Web3 sport developer Pixelcraft has rebranded its Arbitrum L3 gaming chain as Geist, additionally unveiling a members-only strategy for its Aavegotchi sport ecosystem.
Earlier in 2024, Pixelcraft introduced its forthcoming L3 rollup, then codenamed Gotchichain, was selecting Ethereum L2 Base. Previous to the transfer, Aavegotchi had been introduced to deploy to Polygon.
Now the developer has introduced its L3 Gotchichain might be known as Geist, which it describes as “the primary members-only blockchain, constructed for gaming.”
As such the permissioned gaming chain is restricted to video games and apps accepted both by Pixelcraft or the AavegotchiDAO. In one other try to sort out bot exercise, solely members who’re invited will be capable of declare rewards reminiscent of airdrops and giveaways. Notably, non-members will nonetheless be capable of play and transact on the chain, however not be eligible to assert any advantages.
To change into a Geist member, you need to get an invitation code, which can initially be airdropped solely to Aavegotchi NFT holders. From then on, it hopes the community impact will take over. Moreover, some invitations may even be given to customers with “good onchain historical past”.
This strategy is the results of what Pixelcraft identifies as a niche out there for gaming blockchains specializing in high quality over amount, each when it comes to video games and customers. In distinction to those, Geist is concentrated on real followers and gamers, relatively than pushed by spectacular person numbers.
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