We hope this article can bring you some joy and fun after these gloomy and stressful past few weeks. In this article I will go over how DAO can improve every gamer’s experience in their favorite game. Many of us play games on PC, mobile, or PS5/XBOX, while some may have even played web 3 games such as Thetan Arena and Axie Infinity. Personally, I have played 20+ games since first grade. All the successful games I enjoyed playing had one common denominator, the ability to form community/clan/guild. A gaming community can make strategic decisions about how the game should be played collectively, or coordinate resources to maximize the chance win more resources. But, even in blockchain-based games, the development direction of the game is almost never decided by gaming community. Community provides a strong bonding experience between players, but at the end of the day, players will still have to bid goodbye to a game if they don’t agree with the direction of the game. And once there’s a small crack on the community’s unity, large outflows of players almost always ensue.
Why does this happen? Why do players suddenly lose interests in the game that they have devoted so much time and money on? The answer lies in the misalignment of interests between players and game developers. Most games prioritize on either attracting new users or making existing users spend more money. Gamers, on the other hand, just want to have some fun. The misalignment may be impalpable at the very beginning, but it will most definitely surface later on as new patch or new paid content is released. All players have no choice but to accept the change if they want to continue playing. This is the number one reason why players leave as there is no option to “fork” their way out of this patch that they find so out-of-place. Imagine a gaming DAO that allows you to opt out of the new patch so that you could stay in the current meta…
First, I want to answer two questions you may have.
Both groups are consisted of the same players, but the essential difference is the ability to govern. A gaming clan/guild acts like a club with little to no say on the direction of the game. A gaming DAO, on the other hand, can collectively vote on the direction of the game.
Here comes the tricky (perhaps?) part. Every gaming DAO must have game developers who are onboard. Paying game developers a salary is probably the only way to get them onboard. You might think I am crazy to suggest gamers to pay for game developers’ salary, but the truth is, part of every dollar gamers spend in a game actually already goes to game developer’s salary.
So, you got the game developers, what’s next?
Congratulations, now let DAO take the wheel!
Pay for the content your gaming community enjoys. A gaming DAO can collectively vote for new content to be released. Players can now have a direct line of communication with game developers, which has never happened before. Any modifications to the game will be approved by the DAO and executed in smart contracts.
Buying gaming token will never be a one-way transaction. You can now sell the tokens you earn from playing the game or participating in game governance. This play-to-earn concept isn’t new and has been applied to multiple games already.
A never-seen-before upgrade to gaming communities. You and your friends are no longer only talking about how to strategically play the game, but also how to strategically design the game in your favor, a whole new level of experience.
The list of benefits goes on. At HelloDAO, it is our mission to continuously educate the world on how DAO can benefit every aspect of life. Our journey has only just begun and we invite everyone to join HelloDAO in this journey!