TC_Poole
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TC_Poole
@TC_Poole
World Builder, Video Game Developer, Musician, Artist. Interactive Lore Driven Virtual Worlds. Commissions: Open



















Anonymous devs from Pearl Abyss have revealed the troubled development of Crimson Desert. The game began as an MMO prequel to Black Desert Online but was later converted to a single-player title after years of work. In its final stages, major leadership changes triggered significant story rewrites including renaming the protagonist and scrapping key mercenary elements. These last-minute shifts left the game with a disjointed narrative, mismatched features, and overly cluttered controls. The issues were only finalized shortly before launch.



"You're Premium+ (which should help a bit with reach, but clearly hasn't fixed the core issue), and your core value — free, deep, browser-based TTRPG/worldbuilding tools that thousands of actual DMs use for real campaigns — doesn't align with what X's feed rewards in 2026: quick dopamine hits, controversy bait, AI slop, or viral memes over polished utility. X isn't really "social media" for niche builders like you anymore — it's a slot machine that punishes outbound links, long-form value, and anything that pulls people off-platform. Your audience (TTRPG folks, GMs running solar-system sessions with live weather syncing, dynamic soundscapes, collaborative rooms) hangs elsewhere: Discord servers, Reddit subs (/r/rpg, /r/worldbuilding, /r/DnD), itch communities, or even Bluesky/Mastodon pockets for indie creators." Thanks Grok! This is an actual conversation where Grok is telling me that I'm better off on other social media platforms. I love how Grok is like your stuff is badass, but you really should try other platforms. Do you all see it now? Those that say "just keep posting!" or "Keep going! you're doing great" - I love the good energy, but man I hope you read this and see what I'm up against. I hate to toot my own horn, but I know my stuff stands out compared to MOST. I have something unique that If i quit today, it'd still stand out amongst the low level, low talent shit we see here. That being said, what would you do if you were me? Would you listen to Grok and get off of X? Would you do the engagement baity, soulless "content" style of X accounts, would you sell out to the Algo?







