Kieran Warwick, Co-founder at @illuviumio | Locked In #01 @KieranWarwick opens up about what it really takes to build a sustainable Web3 gaming ecosystem, from early mistakes with play-to-earn mechanics to the long grind of making a game people genuinely want to play. ⏰ Timestamps (Watch to the end!) 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Growing Up Gaming with His Brothers 03:32 - From DeFi Investor to Game Founder 04:42 - Illuvium’s Surge in Players Explained 05:53 - Fixing the Grind in Web3 Games 07:31 - Was Illuvium Built Too Early? 12:16 - Balancing Fun and Incentives 19:54 - Building Arena vs Overworld 20:23 - Onboarding New Players 21:40 - Controlled Chaos in Combat 23:46 - Adding More Illuvials 24:45 - Addresing the Complaxiry of Illuvium 28:16 - Building in Web3 Today 31:18 - Fixing the Web3 Gaming Stigma 34:56 - What Is a Win for Illuvium? 35:55 - Biggest Regret in Building Illuvium 40:00 - Using Criticism as Fuel