Why some gamers hate NFTs, but crypto games keep gaining popularity

MARS DAO
MARS DAO
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3 min readOct 13, 2022

Much has been written about the benefits of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in games. But unfortunately, many gamers still don’t like these unique digital assets. Nevertheless, we see that crypto games are viral, despite the current bear market and the sentiment we see among the gaming community. Therefore, MarsDAO continues to keep a close eye on this sector.

NFTs from traditional developers: a bad combo

This has come up many times in the news about NFT in recent years: major developers have announced their plans to add NFT to their games. For example, the well-known French developer Ubisoft presented the Quartz platform to the public. More recently, the Japanese developer behind such game series as Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider also announced plans to make the NFT part of their games.

Ubisoft and Square Enix received bucketful criticism after announcing their NFT plans. And it seems to have to do with two aspects integral to games these days: loot boxes and microtransactions.

You’ve probably encountered these games where your opponent completely outplays you because they have excellent gear. While you, with all your good intentions, are trying to complete in-game tasks to unlock a new skill or weapon, your 10-year-old rival has a boost that is 200 times better because they paid 50 bucks from their mom’s credit card. Pay-to-Win mechanics, so to speak.

NFTs: a new cash cow for developers?

The aspects mentioned earlier in modern games don’t appeal to many players. And since NFTs are becoming increasingly popular, it’s not surprising that they can now consider unique digital tokens a new cash cow for developers. After all, huge sums of money are circulating in the NFT markets.

By the way, it’s not just gamers themselves who are worried. In early September, Crypto news sources reported that the CEO of Microsoft Gaming understands the criticism from gamers. In addition, the fact that NFTs allow you to make money playing games is a reason to keep a close eye on this segment. The CEO of Microsoft Gaming foresees that such game mechanics could simply ruin gamers. In short, the money aspect brings a lot of problems and worries to ordinary consumers.

Are NFT games the future?

Incorporating NFTs into existing game series created by major established developers is, in many cases, not a golden combination, but it’s understandable. However, many gamers still see the potential benefits of NFTs. For example, fresh data from the Blockchain Game Alliance in collaboration with DappRadar shows this to be the case. The report states that 1.1 million wallets are active daily in the blockchain gaming sector.

While other areas, such as decentralized finance (DeFi), have been hit hard in terms of the number of active users of various applications, the number of users of blockchain-based games grew by 8% last month. This represents an increase of 98% compared to last year.

In our opinion, web3 crypto games are growing relatively well because of the closer cooperation between developers and gamers, the fact that rare digital in-game items are actually at your disposal, and of course, the Play-to-Earn mechanics.

So the fact that blockchain gaming has taken a pretty high profile at the moment makes this one of those sectors worth keeping a close eye on. There are countless web3 games right now, and at MarsDAO, we try to cover outstanding examples of this field. And it’s not just about potentially exciting opportunities for extra income but also about the gaming experience.

Conclusion

Much content has been written about the benefits of non-fungible tokens (NFT) in games, but the primary consumers of such content, gamers, are still dissatisfied.

It’s because NFT in-game technologies remind them of loot boxes and microtransactions that every self-respecting player is fighting against. Such methods of making money on gamers make the games less exciting and often create unfair situations during the gameplay.

Nevertheless, we can see that crypto games are very popular, despite the current bear market and sentiment among the gaming community. Therefore, MarsDAO continues to keep a close eye on this sector.

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