Beast Battler Minigame Launch

Bernie Su
@metatheoryinc
Published in
4 min readJan 27, 2022

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Breakers,

Happy 2022 and welcome to our first community update of the year! Before getting into the specific details, quick reminder that our team has never thought of this project as just an NFT or a game. DuskBreakers is a world-building project spanning NFTs, comics, animation, and Web3 games. DuskBreakers is an ongoing Saga — we’re going to continue experimenting and bring innovative new ideas to fruition. These endeavors take time to realize, but we’re working around the clock to build fantastic experiences for our community… Without further ado, let’s get to the major updates! This is going to be a lot, so buckle in.

First, TL:DR -

  1. New game mode, “Beast Battler,” launches tomorrow and will be available for ~10 weeks. More on prizes below.
  2. New NFT drop in the works!
  3. And more fun stuff on the horizon!

BEAST BATTLER MINIGAME

Our new minigame “The Beast Battler Simulation” launches this Friday (Jan 28). If you haven’t seen our previews of the Beasts, check out the playlist below.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmBf3m_oAPX6jCw6zKudm9IjZlVQ-X_fE

The Beasts aren’t the only things different this time. Unlike previous iterations where we only had the minigame up for short periods of time, this one is sticking around for a while. How long? At least 10 weeks!

As before there will be prizes, but not just once — EVERY WEEK!
Before we discuss prizes, let’s talk about a quick, fun update for your Breaker NFTs.

Genesis Breaker — Players Cards

If you’re a genesis NFT holder, the Breaker you use to connect to the game will be featured as a Player Card (see pic above) AND will affect your gameplay. Depending on what traits your Breaker possesses, your Attack, Defense, Dash Boost, and Charge Time will all be affected in different ways within the game.

Weekly Prizes

Here are the prizes slated for each week the Beast Battler game is live.

CUMULATIVE SCORE LEADERBOARD
“Total cumulative score from all your plays during the period”

1st — A DuskBreakers NFT

2nd — A partnership NFT or 500 USDC

3rd — A partner NFT or 250 USDC

Top 10 players will receive a whitelist spot in our next NFT drop

TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORE LEADERBOARD
“Top individual run during the period”

1st — A DuskBreakers NFT

2nd — A partner NFT or 500 USDC

3rd — A partner NFT or 250 USDC

Top 10 players will receive a whitelist spot in our next NFT drop

We will be running this leaderboard 11 times in total. During the Beast Battler launch weekend, top scores within the first 60 hours will be awarded per the table above. Afterwards, we’ll run the competition for a full week at a time, awarding prizes at the end of each week. This weekly competition will continue for 10 additional weeks.

Each week we’ll share specific prizes for that particular play period (we may add more as we go!).

And it doesn’t end there. All wallets used to log in and play the Beast Battler game will be automatically entered into a sweepstakes. Those entered have a chance to win a whitelist spot for our next NFT drop. Play-2-Mint (P2M) is BACK!

FUTURE NFT DROP

In Q2 2022, we’re planning to drop a new NFT within the DuskBreakers metaverse. This NFT will play a critical role in our upcoming DuskBreakers Play-and-Earn game. So how do you access this NFT?

Airdrop for DuskBreakers Genesis Holders

If you hold a genesis DB NFT in your wallet, you will automatically be allowed to claim the upcoming NFT at time of drop. NOTE: this is separate from the Play-2-Mint whitelist process. All DB genesis holders will get the upcoming NFT!

Leaderboard Whitelist (Play-2-Mint)

Play-2-Mint is back. If you make Top 10 in EITHER cumulative or individual top score leaderboards, your wallet will be whitelisted for the future drop.

Whitelist Sweepstakes (Play-2-Mint)

Every wallet used to login and play the Beast Battler game will automatically enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a whitelist spot. Winners will be randomly selected.

Note: Being a DB genesis NFT holder does not prevent your wallet from additional whitelisting. Each wallet will have a limit of 10 whitelist spots in total.

So that’s it for The Beast Battler Launch. Probably nothing…

Aside from that, here are a couple quick nods to other initiatives we have brewing around the Dusk. You can also check out our website DuskBreakers.gg for the updated roadmap.

  • Bi-Weekly AMAs
    Starting Feb 3rd at 5pm PST we’ll be hosting community AMAs every other week. The first AMA will be with Gabby Dizon, Cofounder of Yield Guild Games
  • Webcomic — featuring new and canonized Breakers
  • Whitepaper for upcoming Play-and-Earn game
  • 3D Models for the Genesis Breakers
  • And other surprises along the way!

Again, TL; DR — Beast Battlers is launched!
Go play, win weekly prizes, and get whitelisted!

We give thanks to the Dusk.

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Bernie Su
@metatheoryinc

3x Primetime Emmy and Peabody winning producer and storyteller. Metatheory and DuskBreakers content/creative.