There is a saying that is often heard in the crypto or Web3 gaming world—most games are not really games, but just money-transaction apps. People are more busy making money than playing games. But Pixels has been saying one thing from the very beginning, "We want to be a real game first, then think about income." Now the big question is, can they really do this difficult task?
Not money, but joy first:
We have seen that big projects like 'Axie Infinity' once fell flat on their faces. Why? Because people went there only to make money, not to love the game. Pixels wants to be a little different here. They have arranged farming, chatting, and creating new things in such a way that you enjoy playing. Their idea is very simple—if the game is fun, people will play it anyway. And if there are players, the income path or economy will survive anyway.
Will the economy survive?
The big danger of all crypto games is that people get tokens and immediately sell them. This causes the price of the token to drop dramatically. Pixels has put many useful functions for the $PIXEL token to deal with this problem. For example:
Decorating or upgrading the land.
Buying special items that make it easier to play the game.
Getting VIP membership.
Simply put, they want you to spend the tokens you earn in the game instead of selling them immediately. When people spend in the game, the economy will become stronger.
Where is the real obstacle?
Although it sounds very simple, the task is not as simple as water. 90% of people come to the crypto market to warm their pockets quickly. Now, if for some reason the price of $PIXEL drops a lot, how many people will play the game just for 'fun' is a big concern. Besides, keeping the prices of items in the game stable is also a very difficult task for developers.
A little ray of hope:
However, the Pixels team has been handling everything quite wisely so far. They are regularly bringing new updates and making big partnerships. Their whole effort is to make people focus not only on money but on the joy of the game.
The bottom line:
Will Pixels really succeed? It is difficult to bet on this right now. But their way of thinking is absolutely right. If they can retain real gamers and chase away the 'bot' players, Pixels could be the best Web3 game of the future. At the end of the day, it is good to remember—if the game is boring, it cannot be sustained for long with money alone.