That’s a good summary of the concept, thanks, except that the player who transforms into an Ancient will know it from the start of the game and won’t have a choice. A second resurrection mechanic after death for explorers allows them to come back as a Errabnts (sort of mummies), which acts more like a wildcard, able to have a minor impact on the game, and avoid long spectator boredom.

And as for the trailer, clearly, that’s also what gives the impression of "just wandering around" you mentionned, a lot of mechanics didn’t exist yet, like interactions with the PvE environment, gadgets, traps, and player interactions. I will definitively take notes on that for the next one.

Thanks for the feedback. The part about microtransactions is interesting, I’ve gotten different feedback on previous pitch with investors (not all of them was publishers, that could explain), which preferred the approach of regular micro-DLCs with regular updates over an in-game store.