It's nice to see blockchain games transitioning to games that the majority of people might be interested in playing instead of solely crypto enthusiasts. I still think it will be a big struggle to get people to transition away from their traditional gaming. Will the game be free to play or will there be costs involved? If it's not free that will be another thing that I feel will hold it back.
Sadly, none of the blockchain games is free at the moment because of the gas fees which are always present. Right now these games appeal to crypto enthusiasts and those who like to play with money, but that's still a pretty big community and there are so many of them who haven't tried a single game just because they were all about gambling. Battle Royale changes that and promises to add actual gameplay and strategy to the game, so we'll see how that turns out. I don't think this will hold that many people back because people love the idea of being able to earn money from playing games.
Right, but this game will be free to play because there will be no gas fees involved? Or will there be other costs. I think the lure of paying to play but having earning potential only applies to so many people. If it's one of those games whereby whoever spends the most has an advantage then that will discourage many people, unfortunately that's a majority of online games nowadays.
I agree that the model is flawed, but that's the main attraction of "crypto games" at the moment, the fact that you can earn money by playing. Now, of course, the money you win has to come from somewhere so it is obvious that you'll also have to spend money first in order to have a chance to win more. There are a couple of games that do not follow this pattern, but most of them don't get too far. The thing is, this model works at the moment and this is what most of the community wants, more opportunities to earn money. The difference with Battle Royale is that they are actually adding gameplay to this model, which is something new and worked out pretty well with the Crypto Tower(the game lasted for liked 3 weeks and had a volume of over 10k ETH). As for the advantage for "whoever spends most", sure, that's true, but only if they spend it right. Even "whales" can make mistakes and lose all their money, and since there will be four teams, new players always have a chance.