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2 years

Why Play to Earn Games Crash? 🧵 And What Can Devs Do? All You Need to Know about Play to Earn Economies in 11 Tweets 👇 0/11

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@VaderResearch

11 months

@alexisohanian This thread is one of the worst takes on web3 gaming 1. Play-to-earn economics is fundamentally broken. No one will pay you for watching Netflix because you add no value 2. Second Life’s economy is not play-to-earn, it similar to eBay; players create and sell digital goods to…

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1/Guilds will replace early-stage VCs and game publishers as the primary capital source for blockchain games. @Avocadoguild @ReadyPlayerRich @polemos_io @brycent_ @mirkobasilunix @GuildFiGlobal @petering_ @goodgamesguild @BlackpoolHQ @MyNameIsJeff

The Era of Guilds

Guilds will replace early-stage VCs

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Web3 Games Don’t Need Tokens 🧵 Revealing the Closed Door Discussions🤫 (As a Tokenomics Consultant) 👇 0/17

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2 years

Excited to introduce Vader Research and our 5 theses on web3 gaming! 0/8 🧵

5 Theses on Web3 Gaming

Introducing Vader Research

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The Elder Gods NFT collection from InfiniGods is up ~4x in the last 30 days @InfiniGods is a Pantera-backed web3 gaming studio that currently has a live mobile game called King of Destiny that can be downloaded on App Stores. The game is very similar to web2 social casino title…

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@VaderResearch

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Baldur's Gate 3 didn't take any VC money Took over 6 years and $200m to develop Sold 2.5m early access units in 2020 at $60 each - generating $150m gross from gamers who had no financial expectations Crowdfunding at its finest The game ended up being a huge hit, generating…

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1 year

SKILL-BASED GAMING is the future of WEB3 GAMING ♟️

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1 year

Ownership in Web3 Gaming is Bullshit 🧵 An Objective Take on "NFT Ownership" in 15 Tweets 👇 0/15

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@VaderResearch

2 years

Half of the scholars playing @AxieInfinity don’t have bank accounts. They send earned SLP to a "trusted friend" to convert into fiat, which adds up additional fees and creates trust problems. @darrenof tells us how @EarnGuild aims to tackle this problem

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@VaderResearch

6 months

Gaming tokens are pumping Keep in mind that most of these tokens have other value accrual entities (equity, NFTs, other tokens) that dilute the entire value. Thus, the market cap you see is only a fraction of the entire ecosystem valuation Additionally, the legal equity entity…

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@VaderResearch

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$PIXEL got listed on Binance today and is at $0.50 atm This puts it at a market cap of $385m surpassing > $ILV $380m > $PRIME $380m > $MAGIC $360m > $XAI $350m > $MAVIA $300m > $ACE $240m With the launch of Pixels, Ronin ecosystem tokens command a cumulative $2.6bn market cap…

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Do you need a flawless game to hit $250m token mcap? No $MAVIA made it, comps $GRAPE and $AFG didn’t $MAVIA: Listed at $60m, currently trading at $220m $GRAPE: Listed at $20m, currently trading at $6m $AFG: Listed at $7m, currently trading at $3m Due to high token mcaps of…

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Fren Pet: Coin Master Meets Web3 Tamagotchi @frenpetonbase has been gaining steam over the last few days with a game design that fits the CT degen audience. The game is on mobile and is pay-gated as players are required to purchase a $10 Pet NFT to start playing. You have to…

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@VaderResearch

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After 3 yrs of tokenomics consulting, I realized one thing: Games have no idea what they are doing with player token emissions Why should they care? Token incentives are the ultimate retention & growth tool for web3. Web2 games spend 30-50% of their revenue on marketing while…

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@VaderResearch

2 years

Why STEPN's collapse is inevitable? Why guilds, partnerships, ads, cosmetics won't save GMT? A fundamentals driven analysis on STEPN's token economy 👇🧵

Why STEPN’s Collapse Is Inevitable?

Fundamental Analysis on STEPN’s Token Economy

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@VaderResearch

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My Pet Hooligan’s $KARRAT got listed yday and is trading at $100m mcap ($815m FDV) $KARRAT got listed on Coinbase, KuCoin and Gate at TGE. Getting listed on Coinbase is not easy for a gaming token. For reference - $RON made it to Coinbase 2 yrs after TGE. $PORTAL $175m $MAVIA…

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@VaderResearch

1 year

What is the BEST ANSWER for: "I can already trade CS:GO skins on Steam, what's the point of NFTs in GAMING?"

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@VaderResearch

1 year

Yuga Lab's Dookey Dash is a BIG SUCCESS 🐵 $3k to play a toilet time game might sound RIDICULOUS 🚽 BUT there is an innovative NFT drop mechanism behind it 🕹️ Here's why Dookey Dash is a SUCCESS for Yuga 👇🧵 1/8

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@VaderResearch

2 years

1/Thread🧵on Thetan Arena’s Economy @ThetanArena @wolffungame

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@VaderResearch

2 years

Thread🧵on Crabada and its economy🦀 @PlayCrabada @oxtender @Fuji102x

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2 years

I’m 100% convinced that the next billion will be onboarded into crypto through blockchain gaming in the next 2 years. Game7 is an exciting proposal that will accelerate this trend by providing an unbiased, decentralized, value-add blockchain gaming support network.

BitDAO (now Mantle)

@BitDAO_Official

2 years

1/ The creation of #Game7 , an organization that aims to accelerate the adoption and development of blockchain technology in the gaming industry, has been officially proposed to BitDAO as BIP-5. Vote now!

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A sober take on Parallel's $PRIME $PRIME is up 2x in the last 10 days as Axie OGs & CT influencers are buying & promoting $PRIME Haven't played the game yet but @ParallelAiRev kindly reached out to offer beta access so my thoughts might change after playing the beta and most…

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@VaderResearch

5 months

There is a <$5m market cap gaming token that is backed by a16z, Mechanism, Hashed and owns some of the most valuable gaming NFTs 👀

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@VaderResearch

2 years

1/Humbled to be mentioned on @AxieInfinity 's S20 economic balancing adjustments announcement. Sky Mavis decided to execute one of my core proposals and a) eliminate SLP earned from PVE and DQ, b) distribute AXS rewards to a wider audience.

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@AxieInfinity

2 years

Season 20 is close and when it’s released, a variety of important economic balancing changes will be implemented. Full details 👇

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Pixels has been generating $25k-$40k per day in the last 2 months from VIP membership sales - equating to a monthly run rate of ~$1m! Land NFT floor price hit $5k (up 10x in the last 2 months) - equating to $25m in market cap Pixels launched on Polygon in Sept 2022 and…

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@VaderResearch

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The endgame of web3 gaming is FOCG 1. Permanence: Storing everything on blockchain allows for true permanence; the game lives on forever irrespective of the original developers 2. Permissionless Composable Modding: Anyone can fork an existing web3 game, change whatever…

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@VaderResearch

2 years

4 areas that will accelerate web3 gaming adoption: 1. Fun Games🟡 2. User Experience (friendly custodial wallets, app store integration, payment infra, etc) 🟡 3. User Acquisition (traditional ad spending, performance marketing, etc.) 🟢 4. Regulation 🔴

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@VaderResearch

1 year

. @playSHRAPNEL has one of the most interesting web3 game economy designs. Shrapnel's head of economy Francis Brankin joins the pod to dive deep into Shrapnel's economy design. 🧵 on Shrapnel's economy design 0/7

Shrapnel Economy Deep Dive - Vader Research

Francis Brankin, Head of Economy at Shrapnel joins Vader Research Podcast to dive deep into Shrapnel's game economy design. Shrapnel is a web3 first-person s...

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Played @playSIPHER today; a pretty fun mobile RPG game, think Brawl Stars meets Diablo, very high production quality (built on Unreal Engine) $SIPHER token is up 9x in the last 90 days - reaching $60m market cap Devs raised $44m in public sale in Dec 2021 and had previously…

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@VaderResearch

2 years

. @philipla from @AxieInfinity joins the pod to dive deep into Axie Origins and its economy! A short 🧵 on how Origins can tackle Axie's economy-related problems with Runes, Charms and Moonshards

Axie Origins Economy Deep Dive - Vader Research

Philip La, VP of Product (Games) at Sky Mavis joins Vader Research Podcast to discuss the game & economy design of Axie Origins, the upcoming Land game and t...

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Hypercasual games are not fit for web3 standalone No in-game economy, no IAP spending, no longevity BUT if you have a collection of hypercasual games and want to retain players within your ecosystem - this is where existing web2 incentive systems struggle and is where WEB3 CAN…

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@VaderResearch

1 year

Play to earn is a marketing jargon just like - Play and earn - Play and own - Play to own - Free to own The marketing terminology of P2E may be dead but the underlying feature of rewarding players with monetary incentives is not dead and is a core pillar of web3 gaming!

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@RealJonahBlake

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Play to earn is dead

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Web3 games don't need to be fun I emphasized that web3 games should be fun But fun is not the only ingredient that leads to retention Games should be habit-forming products that retain users long-term organically without financial rewards Habit = Retention Retention != Fun

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$PORTAL got listed on Binance and is trading at $2.4 This equates to a market cap of $400m - higher than $PRIME, $PIXEL and $XAI. Enjin $590m Gas Hero $540m Illuvium $430m Portal $400m Parallel $390m Pixels $380m Xai $360m Magic $310m Portal has no product. The idea of a…

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Pixelmon Analysis I expect $MON to trade at ~$300m based on comps: 🟣Pixels $460m / $3bn FDV 🟣Portal $365m / $2.2bn FDV 🟣Mavia $220m / $1.8bn FDV $300m equates to $2.3 per token ($2.3bn FDV) The project almost died with the infamous Kevin fiasco. The comeback is proof that…

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1 year

Onchain games is a solution looking for a problem Change my mind • Bots can interact with smart contracts wo permission • Cost of writing, auditing, maintaining smart contracts • Risk of s. contract hack Dark Forest was a hackathon for software devs, not a game for retail

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@VaderResearch @awettermann Bots will be 99.99% of the activity

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Upcoming web3 games should reconsider pre-selling NFTs months before the game is launched This has been the de-facto option but pros and cons should carefully be assessed

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@VaderResearch

1 year

A WEB3 GAME cosmetic NFT will EXCEED BAYC floor price by 2028

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$MOJO got listed today and is trading at $34m market cap ($540m FDV) The stated float is at roughly 7% which is lower than comparable 2024 gaming token listings > $FAR $44m market cap > $AUR $40m > $MOJO $34m > $SPS $21m > $QORPO $21m Congrats Mike and @WeArePlanetMojo team!

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$XAI got listed today and is currently trading at $0.76 ($211m market cap, $1.7bn FDV) The XAI node sold for 1.08 ETH ($2300) and airdrops 1658 $XAI tokens ($1260) The nodes were promoted as an arbitrage opportunity by YellowPanther based on unrealistic $XAI price estimates…

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@VaderResearch

2 years

What can devs do? 1) Lower ROI to win more time before the absolute crash 2) Build an engaging social game to make people spend $ for fun 3) Have other devs build games with your NFTs [aka UGC] Check my Axie proposal which got partially approved 11/11

Axie Infinity Economy Proposal

Lunacia Strikes Back

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@VaderResearch

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Sky Mavis has done a great job with Pixels 👏 Any web3 game looking for a web3 distribution partner should consider chatting with Sky Mavis to launch on Ronin Pixels proved that the capital SM pulled in for Axie in the last bull wasn't a one-off success and could potentially…

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2 years

Founders are misallocating tokens to investors! You raised $5m seed round for equity at $25m valuation (20%). Should you allocate 20% of governance tokens to investors? NO! What should be the ideal figure and why?

Token Cap Table Allocation

Why Founders Are Misallocating Tokens to VCs?

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@VaderResearch

2 years

1/Thread🧵 on Pegaxy’s Economy @PegaxyOfficial @RealCoreyWilton @KenPegaxy

Deconstructing Pegaxy’s Economy

The Next Axie Infinity or a Temporary Fad?

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@VaderResearch

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Web3 games right now

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@VaderResearch

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Overworld NFT Mint Analysis Overworld raised $2m from its anticipated NFT mint today - selling 6k NFTs for 0.15 ETH ($340) per piece For context, NFT holders get airdrops of @OverworldPlay 's upcoming token in Q1 2024 and Overworld’s parent company @XterioGames raised a whopping…

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Reading through the @pixels_online litepaper I really like their approach to the economy and the way they communicate it to their player & speculator base Sincere, humble communication with no "we are the future of gaming and will change the world" kumbaya "the key to building…

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TLDR on AOFVerse NFT Drama 🔵AOF did a free mint on Nov 28, floor price was instantly trading at 0.7 ETH - marketing & communication implied a token airdrop to NFT holders 🔵Announced tokenomics on Jan 25; 1% to be airdropped to NFT holders with a 20m vesting period >…

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TLDR on Persona Mint Unagi’s $5.5m Persona mint has been the largest paid NFT mint this month > FP stabilized at 0.45 ETH ($1.3k), equating to a market cap of $12m. This puts Persona’s market cap above several popular gaming NFTs: 🟡Pirate Nation $14m 🟡Mavia Land $14m 🔴Unagi…

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@VaderResearch

2 years

If someone gives you long, honest, brutal feedback with no sugarcoating, they do it because they genuinely care about you Ego is your biggest enemy. Never take any feedback personally

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@VaderResearch

1 year

Translation of Star Atlas Letter: Instead of keeping our cash in a multi-sig cold wallet or a bank account, we put it in an FTX treasury product to earn 4-5% on USD That cash is gone and we now have 1.5 yr runway worth of cash left? 1/2

SW4GN3R

@at_mwagner

1 year

To discuss this in full transparency, please join us in a Town Hall today at 5pm EST on .

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2 years

There are 2 types of game economy sinks 🧵 1) Fake Sinks 😒 2) Real Sinks 🤩

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Age of Dino raised $5.7m from the NFT mint! NFTs were sold at 0.59 ETH ($1.4k) per piece yesterday and the FP is now trading at 1.1 ETH ($2.9k) Participants were offered to bid a price between 0.2 and 0.59 ETH in a price-capped sealed bid auction where the top 4k bidders would…

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@VaderResearch

2 years

If you liked this post please like and retweet so it can reach out to more people 🙏

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@VaderResearch

3 years

1/YGG can become the virtual land baron of the metaverse and the ultimate king-maker. They just raised a new round led by @AriannaSimpson . @ljxie @WarcMeinstein @pierskicks @ljin18 @jorllaw @mikojava @kukulabanze @ChenLLII @gabusch @berylchavezli @leah_cb

Yield Guild Games 101

The Virtual Land Baron of the Metaverse

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@VaderResearch

1 year

Who wants to meet up at GDC!

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2 years

There is no such thing as a guild that extracts value - ROI is the nature of P2E. There is bad tokenomics design that allows guilds to exit whenever they want. Don’t blame guilds for a big sell-off, blame the game devs for poor tokenomics design.

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🆘FASTEST WAY TO ADVANCE WEB3 GAMING ADOPTION🆘 💰ACQUIRE an existing fun game with an engaged player base 🎮IMPLEMENT an open web3 economy w/ tokens & NFTs $BILLIONS are spent on teams to build web3 games but most will fail. Use a shortcut to BOOTSTRAP web3 gaming adoption ⏳

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@VaderResearch

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$LORDS is down 33% this week despite still being up 3x in the last 3 months 23m $LORDS tokens will be unlocked on Jan 19th potentially resulting in a 45% instant inflation based on data from Coinmarketcap and @NFTBulbhead Despite the 3x price action and upcoming inflation, I'm…

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AVAX up 100%, SOL 182% in the last 30 days ADA & DOT have promised for years but delivered very little and deserve to be surpassed by SOL, AVAX, MATIC, ATOM These are positive developments for the industry as the market is becoming more efficient & rational AVAX specifically…

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What are the major problems of web3 game devs? Fundraising > Getting access to VC funding > Getting access to speculator liquidity for tokens/NFTs > Getting listed on exchanges Growth > Player acquisition > GTM strategy > Getting access to influencers/DAOs/KOLs > Community &…

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@VaderResearch

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$BEAM is trading at $800m market cap, ranked at #75 , above $APE, $ILV, $MAGIC, $PRIME, $RON, $YGG, $GF $BEAM is Merit Circle's rebranding of the now-defunct $MC token Is Merit Circle worth $800m? Probably not. But you wouldn't want to play the "fundamentals" game in crypto as…

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@VaderResearch

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@gabusch @YieldGuild @a16z @techinasia Great article by @techinasia ! I also recommend this article for those looking to learn more about YGG.

Yield Guild Games 101

The Virtual Land Baron of the Metaverse

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Singapore-based web3 game studio Fusionist's $ACE token got launched on Binance launchpad today and is currently trading at >$300m I have never heard of this studio before so the current market cap pricing is pretty surprising $300m is: - 1.5x of $PRIME - 2x of $BIGTIME - 4x of…

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Had the pleasure to interview @playeverseed co-founder & CEO @kliuless who has previously worked at @riotgames & @GoldmanSachs We discussed Everseed's core game loops, economy, tokenomics and future roadmap

Everseed Deep Dive - Vader Research

In this episode, Everseed co-founder & CEO Kenneth Liu joins Vader Research Podcast. Everseed is one of the most anticipated web3 games under development. Al...

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Web3 Gaming Player Archetypes 0/7 🧵

Web3 Gaming Player Archetypes

Which Player Types Would You Like To Have In Your Game?

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@ZssBecker 1. @playSHRAPNEL 2. @PlayProvidence 3. @playoffthegrid 4. @fableborne 5. @ParadiseTycoon

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Treasure DAO will likely move to Optimism unless another well-funded EVM chain comes up with a better offer (ZkSync, Avalanche, Manta, Sei, Monad, etc.) Was inevitable after Offchain Labs developed & promoted Xai as the main gaming L3 on Arbitrum

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@karelvuong

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Oh hello, @Optimism . 👋🔴 Interesting development for the Treasure ecosystem as we progress towards our chain. (And literally right before we were about to hit publish on the litepaper - no lie 😅! First things first, chat with our community. Update to come!)

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Autonomous Worlds 🚀

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$G3 got listed today and is trading at $21m market cap ($240m FDV) $SFUND $236m market cap $GAFI $106m $PDA $75m $ALU $43m $G3 $21m $GMEE $12m $GAME $6m $UNIX $5m @yoitsOG offered me a WL for the NFT mint but I was too busy doing founder things that I forgot minting it 😔…

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@VaderResearch

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The most popular CS GO skin marketplace surprisingly stores items and transactions on blockchain 🔪 However, most payments are still being executed by credit cards, not stablecoins Some google search helps us realize that this marketplace was acquired by Mythical Games in 2022

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What is your favorite web3 shooter game?

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What web3 games are you most excited about?

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Do real gamers actually care about owning, trading, earning? Do they enjoy the thrill of their tradable in-game asset (token/NFT) price fluctuating? Would they prefer price stability or volatility?

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Web3 Gaming Bull Case: Speculators who play games for financial earnings evolve into gamers and spend more than they earn Web3 Gaming Bear Case: Gamers who play games for fun evolve into speculators and enjoy the thrill of gambling & financial earnings more than the game loops

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Unlike web2 games - web3 games spend very little on performance marketing (paid ads). Web3 marketing budgets are allocated to content creators & groups. The target audience that might buy web3 game NFTs/tokens is a niche but a high-spending audience. You don't need to have 100m…

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@paytkaleiwahea

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Raw thoughts on WL and Presale. Builders often get frustrated at the PvP nature of our industry and don’t like most groups or CC. “A necessary evil” Groups and content creators get upset because they are judged for flipping or taking profit. “How do I make money” Thoughts 👇…

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Web3 game devs focus too much on tokens They should rather focus on the overall economy design: 🟡 Tradable vs Non-tradable Items 🟡 Progression Systems 🟡 Reward Distribution (Skill, Time, Spend, Chance) 🟡 Item Pricing & Supply Schedule 🟡 Clustering Player Personas 17/17

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Had a chat with @RealCoreyWilton last week They recently launched @PetopiaOfficial - a mobile archero-like top-down shooter that has a novel non-ponzi economic model Think of friendtech meets esports Teams compete against each other for a monthly prize pool (a fraction of the…

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@VaderResearch

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Value Accrual Case Study: Yuga Labs 🐵 We analyze how the value generated within the Yuga Ecosystem is distributed among Yuga Stakeholders 0/15 🧵

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VCs & founders shouldn't receive any tokens until the underlying business matures! i) Unlocked VC & founder tokens put sell pressure on token price ii) VCs & founders gradually lose incentive to build a long-term franchise 🧵 1/9

Token Vesting Period Proposal

VCs & Founders Shouldn’t Receive Any Tokens For 7+ Years

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@VaderResearch

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I like Brycent but this is a bad, populist take Here's why: 👇🧵 1. Value Accrual 2. Open Economy 3. Fun = Data

Brycent

@brycent_

1 year

Gaming VCs stop investing in web3 games that are promoting economy over gameplay You need opinions that have a pulse on gaming, not a pulse on Tokenomics Easiest way to find potential winners, start partnering with gaming content creators and ask them their opinions.

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Sky Mavis announces 5 new games on Ronin; 1 of them is built by Civitas creator @DirectiveGames @KentwByers 🎮 Ronin is potentially well positioned to be a curated web3 game discovery platform for both players and speculators; having interacted with 3m+ players and $2bn+ primary…

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@Ronin_Network

1 year

1/ Times up… let’s do this. $RON Staking. Ronin Games. Wen? NOW. Full announcement 👇

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"You have less control over bots within a fully-on chain game TUS and CRA liquidity were mainly owned by the protocol We still retain a core, loyal player base" Crabada strategy lead Car joins the pod to discuss learnings from building @PlayCrabada

Lessons Learned from Building Crabada - Vader Research

In this episode, Crabada strategy lead Car joins Vader Research Podcast. Crabada was one of the most popular blockchain games in Q4 21-Q1 22 with more than $...

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@KyleLDavies Failure is acceptable, theft isn’t Pulling the victim card after theft to manipulate others is the lowest low

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Tokenomics is not simply filling the token allocation pie charts. It requires a deep understanding of the product, strategy, industry and affects user acquisition, retention and monetization.

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I will be in Dubai next week for Token2049 Shoot me a DM if you wanna meet up

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Gaming NFTs > PFP NFTs

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Why is nobody talking about this?! Since this small NFT bull market started three months ago, many of the legacy "bluechip" NFTs have been among the worst performing projects in the market. While many other projects have exploded, most OG projects feel like they are dead: They…

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P2E Game = Casino Guilds/Managers/NFT Investors = Gamblers Scholars = Waiters Game Dev = House

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Ngl never been as bullish on web3 gaming as of now @gabrielleydon is in a different league - built 3 very successful 4X strategy games at Machine Zone and understands player psychology, virtual economies, retention, monetization, UA extremely well This episode is a must listen

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I had a great time with @patrick_oshag recording this. Enjoy!

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Pretty cool feature in Pixels - @Jihoz_Axie is an NPC that gives you quests Also found Animoca chairman @ysiu and other @pixels_online team members as NPCs as well Simple idea but is pretty cool

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Had the pleasure to interview @EternalDragons_ co-founders @alekarias and @andreasgames We discussed Eternal Dragon's core loops, economy, NFT sale strategy, guild partnerhsips, community management and fundraising

Eternal Dragons Deep Dive - Vader Research

In this episode, Trailblazer Games co-founders Alex Arias and Andreas Risberg join Vader Research Podcast. Trailblazer Games raised $8.2m in March this year,...

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Token Value Accrual 🧵 What is value? How to decide on inflow currency? What are the differences between different value accrual mechanisms (buybacks, staking, token incentives)? We cover it all in our latest piece! 1/13

Token Value Accrual

Token Buyback & Burn, Staking Rewards, Incentives and More

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Deep Dive into Pegaxy’s Game Economy 🐎 @FamousAspect from @n3tworkinc / @DeconFun , @ReadyPlayerRich from @ReadyPlayerDAO , @NFT_Guru from @MTTM_Official and @JDHyper are joined us to discuss Pegaxy and its economy.

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Out of 3 gaming tokens that got listed 2 weeks ago $BLOCK is down 40% from its day 1 price whereas $G3 and $MOJO are trading around their day 1 price We use the day 1 closing price and exclude the listing price to exclude outliers. Post-TGE pricing performance is as important…

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Roblox integrating NFTs won’t pump your utility-less monkey JPEGs BUT it may provide a tremendous boost to web3 gaming as web2 studios will re-consider their stance on open economies (aka NFTs/tokens) upon a successful integration Roblox’s platform has a cosmetics-based…

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You’re bearish about web3 gaming as roblox says they will look to eventually add NFTs where possible lol go pivot to ai

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Slots (aka social casino) is a low-hanging fruit opportunity for web3 gaming Monopoly Go makes $2bn, Coin Master makes $1bn per year from in-app purchases. The opportunity for a killer web3 slots game is inevitable. My main contenders for web3 slots have been Cityverse and…

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SERIES A FUNDING ROUND SECURED We're thrilled to announce that we've secured $8M in Series A funding, taken exclusively by @PanteraCapital . This capital injection allows us to double down on our vision to lead the future of mobile gaming, and provides us with the resources to…

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The best part about Play2Airdrop is that the rewards are uber probabilistic - enabling flexibility for developers to balance the economy while achieving virality Play2Earn --> play 10 hours, earn 100 SLP, withdraw it in 2 weeks (you take the risk of SLP falling in price in the…

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One of the best things about Play2Airdrop is that it requires an actual game to play So it's an option that's only available to teams with a product. It rewards builders and excludes vaporware.

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Hold & Own feature by @PirateNation : The longer you hold Pirate NFTs, the more rewards you earn NFT staking has been around for a while so the concept is nothing novel. However, the UX/UI execution is better suited for gamers rather than defi degens.

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