1/ How can a play-to-earn game possibly be sustainable if every single player is there only to make money from the game?
The answer: it can't.
Some thoughts below on sustainability in play-to-earn economies from someone who has been neck-deep in designing one🧵
You said you were hungry to see more...
Why post about bread? Perhaps it's important? Perhaps it plays a critical part in the story? Perhaps it's just bread?
For Bread. Ahem - For Rome.
Our hero as he journeys to Rome, a conscript, like many before him and many more to follow.
The city looms on the horizon, the roads and passing hamlets mostly deserted with a growing Etruscan threat.
For Rome.
Some fresh work from the newest member of our art team who brings years of experience from notable games and artistic projects.
As a player, the Insula is your home. The Insula is where you and your Hastati brethren dwell when not out fighting for the Republic.
For Rome.
The mining guilds use the northern roads to bring ore back to Rome from the mines.
As of late it has proven a more perilous journey with the heightened Etruscan threat. More troops than ever are stationed north to protect this critical supply route.
something tells me having new marketing guy around is gonna mean dragging all us buildooors out of the den to post more visual and written content from now on lolol
Ngl I'm extremely disappointed with the current discourse regarding a highly constructive forum post.
The way you build ecosystems is by being inclusive, highlighting your technology to builders, and forging inroads across communities.
Not by resorting to threats and toxicity.
Ngl I'm extremely disappointed with the current discourse regarding a highly constructive forum post.
The way you build ecosystems is by being inclusive, highlighting your technology to builders, and forging inroads across communities.
Not by resorting to threats and toxicity.
But instead the only thing we're seeing at the moment from most ecosystem "leaders" is toxicity, threats, and mob mentality. Thankfully there are some diamonds.
From builders it's encouragement and constructive engagement with the discussion.