Hey mate, that's a great achievement to make it to almost 8 years on chain, I listened to the podcast and found your views about how the marketing trends are changing, very interesting. never heard of alpha hunters before.
Looking forward to seeing more progress on the Ethgard Legends, I played it and really like it. Can you send me a vote for my witness and I will do the same.
Thank you! The marketing side of Web3 is quite interesting.
I'm more of a builder than a marketer, so keep this in mind as I share my perspective. Most of these alpha hunters mainly have profit as their target, getting in early and selling out for a gain. Some even take it a step further, front-running or getting paid to promote before sharing it with their "audience." There are even entire apps built around finding these "gems" (like AlphaBot), which is essentially the same concept as the old days of hunting for ICOs, and later, Airdrops or Forks.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make money, but when that’s the whole focus, the actual product often becomes irrelevant, and what remains is just hype and speculation - which doesn’t really align with my principles.
As for the witness vote: I don’t trade witness votes. I’ll keep an eye on your work, and if I feel you’re doing a stronger job than someone else I’m currently voting, you’ll definitely have my vote! :)
It is a balancing act, on the one hand you want your game to succeed and for that you need funds, but on the other hand you don't want to come across as "just in it for a fast buck"
I hope you didn't misunderstand my request for a witness vote (i think I worded it badly). It is not a vote trade. If you check you have had my vote for a very long time. I am standing on my own merit as a reliable witness that is supporting a decentralized blockchain by owning and hosting my own hardware.
Still a bit confused when playing the alpha on Ethgard Legends I will spend some time going over the docs. I am happy to do some alpha testing for you.