No Layer Two Yet Meets the Game-Feel Bar

Background: After the release scope was narrowed, on-chain experience remained a question the card game could not avoid. A-Zhen, an early engineer, had been assessing which layer-two networks could handle the pace of operations the game required before moving into Raijin integration.

Today: A-Zhen scored the major layer-two networks one by one and concluded that all fell short of a “game-level experience.” She wrote out the basis for each score separately so the team would not choose a solution based on a single metric. In review, they focused first on whether interactions felt smooth instead of rushing to declare a winning network.

Impact and next: The team moved from the abstract question of whether to put the game on-chain to comparing specific gaps in the player experience, while leaving room for further evaluation. A-Zhen still needs to explain how those gaps affect the player flow; no layer-two option is ready for a final decision.