HOLYBREAD ROADMAP - UPDATE (6/14/2020)
As always "hit" the upvote to support us & now you can TIP us in Brave Browser
COMMUNICATION
Our in game notification system is working unless you are using Chrome. We recommend you use BRAVE or Firefox if you can.
We are working on a Chrome fix (it has to do with the way Chrome handles JS injections)
EVENTS
Recruitment Drive
We will continue to have Hero's spawn every Hour until we move to HIVE then it is going to increase.
As a reminder Hero drops have been removed from Quests, resulting in the Recruit tab and the marketplace currently the only way to get new Hero's.
FEE Free Marketplace
This week we took away the 10 cent & 30 cent transaction fees in the Marketplace. Due to the overwhelming positive response we are going to make this permanent. The 10 cent per item & 30 cent per Hero fees are gone.
Minimum price listing
This was put into the Marketplace by the OG developers to discourage transferring items between multiple personal accounts to gain an unfair advantage. We have found this to be a limitation that punishes lower level accounts for a few abusers. We do not want to encourage miss-use of this. Transferring items between your accounts is frowned upon. This will be monitored by the development team.
So if you have that item or hero you want to sell but will not move at 20 cents. You can list for 5 cents now!
I hope this will help us get some true market data and helps you guys sell off some of your extra gear & hero's.
GAME CHANGES
Well this week saw the removal of BREADCRUMBS from the game.
This is something we had to do for our Hive migration and future plans.
For the players that still had a breadcrumb balance we will be doing a conversion of the remaining breadcrumbs to BREAD.
The database still has all the breadcrumbs in it so we know the totals we just removed the players ability to see them.
Along with this I announced a new Arena Reward system.
@simplegame/holybread-arena-awards-update
More details will be coming soon on how the new Upvoting will work. I am working through it right now.
Some of the players from the Beta Test Area have stated they don't like this new payment structure as they "invested" for a return.
Our design philosophy is to make a game that is fun to play and a company that is sustainable. We do not want Holybread to become the next "Next Colony" or many other blockchain games that have failed.
We do believe in players being rewarded for playing games. Our goal is to on-board users to the blockchain and reward them for other things, not just posting. This is a 1st step towards this. Although it may not be popular, as a team we feel it is in spirit of HIVE.
ROADMAP
Hive Migration!!
We are working on this happening this week. It could happen at anytime.
We have assigned all staff to this task until it is complete.
HIGH PRIORITY!!! ACTIVE RESOURCES ASSIGNED
New Artwork
As soon as the Hive Migration is complete we will be uploading a bunch of new artwork.
Our picture for this post is our NEW LOGO
This is being driven by 
Economy Rework
Now that breadcrumbs are gone, we can rebalance the game around gold. This will not only include raising gold costs but also lowering gold payouts. As you know we are reworking the entire game economy, progress is being made and we are happy with what we are seeing so far. A lot of this week's changes will show in the data over the next few weeks.
MED PRIORITY !!! RESOURCES WILL BE ASSIGNED AS THEY ROLL OFF HIVE MIGRATION
Item rework / Use case
Item rarities & stats are being analyzed. A lot of players are just looking for items that fall under the "Stat Stick" concept. We will be introducing SETS of items.
Sets when completed will grant abilities above just "stats".
ALL PLAYERS will have a chance to find Set pieces during Quests/Dungeons. As mentioned in the Arena Reward Rework some of the top ranked players will have a small increase to this chance.
Game Monetization and Company Sustainability
We are still working on this. I will do a more detailed post on this later. In the meantime we have become a verified content creator on the BRAVE Browser. This allows you to TIP us in the browser and set us up for a monthly payment amount.
We are hoping this gives players another avenue to show their support for our work.
Next Projects
DUNGEONS!!! (This has moved up our list)
BARBARIAN !! (He moves faster then the bard
SEASONS!!
Potion System / Daily Task system OVERHAUL ----> Achievements / Apothecary
Later Projects
Bard - too busy stopping to play a gig, didn't keep up with the barbarian
New Leaderboard for PvE
On the Horizon
Guilds
I want to continue to give a big thank you to all players for helping support HolyBread since its inception, without you we would not have this great opportunity. I hope this addresses some of the issues you have and gives you an idea of where the Team wants to take HolyBread.
Is anyone interested in posts on the following topics:
- Game design : where are we going and what is the thought process behind it (Theory and Technical)
- In Game Economy : what is our current issue and strategies to fix
- State of the Game : Goal for the game & company. [answering the question. : are you profitable/stable]
Our goal is to be as transparent as possible with everyone. I know a lot of players are powering down Steem completely. If you have any liquid Steem your support on the Steem chain helps us generate revenue to get our plan implemented and moved over to HIVE.
As always ask any questions in the comments or in discord.
