I invested my lifesavings into Wavedash, watched it fail and then decided to buy the whole Company to release the Icons: Legacy Edition and continue development under a new name. AMA

[u/StopTheVok]

Hi /r/SmashBros I know that ya'll have had mixed feelings about Icons... the truth is I did too. Hoping that we can agree that there were a lot of very avoidable issues that plagued Icons, but also that there is still a potential future for it! (Assuming we can fix key issues!)

Recently announced article: https://www.dualshockers.com/icons-combat-arena-post-mortem-definitive-edition/FAQ

About the Legacy Edition: https://vortexrising.substack.com/p/thank-you-to-wavedash-and-our-fans

What's next for Wavedash: https://vortexrising.substack.com/p/update-on-wavedash-games

Yesterday's live stream which shows gameplay, new skins and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MRcUf-nBM4&feature=youtu.be

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TLDR on Legacy Edition

• Fulfills the promise of a 'Definitive' version. Functions as a time capsule / snapshot of the game while my team and I make progress on development.
• INTENDED TO BE FREE for anyone who bought a Founders Pack, Pro Pack or Character in Icons. See FAQ for details
• Includes all 8 characters, including never-before-released Ezzie, and all cosmetic content.
• NO LOOTBOXES, or any in-game transactions of any kind
• Input delay on local play was removed.
• Global access with P2P netplay (better latency, too).
• Offline mode available.
• Some long-requested moveset changes were implemented (Raymer, particularly, has a grenade. Kidd has *Wolf* shine.)
• As openly discussed on yesterday's stream, the game will retail for $4.99. We want to get this into as many hands as possible.

Proof: https://twitter.com/wewavedash/status/1182320167260491777

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AMA Ended (Parting notes below)

EDIT: Okay guys!! Thank you so much. I went on answering questions from 11am till 4:35pm ET! Going to need a break. While I was doing the Q&A I updated some art / branding assets for Icons. This was based on a prompt from yesterday's stream. Today we iterated and - now - here we are. Check them out here: https://twitter.com/IconsArena

Lastly - Please check out our next public stream this Friday @ 6:30pm ET. Will be going live here --> https://youtu.be/2_yqM8BXEVs

[u/[deleted]]

I'm really excited about the price point for Legacy. It feels right, considering the circumstances. And thank you (and the former Wavedash too) for the local input lag fix.

As someone in the Vortex alpha, thank you also for the crazy dedication you've shown. Not just in purchasing the assets, but in how the alpha's been run. I'm excited for more people to see that passion unbridled.

What's your perspective on how that's been going? What's the rollout plan for future invites?

[u/StopTheVok → u/[deleted]]

Thank you Crispy. You've been a wonderful community member and dutiful custodian to /r/iconsgg. You put legendary supports like Alfred from Batman to shame.

What's your perspective on how that's been going?

Development is slower than I want it to be! But that's how it goes. I am working hard on building the team sustainably and prioritizing feature requests. We get like 80 requests a day and I can handle like 2. lol

What's the rollout plan for future invites?

We invite 100 people per Community Playtest session. They are Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30pm ET and Saturday at 3:30pm ET. Since one is today, I just sent out 100 invites.

For those looking to sign up, you can do so here: https://vortexrising.com