The market after passport

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         It been a little over a week since the implementation of "licensed trading". Players who held the in-game passport are eligible for a unique drop, or so the development team said.

         An important thing to remember is that not having a passport DOES NOT bar you from BUYING goods from the market.

         You only need the passport if you wish to sell items, including the NFTs, as well. Although, it's worth mentioning that it is possible to sell your NFTs over at https://nftm.art/.


         First of all, I have no idea what they meant by unique NFT drops. Remember the New Year's Keys? We haven't seen the conclusion of those yet and we are in Q2. According to the roadmap, the team had dealt with those keys. Unless you are talking about this post, which was never translated into English, so who knows?

https://peakd.com/hive-165469/@rollie1212/anons-bolshogo-apdeita-v-igre

         Upgrade cards are part of the roadmap and that is where the game is at in terms of progress. There's a lot to unpack in the linked post and a simple translator should get the gist of it.

         Back on the topic about Citizen's Passport, here's a breakdown of its owners at the time of this writing:

         Right now, there exist 47 accounts that can place sell orders on the market. I said accounts because expecting one user, one account, is not realistic. Each passport costs 1000 ASH, or about 20 HIVE (current price), and it is not an astronomical figure. Its effect on the internal market, though, is apparent. At least, for the beer market. Most of the volume is one or two persons placing orders.

         Is this good or bad? It's a matter of opinion. Allow me to share with you that opinion.

Pros

         The passport places a price tag against hordes of alt accounts. Multiple accounts is profitable because of the freebies in the game. A somewhat tech savvy person can leverage that and siphon value without much investment. From Google accounts to Hive equivalents, they aren't hard to get with the right setup.

         If someone wants to pay 1000 ASH per account to enable their market exploits, so be it. That, in itself, is a post on its own. It has to do with the token's distribution, but that's out of the scope of this post.

         The previous basic license mitigated some of the unfair practices by players. Unfortunately, it had to come to this. To me, the passport has more to do with anti-abuse than providing a better gaming experience.

         At the same time, players who are willing to invest in the game will have less inclination to be malicious. That is the theory. I'm aware there are players who are most likely part of the dev team with immense advantages. But, it wouldn't do them much good to destroy their employment.

Cons

         I'm not sure if @cryptobrewmaster is ready for this type of change given the small player base. However, I do understand that @rollie1212 needs to make the game sustainable.

         The passport does make the game seem more pay-to-play. Try putting yourself in a new player's shoes. It would be a very slow grind to earn some CBM in the game and get your production going. That is, if the said new player chooses to not invest in anything.

         While I don't disagree with the premise of this setup, I do feel it might deter new players. They may feel it's too much wait to get going and fall off after a few weeks (or days). People pay for triple A titles and this game is not it. It's not even a subscription model like World of Warcraft or Runescape.

My commentary

         Cryptobrewmaster is a game simulating running a brewing business with real monetary gains. When was the last time/place you started a business without investing in anything? Get your entitlement checked.

         It's a game. If it's money you are after, there are plenty of other means for you to earn. Not only on Hive, but in the greater crypto world and the world outside of it.

       Anyways, keep brewing.



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They say that the money is made, what you have to do is find the best way to obtain it, obviously in a convenient and clean way, it is my opinion, information is power and the right moment is an additional plus

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I’m not particularly affected by this change. Just throwing my thoughts out there.

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