🍺Happy Hour Q&A🍺 — W5
Since we have Happy Hour section in Discord, the core team have collected many good questions from our dear users. Here we’ll put questions & answers together, in case anyone misses out on what they might want to know.
Q1:
Will any boosters for plants be added in the future? Something like fertilizer or flower pot to increase individual stats or plant properties? And will stake be available directly in the app in the future?
A1:
Currently it’s MVP product (minimum viable product) so we will focus more on finalizing the core gameplay and cross chain solutions, so no booster plans in the recent pipeline, but as the project develops we will take this into consideration. For staking, it’s more of a ‘DeFi’ feature but we hope to build the project with fun gameplay to engage more users, not only Web3 but also Web2 in the near future and then realize massive adoption. Staking is a choice, but not the short-term one.
Q2:
Some button designs evoke images of fire and water. Does this affect pharming or PvP?
A2:
Yes, in the future, we will introduce BUFF in different gameplay modes. The BUFF will be affected by factors like Botan attribute types etc.
Q3:
Will there be any sales or events where we can get R botans and SR lands in the future?
A3:
It is possible. We will plan the sales based on the user growth and demand of the project. Also, we will also distribute Botans and Lands through special events as well as rewards to ecosystem contributors. Right now, we are planning the Genesis Botan sales. Please stay turned!
Q:
Will be there chance on SR botans too ?
A:
We are working on detailed plans on this, will disclose when it’s ready!
Q4:
Hello! In the near future, is it planned to make a separate game inside the game, for example, “Three in a line” or some other game with prizes for a certain period of time? Coins, Ava or other prizes with the same chances for all players, regardless of Nft ownership and without the possibility of upgrading for any currency.
A4:
It’s a good question the team is also thinking of it — the key is to let all players with different asset ownership and time consumption in the app have different in-game features that fit their various demands. For example, Farm mode is more for NFT owners while Daily Quest (like Garden Journey) is designed for those who are active in game and would like to explore gameplay deeper. Devs are also developing new features where players without many NFTs and AVA could easily take part in and earn some rewards. Also, we are thinking about a brand new Invitation System. What’s more, an in-game achievement board is also being considered. There are quite a lot in the pipeline. Stay tuned for more updates!
Q5:
Hi Team. Do you have future plans to enable botan/land purchases with AVA?
A5:
We are planning more use cases and utilities for AVA token. There will be new application scenarios and features of AVA token in the future. But currently as AVA is not listed yet, our App does not support botan/land purchases with AVA.
Q6:
Hi everyone, will items on land have an utility in the future?
A6:
In the current product design, there are mainly two item types, the Resource and the Artifact. Both items might be generated when the Land is minted. However, in order to simplify the MVP gameplay mode, the product team didn’t introduce any features based on the land item system. In the future, we might make the item system more interesting, e.g. different Land effects based on Resource and Item on land.
Q7:
Hello! Are you planning to introduce a scholarship feature, where whales can lend their botans to other users?
A7:
At present, our App does not support Botan lending features. But in the future after we support ETH mainnet, there will be third-party platforms that allow users to lend Botans.
Q8:
I want to ask : can we have a clear roadmap on website or discord which is purely related to plant crossing game only and not avalon project as a whole. Because most of us are unaware of what’s about to come in future and whenever asked we are always said “soon”. So it would be really helpful if we can get a separate roadmap which gets updated every month . it would be easy to redirect everyone who ever asks when is this when is that
also
one more question : will the breeding price be lowered for common rarities? like a common botan barely earns something and it takes months or maybe years to upgrade . forget about breeding . so for those who dont have high rarities it will be impossible to breed botans
A8:
That’s a good suggestion. We will ask the team to provide a roadmap of Plant Crossing App project along. The Avalon project on the other hand, is making progress on the backend. Hopefully it will be a surprise for all of us by the end of this year. Plant Crossing is the first App according to the plan of Avalon. We plan to adopt the NFTFi protocol of Avalon in Plant Crossing later to launch co-branded NFTs with top tier blue-chip NFT projects or web2 brands.
Q9:
Long term, is there plans to partner with high-street brands like Starbucks, where you can direct foot traffic to their store and the player buys a coffee, gets in game rewards?
Basically giving the player an incentive to visit one chain/brand over another that isn’t partnered with PC.
A9:
Yes, this is in our plan in the long run. And yes, it is not necessary to be a PC/Avalon partner. We will focus on events that can potentially attract more impressions and users, such as hosting special events during certain Web3 conferences in different regions.
Q10:
Hi team I want to ask how much will the parameters of the better botans differ? For example common and uncommon rarities and will they have more energy as well ?
A10:
There is a gene system of Botan, which affects the breeding result of Botan rarity, attributes, species. Higher rarity Botans will enjoy higher attributes. As for other aspects like vitality, we will release an introduction to Botan Breeding to provide more info in details.
Q11:
When you start the game on another blockchain ( Eth for exemple ) can we bridge our botan for send it on the new chain ? Or we need to start all again by buying new botan/land ?
A11:
What is the future plans to keep plant crossing live for a long time and to keep bringing new players joining and playing the game? Cause as we know, normally in nft games they are released, has a hype and after this over.
Q12:
How will the project benefit from the introduction of ETH mainet?
A12:
First, Ethereum ecosystem is the mainstream blockchain in Web3 where massive crypto users and high-net-worth players are there. They can make Plant Crossing community stronger. Second, ETH mainnet has many NFT-Fi platforms and services, like NFT lending and derivatives, which will expand the utility of not only Plant Crossing, but also the Avalon Platform as a whole.
Q13:
Hello team, we know about the upcoming Tribe Mode and the birth of GetGrootGuild as a pivot community membership. Are there any future plans to develop the guild system on a Discord server and to combine some features of the Tribe mode with any guild server competitions?
A13:
Hi there is a lot going on in Discord. Thanks to our moderators they really think a lot and build a good community here to engage people as much as possible. Currently the system in Discord is separated from features in the App — we hope people will have different experiences in different venues and they could easily get started somewhere (for example, a newbie to Discord can easily start here instead of spending much time in App in order to kick off.
Q14:
Can we use multiple lands at a time in future ?
A14:
Yes. You will be able to use multiple lands in Farm mode. The total number of Botans a user can dispatch is based on the number of Lands (up to 3 Lands) they collect as well as rarity of the Land. One Land can support one team of Botans (up to 3 Botan teams). Land with higher rarity can support additional Botans to participate in the event. In the first stage of Farm Mode, one Land with C/R/SR/SSR rarities can support 2/3/4/6 Botans respectively. Since SSR Land is not released yet during Alpha stage, the max number of Botans a user can dispatch in a single event is 12.
Q15:
Hi to all, tell me, can you make an option, in one button, to shoot all the botans from the land at once? for quick replacement
A15:
It’s what we are considering as well. The goal to add various buff to Land is to make Arena more fun — not just simply click the button to get started and win $AVA, but players need to figure out what’s the best strategy under certain circumstances. We will think of some solutions to make switching easier, but the basic principle would not change.
Q16:
Will land coordinates be useful in the future?
A16:
Coordinates are bound to real places on earth (continents) and it will be used when we introduce LBS (Location-based Service) with more interesting gameplay. You can search on Google Map to see where the Land you own is located!
Q17:
How does AR work? Is it possible to find items for botans like Pokemon Go, or take a picture with my botan in the flower garden?
A17:
Yes, like PokemonGo. First you can review your Botan/Land in AR mode and share it with your friends on Social channels. As for gameplay, the team is considering a hyper casual gameplay mode based on PokemonGo but we don’t want to make it too complicated since AR/LBS mode requires an extremely high user base in order to become popular and sustainable. We are also welcome for ideas or suggestions about this feature from our dear community.
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Q18:
Hi team. It’s really becomming difficult to play game for players having 10–15 botans , as switching between lands is difficult. We have to place botan and fight . same with every single botan can ui/ux be made easier . also there ia no notification for when energy is full of botan or if we forget to plant botan on land and go for a walk . can u add these as soon as possible because its most needed now
A18:
It’s what we are considering as well. The goal to add various buff to Land is to make Arena more fun — not just simply click the button to get started and win $AVA, but players need to figure out what’s the best strategy under certain circumstances. We will think of some solutions to make switching easier, but the basic principle would not change. For notification, it’s already in pipeline, just because devs are quite busy developing Farm mode and the upcoming Botan Sales, they will make notification a bit later.
Q19:
What is the future plans to keep plant crossing live for long time and to keep bringing new players joining and playing the game? Cause as we know, normally in nft games they are released, has a hype and after this over.
A19:
We will keep Plant Crossing live in three ways. First, devs are exploring and adding new features to our App such as Farm mode and Tride mode. New events such as Carnival, Garden Journey will be introduced. Second, we are working on localization of Plant Crossing App. We will try our best to tailor our product to local communities, and build large & strong local groups with our Mods & Forest Protectors together. Third, we are also reaching out to top industry partners including projects/DAOs and KOLs to bring new players to Plant Crossing and increase our brand awareness.
If none of the above answers solve your confusion, be sure to go to Discord for a Happy Hour every Friday from 1pm to 2pm (UTC) and feel free to ask questions!
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Noted:
NFT mint codes are randomly distributed in Medium articles as Easter Eggs. Whoever finds a code can try his luck by entering it here. If you are the first to find it, you’ll be able to redeem a C-Land NFT.
Go to Plant Crossing App and apply this code in Events Section to mint (Homepage -> Events -> Medium Article Easter Egg Hunt). You have to hold at least 1 Botan>= lv.5 in order to mint.
