2025-12-03 10:24:37

Do you still remember those early Web3 games? You'd open the game, leave it running in the background, go do whatever you wanted, and come back to claim tokens. Basically, it was just "exchanging online time for money," not much different from staring at a wall in a daze.

But recently, the YGG guild did something big. On November 25th, they launched an all-new quest system, completely scrapping the "idle time" gameplay and replacing it with "Superquests"—now you need real skills to clear levels and earn rewards.

This change might sound subtle, but it actually turns the whole play-to-earn logic on its head. The days of "as long as you're online, you're earning" are gone; now you really need to invest effort in learning the gameplay and improving your skills.

In a way, this is actually "making money by playing games," not just "leaving the game on while you sleep." This move by YGG might make a lot of players used to idling uncomfortable, but for the entire GameFi ecosystem, it might be a necessary step forward.

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StableCoinKaren

· 2025-12-06 04:17

The end has come for AFK players, haha. Only real players can survive.

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DaoGovernanceOfficer

· 2025-12-05 08:31

ngl this is just governance by attrition... empirically speaking, most casual players will simply exit rather than adapt to actual skill requirements. the data on user retention post-mechanic overhaul suggests YGG might've shot themselves in the foot here, unless they've got proper incentive alignment analysis to back this play.

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FloorSweeper

· 2025-12-03 10:54

The era of earning money while lying down is finally coming to an end. Honestly, it should have changed a long time ago. The days when you could just idle and earn tokens were always an illusion. This move by YGG has really hit the pain point of GameFi.

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PrivacyMaximalist

· 2025-12-03 10:27

Honestly, this time those AFK players are going to cry.

After idling for so long, they finally have to learn real skills. So many people are going to smash their keyboards.

Superquests sound pretty good, but I wonder if the difficulty will scare off another group of people.

Now this is what you call a game; the previous setup was just a financial scam.

YGG is going to offend some people with this move, but it really was about time.

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 2025-12-03 10:26

It's the end for idle players; now you really have to play the game to earn.

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