Pixels Live Stream AMA

The speaker, Dan, welcomes everyone to the week's live stream, expressing excitement about being together with Luke and the audience. He mentions that they are here to answer questions and discuss various topics related to their project, including guilds, tokenomics, and upcoming plans. Dan also talks about the team being together in person for the first time in a long while, highlighting the positive sentiment and excitement within the team.

The discussion shifts to the future of pixel gameplay, with a focus on guilds and their importance. The speaker emphasizes the team's commitment to risk-taking and making significant changes to ensure long-term sustainability. They discuss the release of guild memberships and the intention behind the feature, which is to enhance the play-to-earn aspect of their gaming ecosystem. The speaker also touches on the importance of building economic systems through gameplay and the two main focuses of pixel utility and reward distribution.

The speaker delves deeper into the guild system, explaining its role in the game's economy and player progression. They discuss the recent release of guild memberships and the response from the community. The speaker highlights the guild's potential to lock up pixels and the strategic rollout of the feature to ensure real players have access. They also mention the upcoming chapter 2 updates and how guilds fit into the larger feature set, emphasizing the importance of progression and varied gameplay experiences.

The speaker introduces the concept of spec upgrades, which will allow players to expand and improve their in-game land. They discuss the changes in resource limits and the potential for players to cover their entire spec in different types of soil. The speaker emphasizes the importance of utilizing various types of land to access rarer resources and progress further in the game. They also mention the different resources available on spec upgrades compared to NFT lands and the need for players to use all types of land to advance in the game.

The speaker discusses the challenges of bot prevention and detection in web3 gaming and the importance of building a system that rewards genuine players efficiently. They outline the strategies they are implementing, including reputation systems, small paywalls, and user segmentation. The speaker also talks about the changes they are making in chapter 2 to deter bot activity, such as limiting resource farming to one resource at a time and introducing guilds as a decentralized bot police system. They emphasize the need for continuous data analysis and adaptation to ensure the game remains accessible and rewarding for real players.

The speaker talks about the introduction of guilds as a way to foster community and competition within the game. They explain that guilds will have a separate task board with larger challenges and rewards, encouraging players to work together. The speaker also addresses the limitation of assigning one land to one guild, explaining that this design choice is to promote competition among guilds and prevent domination by a few large guilds. They discuss the bonding curves and the intention behind making larger guilds more expensive to join, encouraging players to explore and support smaller guilds.

The speaker mentions the upcoming introduction of various trees and industries, indicating a richer gameplay experience with more resources and skills. They express their excitement about the open-ended nature of the game, where players can decide how to play and interact with the game's economy. The speaker also talks about the importance of spec upgrades in helping new players grow and thrive in the game, ensuring that there is progression for free-to-play users as well.

The speaker addresses the community's concerns about reward distribution, stating that they are being conservative with rewards to ensure they are given to real users. They mention that the majority of the token unlocks are being allocated to play-to-earn rewards and the treasury, with no movement in the treasury funds. The speaker reassures the community that they are constantly experimenting and adjusting their strategies based on feedback and results, emphasizing the importance of growth and daily active users.

The speaker discusses the challenges of selling merchandise due to the international user base and logistics issues. They express a desire to sell merchandise in the future but cannot make any promises at the moment. They also talk about the upcoming pet minting, which will consider guild shard interactions for the whitelist. The speaker emphasizes the importance of not oversupplying pets and making the minting accessible to new players through a combination of reputation and random draws.

The speaker concludes the session by thanking everyone for their participation and feedback. They encourage the community to continue sharing ideas and engaging with the team. The speaker also mentions the possibility of introducing a feature that allows players to teleport within the game, adding a PvP element. They express their excitement about the community's ideas and the potential for future updates and experiments.