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With esXAI chosen as the vehicle for node rewards, the team next had to explain what recipients could do with it. An internal review settled three principles for esXAI: soulbinding, a discount on redemption, and deflation through burning. The reward design became a mechanism with boundaries rather than just a name, giving the writers of node materials conditions they had to explain.
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With esXAI chosen as the vehicle for node rewards, the team next had to explain what recipients could do with it. Designers worried that talking only about rewards would lead players to mistake it for an ordinary freely transferable token.
An internal review settled three principles for esXAI: soulbinding, a discount on redemption, and deflation through burning. One participant wanted to lead with the appealing reward; another insisted the limits and costs appear alongside it. The team therefore asked future explanations to connect earning, redeeming, and burning in a path readers could follow.
The reward design became a mechanism with boundaries rather than just a name, giving the writers of node materials conditions they had to explain. The principles were set, but it remained unclear how players would understand the cost of redemption. The next task was to turn the terms into a clear account instead of merely listing rules.