In the early 1980s, video games were designed to keep players feeding them quarters for as long as possible. The only thing they got out of the deal was a few minutes of fun and their initials on the leaderboard (if they were lucky).
Little has changed in the gaming industry since then. Most game developers are still focused on squeezing as much money as possible out of players. For some games, that means $60 upfront. For others, it means a free-to-play format that’s only free if you don’t want to win.
But what if playing games wasn’t about burning money? What if it was about earning it? What would it look like for a company to finally design a game that’s meant to give people a good time while leaving them better off financially?
That’s the vision behind Starchi, a play-to-earn game that puts asset ownership into the hands of its players rather than the pockets of rich corporate executives.
For too long, the video game industry has been populated with unscrupulous companies that will do anything to make an extra buck. They sell incomplete games and promise patches that will fix things. They turn core gameplay mechanics and essential missions into downloadable content (DLC). And they create pay-to-win schemes that addict players and drain their bank accounts.
The team at Starter International Ltd is taking a different approach with Starchi. Rather than hoarding all the profits for themselves, Starchi’s developers are taking advantage of the latest blockchain technology to empower and pay the players.
Unlike most traditional games, Starchi lets players purchase game assets, including characters, called Starchi, as unique NFTs. This gives players complete control and ownership over their digital pets. Each of these NFT creatures will have its own elemental affinity and stats. Plus, they’ll grow over time as players nurture their Starchi from infancy to adulthood. Once players have a Starchi that they’re confident in, they’ll be able to battle against others, earning incredible rewards.
But these NFT-based Starchi aren’t just characters in a game. They’re digital assets that can be bought, sold, or traded to others via the Starchi marketplace. While in the game, players will use the two digital tokens that are integrated into the game, $START and $ELIXIR. With $START, players will be able to join the game and purchase their Starchi. $ELIXIR, on the other hand, will offer in-game economic incentives.
When players are ready to cash out, they can trade their tokens for real-world money. Or they can stake their earnings to get in on all the initial DEX offers (IDOs) on the Starter.xyz launchpad, a leading investor network for blockchain projects.
The team behind Starchi is looking to change the way the world earns a living, especially for millions of people around the world who are living in poverty. So, maybe it’s finally time to stop putting quarters in the machine and to start expecting the machine to put quarters in your pocket.
About Starchi:
Starchi is a Starter.xyz incubated DeFi game built on the Polygon network. The theme of the game centers on the adoption of unique creatures, known as Starchi, from infancy and nurturing them into adulthood. The game has a built-in play-to-earn economy that offers players wages and rewards based on their completion of certain tasks. The game will function on a dual token economy, $START and $ELIXIR. The $START token is designed to be used to gain access to trade Starchi and play the game while the $ELIXIR will be used to gain access to different in-game and economic rewards.
Website: http://starchi.gg/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OfficialStarchi
Telegram: http://t.me/officialStarchi
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Medium: https://starchi.medium.com/
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