Greetings fello Planeshifters,

Let's educate ourselves today (including me, but I've already started!):

What are they actually?
https://www.gameinformer.com/opinion/2021/03/17/what-are-nfts-and-what-is-their-impact-on-the-gaming-industry

Potentials
https://hackernoon.com/the-next-nft-craze-monetizing-mmos-for-gamers-wt2c339a

On the Philosophy of why:
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nfts-and-gaming%3A-a-match-made-in-heaven-2021-07-08

Answering Gonger, I would say, it's not necessarily "Play to Earn" but actually a self-sustained model of evolving into something everybody enjoyed playing, and at the same time evolving.
Who wouldn't love a game he owns a piece of? I would love to have a sword that nobody else has, and might consider selling it someday because it's only MINE.

I believe it's an application worth pondering and discussion, specially with the DEVS, and I have reasons to believe it's about time.

New trends are not always bad, unless proven.

I just remembered posting about blockchain-based games.

Have you heard about NFTs? Games are taking off, and they're not even half what planeshift is.
It's a shame.

Just an update. what do you think about this?

https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/16/blockchain-gaming-gets-a-boost-with-mythical-games-16m-series-a/
And sorry I couldn't follow up on the topic guys, my bad.

although a decentralized mmorpg would be interesting(if it goes beyond having instances hosted by players) I don't see how using blockchains would bring a self-sustained economy(presuming you meant that) to the game, well at least not anymore than there already is. A large problem with the current economy in the game is that essentially everyone has plenty of tria because there are plenty of ways to generate tria but not many sinks(places where tria gets destroyed).

I'm also not seeing how how a blockchain implementation would increase leveling since that would mean you would need to chance the game's code for that. Although it may be tempting to want that, allowing the playerbase to directly affect it may be disastrous.

That said, I have advocated for open sourcing (most) of the game's content and decreasing the barriers to contributing to the game.

I may be missing what you mean with what you said, if that is the case please do bear with me and explain.

In terms of drive and incentive, it would bring an environment with self-sustained worth because you'll be able to have your own unique assets and to trade those assets, knowledge, whatever for something tangible in both the real and the virtual world opening many possibilities, and I believe it would be much more than what we have right now.
Supply and demand would become a reality of this game, and new features become something eminently related to what the people of Yliakum want to manifest in the game(in terms of development and future versions).

Development would still demand the same fan-base and the developing expertise currently at work but it would mean an autonomous world of possibilities, a final world of real virtual interaction. I believe that's the future to come.

About open sourcing, I agree with you that opening up to it would bring imagination and pioneering qualities to this game.

my deepest condolences Barike. I used to play planeshift a lot (Cheshire House) by the name of Hitsuguya.
I'm very sad to hear the news. My thoughts are with you and your family.