
22:34	Laissez_Armstrong	Ha. Hahahahahaha.
22:34	Laissez_Armstrong	If only.
22:34	Alex White	Whar
22:34	Alex White	Fuck.
22:34	Sanzh	((i'd laissez your faire))
22:35	Computer_Man	Notice: Please refrain from lascivious interaction until the game is underway.
22:35	Laissez_Armstrong	Even if it's sarcastic?
22:35	Iceblade17	You put that in your game? Eww
22:35	Culture_Scorch	What, there are 'lascivious interaction' elements in gameplay?
22:35	Alex White	What are resources used for? In the same vein, skills and abilities: how do they relate to the story and game?
22:35	Culture_Scorch	Man, that sounds like a brave, brave move on Neodynic's part if so.
22:35	Laissez_Armstrong	You really are twelve, aren't you, Ice?
22:35	TKBebop	Heh
22:36	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-eighth question: Nooooo, I TOTALLY didn't mean that notice to apply to /sarcastic/ lewdness.
22:36	Iceblade17	I just don't want to play with the kind of creeps who buy RPGs just so they can hang around in the inns and ERP
22:36	TKBebop	Guess you don't play many RPGs then
22:36	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-ninth question: Neodynic Studios strives for an E for Everyone rating. Online interactions are not rated by the ESRB.
22:36	Culture_Scorch	Note to self: find other alpha testers and pay them money to ERP in the inns to annoy Ice.
22:37	Computer_Man	*eighteenth, nineteenth
22:37	Iceblade17	Their whining when I wander in and clear out their unarmoured asses can get so annoying
22:37	Laissez_Armstrong	I like you, Scorch.
22:37	Computer_Man	Apologies for: misnumbering.
22:37	Iceblade17	you have poor taste
22:37	TKBebop	I think she's
22:37	TKBebop	Out of your league  B)
22:37	Laissez_Armstrong	...Was that supposed to be a pun?
22:37	Computer_Man	In response to the twenty-twentieth question: the game contains various resources, used in crafting and player augmentation. Their purpose is for you to discover!
22:37	Culture_Scorch	Yeah, I didn't get it either.
22:37	TKBebop	.../Maybe/
22:38	Culture_Scorch	Is it time for another guessing session?
22:38	Culture_Scorch	Since we hit another twenty and all
22:38	Alex White	Fair enough.
22:38	Computer_Man	You may now attempt to guess the answer.
22:38	Culture_Scorch	THE ANSWER IS: ICE IS TWELVE YEARS OLD.
22:38	Laissez_Armstrong	"DuChamp," including the quotes but not including the bit after the quotes.
22:38	TKBebop	Including the comma?
22:39	TKBebop	Also: goathouse
22:39	Computer_Man	Incorrect. The answer is "Nicolas Elvis Turing".
22:39	Culture_Scorch	...You can't hear me, but be assured I just made a kind of weird goat-sounding 'guuuuh' sound here.
22:40	Computer_Man	Notice: Neodynic's Palace Championship will require better observational skills than those you've just used.
22:40	Iceblade17	If was actually 12 you'd be a little embarrassed by what happens when the game actually starts
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Right, I'm reading that as 'learn to answer questions the way you'd answer those really really stupid riddles', then.
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Man, Ice, you're so /aggressive/.
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Why don't you... just cool down?
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Take a chill pill.
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Everything's frosty.
22:41	Computer_Man	Notice: My riddles are not /stupid/.
22:41	Iceblade17	nice one hotshot, I've never heard that before
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Am I supposed to count the 'hotshot' thing as a counter-pun?
22:41	Computer_Man	Inquiry: Maybe it is /you/ that is stupid?
22:41	Culture_Scorch	Eh, I'm a generous man, I'll give you that one.
22:42	Culture_Scorch	Coooomputer  I thought we were friends! Bros! Comrades in arms!
22:42	Laissez_Armstrong	Okay, I have another question.
22:42	Laissez_Armstrong	Can we actively help and hinder other players through non-combat means?
22:43	Computer_Man	In response to the whatever question: Yes. Yes you can do that.
22:44	Culture_Scorch	((we don't actually, like, know each other yet do we- we haven't spoken before this right))
22:44	Computer_Man	((nope))
22:44	Laissez_Armstrong	Good, because someone's asking for it majorly.
22:44	Computer_Man	Snarky inquiry: Are there any non-obvious questions remaining?
22:45	Laissez_Armstrong	Does a cow have the buddha-nature
22:45	Culture_Scorch	I thought it was told with a dog, not a cow.
22:45	TKBebop	 /Is/ there a story?
22:45	Alex White	((So do we even have the app yet))
22:45	Laissez_Armstrong	I'm localizing the onomot... uh, sound effect.
22:45	Computer_Man	In response to the Zendo question: Neither the dog nor the cow have the Buddha-nature.
22:46	Culture_Scorch	Anyways, the right answer is obviously that if you meet a cow on the road, kill it.
22:46	Culture_Scorch	Which explains why hinduism and buddhism are at arms against each other, the buddhists want to kill the cows and the hinduists want to save the cows.
22:46	Computer_Man	In response to that other question over there: There is indeed an overarching story.
22:47	TKBebop	Dangit, I'm forgetting something
22:47	TKBebop	Oh! Duh
22:48	Computer_Man	Notice: Yes, you are. But also, you're not.
22:48	TKBebop	Is there in-game support for recording your progress
22:48	Iceblade17	You got any of those microtransactions? Is the final game going to be free to play, buy to play or is there a subscription?
22:48	Laissez_Armstrong	How's character progression work? We talking skill trees, class-and-level, job system, all equipment?
22:48	Culture_Scorch	Well, your mind technically continues to change and grow as you learn new things so there's no such thing as forgetting because there's no such thing as a continuous you
22:48	Computer_Man	In response to the A question: The game features auto-saves.
22:48	Culture_Scorch	every time you forget what actually ahppens is the old you vanishes and a new you comes into being
22:48	Culture_Scorch	crazy right
22:49	Computer_Man	In response to the B question: The game does feature the ability to exchange actual money for in-game items.
22:49	TKBebop	Ah, no, I meant
22:49	Alex White	How immersive?
22:49	Iceblade17	That's definitely crazy
22:49	Culture_Scorch	ooooo
22:49	Alex White	Surely there are limitations to the mobile medium
22:49	Culture_Scorch	ohohohoho.
22:49	Laissez_Armstrong	Great/
22:49	Computer_Man	In response to the C question: The final game will indeed be free to play.
22:49	TKBebop	Like, video recording, or some such?
22:49	Culture_Scorch	I /like/ this fact.
22:49	Laissez_Armstrong	* Great.
22:49	Culture_Scorch	I like it very very much!
22:49	Culture_Scorch	What do the most costliest items cost in the game?
22:49	Alex White	Oh.
22:49	Alex White	A pay to win scenario.
22:50	Iceblade17	Fine with me
22:50	Alex White	That is interesting.
22:50	Computer_Man	In response to the D question: Character progression occurs based on in-game choices. Certain quests and activities will reward the player with new skills and attributes upon completion.
22:50	Laissez_Armstrong	...Ooh, wait.
22:50	Laissez_Armstrong	Are microtransactions used for cosmetic items or actually useful and overpowered bullshit?
22:51	TKBebop	Wait, there's
22:51	TKBebop	What's this Championship you mentioned?
22:51	Computer_Man	In response to the E question: Some skills use skill trees, there is no static class and level definition (although you will occasionally be identified as a certain class based on your attributes and skillset), there is a job system, and equipment is not the exclusive means of advancement.
22:51	Culture_Scorch	I thought the Championship was the name of this whole event.
22:51	Culture_Scorch	Does it mean we're competing for a goal or what?
22:51	Computer_Man	In response to the F question: Very immersive. Very.
22:51	Alex White	The NPC, as it were.
22:52	Computer_Man	In response to the G question: There is in-game support for video recording, and the ability to stream content is an unlockable.
22:52	TKBebop	Sweet
22:53	Iceblade17	Aren't we under an NDA? How are we meant to test /that/
22:53	Computer_Man	In response to the H question: The game's costliest items cannot be purchased with real money, unless you are very very rich and insane.
22:54	Computer_Man	In response to the I question: Items purchased with real money are unlikely to be a significant factor in game balance, unless you are very very rich and insane.
22:54	Culture_Scorch	What's the /numeric/ value in US Dollars of the most costly item in the game, then?
22:55	TKBebop	Well, there's uh
22:55	Computer_Man	In response to the J question: The Palace Championship is an in-game event in which, ordinarily, you do battle with your Penumbra.
22:55	TKBebop	One of two conditionals fulfilled, I think
22:56	TKBebop	Okay
22:56	TKBebop	Seriously
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22:56	TKBebop	Stop inventing words
22:56	Computer_Man	In response to the K question: Competition between players is possible, but all players can achieve the game's goal without opposing other players.
22:56	Culture_Scorch	Actually, Penumbra is a real word. It refers to the darkest part of your personality and the part you have to overcome and face, your shadow-self if you will.
22:56	TKBebop	I know /that/
22:57	Culture_Scorch	No, wait, nevermind, I just looked up 'penumbra' and it turns out it's like this dark spot behind the moon
22:57	TKBebop	But I mean relative to the /game/
22:57	Computer_Man	In response to the L question: The content-streaming feature is temporarily set to stream only to Neodynic Studios.
22:57	Culture_Scorch	Unless we're fighting the moon I'm out of ideas
22:57	Laissez_Armstrong	Do we fight the moon?
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22:57	Laissez_Armstrong	Games where you fight the moon are the best.
22:57	Laissez_Armstrong	Like Majora's Mask, and I guess that one Star Wars game.
22:57	TKBebop	That wasn't a moon
22:57	Computer_Man	L question corollary: You are not yet under NDA! You are allowed to freely disclose the information I have given you as you see fit.
22:57	Iceblade17	You don't really fight the moon in that one you just get four strong men to do it for you
22:58	Culture_Scorch	What about that one anime where it turned out the moon was a giant robot spaceship?
22:58	TKBebop	Is that why you're being so vague?
22:58	Culture_Scorch	Well, I guess they just hacked the moon in that one, they didn't really fight it.
22:58	Computer_Man	In response to the M question: The numeric value in US dollars of the costliest item in the game exceeds the GDP of most if not all large countries. Its price could be regarded as a joke, except by the very very rich and insane.
22:59	Laissez_Armstrong	Pfffft.
22:59	Computer_Man	Notice: You can indeed fight the moon.
22:59	Laissez_Armstrong	Ice, how far have you played that game?
22:59	Laissez_Armstrong	The four large men fail, as you'd know if you were really pro.
22:59	TKBebop	You don't really fight the moon, though
22:59	Culture_Scorch	I never played Majora's Mask, so I wouldn't know.
22:59	Iceblade17	Yeah you aren't pulling my leg that easily
22:59	Culture_Scorch	It wasn't really my thing.
22:59	Computer_Man	In response to the N question: Yes, you can indeed fight the moon.
22:59	Iceblade17	I'm on /crutches/ and you didn't even manage, good job
23:00	Culture_Scorch	Oh what?
23:00	Culture_Scorch	Why are you on crutches?
23:00	Alex White	Are all items requiring monetary transaction unlockable on their own?
23:00	Computer_Man	In response to the O question: That one anime where it turned out the moon was a giant robot spaceship was like, totally baller, but the moon is not actually like that, exactly.
23:00	Iceblade17	I'm just /too/ extreme
23:01	TKBebop	Not extreme enough to not be on crutches, though
23:01	Laissez_Armstrong	You probably pissed off a man twice your size because you don't know when you're actually superior and when you're just running your mouth off.
23:01	Computer_Man	In response to the P question: That is partially why I am being so vague. Other reason(s) include: I am responsible for building hype, which is assisted by vagueness.
23:02	Culture_Scorch	Well, I guess being on crutches doesn't really impact your ability to play videogames, at least.
23:02	Computer_Man	In response to the Q uestion: Yes, all items regarding monetary transaction can be unlocked without real-world money, unless an NPC is being unreasonable or you are very very rich and insane.
23:02	Iceblade17	Is that a threat?
23:02	TKBebop	...
23:02	Culture_Scorch	What? No!
23:02	Iceblade17	I was talking to Mr "Armstrong" sweetie
23:03	Alex White	I would not consider myself rich.
23:03	Culture_Scorch	Armstrong is a big man twice your size?
23:03	Iceblade17	How would I know?
23:03	Culture_Scorch	Well, uh, I guess that could be true since I don't know what either of your sizes are :/
23:03	Iceblade17	He seems to like burly arms
23:03	Iceblade17	that's all I have to work with here
23:03	Culture_Scorch	You know, /every/ time compy-guy says the phrase 'very very rich and insane' i giggle a little.
23:03	Culture_Scorch	Just a little.
23:03	Alex White	However, I should confirm as an aside that White Financial is perfectly solvent.
23:04	Laissez_Armstrong	It's not a threat, it's more an educated guess.
23:04	Laissez_Armstrong	...White Financial?
23:04	Iceblade17	If that's what you'd call it then I think you'd better start re-examining your education
23:04	Laissez_Armstrong	It's not a threat, it's more an educated guess.
23:04	Laissez_Armstrong	...White Financial?
23:04	Iceblade17	If that's what you'd call it then I think you'd better start re-examining your education
23:05	NotTheAuthor	Were there any /particular/ qualities you were looking for that led to this /particular/ test group?
23:05	Culture_Scorch	I don't suppose we could get off each others' cases? I probably wouldn't have been so, uh, antagonistic, if I'd known you were in crutches.
23:06	Iceblade17	snort
23:06	Culture_Scorch	((man saying what i just said out loud in real life would be SUCH a bad idea))
23:06	Computer_Man	In response to the R question: Among the qualities looked for is corresponding to a random number we generated to pick participants. An astute person might hypothesize that this is in fact the only quality looked for.
23:07	Culture_Scorch	I think I already mentioned the whole 'definition of randomness' thing.
23:08	TKBebop	Just checking
23:08	TKBebop	I'm just thinking of reality shows
23:09	Alex White	I'll be back soon.
23:09	TKBebop	Where The Hyperdramatic One doesn't get voted off because Producer Intervention
23:09	Culture_Scorch	well, on the reality show note, we ought to introduce ourselves right?
23:09	TKBebop	Good to know the internet hasn't changed
23:09	Culture_Scorch	We haven't actually done that.
23:09	TKBebop	Eh
23:09	Computer_Man	In response to the S question: Yes! You ought to introduce yourselves.
23:10	Iceblade17	I don't know, aren't there some guys missing?
23:10	Alex White	My name is Alex White.
23:10	Iceblade17	I don't want to have to repeat myself to the people who somehow don't already know who I am
23:10	Alex White	In retrospect, I shouldn't have brought up White Financial.
23:11	TKBebop	Just call me TK
23:11	Laissez_Armstrong	I'm Larry.
23:11	Culture_Scorch	I'm Jonas. Jonas Bentham.
23:11	Alex White	I'll be back.
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23:12	Culture_Scorch	You might just have heard of me in the recent news.
23:12	Culture_Scorch	Or maybe not so recent, depending on your perspective.
23:13	TKBebop	Oh no
23:14	TKBebop	Was
23:14	Laissez_Armstrong	Didn't you provoke an international incident or something?
23:15	Culture_Scorch	Um... Well, the long-term effects will certainly be international in scope, sure, but I don't think you've got the right impression.
23:15	TKBebop	Were you using "very very rich and insane" on purpose?
23:15	Computer_Man	In response to the T question: Yes, my choice of phrasing was very careful.
23:15	TKBebop	Oh
23:16	TKBebop	boy
23:16	Culture_Scorch	Yeah
23:16	Iceblade17	I like you fake robot dude
23:16	Culture_Scorch	I'm... actually surprised White is playing
23:16	TKBebop	This should be an interesting game
23:16	Culture_Scorch	that is, I haven't heard anything about those guys for a while on the news now
23:16	Culture_Scorch	well, besides /that./
23:16	TKBebop	I'm not really
23:17	TKBebop	up-to-date with newsstuffs, much
23:17	Iceblade17	I don't watch the news I don't have time and I'm not an old person
23:17	Culture_Scorch	White family suicide? Reclusion on their part? Extremely rich family- jeez, you guys really /don't/ keep up with the news do you?
23:17	TKBebop	Crutches, though
23:18	Culture_Scorch	White family banking's been sinking for a while- White Financial used to be a /big/ player
23:18	Culture_Scorch	now... not so much
23:18	TKBebop	It's not really my field of interest, no
23:18	Iceblade17	You'd be amazed how many things you can do from a bed that are more interesting than watching a bunch of old people lie to you about someone you've never met
23:18	Laissez_Armstrong	You're adorable, Ice.
23:19	Culture_Scorch	we didn't have an account there but my dad did business with them before /he/ passed as well, and good riddance.
23:19	Culture_Scorch	Anyways, point being: nobody's heard anything from the White mansion for, like, ages, Alex White hasn't communicated with the outside in forever
23:19	Culture_Scorch	I'm surprised that she actually bothered to come
23:19	Culture_Scorch	or at least she /did/ come before she logged off, so.
23:20	TKBebop	It's not exactly like she had to /go/ anywhere
23:20	Computer_Man	U, V, W, X, Y, Z remaining.
23:21	Laissez_Armstrong	What happens after Question Z?
23:21	Culture_Scorch	Holy shit, we've only got six questions left?
23:21	TKBebop	Four, now
23:21	Iceblade17	So reclusive shut-in, crazy millionaire, "Larry" and me. What an all-star team.
23:21	Culture_Scorch	oh
23:21	Culture_Scorch	uh
23:21	Culture_Scorch	um
23:21	Culture_Scorch	whoops
23:21	Computer_Man	In response to question U: After question Z, you need to guess the answer.
23:21	Laissez_Armstrong	What's the problem with my name? :<
23:21	Laissez_Armstrong	Is the answer the same as last time?
23:22	Computer_Man	In response to question V: No, you only have four questions left.
23:22	Computer_Man	In response to question W: The answer is not the same as last time.
23:22	Laissez_Armstrong	Promise?
23:22	Computer_Man	(Nor is it "Nicolas Elvis Turing.")
23:23	Computer_Man	In response to question X: Yes, I promise.
23:23	Laissez_Armstrong	Okay, cool.
23:23	TKBebop	Much as I'd love to stick around and watch the freezerburn
23:23	Iceblade17	So what that's two questions now?
23:23	TKBebop	I have things to do
23:23	Computer_Man	In response to question Y: No, it is one question now.
23:23	Iceblade17	Bye bye
23:23	Iceblade17	And this one is the last one?
23:23	Laissez_Armstrong	Adios
23:23	Computer_Man	In response to question Z: Yes, this is the last one.
23:23	TKBebop	See you lot in the game, maybe
23:24	Culture_Scorch	Seeya
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23:24	Iceblade17	Oh you will
23:24	Computer_Man	You are out of questions! You must now guess the answer.
23:24	Culture_Scorch	Cage Presley Alan
23:24	Laissez_Armstrong	Okay, I think the answer is "Iceblade is a pompous loser with nothing worthwhile to do."
23:24	Iceblade17	Has it occured to you that submitting that as an answer to which you do not know the question doesn't really end up saying much at all?
23:25	Laissez_Armstrong	We're out of questions, Icy.
23:25	Computer_Man	Incorrect, possibly accurate and unnecessarily hostile but not the answer to the question, and in response to question ?, you are out of questions.
23:25	Iceblade17	Don't worry I wasn't asking the "AI"
23:25	Culture_Scorch	Y'know, Iceblade17's kind of a boring name.
23:25	Culture_Scorch	I mean, the Iceblade part just sounds like you've played too much runescape.
23:25	Laissez_Armstrong	Oh, like "Culture Shock!"
23:25	Laissez_Armstrong	I just got it!
23:26	Computer_Man	The question, for reference, is "Would you be watching you?"
23:26	Laissez_Armstrong	The answer is Culture Shock!
23:26	Culture_Scorch	And, seriously? 17? What, were there 16 other Iceblades in front of you that were clogging up the line?
23:26	Iceblade17	I watch myself all the time, streaming video!
23:26	Iceblade17	You've not played many MMOs huh Scorchy?
23:26	Culture_Scorch	Can't say I have.
23:27	Culture_Scorch	But for someone who talks about winning so much, your name sure doesn't sound very... unique, or notable.
23:27	Iceblade17	Record everything you do, find mistakes, remove them. Everyone should be watching themselves
23:27	Laissez_Armstrong	Clearly she's the seventeenth in a line of game-playing robots.
23:27	Laissez_Armstrong	Each more leet than the last.
23:27	Iceblade17	I don't need a special name to be notable
23:27	Computer_Man	Notice: There are [120] seconds remaining to answer the question.
23:27	Culture_Scorch	Iceblade Model 17, eh?
23:28	Laissez_Armstrong	Uh, okay.
23:28	Culture_Scorch	okay, that actually sort of salvages the name.
23:28	Iceblade17	The answer's not "yes" then?
23:28	Laissez_Armstrong	The answer is "Answer Correctly To Win A Free Item?"
23:28	Laissez_Armstrong	Quotes not included, nor some of the letters.
23:28	Culture_Scorch	the answer is... uh. hm.
23:28	Culture_Scorch	the answer is "the answer to the question"!
23:29	Computer_Man	The answer to the question "Would you be watching you" is "Yes. No."
23:29	Computer_Man	You have failed to answer the question correctly!
23:29	Computer_Man	Congratulations!
23:29	Culture_Scorch	Yay! Congratulations aaaall around.
23:30	Computer_Man	Thank you for attending Neodynic's Palace Championship alpha testing participant candidate question and answer session!
23:30	Culture_Scorch	You're /welcome/.