10 September 2021, Somewhere in the Metaverse - UplandDood (@Just1Dood)

Written on 9 September 2021

The blockchain game world is filled with many games but not many are good enough to be under my radar for a few reasons.

Why I don't play certain games

I'll list a few of my reasons:

1. It's not a game I'd play

   If it's not a game that I'd play, it means two things.

   • One is that I'm the odd one out. I'm the only one that doesn't think it's worth my time playing. In which case, it may still be a successful game that many others find it fun to play.

   • The other is that it is indeed a badly designed game and would not survive in the long term. If it's not an engaging and fun game, who would want to play it? It will die a natural death.

2. It's too complicated to figure out.

   • If it needs a rocket science degree to figure out how to play it, then it's not for me. I don't need another degree. I just want to play a game.

3. It's not a Play-to-Earn

   • This is the buzzword nowadays. I mean, the pandemics have made us to be more resilient. Many are looking towards the cyberspace to eek out a living or at least to help cover some expenses. Though it's nice to spend lots of time playing a game, if it isn't giving some returns, then what's the point?

4. High barriers to entry

   • It costs too much to start the game. This is subjective. Each of us has a different threshold as to what is too expensive to get into a game. Some may only want to get in if it's free. While others may think that a few hundred bucks may be acceptable. Case in point - getting into Axie Infinity when it was at that rate or cheaper. Now it costs at least $1000 to start.

The above are just a few points. There are many more such as is the game too new? Too few players are playing now, it may not take off, etc, etc. However, it is exactly these reasons that opportunities await. These are the risks one evaluates and takes.

Take for example the total current players. If it's low, obviously there is the risk that the game does not have the volume to make it feasible to continue developing. Although we must not forget that if the game was designed well and fun enough to keep the current volume of players engaged, its popularity will spread by word of mouth.

More players joining causing more word-of-mouth advertising for the game and pretty soon it goes viral. All of a sudden, an explosive growth for the game. By that time, the cost for entry may be higher than before it went viral.

Why do I play certain games?

Without going into details, it's pretty much the opposite of the above.

• It's a game I enjoy playing

• Simple to figure out even reading thick manuals

• I get to earn cryptocurrency (or something of monetary value) in the game

• Affordable to start playing

My Choice

A reason that has me started looking for a new game was my self-reminder that game-based NFTs can shoot up in value very fast as mentioned in my "2700% profit in 6 months! Only possible in the Blockchain World." article. This is not surprising seeing that an Axie costs between $5-$10 not that long ago. It now costs between $300 - $400 each and three Axies are needed to start playing!

In my "The Blockchain Roller Coaster Ride" article published on 9 September, I'd mentioned two games that I'd started recently. I will share with you one of them in this article.

This new game that I'd started playing on 5 September 2021 is MyDefiPet. Aside from all the reasons mentioned above why I play certain games, the one thing that had gotten my attention was that it's regarded as the Axie Infinity alternative.

I did a little research on the hype and found out that according to the game's Tweet on 14 July 2021, it has sold more than 1 million eggs with over 100,000 holders.

In my opinion, those are impressive figures considering that the game was launched only a few months back in May 2021. The game token, $DPET had hit an ATH of $9.92 on 26 July 2021 according to the coingecko site record. It has retracted and as at the time of this article, the price hovers around the $4.45 mark.

Unlike Axie Infinity, you only need 1 DefiPet to start playing. I've been playing this game since 5 September. It does take some grinding to grow your pet. I'm going through the motion in the hope that sometime in the future, this pet will be worth something.

You will need 3 $DPET to buy an egg to get started. If this interests you, I suggest you google and find out what else is needed to get started.

I have done some screenshots of my starting journey and do plan on sharing that journey with you in another post.

Parting Thoughts

Is this a game that's right for you? I can't answer that for you. You will need to Do Your Own Research and do note that this is Not Financial Advice. I'm sharing with you my rationale for starting this game. Thus far, I am enjoying the game though I need to do the daily grind. I'm hoping that the time spent to grow these pets will be of value in the future.

I've always wanted to start playing Axie Infinity but the cost to start is prohibitive so I'm happy that I've found an alternative. And I'm banking on it being the next Axie Infinity in terms of its growth. If not, I'm happy with a game that I enjoy playing.

Thank you for reading. Let's continue to have a #BetterSeptember

Sources:

Header Image from MyDefiPet.com site.

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