Jason White has written an opinion in which he states that "the premise of game players being paid real financial rewards for their time and attention is profound. P2E can be a powerful force for good, offsetting inequality, introducing millions to crypto risk free, and potentially emerging as an aspect of universal basic income.
However, many now question whether P2E is a Ponzi or pyramid scheme that risks doing more harm than good. To unlock the true potential of P2E, we must understand where such concerns arise and improve designs accordingly.
Web 3 is fundamentally about dividing spoils equitably in multi-party systems. True Web 3 apps must ensure all stakeholders (end users, players, partners, team members, suppliers, whoever) are fairly valued and rewarded, but this will not happen by accident, or as an afterthought, if the singular goal is profit.
This does not mean P2E has to be charity work. And for the record, a game must, above all, be incredibly fun and exciting to play (and, ideally, to watch). Otherwise, no amount of rewards will keep players around. But taking steps to honestly value the contributions and wellbeing of end users is what will make Web 3 games so much better than their Web 2 counterparts.
Then he goes on to recommend the following four player-first design principles that will ensure a more sustainable, impactful P2E ecosystem, one that lives up to the ideals of Web 3:
100% free
- Playing must be decoupled from spending or investing as a condition to earning. There is nothing wrong with games in which players can spend or invest, but there should be no in-game advantage for doing so.
Extremely fair
- Mechanics that decide who gets how much of the pie must be fair, and place all participants on an even playing field.
Fully transparent
Purposefully decentralized"
Source credit and full story - https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/24/play-to-earn-games-are-missing-the-point-heres-how-to-fix-them/
Do you Play to Earn?
Does the game you play fit the bill of a fair Web3 game?
Do you believe that this could be a good alternative to universal basic income?
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