• WraithGear@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    But why honor other companies tokens? Hell why honor your old tokens? You make the effort to create assets in your new game, are you going to just give it to a limited number of players who play both game for free, or resell it to all players? If you buy an nft for a game that then gets ignored, was it any different then a DLC, or using the steam market place to trade the item? After all i have read i don’t see where this helps players at all, and for companies, the only benefit i can see is if they pump and dump their players.

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      4 months ago

      Maybe you see your game as spiritual successor to a previous game and want to honor player previous progress or achievements in the previous game.

      Maybe you accept third party assets and need some market for those assets, and NFTs can represent a legally binding proof of ownership of that asset.

      Maybe you want keep your live service relevent by having your assets transferable among a larger ecosystem of games.

      It is very much like the steam market place but unlike steam items you do actually own it, steam can’t legally shut down your account or block you from transferring that ownership after the fact.

      But yeah its just a tool no idea what all game makers will want to do with it.