👾EKKO Alpha was a small test, but an important one. We kept this sprint intentionally tight: 15 guilds, 5 days, because what we wanted to test wasn’t scale. It was something more fundamental: Would players actually trust AI agents enough to risk real value on them? The answer was YES. And more than that, once players leaned in, they went deep. 37% of all sessions were high-stakes (Diamond sessions), and those players showed 3.6x higher engagement than Gold session players. That’s a strong signal for us: this isn’t just a novelty mechanic. It’s a loop players are willing to commit to. What surprised us even more was who leaned in. We thought highly skilled players might resist the idea of AI playing for them. Instead, many of them embraced it. They trained agents, refined loadouts, and treated their AI as an extension of their own strategy. You can see it in the behavior -- Mask Mode almost doubled daily playtime: 253 mins vs 124 mins for regular players. AI sessions didn’t push players away --they pulled them in deeper. And yes -- the upside was real, and it got spicy fast! - 37.7x single-session payout multiplier - 17,200 Diamonds extracted in one single extraction - 165,940 Diamonds earned by the top Diamond player in 5 days These aren’t just flashy stats -- they show players were willing to trust AI, invest time into training it, and risk real value because the reward on the other side felt worth chasing. That’s what makes us so excited for what comes next: bringing the scale and energy of our CB3 X-League model together with AI-driven gameplay and a major prize pool. 💎💎 This was the first proof point. Now we refine. Open Beta is around the corner. If your guild wants in, join our Discord or hit up our team members tagged -- official partners will receive exclusive welcome packs. 🎁 Finally, thank you to all our EKKO Alpha participants and the @ekko_engine team. See y'all soon! 🫰