Hello there!
I am part of a group of people spread across Europe who are developing (crypto-)games in their free-time. We are planning to convert our previous creation DopeRaider to a Discordbot game that utilizes blockchain-technology for storage of player assets and are looking for a tech-lead for the project.
What is the game about?
DopeRaider is a strategy RPG that is loosely based on the 1984 cult game Drugwars. Players compete to become the most powerful Narco in town, which consists of several districts with different (constantly fluctuating) dope prices. There are various ways for players to make profit and improve their in-game character, including arbitrage trading, producing and selling dope, and raiding other players.
Why Blockchain?
Storing in-game assets (characters, skill-boosts, etc.) on blockchain gives players the possibility to "extract" their assets from the game and do with them whatever they want. Players can e.g. use their Narcos in other cryptogames or sell them on a secondary market for real money. This means that real-life value can be generated by playing, which gives additional incentive for playing.
Why Discord?
The biggest issue of current "cryptogames" is the very high entry-barrier. In order to start playing, players have to get a wallet, cryptocurrency, etc. Additionally, cryptogames are having a very bad reputation (because there was/is a lot of scam in this space), which puts many people off before even trying. By using Discord as environment, we can create a game with a very low entry barrier (everybody with a discord account can instantly start playing) that utilizes blockchain technology in the background (players dont have do deal with the blockchain-part at all if they dont want to).
Furthermore, Discord can be used as a tool for spreading the game. Since discordbot-games work in a way that they can be played on multiple discord servers simultaneously, we can reach an enormous number of potential players by giving the server owners incentive for adding the game.
What is the status of the project?
We are currently having a concept-draft, our experience with the “original” DopeRaider and a small put healthy community that is looking forward to a new game. The current team consist of an UX & UI designer, a community manager & marketing guy, and me as game designer & economist. Before we can take further steps, we need someone capable of leading the tech-side of the project (our former development lead cant work on such projects anymore).
We are having good connections to the team of POA Network (the blockchain we are going to utilizing), who are interested in this project and want to support it.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a skilled/experienced game developer who is motivated to create something unique and is capable of leading/coordinating the tech-side of the project. Since we are all from Europe, we are preferring somebody located in a similar time zone (easier communication). Experience with discord-bots or similar projects and/or blockchain-tech would of course be beneficial as well.
If you are interested in getting involved or want to hear more about the project, contact me here or on Discord (L0rdSmeti#6735).
Thank you for reading!
