Good morning! This would have been a very long comment, and to make it easier for the headline-generation, I broke it up into a few comments. Hope that’s okay. I’ll comment on my on comment, of course.
First, a question for the FAQ that might come up – what happens to he vouchers in the LPs? Answer: They can still be removed and traded on Hive. When transferred into the game, they will be automatically converted into DEC-B.
Now, the arguments:
- "Another issue is the difficulty of obtaining vouchers, especially for non-crypto users, or even non-hive-native crypto users." Sorry to be direct, but that argument is ridiculous. SL is a crypto/hive-based game. It's difficult to play without knowing that, period - it doesn't depend on Vouchers. Example:If you want to buy DEC in-game with a credit card, the pop-up says that you will buy HIVE – how is that for confusing? How does that establish trust? And yes, I know that there is that tiny phrase saying that it will convert automatically – but that is almost unreadable. Vouchers are not the problem in this argument.
How about a comprehensive guide, targeting exactly those people - even though I doubt that anyone who doesn't know a thing about crypto will come accross SL. You know what would really help new players? Not being beat up by max level players in bronze league. Also, needing around 5min for every game – not everybody has that kind of time.
"However, due to its transferable nature, vouchers do not live up to this narrative." - Totally agree. So, there was a mistake made in the process - is the solution really to just destroy the whole idea? Because the idea is right - have a little bonus for those who actually stake a ton of SPS and are losing a ton of value (what was it, 80% in the last 5 months?).
"This discourages new players by making them feel that they pay extra, or learning an entirely new system just to play a game." Well, yes, that's the nature of any game. If you just want to play, you can always use the starter cards. If you want to have more success or earn, you have to learn the way. I'm still figuring out Land, step by step. Why? Because learning is a process. If you really want a great game, it's profound and has some complicated things in it. If you want a successful game, make it as superficial as possibly, like candy crush. SL is not Candy Crush. Please stop making it Candy Crush. It is well balanced, you can play it on a low level and have fun (until you get beat up by max lvl in bronce league), and you can dive in really deep and enjoy all of it's features. Again, the problem is not the Voucher system.