RE: Attracting New Players
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I don't think being free matters as opposed to literal pennies. The prizes are far too low relative to the costs of investment.
Who's going to spend $400 to win a $20 top prize (if even that.) (Yes, you can resell the deck, but I don't buy that argument.) You can also rent for cheaper, but then it's not exactly free.
The argument given to me before was that you can play more than just one tournament. This is a game, not a job, and people have lives so it's equally unattractive.
$25 cost for 2.5k prize. Now, that's attractive. Can splinterlands support a format like that? Idk. (Haven't tried the one on MTGA, but won't be surprised that one day I will.) If Gods Unchained wasn't on eth, think I would've tried the draft mode too.
True. I can see that point of view but I see it as an added benefit when it is free. I wouldn’t pay anything to play in tournaments, even for pennies. I’d rather use those pennies to buy more Sps.
But this is a little off topic. My point with this article is to draw in new users with a fun experience. If they want to invest $500 to play with their own cards and win in battles, tournaments and brawls to earn rewards they can. Or as you put it they can just have fun for free and not have it feel like “work” to earn money to get back a return on their investment. However, we’re not even at a point of attracting players into the game to get them thinking about making that investment. It is a no go from the start. If the game is fun and engaging I leave it up to the users to determine if it is worth investing in and that is the topic for another article.
I agree that a fun experience should be first. The creators of the game are overly fixated on economy manipulation whereas for games with economies (real money trading) even though it's not supported or banned, regardless it still happens. Those games don't pay attention to the economy.
MTG (legal), Like every mmo (illegal.) Some action rpgs (diablo etc.) League of legends too.
Games utilizing crypto should be fun game first, economy second. As for a game that succeeds on that aspect? yet to be found.
Lmk if you find one! 😆