Back to collectionMore Than 800 Members, and One Question About Earning
Background: Axie's play-to-earn stories were bringing new players into the studio's community, and Discord had become their entry point for learning about the game and blockchain games. Today: Newcomers kept asking, “How do I make money?” Impact and next steps: Community growth changed more than the headcount; conversation was beginning to revolve around earnings.
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Background: Axie's play-to-earn stories were bringing new players into the studio's community, and Discord had become their entry point for learning about the game and blockchain games. When membership passed 800 on Saturday, veterans noticed that newcomers were asking first about whether they could earn money, rather than about the rules.
Today: Newcomers kept asking, “How do I make money?” and welcome discussions shifted from explaining the game to expectations of income. Night Watchman and other long-time members weighed their replies: focusing only on earnings could give people who had not yet understood the game a one-dimensional picture, while talking only about gameplay could sound like evading their real concern.
Impact and next steps: Community growth changed more than the headcount; conversation was beginning to revolve around earnings. Veterans planned to explain game mechanics separately from income rumors and first help newcomers understand what they were playing. They still had to work out how to discuss the topic honestly without reducing the game to a way to make money.