On today's episode of Mastering Retention, Francesco Fontana (Senior Game Designer at Savage Game Studios) joins Tom to discuss designing a game economy, limited currency, and so much more!

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• 1:04 How did Francesco Fontana get started in the gaming industry?

• 3:11 Game Economy Design

• 6:13 Early Stage Prototype/Soft Launch

• 9:15 When should you give up on your game?

• 12:24 User Research and Analytic Tools

• 17:10 Creating a Shooter Game

• 19:51 Building a Game Economy for the Long Term

• 24:00 Limited Currency and Live Ops

• 35:10 The Tower Of Once

• 39:09 Advice For People Wishing To Make A Shooter Game

• 41:59 How Can Shooter Games Appeal to More Players?

• 50:56 How to keep more players around longer.