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D Train

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  1. Just now, Tavi said:


    Are there still ranks? For the last few weeks I only see posters listed either as 'Members' or 'Subscriber', I do not see any of the old titles anymore and thought they were removed for some reason.

    I am using a laptop and if i roll over the joysticks, I see the rank.

     

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  2. 5 hours ago, TrogdarRobusto said:

    If your mission is a good one, a mission that has a strong community, sense of purpose, makes sense in the marketplace ... one would imagine that it would also be profitable. that is what I am rooting for ... 

    Absolutely.  It was clear that the previous regime thought, "we have this video game related IP...how can we make money?" while the current regime (appears) to think "we have this video game related IP...how can we best develop new video game products to make money?"

     

    Those are two *very* different approaches.  One is solely focused on profit, which can lead to some weird outcomes (a video game company entering the hospitality market, a steel company becoming an investment holding company, etc).  The other is more focused on developing products that satisfy a particular market niche, and growing the market by cultivating it.

     

    I think that the second approach makes a lot of sense if you have time on your side and realistic revenue goals.  If there's no need to strike it rich immediately (because of, for example, self-funding, or other adequate capitalization), it's possible to create reliable income levels, and build on that base.  Further, putting in the time to develop product and deepen relationships with the market, can make it easier for the company to branch out into unusual or unexpected directions.

     

    Time will tell how this all works out! 

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  3. 4 hours ago, TrogdarRobusto said:

    What rank comes after chopper commander? I like that title, I might have to stop posting when I get close to the threshold to the next level.

    Moonsweeper.  Then (I think) dragonstomper.

  4. 45 minutes ago, TrogdarRobusto said:

    he is both a businessman and a gamer.

    if he approaches this from a "mission driven" perspective rather than solely a profit driven one, that would be a welcome change.

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  5. Question 1:  you've been doing this for five years.  do you foresee a time when you won't want to do it?  have you (or will you) talk to anyone about handing it off?

     

    Question 2: do you have any thoughts about how you would handle the show if it grew any more?  it's still at a stage where everyone in the chat "knows" each other (I think), and where the chat is slow enough to be an integral part of the show (which is really nice for building a sense of community).  Any thoughts on how that feeling might be preserved in the future?

     

    Question 3: Darcy runs a game shop.  Any thoughts about doing an annual atari day there?

     

    Question 4:  not a question but we miss aerlan!

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  6. 56 minutes ago, Lord Mushroom said:

     9.4 million euro for the VCS inventory

    so they're sitting on 10M in inventory?  how many units is that?  like 50,000?  that seems nuts

     

    58 minutes ago, Lord Mushroom said:

    - They have (according to a You Tuber) bought a lot of land on Satoshi Island (an island dedicated to crypto-stuff).

    is that the current ownership group, or the prior ownership group?

     

    hmmmn.

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