Back to collectionA Third Draft in an Uncertain New Year
As the new year began, Ex Populus had decided to explore building its own game chain, but the idea was still taking shape in a project proposal. BTC hovered around USD 16,600, the wreckage left by FTX was still being cleared, and no one dared make easy wishes for 2023. The third draft kept the research moving through the darkest stretch and put the disagreement on paper for the team to address.
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As the new year began, Ex Populus had decided to explore building its own game chain, but the idea was still taking shape in a project proposal. With the market still cold, the team needed to explain why it should keep people on the work.
BTC hovered around USD 16,600, the wreckage left by FTX was still being cleared, and no one dared make easy wishes for 2023. Inside the studio, the proposal for a self-built game chain reached its third draft. Some wanted a broad goal that left room to change course; those working on the document brought the discussion back to what games actually needed.
The third draft kept the research moving through the darkest stretch and put the disagreement on paper for the team to address. They could postpone their hopes for the year, but the project's purpose had to be clear. Next they needed to reduce it to a sentence that could guide technical choices.