AMA Recap With Polinate.io
Held on May 19 2022
Hosted by: Gerald Tan Polinate, CMO of Polinate.io
Guest: Nicolas, CEO of MetaIsland.gg
Source: t.me/polinate
Q1: To start with, if you could tell us a bit about yourself?
Nicolas: Sure
I have done Video games since I am 12 years old
first video game at the age of 16, first commercial
video game at 18, then 5 years with Ubisoft.
met Michel Ancel and made 3 games together
(Michel is the guy who did Rayman for example)
Got best adventure of the year
First page of PC Gamer US
That’s me on the picture haha
Later on I created a website about emulation of video games, emuclassics that reached the top
3000 most popular websites in the 2000. I sold it.
I was a publisher in Unity’s asset store. I did audio VST plugins for studios.
About the crypto
I did 1 ETH smart contract 1 Tron smart contract and one fully featured
blockchain with wallets on PC/MAC/UNIX with its stratum server and mining pool. We
maintained the blockchain for 2 years.
Now I am CEO of Metaisland, I am working on that project since feb 2021
First doing it alone, then now with a large team of talents
Host: What a journey! I am having a hard time keeping track of all the achievements.We are all excited to know more about MetaIsland Project.
Q2: Please tell us What is MetaIsland?
Nicholas:
Metaisland is a unique Metaverse that has a totally different vision than the others.
What is a Metaverse actually? Nobody really knows?
Is it a virtual supermarket?
Basically it is something that can replace the television, because it is better.
In my vision there are key elements that constitute an real Metaverse, and that’s what we are trying to do. First, it is a real crypto economy, with a lot of complex mechanisms to make money, tip players, use NFT, staking etc…you need to eat, drink and shop in order to play and survive.
Basically, in a metaverse, you should have a virtual life
We are accepting payments from both crypto and credit cards in order to pay for the subscription to play the Metaverse. Our business model is similar to Netflix apart from the fact that we are giving multiplayer entertainment.
So we are not only using crypto, we are also bringing cash, and that’s a huge difference. Regular gamers can play the game without a wallet we create the wallet for them.
Each island is a small autonomous metaverse, and is administered by what we call a wolf. Each island has 1000 players max, so we are not building another monolithic company that will spy on you and sell your data.
We are doing the opposite of what Meta or Google wants to do.
In Metaisland you are not a number in a million of people.
Your NFT and your actions can help the game. So by design we are decentralized and we are empowering free speech in a toxic free environment
That’s why after a day of s*t work, you will want to turn on Metaisland!
Q3: We’ve been hearing a lot about Metaverse, FB now Meta, Microsoft moving into this direction. Do you think Metaisland will beat Meta or Microsoft?
Nicholas:
I don’t think that Microsoft or FB are getting it. They are doing what they are doing best. Being tools for the government, selling your datas. It is in their DNA, they cannot bring a Metaverse where the people can switch on and be in a paradise without advertising everywhere
Metaisland has no advertising, no annoying popups and because it is totally decentralized in island franchises, no one can really control it.
It is an adult playground with gaming mecanism, but also a social system, and an economy
It is fun, non toxic, and you can make friends like in FB, but we have a subscription system so, we do not rely on advertising at all.
The community can organize to fight the monsters and get as much crypto as possible, by looting, killing the bad guys or they can drink beer on the beach and have fun with the girls in the bars. Each Metaisland will have its own personality and theme.
We are not scripting the game. There are a lot of things to do, a lot of ways to make money, up to the players to organise and succeed, if they are not good, the island reboot.
Microsoft and Google, think that a metaverse is a virtual reality system where you can get more money from the users by selling them brands, for me it is more a paradise place where you want to meet your friends and share an adventure, and make money while doing it.
Kill this bad guy and take his crypto!
Q4: What are the utilities of the 2D NFTs?
Nicholas:
Yes! We came to this idea that, because the 3d characters cannot be unique, we had to find a way to create 2d unique avatars that has a role in the metaverse.
We will have 10 factions.
This one is the military faction, but we will have the androids, tribes, punks, aquamen etc… Each faction will have different attributes, like aquamen can swim. Each 2d avatar has a power (the number)
So for instance an aquaman power 29 will swim longer than an aqauman power 4. So people will have an avatar portfolio and will switch them depending on what they want to do and each tribe will have their building where only the ones wearing the correct 2d avatar will be able to enter.
This will be useful for the guilds and tournaments, as well as to play the game.
Each 2d avatar will be unique. We will do a batch of 10000, so about 1000 for each faction. Since we plan to have millions of players, I let you judge about the rarity : )
The 3d NFT will have different utility. The 3d character will have a different look like for instance.
This is how they will look in the shop. Here are some test we made.
The thing with the 3d avatars is that they will all have features but these will get better with time. That means if you purchase a weapon that can hit between 1–10, it will get more powerful with time.
So the first who buy always have the most powerful items.
Here is a weapon! ☝️
This is a refill station. you drop it on the floor and everyone can refill their weapons on contact, etc…
We can talk for hours about NFT! But one sure thing is that they all have an utility. Also nobody can steal your NFT!!!
Q5: I am very curious to know about the WOLF symbol. Why is it everywhere? In the game, in the logo etc..
Nicholas:
In the story, the Island has been built by a rich Billionaire a century before who’s nickname was WOLF. In Metaisland, WOLF is kinda the ghost of the Island. The admins are called WOLF too and the admin character will have a wolf head.
Q6: Oh yes. and I can see a bit of W.O.K Logo in the Image?? What is that? 🤔
Nicholas:
Originally the name of the project was WOK, but it was too weird and Hatu the founder of Daomaker insisted to change the name to Metaisland.
Now the team doing the game is named WOK in memory of that. And also the island is named WOK, because it is the Wolf Online Kingdom. But the Wolf is the owner of the Metaisland Franchise. He has a special 3d avatar with a wolf head.
People always say that you can tame a dog, but you cannot tame a wolf. That’s why this animal is a powerful symbol. They are united to fight together as wolf packs, and I think that the symbol is perfect to illustrate what Metaisland is.
Q7: Is WOK a currency as well?
Nicholas:
Yes the internal currency is the WOK, it is stable. A beer costs 30 WOK, regardless of what the market does. You can convert your WOK to our ISL token inside the game. And then send the result to an exchange or a metamask.
Q6: what are the advantages and disadvantages of this project?
Nicholas:
Advantage: real metaverse with a fully valid real world like economy based on crypto. Stunning visuals and gameplay, that can compete with the best game franchises. A real social model. Functional NFT that have a real utility. etc… Read our whitepaper, check our Youtube channel to judge by yourself.
Disadvantage? Can replace the television, can replace your job, addictive, remove advertising from your life, remove toxicity. Do not have mosquitoes, scorpions, and diarrhea.
Well, about the insects, they are 3 meters high, but you can kill them with a blaster laser. Which you cannot do in real life without ruining your apartment.
Q8: Is there a date for the launching of the game and assets?
You need to stay tuned in this channel (t.me/polinate), it will be announced, on every social network. Do not forget to check this telegram channel or Discord or Twitter, so you won’t miss it! 💪💪💪
Host: Well, I feel we have covered most of the topics. Such a great intro to the project. Thank you Nicholas for being here and for your precious time.
Thanks you for hosting the AMA, I whish I had more time.
But we can continue another day! There is so much to say about Metaisland, one hour is too short.
Host: Yes we will have more Voice AMAs as per popular demand!
Nicholas: Yes fantastic!
Host: Cheers! and have a good evening..
About Polinate
Polinate is a next-generation crowdfunding platform designed to empower creatives, games and guilds. We provide creators, games and guilds with an opportunity to raise funds for their projects in a permissionless way. We serve as a bridge between the projects and the cryptocurrency community.
We are building the backbone of the new play-to-earn gaming industry and the metaverse. It doesn’t matter where you are from, social status, banked or unbanked. If you add value, you benefit.
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About MetaIslands
Meta Island is a multiplayer metaverse GameFi project taking place on a tropical island reminiscent of the series LOST. Metaisland is a social networking and economic simulation. The players can earn money while playing the game, and raise their social rank. The business model is unique in the way that the best players can become Wolves themselves. Players may manage their own Island with absolute power over their own community. Metaisland is a multilevel business opportunity. Metaisland is not only a game but it is also a social experiment and a complete virtual economy based on Defi and crypto mechanisms.
