Back to collectionThe chain question left hanging in Discord
The studio was making games while a chain-side plan advanced internally, but the community had received no formal explanation. Over the weekend, someone asked in Discord, “Are you building a chain?” The silence preserved the boundary around an unfinished plan while leaving the person who asked with no answer.
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The studio was making games while a chain-side plan advanced internally, but the community had received no formal explanation. The Night Watchman, a longtime presence in Discord, knew what older members were asking and how easily speculation could be mistaken for a promise.
Over the weekend, someone asked in Discord, “Are you building a chain?” No one answered in the channel. The Night Watchman saw the question and wanted to explain why the game team had lately been talking so much about integration, but he had nothing he could cite publicly. He did not speak for the team. Instead, he noted the question and planned to ask those responsible for communication what could be said.
The silence preserved the boundary around an unfinished plan while leaving the person who asked with no answer. For the Night Watchman, the next step was to bring the community’s actual question into the internal discussion. When a formal account would appear, and how much it could explain, remained undecided.