diff --git a/lbry b/lbry
index af455ff52..043e2d0ab 160000
--- a/lbry
+++ b/lbry
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit af455ff52ecc81be2229f1061318d607c4cc047d
+Subproject commit 043e2d0ab96030468d53d02e311fd848f35c2dc1
diff --git a/lbryum b/lbryum
index 39ace3737..121bda396 160000
--- a/lbryum
+++ b/lbryum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 39ace3737509ff2b09fabaaa64d1525843de1325
+Subproject commit 121bda3963ee94f0c9c027813c55b71b38219739
diff --git a/ui/js/component/auth.js b/ui/js/component/auth.js
index 197fc0b38..6cd547633 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/auth.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/auth.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const SubmitEmailStage = React.createClass({
     return (
       <section>
         <form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>
-          <FormRow ref={(ref) => { this._emailRow = ref }} type="text" label="Email" placeholder="admin@toplbryfan.com"
+          <FormRow ref={(ref) => { this._emailRow = ref }} type="text" label="Email" placeholder="scrwvwls@lbry.io"
                      name="email" value={this.state.email}
                      onChange={this.handleEmailChanged} />
           <div className="form-row-submit">
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ const WelcomeStage = React.createClass({
           <section>
             <h3 className="modal__header">Welcome to LBRY.</h3>
             <p>Using LBRY is like dating a centaur. Totally normal up top, and <em>way different</em> underneath.</p>
-            <p>On the upper level, LBRY is like other popular video and media sites.</p>
-            <p>Below, LBRY is controlled by its users -- you -- through the power of blockchain and decentralization.</p>
-            <p>Thanks for making it possible! Here's a nickel, kid.</p>
+            <p>Up top, LBRY is similar to popular media sites.</p>
+            <p>Below, LBRY is controlled by users -- you -- via blockchain and decentralization.</p>
+            <p>Thank you for making content freedom possible! Here's a nickel, kid.</p>
             <div style={{textAlign: "center", marginBottom: "12px"}}>
               <RewardLink type="new_user" button="primary" onRewardClaim={this.onRewardClaim} onRewardFailure={this.props.endAuth} />
             </div>
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ const WelcomeStage = React.createClass({
             <p>This reward will show in your Wallet momentarily, probably while you are reading this message.</p>
             <p>LBC is used to compensate creators, to publish, and to have say in how the network works.</p>
             <p>No need to understand it all just yet! Try watching or downloading something next.</p>
+            <p>Finally, know that LBRY is a beta and that it earns the name.</p>
           </section>
       </Modal>
     );
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ const ErrorStage = React.createClass({
       <section>
         <p>An error was encountered that we cannot continue from.</p>
         <p>At least we're earning the name beta.</p>
+        { this.props.errorText ? <p>Message: {this.props.errorText}</p> : '' }
         <Link button="alt" label="Try Reload" onClick={() => { window.location.reload() } } />
       </section>
     );
diff --git a/ui/js/component/file-actions.js b/ui/js/component/file-actions.js
index fff8191e2..2f2a4074d 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/file-actions.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/file-actions.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ let FileActionsRow = React.createClass({
           </DropDownMenu> : '' }
         <Modal type="confirm" isOpen={this.state.modal == 'affirmPurchase'}
                contentLabel="Confirm Purchase"  onConfirmed={this.onAffirmPurchase} onAborted={this.closeModal}>
-          Confirm you want to purchase this bro.
+          Do you want to purchase this?
         </Modal>
         <Modal isOpen={this.state.modal == 'notEnoughCredits'} contentLabel="Not enough credits"
                onConfirmed={this.closeModal}>
diff --git a/ui/js/lbryio.js b/ui/js/lbryio.js
index d662354e6..99fcd0e0d 100644
--- a/ui/js/lbryio.js
+++ b/ui/js/lbryio.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const lbryio = {
   enabled: false
 };
 
-const CONNECTION_STRING = 'https://api.lbry.io/';
+const CONNECTION_STRING = 'http://localhost:8080/';
 
 const mocks = {
   'reward_type.get': ({name}) => {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const mocks = {
 lbryio.call = function(resource, action, params={}, method='get') {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if (!lbryio.enabled && (resource != 'discover' || action != 'list')) {
-      reject(new Error("LBRY interal API is disabled"))
+      reject(new Error("LBRY internal API is disabled"))
       return
     }
     /* temp code for mocks */
@@ -105,10 +105,9 @@ lbryio.authenticate = function() {
   }
   if (lbryio._authenticationPromise === null) {
     lbryio._authenticationPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      lbry.status().then(({installation_id}) => {
+      lbry.status().then((response) => {
 
-        //temp hack for installation_ids being wrong
-        installation_id += "Y".repeat(96 - installation_id.length)
+        let installation_id = response.installation_id;
 
         function setCurrentUser() {
           lbryio.call('user', 'me').then((data) => {
diff --git a/ui/js/page/watch.js b/ui/js/page/watch.js
index 76e96cada..315e19a9c 100644
--- a/ui/js/page/watch.js
+++ b/ui/js/page/watch.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export let WatchLink = React.createClass({
         uri: this.props.uri,
         outpoint: streamInfo.outpoint,
         claimId: streamInfo.claim_id
-      })
+      }).catch(() => {})
     });
     if (this.props.onGet) {
       this.props.onGet()
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export let WatchLink = React.createClass({
       </Modal>
       <Modal type="confirm" isOpen={this.state.modal == 'affirmPurchase'}
              contentLabel="Confirm Purchase"  onConfirmed={this.onAffirmPurchase} onAborted={this.closeModal}>
-        Confirm you want to purchase this bro.
+        Do you want to purchase this?
       </Modal>
     </div>);
   }
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_video.scss b/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
index c41815dca..9dd95ebe9 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ video {
   background-position: center center;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   position: relative;
-  &:hover {
-    .video__play-button { @include absolute-center(); }
-  }
+  .video__play-button { @include absolute-center(); }
 }
 .video__play-button {
   position: absolute;
@@ -48,6 +46,11 @@ video {
   color: white;
   z-index: 1;
   background: $color-black-transparent;
+  opacity: 0.6;
   left: 0;
   top: 0;
+  &:hover {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition: opacity $transition-standard;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/scss/page/_watch.scss b/ui/scss/page/_watch.scss
index 59a614d31..6ed5459ae 100644
--- a/ui/scss/page/_watch.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/page/_watch.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 }
 
 .video__back-label {
-  opacity: 0;
+  opacity: 0.5;
   transition: opacity 100ms ease-in;
 }