Back to collectionWhen a More Valuable Chain Prices Players Out
Background: The studio was discussing how to bring its card prototype together with a more accessible vision for blockchain games. Today: A-Zhen brought that tension into the discussion: the more valuable the chain becomes, the less players can afford to play—a near-ironic result. Impact and next steps: The reminder broadened the infrastructure discussion, which had tended to focus on performance, to include affordability.
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Background: The studio was discussing how to bring its card prototype together with a more accessible vision for blockchain games. With ETH breaking 2,000 for the first time, A-Zhen worried that fees could keep ordinary players out, beyond the technical barriers.
Today: A-Zhen brought that tension into the discussion: the more valuable the chain becomes, the less players can afford to play—a near-ironic result. She argued that design must account for what players actually pay, not only what the chain can do.
Impact and next steps: The reminder broadened the infrastructure discussion, which had tended to focus on performance, to include affordability. There was still no answer for how to lower costs without sacrificing the experience; A-Zhen planned to map where players might incur expenses.