If your past self was like me, upon hearing Web3 games, you would automatically picture a few things —
First, buy a bunch of incomprehensible NFTs, then reluctantly complete a bunch of mechanical tasks,
In the end, you haven't really played the game well, and the project is already half dead —
You might be a little surprised by the current YGG Play Launchpad.
This time, YGG is not just prolonging the life of 'play to earn', but seriously answering a question:
If players are the true soul of the game, what should the starting point of a Web3 game look like?
01 YGG Play Launchpad Launch: Players have finally reached the 'front row'
To put it simply —
YGG Play Launchpad has officially launched.
But it is not a launchpad that only serves 'project teams and speculators' in the traditional sense, but more like a:
‘Game entrance prepared for players + task system + new game token acquisition channel.’
Here, you can do three things:
Explore the YGG Web3 games that truly interest you
not induced by a bunch of 'high returns' or 'X times increase', but based on mechanisms, gameplay, and worldviews.
Experience the game deeply by completing tasks
Tasks are no longer just 'mechanically clicking for rewards', but are designed as
— a process of familiarizing oneself with gameplay, understanding the economic system, and experiencing the core enjoyment.
Directly obtain new game tokens on the Launchpad
You are not 'just treated as an early free testing player after playing',
but can earn tangible new project token rewards or quotas through tasks and participation.
In summary:
In the past, it was **'pay first, then experience',
now it has become 'achieve results first, then get on board together'**.
02 Tasks are no longer 'helping the project grind data', but 'helping yourself gain an advantage'
Many people reflexively think of 'tasks' as
Ah, again needing to take screenshots, share, pull groups, do KYC, and finally receive a prize worth a few cents.
What YGG Play wants to do this time is precisely to dismantle this 'working mentality'.
In the Launchpad:
Tasks are designed around **'Have you really played this game?'**
For example, completing a certain beginner chapter, finishing a PVP match, or participating in a guild activity.
The reward for completing tasks is not just the immediate rewards
More importantly, it accumulates for you in this game:
Early player identity
Subsequent activities / whitelist qualification
Priority access to new tokens or in-game assets
Your behavior data is the basis for the game to determine 'who is the real player'
This means: those who truly spend time understanding the game and participating in the community will be prioritized.
The biggest difference from traditional 'whitelist grinding' is:
You are not helping the project team generate a bunch of meaningless data,
but are accumulating credit and chips for your role in this game world.
03 Explore the YGG Web3 games you like, rather than being led by 'high returns'
YGG is no longer just 'some guild'; it’s more like a network that continuously screens, incubates, and runs alongside games.
One thing you can feel on the YGG Play Launchpad is:
This is not a bunch of copy-pasted 'skin-swapped mining', but a universe of games with various styles.
You can choose games based on your preferences:
If you like competition, choose PVP or MOBA type Web3 games
If you like cultivation, choose strategy or simulation management types
If you enjoy immersive worldviews, choose RPGs with stories and universe settings
YGG's role here is more like **'a person who helps you filter out noise'**:
They bring more potential and healthier mechanisms to the Launchpad through guild research and screening,
and what you need to do is:
Choose a game you really want to play
Deeply participate for a while
And also acquire its early tokens and rights through tasks
To some extent, you are no longer 'the selected traffic', but 'actively choosing which game to support as a pioneer player'.
04 From player to co-builder: Launchpad is not the end, but the entrance
YGG has always had an interesting setup:
They never treat players as 'IDs in a traffic pool', but as individual characters that can grow.
In the logic of YGG Play Launchpad, this point is amplified:
The new game tokens you receive through tasks are not only 'early rewards',
but also the stepping stone for you to participate in governance, make suggestions, and promote community activities.
Many games will establish community roles early on:
Local language administrator
Content creator
Team leader / guild division organizer
Your activity + in-game behavior records + task performance
Could potentially upgrade you from a 'player' to a certain pivot in the entire YGG ecosystem:
Leading teams, creating content, organizing activities, or even participating in co-building gameplay with the project team.
That's why it is said:
YGG Play Launchpad is not a simple 'token distribution platform',
but the first gate for players to enter the path of 'play → accumulate → co-build → influence'.
05 Stay calm: it has great potential, but it is not a magic circle
To stay rational, we must also acknowledge a few things:
Not every game on the Launchpad will become a masterpiece
Some projects may encounter setbacks in market cycles even if they have a good start
No matter how much respect players receive, Web3 games still face a bunch of real issues like gameplay refinement, economic balance, and user education
But the biggest difference from the past is:
You are no longer 'a user who only takes risks without enjoying decision-making power'
You can assess earlier and with lower thresholds whether to accompany a game moving forward
The time you invest has the chance to become tangible tokens, identities, and future rights, rather than pure consumption
In this sense,
YGG Play Launchpad is more like a new contract:
The project team offers tokens and growth space,
Players invest time and real feedback,
Both sides bet together on whether this game is worth surviving.
06 How can you get started if you want to participate right now?
If you still have some interest in Web3 games but do not want to be a mindless flipper anymore, you can:
Check the current game list after YGG Play Launchpad goes live
Don't rush to 'choose the one with higher returns'
First look at gameplay, then look at mechanisms, and casually see what everyone in the YGG community thinks
Choose one or two games that genuinely interest you and complete the first batch of tasks
Treat it as 'trial + early layout', rather than just 'grinding'
During the experience, if something feels off, you can decisively switch to another one
Pay attention to the subsequent token distribution, activities, and airdrop mechanisms of these games on the Launchpad
Truly good games often take care of early participants who are serious about involvement
Your goal is not 'to get rich overnight', but to accumulate chips in a reliable ecosystem over the long term
In my view, the biggest change brought by this round of YGG Play Launchpad is not a specific reward ratio, but a shift in mindset:
We are no longer just working for the game, but growing up with the game.
If you also want to see what happens when players are no longer just 'data', but treated as 'partners,'
then the YGG Play Launchpad is worth your personal exploration.
Perhaps the next name written into the story of Web3 games will not only be that of a project team but also your game ID.
@Yield Guild Games Guild Games #YGGPlay $YGG
