Hi, today I come to you with a review of a new Sipher project. I just chose it because the initial public sale starts on 06/12/2021 - 01:00 AM UTC, and I myself have only now heard about this game and did research if it is worth being interested in the project. It is important to make a potential investor aware at the outset that the game itself is to be released only at the end of next year, so there are still many things before the developers, but I can say that at this point the project looks very promising, for people who like action games.
Presentation of the game world
The game world takes place in the virtual land of Sipheria, which consists of a huge number of interconnected worlds called Blocks. No one knows who created them but they have unlimited power that transcends all physical limitations. Each Block is designed to meet the basic needs of humanity. Each Block is different from the other and there are both jungle worlds and ocean worlds waiting to be explored. The main thing that can be found is Ather, which allows you to create more worlds. With the development of humanity's consciousness, the human species has changed and transformed into pure digital data and energy merging with digital avatars. As meta-digital beings, Siphers embody the best technology cryptography has to offer: the ability to traverse a digital landscape unlimited and unfettered, full of freedom and unlimited potential.
As many people have already guessed yes, we will be the Siphers.
Blocks are essentially three-dimensional spatial forms stabilized on the Blockchain. They are reinforced by ethereal forces that make them easy to locate and connect to other blocks.
Each block consists of:
- A city
- Node
- Tile
These blocks, once created, will be registered with the Sipher network as NFTs and allow players to build additional objects for further exploration.
The concept of blocks is a very good idea, as a substitute for more kingdoms found in other games of course will be NFTs, which players will be able to buy during the various stages of the game. A very important thing, which was announced by the developers, is the fact that you won't be able to buy everything at once, but the sale will be divided into stages. I think this is a very good move because more and more often there is a trend where you can buy land in the game a year before the release when absolutely no one knows yet what the game really has to offer.
Game overview
Sipheria is supposed to consist of several game modes focused on both combat and exploration. The end goal is to create an Open World secured by the Ethereum Blockchain and an efficient tier-2 scaling solution (TBD)
Game modes
PvE - in this mode, the player will be able to collect characters and then use them in adventures, collect rewards, create and discover stories about Sipheria. Interestingly, the possibility of taking on the role of a miner, tour guide, or guild master, for example, has also been described. This means that the game will focus on role play. Also in the game, there will be Dungeons of 3-person teams, in which we will be able to fight monsters and bosses in order to receive valuable materials and cosmetic items.
PvP - in pvp mode the main goal is of course domination over the opponent as a reward we will receive prizes and prestige. So far we have planned 3v3 fights
Both in PvP and PvE mode the main prize will be a $ATHER token
Cloning Sipher
In the game, there will be 10 000 basic Genesis Sipher Inu and Neko, which can then be combined by players to mix traits. However, this will require one Sipher and a Vessel Core, which will be obtained by participating in community events and drops. Stacking $SIPHER Tokens and completing PVE missions and PVP battles.
WIP Battle Maps
All battles will take place on special battle maps that will be varied for gameplay diversity. The maps will have different sizes, difficulty levels, and durations.
The guilds in the game are no different than any other guild in MMO games, but I like the idea of being able to challenge other guilds for dominance over blocks.
Characters
That's something that caught my attention at the very beginning, amazing NFTs, which immediately attract attention.
Every playable character in Sipheria is a non-changeable token (NFT). This means that the player has full ownership over their characters and can buy/sell/trade them with other players on the markets.
All characters are supposed to have random traits like hive punks. Each NFT character belongs to a specific species, has a subrace, wears a specific piece of armor, and wields a specific weapon.
Currently, two out of four races have been created:
Inu:
Neko:
Aside from the main races, there will be sub-race traits called BioZ, Cyborg, Cosmic, Felis, Synthetic, Phasewalker, Crystalis which are ultra-rare NFTs.
Ather
This is a Sipheria power source that players must fight for by capturing nodes or tiles. Ather is an energy source that allows characters to equip combinations of Skills and Items. There is a limited amount of Ather that each character can obtain and maintain. Ather is used as an energy source for various activities.
Developers and Investors
The founders of SIPHER are Vistor Tran and Loi Luu, founders of the Kyber Network which has been running for four years. The world architecture is supposed to be the responsibility of Tin Nguyen but I couldn't find any information about his participation in similar projects. From the information I found, most of the team members will be participating in such a large project for the first time in their lives which may cause many obstacles on the way. Currently, the website says there are 40 employees, I hope to find many people who will want to join because the game itself and how it is presented is created as something that will beat the functionality of World of Warcraft.
An interesting thing is the investors and the information about receiving funding in the amount of $6.8 million. The round was led by Arrington Capital, Hashed, and Konvoy Ventures.
Arrington Capital
We believe that the world of Sipheria will be one of the most exciting and adventurous experiences inside the Metaverse. Sipher builds on innovative P2E economics while leveraging both the spirit of crypto culture and mainstream gaming. The art blends a futuristic world of sci-fi and captivating animals, it is internet-native and inspiring, a game that everyone can fall in love with. We believe that Metaverse gaming will unlock a new economic frontier where users can reap the rewards of their time and creativity, and we fundamentally believe in the passion and energy behind Tin and his team. We believe that Sipher is positioned to capture and captivate users across all regions of the world. We are excited to back Sipher and join the world of Sipheria.
Michael Arrington, Founder of Arrington Capita
Hashed
Since 2018, Hashed has been actively investing in blockchain games and metaverse with our strong thesis on virtual world. We think virtual world economy will be much bigger than that of the real world thanks to the blockchain infrastructure providing a key backbone of digital assets. Along with our thesis, I think Tin and his team have huge potential to be the next major blockchain gaming studio. Tin and his team not only understand the crypto/blockchain ecosystem, but also have strong ability to implement great quality games. They know the beauty of NFT/gaming combination and have plans to connect e-sports in their game eventually. I am so excited to co-lead this round and can't wait to see Sipher's community grow rapidly."
Kyuntae Ethan Kim, Managing Partner of Hashed
Konvoy Ventures
Gaming is the new social square and is driving the development of global culture. Tin and the whole Sipher team are helping pioneer a new wave within this social arena, one where players are rewarded for their time, performance, and creativity. Gaming has always been home to creators, thinkers, and competitors and it is time that we see games show their communities financial loyalty. There are more than 3 billion people playing games across the globe and less than 0.1% of gamers are experiencing direct profit sharing. Sipher is renegotiating what players should expect from their games and is here to bring joy to their players both through entertainment and financial freedom. The whole Konvoy team is thrilled to be in Sipher's corner as we build this new era of games.
Jason Chapman, Founder of Konvoy Ventures
Tokenomics
What puzzles me is the rather large supply at the level of $1,000,000,000 SIPHER tokens that will be distributed at every Token Generation Event. I like the not-too-large Public Sale, at 4%. Also we can see that developers want to release all tokens after 60 months. I think it is to fast but maybe im wrong.
Roadmap
Summary
I think the project is very interesting, there are beautiful graphics and the gameplay concept itself is great. However, I'm afraid that the team might not be able to bring this game to what I expect in less than a year. I would give the whole project a rating of 7/10 but keep in mind that many things can still change in the whole project. I'm looking forward to a really good game that I want to play for fun, not to make money.
If I encourage you to check out the project I invite you to https://sipher.xyz/ and https://atlas.sipher.xyz/ where you can find all the information about the game.