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> Axie, which is loosely based on the Pokemon franchise, rewards players with tokens for winning battles and completing quests. So I looked for a gameplay vide

by f00zz 5y ago

> Axie, which is loosely based on the Pokemon franchise, rewards players with tokens for winning battles and completing quests. So I looked for a gameplay video on YT, and it looks very much like a typical free-to-play mobile game. I'm guessing the difference is that you can exchange the in-game currency for actual money? Not sure why you'd need a blockchain if that's the case... Also, are these games actually fun? Or are people playing just for the money?

simias 5y ago
They're bad, grindy games. The appeal is specifically that they reward with crypto-tokens that can be traded on exchanges for real money. It's basically just a way to work around regulations. Technically the game doesn't deal with a real currency, but they give fungible tokens that can be relatively easily traded on third party exchanges. The financial aspect of these games makes zero sense, as is the whole concept of "play to earn" which should be immediately nonsensical for anybody who has a basic understanding of how the economy works. Yet another terrible, useless, scammy, pyramid-schemy, economically-inept concept brought to you by the cryptocurrency crowd. But hey, any day now it'll all be worth it!
- himlion 5y ago
  Personally I think the PVP part of axie is pretty good as a game. It's strategic and a better player can easily win with a worse team.
- bogwog 5y ago
  Can you even call it a game? It seems like work more than anything else. Its a shitty boring job where you’re paid less than a contractor to do work that is completely meaningless and unproductive.
  - himlion 5y ago
    Have you ever played it yourself? The game is better than the majority of mobile games.
    - f00zz 5y ago
      If I spent US$ 1,000 to play a mobile game my wife would kick me out of the house...
      - himlion 5y ago
        Yes, but most people don't consider that $1000 as lost money.
- roywiggins 5y ago
  > It's basically just a way to work around regulations. Technically the game doesn't deal with a real currency, but they give fungible tokens that can be relatively easily traded on third party exchanges. so, pachinko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko#Prizes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko#Prizes
yissp 5y ago
> Not sure why you'd need a blockchain Because otherwise nobody would pay any attention to what is obviously just another F2P mobile game?

by f00zz 5y ago

simias 5y ago

They're bad, grindy games. The appeal is specifically that they reward with crypto-tokens that can be traded on exchanges for real money. It's basically just a way to work around regulations. Technically the game doesn't deal with a real currency, but they give fungible tokens that can be relatively easily traded on third party exchanges. The financial aspect of these games makes zero sense, as is the whole concept of "play to earn" which should be immediately nonsensical for anybody who has a basic understanding of how the economy works. Yet another terrible, useless, scammy, pyramid-schemy, economically-inept concept brought to you by the cryptocurrency crowd. But hey, any day now it'll all be worth it!

himlion 5y ago
Personally I think the PVP part of axie is pretty good as a game. It's strategic and a better player can easily win with a worse team.
bogwog 5y ago
Can you even call it a game? It seems like work more than anything else. Its a shitty boring job where you’re paid less than a contractor to do work that is completely meaningless and unproductive.
- himlion 5y ago
  Have you ever played it yourself? The game is better than the majority of mobile games.
  - f00zz 5y ago
    If I spent US$ 1,000 to play a mobile game my wife would kick me out of the house...
    - himlion 5y ago
      Yes, but most people don't consider that $1000 as lost money.
roywiggins 5y ago
> It's basically just a way to work around regulations. Technically the game doesn't deal with a real currency, but they give fungible tokens that can be relatively easily traded on third party exchanges. so, pachinko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko#Prizes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko#Prizes

yissp 5y ago

> Not sure why you'd need a blockchain Because otherwise nobody would pay any attention to what is obviously just another F2P mobile game?