“Without a villain, there’s no hero.”
– The Internet
Let’s keep it 💯 here – what’s an adventure game without bosses to fight?
Up until now, the Polygon-based dungeon crawler, Crypto Raiders, hasn’t had any enemies for players to fight in their dungeons.
This means players can’t die in the game yet, which is great for a new player like me because the game features permadeath...and I’m just not ready for that.
But this is all about to change with Crypto Raiders’ upcoming launch of dungeon bosses, called “MOBS”.
There are 7 MOB rarities, 13 MOB types with multiple subtypes, and 33 possible Special Moves.
Here’s a MOB called the Archangel of Decay, which is a “Legendary Boss”:
Raiders will encounter these MOBS in combat dungeons and fight them for a chance to win cool sh*t (which is TBD at the time of this writing).
But wait a second...video game bosses aren’t anything new, so what makes this story worthy of being published in such an esteemed publication as Crypto GameBites?
The game devs are giving ownership of these MOB characters to players!
This means that aside from playing the game as a Raider...I can choose to play the game as a MOB dungeon boss.
(Remember, because these characters are NFTs, players retain actual ownership of these assets).
This changes the entire gaming dynamic in a couple of ways.
First, MOBS raise the stakes in the game because they can kill Raider characters.
Since the game features permadeath, players whose characters die will need to spend real-world coin to buy a new character and play again.
Depending on the floor at that time, it could get expensive to buy back in.
Second, players that own MOB dungeon bosses can stake their MOB NFTs to fight other players.
If a MOB defeats a Raider, the MOB owner gets a portion of the Raider’s items + $AURUM reward (the in-game currency).
And here’s the kicker: MOB characters DO NOT experience permadeath!
The official blog post doesn’t address this, so I searched the CR Discord for the answer:
According to the official Crypto Raiders blog:
“This innovative new mechanic allows a myriad of possibilities. People can decide to go all-in on MOBS, instead of Crypto Raiders, and try to earn in the game by defeating Crypto Raiders. Others may decide to sell their rare MOBS and use that to buy more Crypto Raiders or items in the upcoming Auction House.”
How are MOBS being rolled out?
A few days before I wrote this article, Crypto Raiders airdropped “MOB Keys” NFTs to members of the Crypto Raiders community.
Once the claim smart contract rolls out (no official date announced, but the devs said “1-2 weeks” from release of the MOB keys), MOB key holders can redeem a random MOB.
As a Crypto Raiders player, I love love love this new feature.
(I’m also scared to death for my Raiders.)
It’ll be interesting to see how people play once the game activates MOBS and combat dungeons.
Will they choose the Dark Side and go all in on MOBS to earn items and $AURUM without fear of permadeath?
Or will they choose the more thrilling and heroic path of a Raider, risking life and limb to seek glory, Loot, and power-ups?
Only time will tell.
And when it does, I’ll pass the story along to you, dear reader, right here in this newsletter.
Read the official blog post about MOBS here.
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