21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinosphere 12 Jan 2023
There have been many videogames that either cost BTC or paid out for prizes in bitcoin before, but I've never seen one with a real sats-based economy. We've literally been talking about this idea since 2011, maybe even earlier. (I wanted to start a Rune server that accepted bitcoin that year, had no idea how to do it though.)
The big problem that everyone hit with in-game economies before always came down to starter funding. Once an economy is going there shouldn't be any problem, but I wonder where Orange will get it's first coins to pump into the new economy there?
Looking forward to the gameplay. Especially the Crusading to other servers!
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @jamesviggy 12 Jan 2023
Crusading into other servers and spreading some Bitcoin love is awesome.
On your point about the economy - by integrating sats/allowing sats to trade in the Orange server the server is tapping into the global Bitcoin economy. It doesn't need to be a circular economy itself because sats can be earned anywhere on the internet and spent there, and sats earned there can be spent anywhere on the internet etc.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @tip_nz OP 11 Jan 2023
More info: https://geyser.fund/entry/696
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @1fatmess 13 Jan 2023
This looks fucking sick! Have you shown or spoken to zebedee? this looks like the kinda thing they would help with
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @oye_lou 13 Jan 2023
Thanks for the s/o! This looks awesome - right up our alley. A few people on our team have reached out. Let us know if we can help @tip_nz!
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @ski 11 Jan 2023
this is dope.. would definitely help orange pill my nephews more
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5 sats \ 7 replies \ @TomK 11 Jan 2023
Healing the world from this addiction by reading a Bitcoin related book would be what I prefer. But that's just me... let's play
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @tip_nz OP 11 Jan 2023
what addiction?
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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @TomK 11 Jan 2023
Gambling, mobile and computer games
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7 sats \ 4 replies \ @tip_nz OP 11 Jan 2023
Bitcoin empowers game servers to be real economies. I'm meeting people all over the world via my server and collaborating with them on Bitcoin projects. We pay each other sats. It's just a tool, a piece of technology, like Bitcoin. Addiction is a personal issue and your relationship with the things around you (eg food, the internet, people, books).
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25 sats \ 3 replies \ @TomK 11 Jan 2023
Yes, I know I know. And it's true that is a complete different approach. I was thinking of the kids here with their mobiles playing all the time without any effort of reading a book sometimes. Solo eso
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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @tip_nz OP 11 Jan 2023
Some mobile apps are good, some are bad. Some books are good, some are bad. It's not about how much time you spend doing something, it's about being selective in what you decide to consume.
I spend my time on my server because I get a lot of value from it I can't get elsewhere. And I'm opening it up to the world to join me because I want to orange pill the next gen in a radical new way. This might not be for you, but it might be for your kids who get it.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK 11 Jan 2023
Sounds like a strong commitment! I wish You luck and strong nerves on Your way.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undergotten 12 Jan 2023
I have a massive library of books I've been collecting since I was a child. My 17 y/o son lives with me, and never reads a book, afaik. Sometimes I think that it's sad, but when I talk to him I know he's just as smart as me. People absorb knowledge in a lot of different ways.
Also, I've heard that zoomers and younger gens tend to actually read more than we ever did, just not in book form. They read quite a bit on their phones and other devices. Dunno if that's true or not, but it makes sense to me.
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