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Oh, what was that answer? I'm curious!

EDIT: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/193ham/im_the_lead_game_designer_for_there_came_an_echo/c8khe74

With how the game works, the interaction with the units.. I can see so many people doing letsplays and the like. Giving people monetization permission means there's going to be a lot more incentive for people to make videos, and consequently more advertisement for you! :D

But no, seriously; I am all for advocating for monetization. I don't personally do it, but it feels like we're fighting back against establishments such as EA or Activision, whom sound so hard to get monetization permissions from. Most people I've spoken to say you're better off going through a group like pixelenemy or machinima, but even then, you're stuck in a contract, don't have full control of your videos, and only get a small cut of the ad revenue. It sounds like everything I'd hate.

Going off topic now, are you going to have non-command interaction with the units? I think having the characters strike up a conversation with you occasionally would be quite interesting and great for immersion. Also, maybe having the characters talking between one-another, giving you the chance to listen in, but perhaps ruining their response time and awareness if you don't tell them to focus, causing them to trigger tripwire traps or fail to respond in ambush situations.

Long post is long.

A little left field of a question, so I doubt it's been asked already.. But, a bunch of games have made a point of allowing people to use youtube monetization on their videos.

Examples:

http://carbongames.com/2012/10/Permission-to-Broadcast-AirMech/

http://www.ftlgame.com/?p=388

Will you guys be doing this?