Thread by @itscleaves

What is @playSHRAPNEL and why do I think it will be an industry-defining FPS franchise for a generation of players and creators?

Let's dive in 👇🧵

OVERVIEW: @playSHRAPNEL is the world's first blockchain-enabled first-person shooter (FPS) game, built on $AVAX and developed by a BAFTA and Emmy-award winning team of game industry veterans.

TEAM: The team has over 40 years of experience in building franchise level titles such as Halo, Call of Duty, Star Wars, The Sims, Harry Potter, Bioshock, Madden NFL, along with highly experienced advisors - from the creator of the John Wick franchise to ex-Ubisoft team members.

LORE: The SHRAPNEL lore is detailed and highly thought out - a testament to the team and advisors that are involved. Essentially, a massive asteroid has collided with the moon, causing meteorites to bombard an area on Earth known as "The Zone".

Rumours begin to circulate about a mysterious material called Compound Sigma that can be found in The Zone, which allows quantum mechanics behaviours to manifest in the classical physical realm.

Nations and corporations begin assembling their own Mercenary Extraction Forces (MEFs) to enter The Zone, with MEF Operators being tasked to engage in a bloody war for control over The Zone and its many secrets.

GAMEPLAY: SHRAPNEL is an extraction-style game, which presents a rich set of player-creation tools, combining combat, creation, curation and connection into a community where players own the platform and decide the future.

Players enter The Zone as Operators for one of the MEFs and are tasked with finding and extracting valuable resources. Competing with other operators, this results in a high-stakes, competitive environment that encourages risk-taking and rewards skill.

Players outfit their Operators with gear to fit their desired play-style before entering The Zone. Gear (in the form of NFTs) is dropped on death 😱, which can be picked up by enemy players in addition to Compound Sigma.

After collecting loot, players must fight to one of the contested extraction locations and survive for long enough to claim it as their own. Successfully extracted loot (NFTs) are then placed in the player's inventory, to be used for future sessions.

TOURNAMENTS & MISSIONS: Players can create their own tournaments within SHRAPNEL, offering both tournament creators and competitors opportunities to earn rewards.

Additionally, all players can participate in goal-orientated missions with the opportunity to receive $SHRAP tokens.

CREATION: Player-created content is key to the SHRAPNEL experience. Players can mint content into NFTs and trade them in the SHRAPNEL marketplace, earning rewards based on its popularity.

There are several PERSONAS in the SHRAPNEL ecosystem:

PLAYERS: Buy gear, extract from game sessions and sell in the marketplace for $SHRAP

CREATORS: Make anything from vanity items to customised weapons, maps and objects, while profiting from the economic value they create.

CURATORS: Curators who successfully discover great content for the community will share in the spoils.

LAND OWNERS: Owners who make an upfront commitment to the ecosystem will receive a proportion of the value creation.

MAP/LAND: There are 2 categories of land - The Arena (curation / promotion land) and The Podium (competition land). The primary goal of map owners is to get their maps to the center of the podium.

The $SHRAP TOKEN is used in many facets of the game, including:

Governance: DAO votes / platform governance, voting on player-created content

Running Validators: Payment to validators / stake SHRAP on validator nodes...

Minting & Medium of Exchange: The default currency of the SHRAPNEL marketplace. Mint player-created content incl. maps, skins and vanities.

Rewards: Earn SHRAP through player-created content / gameplay and content discovery participation

ROADMAP:

Phase 1: SHRAPNEL platform, launching $SHRAP, community dev + Operators NFT drop.

Phase 2: Asset Offerings incl. callsigns (Operator names), land, gear & resources

Phase 3: Creator tools & rewards - Vanity/Map tools + NFT marketplace

Phase 4: Game + rewards live!

The FPS category is a competitive sector of the gaming industry to say the least. There are many similarities between existing games but none are as comprehensive (and exciting imo) as @playSHRAPNEL

SUMMARY: With extensive lore development, strategic game theory, rewarding incentives and a world-class team, SHRAPNEL is set to change the way we look at FPS games and the #P2E landscape.

To learn more, jump in their Discord or check out their website: shrapnel.com