@Yield Guild Games (YGG) once primarily represented "scholarships" – a smart method for providing costly NFT assets to players who couldn't afford them, dividing earnings among scholars, managers, and the guild. This served as an economic support during the Axie Infinity surge and demonstrated that gaming communities could operate as small labor markets across virtual realms.
However, that approach alone wasn't sufficient for lasting strength. As play-to-earn trends slowed and markets developed, $YGG initiated a planned shift: moving from distributing scholarships to establishing a foundation for "sovereign communities" – sub-organizations and local guilds that control their own culture, manage their funds, and build lasting identities around the games they play.
Rather than directing everyone through one central guild, YGG's updated plan resembles a network of gamers. Sub-organizations focus on specific regions or games, manage their own activities, and connect to shared resources like YGG’s Guild Protocol, its publishing division (YGG Play), and its treasury initiatives. This transforms YGG from a simple fund distributor into an organizer of multiple independent communities, each with its own goals, tasks, and development tracks.
The strategic gamble is evident: in the next phase, value will go not just to those holding the NFTs, but to those who bring people together – developers, artists, and players – into communities capable of thriving independently of any single game. By progressing from scholarships to sovereign communities, Yield Guild Games is positioning itself not as a part of another's game world, but as a catalyst for growth in the wider Web3 gaming landscape.