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@Crulon_ae Do you happen to be the one who designed Sand Bandit and Shadowblade Shinobi? If so, those are some of your best works. Would highly recommend doing more of those.

It genuinely warms my heart seeing some of the armor sets I’ve worked on recently being well-received by the community ❤️ On that note I wanted to (again) ask you guys directly: What kind of art or armor styles and gear would you like to see more of moving forward? I know we’ve had a lot of heavily plated sets lately, so I’d really love to hear your thoughts and preferences on where you’d like to see things go next.

@Geo_Aqw I’ve had to learn this the hard way. The item lands, dopamine spikes then normality returns. That’s the loop. They’ve created a system that sells temporary excitement and so the problem arises ,they’re selling emotional completion while structurally ensuring incompletion.

@Geo_Aqw Consumption in general can’t solve an inherent internal lack. Completion never arrives in a lasting way. It will always circle back around - one more rare, one more badge, one more chest, one more legacy item you missed years ago..

With the AQW “Mobile‑Unity‑Infinity” Kickstarter out, I urge you to think about everything that led us here. youtu.be/hc5SKnc1CYU?si…

@Sakerift @ADV36067606 Saying it could be worse is how you lose standards. Thanks for conceding.

@p3s0gg @ADV36067606 I'm glad this is the worst you'll ever have it. Play more games.

Don't take MY word for it: hear the experience of your fellow players: "A Decade+ of Dysfunction": That's Today's AQ3D 🤷‍♀️

@ADV36067606 @Sakerift Biggest “fuck you” to the “Founders” of the original AQW title. You acquire “exclusive” items that can later be purchased at a premium (ioda) They have historically shifted exclusivity definitions. That weakens credibility when exclusivity is used again.

@p3s0gg @Sakerift I have always found "Digital Scarcity" a False manipulation. (Literally infinitely replicable, once made) And on top of that, labels like "Common/Uncommon/RareEpic/Legendary"? 🤣 It's a sucker's game. 🤷‍♀️

@Sakerift @ADV36067606 Whether someone feels pressured out of fomo is subjective. However the system they have designed OBJECTIVELY creates scarcity pressure. You’re free to feel your own experience but don’t invalidate that the mechanic exists just because you aren’t affected by it

@Sakerift @ADV36067606 Just because every other gaming company does it ≠ immune to crticism. That’s not even the point. The question is has AE historically handled what they promote as “exclusivity” consistently? No; i.e Beta items can ioda’d

@Koreyzzz @Ashborn49933218 Beyond the 60 fps they keep thinking is somehow transformative in todays standards, what else besides that does Infinity offer to outsiders? If it’s just the same system with a better framerate now playable on Steam I hardly consider that growth.

@Koreyzzz @Ashborn49933218 I’m not disagreeing that new players are needed. But a port alone doesn’t guarantee growth. If they don’t change their current monetization philosophy; newly acquired players themselves wont stay. Nostalgia-based marketing doesn’t convert outsiders.

Funny how you see comments about AQ Infinity being an exit scam but the rewards on the Kickstarter are (mostly) worse than what we get every year for the gifting event. I think they would make up some more enticing rewards if they never planned on delivering.

@ArtixKrieger I don’t know how players can still trust a company that continues to market “exclusivity” and then later makes re-acquisition of these titles/badges/items possible.

If AQW was part of your childhood, this is for you. AQW is evolving into AQWorlds: Infinity with * Cross-platform * Steam & mobile * 60+ FPS * Updated art & animation * Your existing account & converted items Kickstarter starts March 3rd! Full details in this thread 📷

@Koreyzzz @Ashborn49933218 So in order for them to create a new ecosystem for new players supposedly; they exploit the older community to fund it based on their primary market driving factor based on nostalgia?

@Ashborn49933218 This is them focusing on aqw. The game needs a new engine for it to continue to be played by new players.

@ADV36067606 It clearly is. The marketing alone exploits and activates players regret, scarcity and status bias.

@p3s0gg "Psychologically Predatory", I believe.

@ArtixKrieger Trying to sell nostalgia is crazy.. no amount of custom weapons you try to get people to fund you will bring back what the essence of the game had

If you missed out on this in 2009... do not miss your chance to relive the legend in 2026! Launching on Kickstarter this Tuesday. Click "Notify me on launch" to be one of the first heroes to make history...again! kickstarter.com/projects/artix… ~Beleen #aqw

@Priest_Hidan They’re trying to cater to the 2-3 people who supposedly collects their pins instead of looking to take advantage of restocking classic heromart items that they’ll make the most profit from it’s so painful

lol they think we care about thier pins… we buy for the in game items… idk when yall will learn this

@HeroMart How about a Heroes of Lore restock instead of this nonsense

📌Enamel Pin collectors, we’d love your input! 📍Hard Enamel • Smooth, polished surface • Premium, jewelry-like finish • Highly durable and scratch-resistant 📍Soft Enamel • Raised metal lines with textured feel • Bold color contrast and depth • Vibrant, detailed look

@Willicanee @DustinAQW @ArtixKrieger One more badge and maybe you’ll finally know

Finally hit 600! When will I stop? The world may never know! Its been a lot of fun playing this game. I dont care what anyone says. Its my comfort game. Ive met my literal best friend from this game @DustinAQW, and its just the game I enjoy the most. Hope you all enjoy it too!

@ADV36067606 It has to be intentional at this point. I mean the business model has been recoloring the same assets and calling it content.

Thank you for the Inspiration 💪🤣 "No Color" is the 'New' (re)Color.": That's Today's AQ3D 🤷‍♀️

@AranxAQW The whole point of the nostalgia-driven sentiment of the title is all slowly fading away

Artix asked me to update the art of the Enforcer Class for AQWInfinity 🤖