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   * Contact between players is slowly picking up.   * Contact between players is slowly picking up.
   * There is a kind of rather vulgar excitement in Superstruct, the kind that drives disaster-tourism. It's not a pretty sight. I wonder how many African former child-soldiers would be eager to play this game. As Busdriver says: Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now. A superthreat, it worked for Bush and it works for Superstruct.   * There is a kind of rather vulgar excitement in Superstruct, the kind that drives disaster-tourism. It's not a pretty sight. I wonder how many African former child-soldiers would be eager to play this game. As Busdriver says: Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now. A superthreat, it worked for Bush and it works for Superstruct.
 +  * Looking at player profiles I estimate 60% of players is a small sustainable farmer in 2019.
 +  * I get the impression the game is massively dominated by American and European players of a certain age-group, with few specialists like physicians, farmers, etc.  This probably makes the forecasting unreliable.
  
 == Game technical points == == Game technical points ==
   * player-profiles should have been searchable so you can connect to people you need.   * player-profiles should have been searchable so you can connect to people you need.
-  * the computervoice in the 5 introductions to the game is difficult to understand.+  * the computervoice in the 5 introductions to the game is too difficult to understand for non-native English speakers.
   * a few too many links are not working on the site   * a few too many links are not working on the site
   * any player with a 'space' in his/her name errors when sending a message.   * any player with a 'space' in his/her name errors when sending a message.
   * early work disappears beneath more recent stuff, so ideas and discussions tend to be repeated.   * early work disappears beneath more recent stuff, so ideas and discussions tend to be repeated.
   * Superstruct and Discussion titles are now editable, which helps to improve their efficiency during the evolution of the game.   * Superstruct and Discussion titles are now editable, which helps to improve their efficiency during the evolution of the game.
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