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I'm writing about the current state and future of "earning through games".

Taskbar Hero Latest Update Summary
This time, there are 3 key points:
✅ Steam Market Temporarily Closed
- New item listings are not allowed.
- Existing listings can be canceled and reclaimed.
- Item purchases remain possible.
The scheduled implementation is: June 8 (Monday) 16:00 (Japan Time).
✅ Additional Update for Relay Server Postponed

Taskbar Hero latest operational announcement summary
"Due to a sudden increase in the number of concurrent users, server response delays are occurring.
To reduce item loss and other issues, the management may temporarily adjust the 'minimum box acquisition request interval' multiple times."

The current state of the blockchain game that sparked a bubble by being fun and profitable. I’m examining what’s next for gaming × the economy.

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[Note]🚨 Currently, there is an increase in wrongful bans on Taskbar Hero. Looking at the recent number of bans: June 1st 04:00 JST - 411 people, June 1st 22:00 JST - 559 people, June 2nd 23:50 JST - 285 people, June 5th 01:42 JST - 3,534 people. The management will permanently ban users without prior notice if cheating behavior is detected more than twice.

The highest concurrent users for Taskbar Hero have surpassed 260k! By the way, I think the key to this game's success is the integration of the Steam Market economy, but what does everyone think?
By the way, the previous idle RPG by the same developer had a peak concurrent user count of 2,118, and the desktop resident utility-style game had a peak concurrent user count of 9,093.

Taskbar Hero Latest Update Summary
The main fixes this time are as follows:
✅ Fixed an issue where the background appears black on some OS.
✅ Adjusted the drop rate of Soul Stones.
Target ①: “Normal 3-8 to Nightmare 1-8”
Normal Soul Stone drop rate ↓
Nightmare Soul Stone drop rate ↑
Target ②: “Normal

In a market economy like Taskbar Hero, if you want to enjoy earning (Steam Wallet balance), the first and second days are crucial.
After that, you either rely on optimal efficiency or luck, or need to look for market distortions.
So, here's an introduction to market distortions.
Only level 15 Arcana shoes are being bought at a high price (2,100 yen).

Taskbar Hero surpasses 200k peak concurrent players👏 A small indie studio's idle game has come this far by leveraging the power of the Steam marketplace economy. Items mined within the game have prices. Your own time becomes slightly more valuable. Desired equipment can be purchased from the marketplace, saving time. Reading the market itself becomes part of the strategy and gameplay.

Taskbar Hero: Do Arcana also drop from the blue boxes?!
You can sell it immediately for 322 yen on the floor, instead of 460 yen!
In a way, it feels like the period when various elements were restricted after more people started playing helped prevent market inflation and helped keep things stable.

The number of concurrent users for Taskbar Hero remains at 160k. Is it plateauing slightly?
The number of reviews and ratings by language are:
・Simplified Chinese 1,789 Slightly unfavorable
・English 880 Mixed opinions
・Japanese 800 Mixed opinions
・Korean 639 Mixed opinions
・Traditional Chinese 532 Slightly unfavorable
・Russian 470 Slightly favorable
・Brazilian Portuguese 335 Very favorable

Taskbar Hero: Market listing restrictions have been lifted starting from 9 AM this morning!
That said, it looks like there are still issues with the Steam inventory.
Ruby was 45 yen two days ago, and now it’s 100 yen.
Since there are few listings and prices are high for now, it may be smarter to wait until the market is flooded with items again.

However, it’s not impossible that there’s more going on behind the concurrent viewer count for Taskbar Hero like this. RMT is a battle against bot farming. We hope the management will work hard to put effective countermeasures in place, 🙏

Taskbar Hero—concurrent users surpass 160,000!
This free idle game from a small indie studio is here with this extraordinary number.
As someone who’s chasing the game × market economy, I think this kind of trend—differentiating through external value—is something we’ll see more indie studios go after in the future.

Taskbar Hero: It’s a shame—people say B equipment disappears if you put it up on the market!! If you don’t want it, give it to meeeee!! I wonder if it’s a bot…

Taskbar Hero Market Change Summary ✅First things to do 💡By Japan time on June 1 at 21:00, collect the listed items. The target items are the following: Steam Market, Steam storage, Trading Ship. The items to be removed are difficult to recover. The game’s announcement says that all currently listed items should be returned to the inventory/warehouse at once.

✅ What’s happening? It appears that the game is sending excessive server requests, causing issues with the Steam servers, and it has been asked to delete the item count. In addition, the game has also added the following changes:
• Market trading is available from cube level 10 or higher
• No items are dropped from treasure chests obtained within certain intervals

Taskbar Hero surpasses 140k concurrent players!
In addition to some feature restrictions, there is also a problem with decreased chest drop rates.
"The current server issue has been identified as caused by cheaters sending abnormal item generation requests to Steam servers."
Problems like this are common when RMT is involved.

Fire resistance required for Stage 2
On Reddeit and other sites, it’s said that to consistently clear 2-10 challenges, a tank needs at least 30–40% fire resistance.
Fire resistance decorative materials are:
Minor Ruby: Fire resistance +5–10%
Ruby: Fire resistance +15–20%
Enchant Ruby: Fire resistance +30–35%
Of these, Ruby is the preferred choice for buy orders.