[synthecypher]

Awesome were you inspired by Ace of Spades at all or have heard of it?

I remember that original voxel-based engine and web server list that launched the client using their custom URI.

It was awesome how small the game was and how fun it was the simple concept (Minecraft with guns and no floating blocks).

[ItsFirefly]

I once saw a trailer for AoS, but to be honest I don't really play many games myself these days. I find that working on Angeldust is in itself a reward that alleviates the need to play games as escapism or entertainment.

[friendlybus]

Just curious, what would you say to your customers that are playing you game for the sake of escapism or entertainment?

[ItsFirefly]

I'd say: have fun! With Angeldust being a shared, persistent, open online world it's a pretty cool place to make friends and work on building projects together. You can leave a permanent mark in a place where you can be someone else compared to real life.

But I always advise enthusiastic players to keep an eye out on real life. Mind your health and your relationships. Real life, family, friends—they all come first. Of course you can be friends in-game and even build meaningful relationships there, but that's no substitute for living a well-balanced "real" life.

I've been an avid gamer in the past, and right now I'm a very avid developer. I try to balance that in real life by playing sports and exercising three or four times per week. Going out on walks, to the movies, meeting up with friends. "Balance in all things" as a character from Baldur's Gate would say.