A Fresh Season Begins While the Tipping Bot Stays Offline
Background: The studio was continuing to adjust its game and community operations. Today: The new season opened, and levels and a set of roles were reset and reassigned. Impact and next steps: The reshuffle gave the new season a shared starting point, but it did not resolve the inconvenience caused by the broken tipping feature.
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Background: The studio was continuing to adjust its game and community operations. With the preseason over, the community needed a new round of level and role assignments. Members cared not only about being regrouped, but also about when existing features would return.
Today: The new season opened, and levels and a set of roles were reset and reassigned. At the same time, the tipping bot remained offline. The official account gave no repair timeline, tossing out only, “Blame the hackers,” and brushing aside members’ questions.
Impact and next steps: The reshuffle gave the new season a shared starting point, but it did not resolve the inconvenience caused by the broken tipping feature. Members had to adjust to the new role structure for now; when the bot would return, and whether the team would explain further, remained unsettled.