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RM@yeast·Mar 01

The Pokemon Company announced this weeks a digital card game, Gamers fear it's NFTs. I don't want to go down that rabbit hole. But I am curious in an existing ecosystem / universe like Pokemon what should be consider the benefit of onchain content.

From the Verge:
Also, in the end, it’s just unnecessary. Video game developers don’t need NFTs to create valuable and limited virtual items — just look at how much people will spend on cosmetics in any live-service game.
*Source: www.polygon.com/24085172/pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-tcg-nft*

I kind of can see that we as Web3 Natives may overvalue the idea of "owning" your asset, as in the day to day if there is a semi accessible ingame market, there might be just a few benefits, but most of them would be hit my just how convenient the controlled market would be from an experience.

So if "asset ownership" is not the killer argument potentially? Could "reputation" be the gamechanger? I remember in early LENS days that @christina and I have been discussing the idea that an open graph like lens could be really cool just in general for match making etc.

What are other things?

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    GeeksGambit@geeksgambit·Mar 01

    As a major Pokemon nerd watching Presents this week, I immediately thought about the possibility of NFTs with TCG Pocket. Albeit, mine was less concern and more excitement when they used buzz phrases like experiences only available through digital means.

    I know we're trying to think about value outside of ownership, but I think that will still be the driver for something like a CCG. Gamers have never known true digital ownership with provable authenticity, so they don't understand it's value. The end game for web3 gaming will be driven by UX where they have no idea they're actively participating in web3.

    That said, I do think there are other interesting methods of utilizing open graphs. I think matchmaking as you mentioned is a great choice. Also helps break down walled gardens like Steam. I've been brainstorming a way to disincentivize "review bombing". What about the future of playtesting or early access both from a developer and a user perspective? Not everyone loves them, but they must make money; crossovers via interoperability seems like an interesting opportunity. With more web3 games following the Roblox/Fortnite/Halo Forge models you could see a world where you follow your favorite community developers across different games seamlessly.

    Sorry for rambling on, but I think there's a lot of potential to add value. Looking forward to being an active participant while watching the landscape evolve. 💪

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      hooooly@holyb·Mar 01

      HI！

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