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That would be hilarious lol.
That would be hilarious lol.
Easter Eggs are coming lol. Count on it. I love league so.
Yeah those are coming.. For sure.
I'll admit that I was a bit spooked when I first read the recent blog post's headline. After reading it, and the FAQs concerning the acquisition, however, it's clear that you guys put a lot of thought into this and felt that this decision would lead to a greater game overall.
I'm exited to see where Hypixel Studios will go from here; I have faith that the game will have genuine love and care put into it, and the resources and expertise gained from the acquisition will bring Hytale to new heights. :)
Thanks Ethos!
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It's kinda hard to be mad at them for kicking ass lately though ;-).
I play the heck out of all their games.
Thank you for this little note, I fully trust your judgement on that this was the only right decision.
Also thanks for acknowledging the subreddit, speaking for all of the mods and probably most of the community, it means a lot to us :')
Congratulation on your new position within Hypixel Studios. Keep being yourself as the new CEO, Noxy, we appreciate you. Your heart is in the right place, we can all tell you genuinely care about the game and the community around it.
To the entire Hytale team: Keep up the everlasting good work & stay awesome!
P.S. Keep being stubborn ;)
Thanks Olipulse there was a topic I wanted to talk to you mods about in the next few weeks and I'll be in touch. Appreciate the support.
Thanks for the response Noxy! I really do wish the best for you guys and Hytale I've always wanted a more adventure/rpg game, while still maintaining the freedom (and to be honest, loot hoarding) of a voxel world and it seems like you guys are doing your best to deliver to as many people as you can.
I just have seen how the past 20 years of privacy have continually degraded and the potential for this to go bad. I'm glad to know that you are at least willing to talk about it in some manner.
Looking forward to Beta, even if I do end up playing it on an isolated machine lol.
Thanks! I aim to prove your concern wrong :).
We're still operating as an independent company, and any decisions ever made in any of these aspects go through us too.
So just to clarify, this is 100% confirmation that the final decision actually lies with you guys? Or did you mean just with privacy-based stuff specifically?
Like, if Riot says "You have to put in $100 loot boxes now.", do you have the ability to outright refuse? Because my main concern so far has been that everybody is being very vague about who actually has authority over what. "Day to day management" can mean a whole lot of different things.
If this is just "We'll give you money and support, and we get a cut of the profits.", that's one thing. If it's "We get to tell you what to do.", that's where the concern is coming from.
Do I personally have the ability to outright refuse? Yes. I do. You always have the freedom to choose, everyone does. They also have the freedom to choose in who runs the company.
I really , really don't think it will ever come to that. If I could ever imagine that scenario Hypixel studios would not be partnering with Riot - we've known these folks for three years and seen them in their highest highs and lowest lows and never once have I doubted their intention. Never once.
I feel like I should tell you that every response you've given in this thread has been really genuine and unexpectedly honest. I really really trust you with the game and it means a lot that you're addressing the concerns people have directly. Seriously, thank you so much!
Hey no problem. This is some pretty spicy content but I don't want people leaving today with any impression other than we are 100% happy and stoked.
We want you to feel that way too. Well as many of you as we can.
Ultimately this is an epic day - and I think history will prove that to be the case.
I do sincerely hope that Riot can not force microtransactions and other, let's say... unwanted things into Hytale. If Riot is just a positive impact to the game I'm very happy you guys made the choice! I'm just not hoping that you guys will be silenced/forced to do what the company says and even get some people laid off because it doesn't fit Riot's grand design of milking the game! :(
If it doesn't turn into the Activision-Blizzard story and you guys can defend yourselves against the bigger company at times, there is no problem. I hope that is how it works now? :)
If you check out our FAQ - we've still not actually made a decision at all on what the business model of the game is. We are too focused on making it worthy of even being a business to begin with.
Thank you for a swift response! I understand the hesitance to answer these questions before they become relevant. I honestly didn't think I'd get an answer at all.
Hope the game turns out exactly how you want it to. So far, what you've shown us has exceeded all our expectations. I'm glad you're able to do more now.
Thanks Snark, I appreciate you understand my position on it.
There was a cool movie quote about this exact type of situation... but I forgot it now.
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Operating a game in China just comes with those sorts of defacto conditions these days, you literally have to partner with a Chinese company. Netease for example already has a license to operate a Chinese Hypixel server on Minecraft china version. We've provided Netease with tools and support to operate that already.
For what it's worth - the decision to partner with us came from Riot - not Tencent.
And sure - while Hytale is a very different game from Minecraft it ultimately does compete with it in the same genre space, just as League and Dota compete with each other and are very different games.
That's not just a China specific thing. It's an international one.
I don't want to ask questions on your behalf, because these questions are tough enough to answer as is, but the question I'm asking myself is - could Hytale even exist in the same form in China as a game?
Ultimately the game is about giving creators tools to do stuff. If we decided...
Read moreRead moreThank you for taking the time to present this acquisition in a thorough way. As you have said, time will tell whether the community's mistrust in Riot or your trust in them is more well-informed.
I feel like many of the subreddit's doubts would be quelled if you outright said some things that so far you've only said subtextually. The criticism with Riot's acquisition is mostly due to the fact Riot and Tencent ultimately have final say, whether or not they've claimed to be willing to enforce it. People are afraid they eventually will regardless.
Though I don't suspect any of these things will be issues, it would be reassuring to have the word of dev quell a few suspicions directly- What would you do, as the game's developers, if an order DID come down the corporate ladder from Riot to disempower your game's community in a way you disagree with, whether through:
Imposed censorship of anti Riot, Tencent, or China material
Banning users ...
Not trying to cop out of answering these but I'm almost always of the opinion that these sorts of hypothetical's just can't be answered until they actually happen, and like you say I suspect they never will.
I genuinely just can't see these scenarios playing out as above. If I saw the above as things that were genuinely going to be serious day to day issues we absolutely would not have partnered up with Riot.
How many hours a week do you personally think you work on both Hytale and the studio? You seem busy from over here haha
I work 80 hours a week and I am ashamed of it and I am trying to do less.
Not trying to fish for compliments there. I genuinely would do a better job if I managed my energy levels better. I am the first to discourage anyone from acting in that way and I am not a good example for the team, especially the younger people who this is their first job. It's a long and deeply personal story maybe I'll talk about it someday.
