@asapbolt_ @Dani_Supercell @Paula_Supercell Pin packs can only be served if you are eligible of pins for each rarity. Not ideal, but that's how it works at the moment. This is why we've buffed the alternative reward to something of higher value.
Will likely change at some point in the future.
NFT, Crypto and P2E are unavoidable topics on social media if you're into gaming at the moment, with people displaying very strong opinions in support or against them creeping up on gaming. Long (!) thread. 🙃
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I am a gamer at heart - how does P2E make gaming better and how does P2E work today, and does it actually "work"?
Let's take the example of one of the biggest P2E titles out there: Axie Infinity.
I am trying (!) to keep an open mind about the possibilities and impact of the blockchain on gaming, even though the loud enthusiasts out there and examples of companies pushing the topic (ex. Ubisoft, etc.) do their best to deter me from truly becoming interested in the topic:
By winning games you can win currency, which is capped/day and has value in the real world, based on demand. Realistically an average player earns around 200-250 SLP (or Smooth Love Portions).
In order to play the game you require a team of Axies. 3, in fact. How do you get them? Well, you have to put money on the table. About 75-100 USD for a "regular" Axie, so 225-300 USD initial investment.
Now: who is playing Axie? The TL;DR is: "players" in wealthy countries have the purchase power to buy Axies. They are the minority. Most players (share of DAU) comes from low-income countries or countries with hyper inflation, ex. Venezuela.
End of January 2022 the value of SLP dipped below 0.01$/SLP. Instead of 75$/day all of a sudden you'd earn 2.5$/day and it would take 90-120 days to pay off the initial investment.
SLP peaked at north of 0.30$/SLP in summer 250 x 0.30 = 75$/day, which means the initial investment is amortized in 3-4 days.
That is *if* the currency is stable. Which it isn't.
Depending on the value of SLP Axie essentially is either an interesting investment opportunity for players with wealth and an income opportunity for others or - it's neither.
How does this look? The owner of the Axie keeps a part of the SLP earned, and the player does. All of a sudden your 75$/day become 37.5$ - or 2.5$ become 1.25$ of daily income.
Now it becomes interesting: Players can essentially "borrow" Axies to other players. So even if you can't afford to buy an Axie, you could play the game and earn - but you'd obviously have to share the spoils.
If the purchaser market isn't growing but people who play to earn directly keep growing, the value of SLP goes down and so does the income.
37.5$ become 1.25$.
If players from wealthy countries are in it for the investment, then the value will only grow as long as there is new players joining (ex. pyramid). Equally players who exclusively "earn" will only earn as long as someone wants to buy.
It is also worth pointing out that Axie Infinity essentially runs on Etherium (1.0) which has a high energy cost connected to it, which obviously makes it somewhat challenging to support it with a good consciousness to begin with.
The value of SLP is purely based on supply and demand. Fluctuations can be expected and are closely tight to the popularity of the game as an investment opportunity.
As of today the value of SLP is ~0.025$ or just over ~6$/day if you own the Axie or ~3$/day if you don't.
Yes, on higher MMR you can earn more SLP/day, but then the operation cost also increases as an average Axie won't do anymore.
@bugybard Not sure what you mean with this exactly or what the question is.
Above observations are my personal ones and as said initially, I try to stay neutral on the topic of NFT in games - but I haven't seen any implementations I was excited about.
@007XUnknown I'm in the "wait and see" mode right now. I haven't seen anything to convince me personally to dive into NFT in games or P2E. But who knows what the future brings.
@Psycheout86 @Ronin_Network While Ronin is PoA, isn't it as a sidechain of Etherium still connected?
Happy to get more insights. I'm always learning. 😉
PS: Really just a side point in the bigger P2E picture.
@Psycheout86 @Ronin_Network Ok. So in order to earn (the E in P2E) players still rely on Etherium.
I've had a read. Ultimately it doesn't matter much for me what your intentions or goals are. The practical reality for players is what can be observed from the outside.
@GamisMr @verified Nobody is reading bios, so there's a barrier for transparency already. Tailored content cannot be presented to new users or people who come to Twitter to find specific individuals. So, yeah. Low key don't see how this won't have a detrimental effect.
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