Thread by @0xAikoDai

A perfect piece to read on Saturday afternoon by @xlSalvatore.
It makes me realize once again that @SkyweaverGame has far more experience and better understanding of game design and crypto maybe than any other team in the space today.

A tl;dr and Chinese translation below:

https://twitter.com/xlSalvatore/status/1502146117747687430

1/ To design for total engagement.
User engagement is the only method to generate value. Today, we can incentivize players to adopt and participate through sharing the economy, which is the best and unprecedented way to increase engagement.

2/ A web3 virtual economy empowers players. Collaborate with players, instead of extracting from them. Teams should be transparent and optimize UX continuously. The confidence among players is built by a safe and trusted system with good trading & playing experience.

3/ The old monetization model is changed with decentralization. Publishers cannot sell content to players directly. Tradable in-game assets are good, but may not enough to attract and retain users required to make up for the potential losses.

4/ Never design pay-to-win mechanics or make players easily buy items that affect game results. It’s better to make cool cosmetics a rare item to attract new users. But always make the item worth it, otherwise, the gain is more than the loss.

5/ Rarity should be defined practically, more in terms of usefulness. The value of unique items is intrinsic to the game itself and can be graded by limiting the supply and functionality.

6/ Design interoperable game items and enable users to craft/ customize assets. All the valuable/powerful items should derive from fungible materials/ingredients, and also can be converted into other items.

7/ Don't convey or imply that game items are investments to your players. The purpose of game assets is to entertain. Strike skill balances between newbies and old players so that they all share in the economy fairly, rather than making newcomers pay for old players.

8/ The production of game assets should always tie to time:
1⃣ Determine what the cost will be for participating in the experience.
2⃣Calculate the average session length to complete an experience.
3⃣Calculate the amount of times an average player spends to receive an item.

9/ There might be a scalability problem since the system has to compete with its users for value, but the situation will get better if only skilled players get benefits and the average player can sustainably trade their time.

10/ When the demand highly exceeds the productivity, the system attracts more average and new players to engage, expanding the overall value of the game ecosystem. The system grants the player community to create and capture more value in a long run.

11/ Finally, this decentralized system can be self-sustaining where the item's value can automatically adjust according to the market conditions. Players will increase the production of an item spontaneously if its price rises.

12/ 3 tips to avoid bot invasion: handle each match independently of one another, avoid free-for-all matchups, and incorporate imperfect information.
Bots can also provide value, like the automation in Dark Forest, trading bots, and AI opponents.

13/ Super bullish:
- ERC-1155
- Niftyswap @niftyswap_io
-Sequence wallet @0xsequence

The infra of blockchain games should be geared towards facilitating the gaming experience. Always bearish ERC721 NFT that does not follow the logic of game design.

14/ 中文翻译：
- 让加密货币交易符合游戏玩法和逻辑，优化用户体验盘活二级市场收税。
- 不要搞pay to win，不要暗示游戏资产是投资，杜绝躺平吃租，价值是由时间成本和供需关系产生的。
- 用时间计费，为时间付费。
- 努力造轮子搞基建，狂奶erc1155顺便奶一口我们@cradles 的erc3664。