Back to collectionA Market Drop Tests the Team's Attention
Background: The studio's small chat group had just experienced the excitement of the early-year market, and price updates often slipped into game discussions. Today: BTC fell more than 20% in a single day to around $30,000. Consequences and next steps: Mixing casual talk with work had previously felt easy.
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Background: The studio's small chat group had just experienced the excitement of the early-year market, and price updates often slipped into game discussions. The battle prototype now needed patient refinement, but everyone was discovering how easily movements on a screen could steal attention meant for design.
Today: BTC fell more than 20% in a single day to around $30,000. The group experienced its first “bull-market squat.” Some kept refreshing prices; others urged a return to deck discussions. A-Zhen suggested writing down the unfinished rules questions first, so those watching the market could rejoin the discussion later.
Consequences and next steps: Mixing casual talk with work had previously felt easy. The sharp drop made the competition for attention concrete. The team planned to try separating market chatter from discussions that required decisions, while keeping a way for people to catch up. Whether they could still examine the rules thoroughly amid emotional swings would depend on their next interactions.