Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I'm not American, though I wish I was in the US right now enjoying some turkey.
Still, I wanna mention some things I'm thankful for, related to @kamigotchiworld. This is a short story about my path.
Back in Spring 2022 @0xl3th3 dm'd me apropos something I wrote on another Twitter account. I don't remember exactly what.
But she mentioned a game that had been in the planning stage for a while already. Was I interested in coming onboard to do some writing? Yes, of course.
I'd held cryptocurrency for a long time at that point, but without really engaging with it. At that point I had just finished a second university course in Literature History, then doing a summer course on the history of Epidemics. Nothing materialised in the ways of work at that point, and I took two courses in Art History for the fall and spring semester of 2022 and 2023 respectively. Studying at the university was incredibly rewarding, getting constant positive feedback on everything I wrote. I don't wanna brag, but I got the highest mark on all but two assignments (out of 20) during those stints.
In the late summer of 2023 @kamigotchiworld got some funding and I was brought on to do writing, and a few other things. Working for @kamigotchiworld has since been a lot like university. Lethe's engagement with the work was that of a teacher, somehow able to oversee and juggle every part of the company while pushing and improving the performance of every involved person.
I started studying at the onset of the pandemic, and afterwards continued taking remote courses, so I completely missed out on the community you'd normally get. But by being involved with @kamigotchiworld I found that in web3. Before the release through my co-workers, and now since May this year through the community of fanatics we've built.
I returned from @EFDevcon in Buenos Aires two days ago. The whole time I was there, I missed the energy on Discord and in-game. I missed my second family, all the viewers and users who attend my weekly stream. I just wanted to be there for them. I wished they were in BA with me, drinking and smoking cigarettes exploring a new city.
I never thought I'd get into the crypto space like this. But I'm so happy I did. I got into crypto in a similar way, when I went against my instincts to reject anything that seemed to come at me too fast. You gotta take a chance when it presents itself to you. Step out of your comfort zone and meet the world. I'm old and for me crypto and the @kamigotchiworld community resembles the life I lived on online forums in my teens.
I'm so thankful I get to relive that again with my team and everyone in the community. I'm thankful for all you being here every day, whether you have some issues I can help solve or just post a funny observation, I feel right at home.
Ever since I joined the project @0xl3th3 has taken stock of my strengths, pushing me forward. To realise your full potential you need someone to hold up a mirror. I’m now fully focused on BD, a role that lets me both contribute to the existing community and that encourages me to engage with the wider crypto gaming community bring in new faithfuls to a part of the internet that I had long thought was lost, but has been reborn in the new wave of on-chain games.
After I felt done with university, I thought I'd be forever alone in my creative struggles, but I found @kamigotchiworld and a community greater than all that's been before in my life.
I will be forever grateful for this opportunity, and may it last for the rest of my life.
So, a great thank you to every single one of you who read this tweet and thus are part of both mine and @kamigotchiworld's journey.
@kamigotchiworld I can see only 2 new rooms in the main map. But my kami sense is tingling, there are rumors about a castle with trophies and treasure...Do tell us more pls
WIN 3 free @kamigotchiworld NFTs in Caves update contest!
We're running THREE categories with prizes for the most insightful, creative, and well-thought-out entries. Each category wins one handpicked double-typed Kami especially for the caves by the Kami team and me (4635, 5476, 1030):
🔮Category 1: Predictions
What items will drop in the Caves and how will they work? Will we find rare crafting materials? New consumables? Equipment? Tell us:
- What specific items you predict will drop
- How these items will function mechanically
- Their potential value and use cases in the game economy
📊Category 2: Analysis
How will Caves affect Kamigotchi's game dynamics?
Think beyond just loot. Consider:
- Impact on existing map and systems (for example with double-typed rooms)
- Kami burn mechanisms
- Economic implications for MUSU/ONYX
- Strategic meta shifts
📖Category 3: Discovery
- BEFORE Caves release: Share your theories about Cave origins and lore
or
- AFTER Caves release: Write journal entries about your Cave exploration experiences
Post-release entries can include:
- Your exploration stories
- What you discovered and liked
- Screenshots of memorable moments
- Personal thoughts on the Caves experience
📅 Timeline
Caves Release: Wed-Fri this week
Deadline: Monday next week (24.11.2024)
📝 How to Enter
1. Choose your category (you can join a few)
2. Create your submission
3. Post on X with hashtag #KamiCaves OR in comment below (we won't force anyone to post anything on his TL, but it's appreciated!)
I'll be sharing my own predictions in a quote tweet over the next few days as an example and reference point!
Good luck