1/ In a short period of time, *every* gaming pitch I now hear is at minimum crypto-curious. Gaming-native teams know how to design great games; crypto-native teams know how to build web3 communities. To build a great web3 game you need both + thoughtful tokenomics: 👇
2/ Building a native web3 community: Pick your blockchain partner, engage with their community, build culture on Discord and Twitter, engage fans with NFT drops. Today, the web3 vs hardcore gaming communities don’t perfectly overlap. Mix carefully
3/ Designing great games begins with a great game designer. If not the founder, this is the hardest hire to make. Consider finding one with expertise in your game genre, while art / eng can be more generalist. Gaming-native teams should hire a blockchain developer
4/ Game economy design is art and science. @AxieInfinity is the first at-scale web3 game experimenting with complex tokenomics. Study what they’ve done, plus classic web2 economy design. Complexity will range from F2P skin sales to multi-currency MMOs
5/ Consider: hard vs soft currencies, introducing / controlling inflation, treasury mgmt, stablecoins, loot box pricing, F2P vs pay-for-power dynamics, play-and-earn vs play-to-earn player ratios. Managing the economy is an ongoing activity post-launch
6/ There are 200+ web3 gaming teams. When players experience a wealth of hundreds of live blockchain games, the novelty will wear off, players can choose where to earn, and what matters will be what has always mattered: is the game fun?
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