Axie Infinity - A new Ethereum game similar to CryptoKitties [SPECIAL PRE-SALE]

[Lucasgabd]

axie has 2 main aspects at this point @brooksby
a competitive one which includes tournaments with prizes, last season had more than 35,000 USD in AXS token as a prize.
And a collector aspect.

it's a huge community (more than 40,000 players now) and getting bigger and stronger each day.

the price of an ok team for playing was around 0.15-0.3 eth last time I checked but soon the team will release "soulbound"axies that aren't exactly NFT, so people will be able to play for free.

[1714863383]

1714863383

[1714863383]

1714863383

[1714863383]

1714863383

[1714863383]

1714863383

[1714863383]

1714863383

[1714863383]

1714863383

[mich]

With its migration to Ronin sidechain, AXS has now rallied to 80% gains.

https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/technology/ronin-ethereum-sidechain

https://cointelegraph.com/news/axie-infinity-axs-rallies-80-following-migration-to-ronin-sidechain

[Lucasgabd]

Good news.

Sky Mavis closed a Series A investment round and got 7.5 million USD.

this means we can expect an active expansiong even stronger for Axie Infinity.

More players and a bigger team coming soon.

A lot more information on the article here:
https://axie.substack.com/p/seriesa?r=jo4u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

some known names among the investors like Mark Cuban 

[pangu]

That's awesome! Some more infos:
https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/11/sky-mavis-raises-7-5-million-for-nft-based-axie-infinity-game-with-backers-like-mark-cuban/

[brooksby]

Should I understand that it more like a competitive game? Can those Axies be equipped with weapons and features such that they can eventually fight each other for ladder ranks? That'd be cool and a compelling reason to invest money into them I suppose. I understand Cryptokitties purely as collectibles deriving value from their optic only.

From my understanding it something like a cards battle game and breeding simulator, so it can be considered a competitive game I guess.
To get started you may take a look at this official guide - https://axie.substack.com/p/axie-infinity-community-alpha-guide
Or visit this community site to get some tips - https://axie.zone/

I fear that these games like Cyptokitties and the trading of meme coins is responsible for the congestion in the ETH network and the high fees. That's a serious problem as it's almost inconceivable that ETH could handle the load coming from gaming. There could be thousands and thousands of games on the ETH network in just a few years.

[casperBGD]

~snip
I fear that these games like Cyptokitties and the trading of meme coins is responsible for the congestion in the ETH network and the high fees. That's a serious problem as it's almost inconceivable that ETH could handle the load coming from gaming. There could be thousands and thousands of games on the ETH network in just a few years.

you are actually wrong about Axie, since they migrate to Layer-2 blockchain, Ronin, which is on top of Ethereum, and does not make a network congestion at all, it is processing transactions on their own, just secure it through Ethereum blockchain

Axie is actually getting really big, I bought some AXS few months ago, and it is rising steady, while waiting for airdrop to happen, snapshot was somewhere in October, and airdrop should happen these days
it is a good game, and there are some people in south-east Asia that live on play-to-earn economy with this game

[pangu]

PLAY-TO-EARN | NFT Gaming in the Philippines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg5C2EbYueo

[brooksby]

~snip
I fear that these games like Cyptokitties and the trading of meme coins is responsible for the congestion in the ETH network and the high fees. That's a serious problem as it's almost inconceivable that ETH could handle the load coming from gaming. There could be thousands and thousands of games on the ETH network in just a few years.

you are actually wrong about Axie, since they migrate to Layer-2 blockchain, Ronin, which is on top of Ethereum, and does not make a network congestion at all, it is processing transactions on their own, just secure it through Ethereum blockchain

Axie is actually getting really big, I bought some AXS few months ago, and it is rising steady, while waiting for airdrop to happen, snapshot was somewhere in October, and airdrop should happen these days
it is a good game, and there are some people in south-east Asia that live on play-to-earn economy with this game

Ok my fault then and good to know that Axie is going for a solution that doesn't get the ETH blockchain stuck. There are so many meme coins and what not that all run on top of ETH. Useless usage of the tx capacity.

[Lucasgabd]

~snip
I fear that these games like Cyptokitties and the trading of meme coins is responsible for the congestion in the ETH network and the high fees. That's a serious problem as it's almost inconceivable that ETH could handle the load coming from gaming. There could be thousands and thousands of games on the ETH network in just a few years.

you are actually wrong about Axie, since they migrate to Layer-2 blockchain, Ronin, which is on top of Ethereum, and does not make a network congestion at all, it is processing transactions on their own, just secure it through Ethereum blockchain

Axie is actually getting really big, I bought some AXS few months ago, and it is rising steady, while waiting for airdrop to happen, snapshot was somewhere in October, and airdrop should happen these days
it is a good game, and there are some people in south-east Asia that live on play-to-earn economy with this game

Ok my fault then and good to know that Axie is going for a solution that doesn't get the ETH blockchain stuck. There are so many meme coins and what not that all run on top of ETH. Useless usage of the tx capacity.

what is congesting the ETH network is high load and trading, mostly, you can check out here:
https://ethgasstation.info/index.php

Uniswap and 1inch are usually among the biggest gas spenders

as some said Axie has fully moved to Ronin, their L2 scaling solution, so its not the main responsible for eth congestion,
anyways we want more people to be able to use ethereum and make it possible to scale for the whole world, right?

[pangu]

Axie Infinity @ CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html

[Lucasgabd]

Season 17 of Axie' championship is now online and this time it'll give AXS prizes for the first 300 players on the arena (season 16 gave prizes to 200)

1st place will receive 500 AXS, around 3000 USD at todays price.

It's not easy, probably the people who get in the ranking plays like 5 hours a day or wins almost every play.

There was also a rebalance of many cards, this is the complete sheet:


more information on the substack post here:
https://axie.substack.com/p/-axie-arena-season-17-is-live?r=jo4u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

[Lucasgabd]

Biggest news for Axie so far:

[Axie] Buy ETH With Fiat on Ronin Using Ramp!

Users on certain countries will be able to buy ETH (and in the future SLP/AXS and NFTs) directly with credit card without having to go through the whole exchange > metamask process.

this is the list of countries right now according to ramp network website:
https://support.ramp.network/en/article/what-countries-do-you-support-1ua7sn1/

Ramp is available in 170+ countries and territories:

Albania
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Canada
Canary Islands
Caribbean Netherlands
Chad
Chile
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Eswaniti
Ethiopia
Falkland Island
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Mozambique
Nauru
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
São Tomé and Príncipe
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vatican
Wallis and Futuna
Zambia
Åland Islands

Kindly note that we do not provide services to the following States:
Hawaii
Nebraska
New York

[Lucasgabd]

May's dev update is here and what a huge month!

Axie Infinity: May Dev Update

first things first: 65,000 DAU and 70,000 downloads of Ronin browser extension (axie's sidechain)



2 times more visitors on the website than in april, last month.



the marketplace volume also went up after Ronin's implementation, that already has more than 67,000 axie holders and more than 10 million USD locked on the chain.

[Gash]

~snip
I fear that these games like Cyptokitties and the trading of meme coins is responsible for the congestion in the ETH network and the high fees. That's a serious problem as it's almost inconceivable that ETH could handle the load coming from gaming. There could be thousands and thousands of games on the ETH network in just a few years.

you are actually wrong about Axie, since they migrate to Layer-2 blockchain, Ronin, which is on top of Ethereum, and does not make a network congestion at all, it is processing transactions on their own, just secure it through Ethereum blockchain

Axie is actually getting really big, I bought some AXS few months ago, and it is rising steady, while waiting for airdrop to happen, snapshot was somewhere in October, and airdrop should happen these days
it is a good game, and there are some people in south-east Asia that live on play-to-earn economy with this game

Ok my fault then and good to know that Axie is going for a solution that doesn't get the ETH blockchain stuck. There are so many meme coins and what not that all run on top of ETH. Useless usage of the tx capacity.

what is congesting the ETH network is high load and trading, mostly, you can check out here:
https://ethgasstation.info/index.php

Uniswap and 1inch are usually among the biggest gas spenders

as some said Axie has fully moved to Ronin, their L2 scaling solution, so its not the main responsible for eth congestion,
anyways we want more people to be able to use ethereum and make it possible to scale for the whole world, right?

I think with the amount of new dapps being tolled out the door every day ronin sidechain should be used much more than what we see now, maybe casinos, decentralized exchanges and coin swap pools should move all of the load over to sidechain to taper off the pressure in Ethereum arteries. Coz if it keeps booming and purling ethereum ecosystem will slip in the shower.

[mrbanjo]

I think with the amount of new dapps being tolled out the door every day ronin sidechain should be used much more than what we see now, maybe casinos, decentralized exchanges and coin swap pools should move all of the load over to sidechain to taper off the pressure in Ethereum arteries. Coz if it keeps booming and purling ethereum ecosystem will slip in the shower.

The problem will be solved with a new update and transition to POS. Of course all Layer 1/2/3 options are fine, but it's like adding a prop to a crooked house.
The base must change so that the price for any transfers becomes stable and inexpensive.

[Lucasgabd]

If you haven't watched the Play 2 earn documentary, you should!

It shows how Axie Infinity is changing the scene on the Philippines and bringing a possibility for many people to have an income despite of the pandemic.

really interesting!



20 minutes duration on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-BrASMHU4

[abel1337]

If you haven't watched the Play 2 earn documentary, you should!

It shows how Axie Infinity is changing the scene on the Philippines and bringing a possibility for many people to have an income despite of the pandemic.

really interesting!

20 minutes duration on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-BrASMHU4

This is surprisingly an honest documentary on the Axie Infinity scene in the Philippines, Axie Infinity is really hot in our country. It is because of the opportunity to earn some money and the economic state of our country. Many lives were changed and some of them rely on playing axie infinity in terms of earning money from it to survive their daily life in this country.

It is just unfortunate for me to not notice this project before.

[Lucasgabd]

dont worry @abel1337
even if it feels like its not... it IS still early. the game will surpass millions of users.


came here to share some news.

Axie team just released a video contest

Axie Video Contest: Over 650 AXS in Prizes!



650 AXS in prizes including 5 AXS for all the first 250 submissions just for participation.

More information on their substack.

Qualified entries must be:
> Related to Axie Infinity
> At least 20 seconds, but not longer than 90 seconds.
> At least 720p quality (preferred 1080p)
> Shared on Twitter with #AxieContest
> Free of advertisements
> Must be a new creation made specifically for this contest

Prizes:
> 1 Grand Prize Winner - 100 AXS
> 4 Runner-up Winners - 75 AXS
> 10 Honorable Mentions - 25 AXS
> Up to 250 qualified submissions - 5 AXS

the deadline is the 2nd of July.

[Fire Rabbit]

How much money one can earn by playing this game?
Do you need to invest anything before starting to play and how much time it requires to get the investment back?

[Lucasgabd]

How much money one can earn by playing this game?
Do you need to invest anything before starting to play and how much time it requires to get the investment back?

You can get a basic team that will be bad for Arena but god enough for PvE for 300 usd
its not hard to earn 300-500 usd per month (by playing less than 2h a day) and if you want to stop playing you can always sell your axies aferwards

if you want a good team you will probably spend from 0.25 to 0.5 eth

there are many guides around but this is a cool one:
https://axieedge.com/slp-farming-guide/

*considered earnings SLP-only, but if you win championships, breed and sell, etc.. then earning potential is much bigger
** this considered a fixed price of SLP on the 13 cents, remember there is volatility so earnings can be higher or lower, axies prices can vary too but floor has been raising over time