Back to collectionLarge Testnet Numbers Meet a Narrow Vanguard Cutoff
Odyssey used its leaderboard to encourage participation while bringing newcomers onto the testnet. The official account said on Twitter that the testnet had more than 80,000 wallet addresses and processed over 100,000 transactions a day. The published figures gave the testnet's load a scale, and the refreshed leaderboard made the competition more concrete.
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Odyssey used its leaderboard to encourage participation while bringing newcomers onto the testnet. A-Zhen, an early engineer working on the chain side, cared about what the load represented in actual use. Community members were more concerned with how far their task scores put them from Vanguard status.
The official account said on Twitter that the testnet had more than 80,000 wallet addresses and processed over 100,000 transactions a day. Odyssey also reached day 10 of its 31-day run, roughly one third of the way through. The leaderboard was updated again, and the rule was repeated: only the top 15% would ultimately receive Vanguard status. Looking at those more than 100,000 transactions, A-Zhen understood that they did not necessarily all represent people seriously playing a game.
The published figures gave the testnet's load a scale, and the refreshed leaderboard made the competition more concrete. Yet addresses and transactions could not simply be equated with actual play. A-Zhen intended to keep examining the difference between performing tasks and experiencing a game; participants had to decide whether to chase points or first understand what they were testing.