Ignore el ruido: los juegos Web3 están logrando un progreso real

Blockchain introduce la promesa de un paisaje de videojuegos descentralizado donde los jugadores pueden ganar recompensas, poseer activos en el juego y tener una verdadera palabra en la dirección de su desarrollo futuro.

\Es una promesa convincente, y sin embargo es una que muchos jugadores resisten fuertemente.Los jugadores se han convertido en algunos de los más vocales contra la criptografía, etiquetando activos digitales como inútiles, con muchos argumentando que la industria entera es una estafa.Dado el número de hackers y influenciadores maliciosos de las redes sociales alrededor, es comprensible que muchos puedan pensar así.

Web3 Gaming está lejos de morir

In a recent editorial in Cointelegraph, NPC Labs co-founder and CEO Daryl Xu argues that Web3 games have failed to achieve mainstream adoption because they’ve ended up recreating many of the problems they set out to fix, creating walled gardens that aim to keep players trapped in their gaming ecosystems. Moreover, he claims developers tend to place too much emphasis on blockchain and tokenomics, at the expense of fun gameplay.

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But there are many reasons to believe that decentralization can be better for gaming. One of the most compelling is the idea that gamers can exercise control over their development. Indeed, Vitalik Buterin says that a decision by the creators of World of Warcraft to nerf his favorite character was one of the main inspirations that drove him to create the Ethereum blockchain. Then there was the infamous incident with Madden NFL 23, where a data storage issue on one of EA’s servers caused the progress of thousands of gamers to be permanently erased.  With blockchain’s decentralized governance and distributed network, neither of these things can happen.

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Web3 gaming has its share of success stories too. The rise of so-called “tap-to-earn” games on Telegram such as Hamster Combat and Notcoin, which boast millions of players, speaks to the appeal of crypto rewards in gaming. Then there’s the case of Off The Grid, the hit battle royale shooting game that gathered 9.12 million users and processed more than 100 million transactions within the first month of its launch.

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Una muestra de la estabilidad de los tokens

A recent spate of token delistings on platforms like Binance stoked apprehension for blockchain gamers. A number of native gaming tokens were included among them, but this is not so much a criticism of the value of these assets, but rather a reaction to the rise of numerous worthless memecoins, which has resulted in many exchanges tightening their listing requirements to protect customers.

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Aunque puede haber algunas manzanas malas entre los juegos de blockchain, la mayoría de los activos de juegos de Web3 se enorgullecen de tokenomics sólidos y proporcionan utilidad genuina. los desarrolladores de juegos de Web3 han puesto mucho pensamiento y esfuerzo en fortalecer sus modelos de tokenomics tras lo que le sucedió a Axie Infinity, cuyo precio de token se estrelló una vez que la popularidad del juego alcanzó el pico.

But that’s unlikely to happen with newer games like My Neighbor Alice and Alien Worlds. The price of MNA’s ALICE token has been stable since the summer of 2022, propped up by the growing popularity of its metaverse-based farming and social adventure, ample liquidity with more than 50 exchanges listing the asset, and its adherence to industry compliance standards.

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It’s a similar story for Alien Worlds, widely regarded as one of the most successful blockchain games. Its native token TLM has a market cap of around $25 million, with its price hovering around the $0.004 mark for more than three years, in stark contrast to the usual volatility of crypto assets.

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Una mirada más de cerca a ALICE destaca algunos fundamentos fuertes. Más del 90% de su suministro total ya está en circulación, reduciendo cualquier posibilidad de inflación. proporciona una gran utilidad, sirviendo como el token y moneda de recompensas principales (para comprar activos virtuales basados en NFT y adquirir habilidades).Los jugadores también pueden desbloquear contenido exclusivo pagando con ALICE, e incluso pueden iniciar un negocio en el juego y ganar tokens de ALICE.Al poseer tokens de ALICE, los jugadores tienen derecho a hacer propuestas a la comunidad y votar sobre esas ideas, con sus votos proporcionales a la cantidad de tokens que poseen.

El modelo de tokenomics testado por el tiempo de ALICE se basa en la idea de que las tarifas de transacción se devuelven al tesoro del juego, luego se devuelven a los jugadores como recompensas por el cumplimiento de varias tareas en el juego.

Desarrollo continuo y compromiso de la comunidad

Games must evolve if they don’t want to die, and MNA has been transforming itself rapidly with new features such as the launch of its race-inspired NFT Collection, which fuels an ongoing event called “From Land to Track”. In the event, players are encouraged to design their very own race track, on land they own, with big ALICE prizes for those that attract the most community votes. MNA is also celebrating its birthday with its second ALICE airdrop, rewarding its loyal gamers for sticking around, and has many new gaming features planned, such as an innovative new guest mode for new players and WebGPU to ensure smoother gameplay.

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The pace of innovation in Alien Worlds is just as frenetic, with recent examples being the launch of its Battlefleet Armageddon and Starblind mini-games. It has also introduced community grants to help fund developers who want to create new experiences within the Alien Worlds universe, and launched a new, 10-week community engagement program to help kick start its expansion into China.

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Stabilidad: la clave del éxito

La adopción mainstream sigue siendo un sueño lejano para el juego de blockchain, ya que la industria continúa siendo atormentada por narrativas equivocadas y desafíos de mercado más amplios. sin embargo, es alentador ver la resiliencia, la innovación continua y el compromiso sin fin de la comunidad con juegos Web3 más recientes como MNA y Alien Worlds.

Con sus fuertes fundamentos de token y bases de jugadores leales, estos juegos han establecido una base sólida para el futuro que no se desmoronará fácilmente.Con su compromiso inabalable con el desarrollo continuo, demuestran sólo el tipo de sostenibilidad necesaria por la industria del juego Web3 para continuar su progreso.

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