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Slack, MMO to Chat client is probably the most interesting and stark pivot

• dvtrn 4y ago
  Slack? The chat app that everyone has very strongly held opinions on? that slack? It started as an MMO? I never knew this and have got to go read about it now, that IS an interesting pivot.
  • pnw 4y ago
    Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6O5QXj6n18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6O5QXj6n18
  • PStamatiou 4y ago
    More on that here: https://mashable.com/article/slack-glitch https://mashable.com/article/slack-glitch https://www.glitchthegame.com/ https://www.glitchthegame.com/
  • bink 4y ago
    IIRC some of the animated characters that show up with error messages are from the old game.
  • preommr 4y ago
    Not even the first time that happened. Stewart Butterfield previously tried to make a game that eventually became flickr.
    • sjg1729 4y ago
      And discord was split off from a LoL-like game when it turned out to be the best part about it
    • suoduandao2 4y ago
      It's fun to imagine what would happen if Stewart Butterfield was given the rights to Half-life 3...