found a bunch of undelivereds 4?/24 On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 1:20 PM Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many <gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote:

mtg and ccgs are kind of like a cross between software development, mind control, and coercive capitalism, right? you have some functions, you have to buy them, you can only use a few at a time due to mysterious forces, and these functions are actually living beings and their entire lives. it’s way more obvious this decade.

what if we made it more overt, and had it be around _wanting_ to combine powerful tools to make cool things, _in an environment_ of mind control capitalism?

so like, you make cool combos but they get stolen quickly and used for slavery. sound familiar? yeah? it could be the whole mechanic, the only thing that happens! it would show how life is like a nightmare where you have to defeat your shadow to save the world for real.

maybe [it could use an rts-like basis, where you’re trying to like feed your family by managing an environment, but —