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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"gaming",<br>"author":"namiks",<br>"permlink":"blockchain-gaming-i-d-make-fun-of-us-too",<br>"title":"Blockchain 'Gaming': I'd make fun of us,<br> too",<br>"body":"<center>![not games.png (https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmakUjUBCwEcsygmu1KQurpQ6Y9ChkqfBDFg6a6byGNSJR\/not%20games.png)<\/center>\n\nI'm not one to dive into something when everyone else is,<br> and I understand how that sounds,<br> but let me explain why: when you're surrounded by the opinions of others,<br> it fogs up your ability to think freely,<br> and entirely for yourself. You will,<br> to a degree,<br> be influenced by others.\n\nDuring the bull run,<br> there was a plethora of cryptocurrencies I simply ignored. If you showed me a list of Binance coins,<br> I wouldn't recognise the vast majority of them,<br> and that's because I stick to my own research,<br> and I take a liking to the projects that stand out specifically to me.\n\nWithout a doubt,<br> I witnessed the drama of EOS unfold here on Steemit,<br> and I ignored the project during its ICO phase,<br> although at one point I did own a few hundred EOS which I inevitably sold at the top,<br> but I didn't bother to look into the projects that were being built,<br> mostly because of how fresh the project was. I did the same with Ethereum: I mined it in its earliest days,<br> I held it,<br> I sold it,<br> but I never bothered to *actually* use it.\n\nNow that the fog of those projects has cleared and people have developed\/are developing various projects for these networks,<br> I've taken to setting up Metamask and an EOS account via Scatter and began to snoop around,<br> seeing what there is to do.\n\nAs a long-term cryptocurrency fan,<br> all I can really say is: I would make fun of us,<br> too. What do I mean by that? Well,<br> this space is a bit of a joke,<br> for sure. It's no wonder that the masses and big money look at the word 'blockchain' and laugh. I'll break things down for you all in terms of each currency I've been exploring a bit more:\n\n**Ethereum:** \n* Scaling issues results in stupidly large gas fees; doing anything in many services has a high cost\/low reward in terms of literal reward or enjoyment.\n* Vast majority of services are collectable 'games' where you pay Ethereum to obtain and breed some form of creature,<br> that's it.\n* The odd decent smart contract that offers some form of usefulness but otherwise isn't necessary and has improved and established alternatives.\n\n**EOS:**\n* Fortunately doesn't suffer from the annoying gas and scaling issues,<br> but is infested with manipulative gambling services masking themselves as games and entertainment.\n* EOSKnights is the closest,<br> freest thing to a videogame but is simply a mobile game in which you don't really do anything and the game just plays itself while you occasionally manage inventory; but it *can* be played for free,<br> as I tested,<br> and have earned a little EOS from its item marketplace as a free player.\n* Massively untapped potential.\n\n**Steem:** \n* SteemMonsters is a decent attempt,<br> but the art is pretty bad and the $10 entry fee is discouraging for most due to the nature of constantly changing market prices of Steem.\n* DrugWars copies the old iOS game format of essentially having the game play itself while you manage certain aspects of the strategy every so often,<br> but nothing really happens and it's ultimately not worth your time or money.\n* Massively untapped potential.\n\nIt's not difficult to tell why these projects aren't really going anywhere despite them heavily marketing the aspect of projects building on top of them and profiting alongside the users in the formerly-hailed 'Web 3.0' heaven: nobody really cares enough to put in the capital to build something that will last. This space has forever been known as the 'Wild West of Crypto' because it's always been about quick profits. We're still in crypto's infancy and nobody wants to put in money to make money,<br> they just want to skip the first part and cash out.\n\nDon't get me wrong,<br> that doesn't mean there isn't genuine innovation in this field. There's definitely projects that I've failed to mention that do actually contribute to a better Internet,<br> and do help its users in some form,<br> but it doesn't go to say that it's easy to overlook them when you're seeing so many casino site cashgrabs and poor artwork in certain projects; I'd be discouraged as a creator myself,<br> even when it is incredibly evident that there is a space just waiting to be filled by projects with some dedication and innovation.\n\nSo when it comes to looking at the world of crypto and smart contracts,<br> especially in the aspect of gaming,<br> I don't blame the masses for laughing at us. We're being total idiots about it. We're screaming innovation and greatness while kicking ourselves down with the slimiest and laziest of services,<br> which many of us fall for and further promote.",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"gaming\",<br>\"writing\",<br>\"blog\",<br>\"crypto\",<br>\"art\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmakUjUBCwEcsygmu1KQurpQ6Y9ChkqfBDFg6a6byGNSJR\/not%20games.png\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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