Good Day Jeevin I have just a little question Are there any plans for new bussinesses in The game? I remmember that in The past there was a voting pool on Facebook where the players voted for a New bussiness And i remmember that Ricky's used $#!T was an option

Thanks for asking that! Besides watching the show many times over, I spend a lot of time on Swearnet extracting little phrases or things that I've seen that I think could be adapted to a full on event or story. Sometimes it's something obvious that I think people will love, and othertimes it's something small that we make grandiose. I think just also paying attention to pop culture and trends helps keep the boys current and fun. I'm always consuming!

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Hey Jeevin, where do you get the inspiration for all of your out there ideas from for the stories you write?

What is the thickest ice you've seen on ELA lakes?

To develop solutions to environmental problems, we need to understand how human activities affect the environment, especially freshwater. This is where research at IISD Experimental Lakes Area comes in. We conduct whole ecosystem experiments (in a real lake) to determine what pollutants, and at what concentrations, have harmful impacts on freshwater systems.

This helps direct policy and technological innovation to mitigate the extent of the impact.

The classic example is phosphorus – IISD-ELA helped determine phosphorus was the limiting factor for causing harmful algal blooms. Before that, it was not clearly known which nutrient was the main driver. Once that was determined, governmental regulations were put in place around the world to limit phosphorus going into freshwaters (e.g., requiring soap ingredients to be changed).

This can take many forms in practice.

Wastewater treatment facilities capture and treat wastewater and stormwater from our cities and from our industrial water uses. Some treatment methods are chemical, but others are physical, leaving no trace in the water. Physical water treatment methods can include UV disinfection and dissolved air flotation.

Natural systems can also be used to improve water quality. Natural infrastructures such as wetlands and riparian buffers (conserved vegetation along riverbanks) can capture pollutants from urban and agricultural runoff and improve water quality. This is also important for many small ‘cottage’ lakes, where protection of shoreline riparian areas limits the quantity of pollutants that can enter the lake.

We're always working to improve mechanics for sure. Whether that be creating new balances or changing up the prize structure in Milestones and Leaderboards, it's something we're actively striving to expand upon. With our Mini events we've created the Sl-eazy minis which is a fun new way to load up on currency and for Mains we're also trying out some new and exciting stuff that you'll be seeing this year.

Really appreciate you playing and I'll for sure be discussing this stuff with my team!

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The location of the Experimental Lakes Area was intentionally chosen in a remote location of Northwestern Ontario, where most human activities are limited. The remote location limits the number of stressors that threaten the water quality and biota of these lakes. At our lakes the two biggest threats are climate change and the long-range deposition of pollutants.

When it comes to lakes around the world more broadly, eutrophication and harmful algal blooms resulting from excessive nutrient inputs, in particular phosphorus. Algal blooms are the leading cause of the degradation of freshwater ecosystems globally, and they are very expensive to fix once they become a problem. The best approach is to determine which factors drive blooms and work to prevent those through policy (e.g., regulations on wastewater effluent, or runoff from agriculture).

There are also many potentially harmful chemicals in wastewaters, that derive from a growing list of chemicals that we, the public, use in our everyday lives. Some of these chemicals do not naturally break down and are potentially toxic to plants and animals. These chemicals include microplastics, mercury, road salt, plastics, and the chemical released during oil spills.

Habitat destruction from flow modification (dams, irrigation, etc.) also has an impact, as does the physical alteration of shorelines.

And, as always, invasive species (such as zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg) pose a risk to our lakes worldwide.

This is a tough one, but a great question! I'd say right now, "Adventures in Babyshitting" is my favourite. It was super fun working with the artists to come up with retro toys to make all of the characters. And the way we reinvented Sunnyvale was super fun too.

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Thanks!

Out of all the events the game has done, which theme/story is your favorite?

Any plans to add more characters for the seasons 200+, or more Epic or Legendary characters in general? Would help with the struggle to complete season objectives.

Any plans for completely new event mechanics, instead of the same ones reskinned/with new stories?

Hey! Firstly, thanks for playing out game and having fun going through the seasons! I've noted this and will pass on this information to our team to try and get some more variety!

hell yeah, dawg.

We use lakes directly for many things and lakes are also indicators of the quality of our fresh water, without which we could not live. We need freshwater for drinking and for food production (crops, livestock, fish).

Degradations of water quality affect our health.

Fresh water is critical for many industrial processes. Many forms of energy production depend on freshwater (often by turning turbines with water – like dams or by boiling water – nuclear, coal power for example). We use freshwater for waste and sewage disposal. Freshwater is also widely used for recreation, from sailing to cottaging.

In a nutshell, fresh water is critical to almost everything we do.

Hey! We work hard with our artists to make sure we're doing the best job possible in all aspects to do the show justice. I think they do a stellar job who deliver amazing art and are also amazing people! With the way the Shitmobile sits on the mapscreen we thought it looked good to see the missing door. Minor difference, yes, but it gives a better essence of the car and it still reads well as Ricky's pride and joy. Also, I'm a fan of your bricks! Hope to see your version of the Shitmobile one day!

That's all I ask. Naymsayin'?

What threats act as obstacles to maintaining fresh water in the lakes you study?

What is the solution to keep any lakes water clean,beside chemical use?

Any plans to update the main seasons, so it stops only giving Gladys and Willy Goat cards in every single 4/hr trunks? Or with the end of season trunks, that always give the same cards (Steve French, Twiggy Alien Trevor, Bridesmaid Outfit Sarah)?

Last I heard J Roc was trying to take Roc Pile Productions into a classier, new era. He recently pitched on the "Dragon's Dank" event that he wanted to pay homage to classic Hollywood. That being said, if he ever does a sequel to, "To Russia With the Love Bone", and needs an extra, my agent will be in contact.

Here's the proof https://twitter.com/TPBGAME/status/1618710204824141824

Why should I care about lakes?