Back to collectionThe first quest contest opens amid a dispute over trust
After Xai's announcement, the community included longtime players eager to take part and newcomers who did not yet trust the project. The first post-announcement quest contest began: participants completed tasks to climb the leaderboard, and the top 20 would receive cards. The leaderboard gave people seeking cards a clear path, while putting reward rules and questions of trust into the same conversation.
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After Xai's announcement, the community included longtime players eager to take part and newcomers who did not yet trust the project. The first quest contest was meant to draw attention to game cards; moderators also had to face public skepticism.
The first post-announcement quest contest began: participants completed tasks to climb the leaderboard, and the top 20 would receive cards. First place would get one epic card and two rare cards. The contest was originally scheduled to run until August 1. That day, a newcomer called it a typical exit-scam pattern. The official response was blunt: the person could wait and see or simply have no interest, but arriving and immediately alleging an exit scam was a baseless accusation.
The leaderboard gave people seeking cards a clear path, while putting reward rules and questions of trust into the same conversation. The Night Watchman saw that some people noticed only the argument and planned to set out the entry conditions and official response separately so later arrivals could judge for themselves. A rebuttal would not erase the doubts; whether the tasks would keep people engaged remained to be seen.