Last week, I was watching a friend grind in @Pixels , farming, gathering, and completing tasks. Next to him, another player was doing the exact same thing. Ten minutes later, I took a glance at their progress bars, and the difference left me stunned.
It wasn't a skill issue or a time issue. Both players logged in at the same time, started simultaneously, and even had similar action sequences.
The only difference was that one of them activated VIP. Every 8 hours, he gains an extra 1,000 energy and gets 3 exclusive tasks on the Task Board. It doesn't sound like much. But over a week, one player's skill level surged ahead of the other by nearly 10 levels.
3.38 billion coins of $PIXEL are in circulation, accounting for 67.6% of the total supply. Out of 150,000 daily active users, there might be fewer than 20,000 who are actually spending $PIXEL to buy efficiency. But those 20,000 players are running 30% more effective loops daily compared to everyone else. A month later, the gap isn't something you can just chase down; the tracks have completely diverged.
This is somewhat similar to the Gas bidding for $ETH . Higher bids get confirmed first, while lower bids are left waiting. The difference is that Ethereum clearly displays the prices, so you know your position in the queue; Pixels doesn’t tell you that. You just feel like you’re lagging behind, but can’t quite put your finger on why.
However, there's something that makes me hesitate. There are still 1.6 billion tokens waiting to be unlocked until 2029. If each unlocking round dilutes $Pixel's purchasing power, then those who spent real cash on "efficiency" are essentially buying something that's depreciating.
When you’re paying for not just an item, but a "faster feeling," how long does that feeling actually last?
#pixel
It wasn't a skill issue or a time issue. Both players logged in at the same time, started simultaneously, and even had similar action sequences.
The only difference was that one of them activated VIP. Every 8 hours, he gains an extra 1,000 energy and gets 3 exclusive tasks on the Task Board. It doesn't sound like much. But over a week, one player's skill level surged ahead of the other by nearly 10 levels.
3.38 billion coins of $PIXEL are in circulation, accounting for 67.6% of the total supply. Out of 150,000 daily active users, there might be fewer than 20,000 who are actually spending $PIXEL to buy efficiency. But those 20,000 players are running 30% more effective loops daily compared to everyone else. A month later, the gap isn't something you can just chase down; the tracks have completely diverged.
This is somewhat similar to the Gas bidding for $ETH . Higher bids get confirmed first, while lower bids are left waiting. The difference is that Ethereum clearly displays the prices, so you know your position in the queue; Pixels doesn’t tell you that. You just feel like you’re lagging behind, but can’t quite put your finger on why.
However, there's something that makes me hesitate. There are still 1.6 billion tokens waiting to be unlocked until 2029. If each unlocking round dilutes $Pixel's purchasing power, then those who spent real cash on "efficiency" are essentially buying something that's depreciating.
When you’re paying for not just an item, but a "faster feeling," how long does that feeling actually last?
#pixel