Creating a Sustainable Economy at Infinite Arcade
Here at Infinite Arcade, we’re on a mission to revolutionize the casual gaming industry with the largest Play & Earn economy. For this revolution to succeed, we need to build a sustainable economy. It’s still very early, but we have a plan.
The Building Blocks of The Infinite Arcade Economy
As I’m sure you know by now Infinite Arcade will have three key ingredients made up of tokens and NFTs. If you need a refresher on what’s what, then head over to the white paper and take a look.
The good news is that the first batch NFTs are already sold and gamers will soon have the opportunity to start earning those sweet Tokens-of-infinite-choice ($TIC). But, Play & Earn economies, with an infinite supply of tokens, are not without their challenges and so creating something sustainable has always been the goal of Infinite Arcade.
We want to create an economy where you know your earning power. You won’t need to worry about fluctuating token prices and you’ll know that your time and investment is going to drive some great returns for you and your scholars. For us, and our fellow Arcadians, that means three things:
1. Managing the supply of the $TIC tokens
2. Driving the value of the $ARC tokens
3. Making sure those oh-so-sweet NFTs keep the economy moving forward
The Sustainable Economy Mechanics at Infinite Arcade
The key at Infinite Arcade is the $TIC tokens — as the utility token they’re the reward for our gamers, they’ll be part of earning $ARC, tradable for NFTs and they’re the driver behind the value in the economy. That means there’s a lot riding on keeping the balance between supply and demand.
Since the tokens can, and will, be infinitely generated by our Arcadians playing games, we’ll be employing certain mechanics to burn $TIC tokens, reducing their circulation in the economy, enabling them to maintain their value in the marketplace.
We’ve got a raft of burn tactics to play with, but when we launch, we’ll have five that are ready to go:
1.NFT Summoning — Infinite Arcade will give players the opportunity to summon new NFTs. Once they have their first one, they can summon up to five more using the $TIC tokens they’ve earned.
That means that gamers can move value out of the $TIC tokens, into NFTs and the Infinite Arcade treasury, who’ll be keeping an eye on all things economy, will burn the $TIC that are used, helping to manage the supply and maintain the price in the marketplace.
2. Buy Back — The Infinite Arcade treasury will allocate funds to stabilize the price of $TIC tokens by buying back some of them from the marketplace to reduce the amount of $TIC in circulation.
This is a simple tactic that doesn’t require any action from any gamers, guilds or scholars and will only need to be actioned if the market suggests that there’s a need for it. Gamers and developers will still be able to go about their business, playing games and earning tokens. Infinite Arcade will take the tokens straight out of the market and keep things running smoothly.
3. $TIC-Lock — This tactic is one that the Arcadian community can get involved in. We’re going to offer the opportunity to lock some of their $TIC tokens for a period of time, offering them incentives to do so, like $ARC tokens. The more they lock and the longer they lock, the greater the rewards. Working in collaboration directly with guilds and scholars means we can work with the Arcadian community to make sure everyone reaps the rewards.
It works in a similar way to staking, but rather than offering $TIC based rewards like interest, we will offer other rewards to ensure that the supply is locked rather than continuing to grow or being sold.
4. Paid Tournaments — This one is another simple one. Arcadians pay to enter our tournaments with $TIC, we offer a slice of the entry fee as a prize amongst other fun things like $ARC and NFTs and then we burn the rest of the $TIC. Nice and easy.
This option relies on the appeal of the games, luckily that’s where Infinite Arcade thrives. With 10 games already in motion and a target of 200 by the end of this year, there’s no shortage of choice. Tournaments can run across single games, multiple games or entire portfolios of games. There’ll be a tournament for everyone and an opportunity for everyone to pour their $TIC back into the gaming system to be burnt and out of the marketplace.
5. The Lucky Lotteries — And option number five is the lottery model, tickets are offered in exchange for $TIC and huge prizes are on offer for anyone that takes part.
This model works well when employing automated models, it requires zero effort, zero energy and zero attention — gamers are free to carry on gaming undisturbed. But, in the background the $TIC that they spend to enter the lottery is burned and the economy is balanced.
As the Infinite Arcade grows we’ll keep rolling out new ideas to manage the supply of $TIC, these first five are just a taste. As we grow, we’ll learn which tactics are the most effective and introduce automation, using market cues to introduce new burn tactics into the gaming world and balancing the supply of $TIC.
The Opportunity — Why Now?
Infinite Arcade is shiny and new and you know what that means, NFTs are dropping right now to the end of April — you need to make a call, invest or not to invest, that is the question. But what you need to know is that Infinite Arcade represents a fresh idea in the P2E space. Not only because of the game selection but because there’s a framework to address the economic challenges.
Across the Infinite Arcade, gamers will earn the same tokens as part of the same economy whilst offering gamers the option to focus on games that they love, or mix it up and try new things. The result will be engaged gamers driving a carefully managed, balanced economy that represents a golden opportunity for anyone who believes in the P&E model.
If that sounds like it’s you, then get in touch with the Infinite Arcade team via Discord and find out how you can get involved with the project. There’s a ton of info available on Discord, including how the platform works, NFT summoning and how to optimize the guild manager software. Take a look at our whitepaper to find out more.
