A lot anticipated esports MOBA sport Wildcard is gearing up for launch, with the primary closed alpha playtest for NFT holders approaching Friday 14th March.
The workforce, led by Paul and Katy Drake Bettner, has additionally dropped the primary wave of its WC tokens, 20% of the token provide, at the side of the discharge of its whitepaper.
At present, WC tokens are locked to stop buying and selling by means of a mechanism the developer calls “airlock”. In some unspecified time in the future they are going to turn into tradable, however initially airlocked tokens are used to construct consciousness and liquidity, with the intention to create a wholesome ecosystem with a sustainable holder group pre-launch.
Within the whitepaper, we additionally discover out that Wildcard isn’t going to be a web3 sport in any respect. As a substitute, it is going to be a F2P PC/console sport centered on participant expression (i.e. skins, beauty enhancements, customization) – revolving round “the sale of off-chain playing cards and card packs” with the intention to be optimized for present web2 platforms, marketplaces and storefronts. There will definitely not be any play-to-win.
The web3 parts, together with the onchain WC token, are as an alternative a part of a metagame referred to as Wildclash, which in flip, might be distributed and used by means of the crypto-native 1000’s.television platform. Designed for the extra web3-oriented viewers, collectors, and speculators within the Wildcard universe, the WC tokens might be eligible for each gamers and spectators based mostly on their engagement.
It primarily offers a further component of liquidity and enjoyable for probably the most supportive group. That’s why Playful Studios is allocating 100% of the entire 88,888,888 token provide to its group, in contrast to any earlier web3 sport developer.
Uncover extra by way of Wildcard’s official web site and X channel.