Varyx🍀

Web3 gaming being “inevitable” is one of the biggest delusions in this space.

80%+ of gamers don’t even know what Web3 gaming is.

You haven’t won them over.

You haven’t even figured out what they want.

Yet somehow we’ve already decided it’s inevitable. 🤦🏾‍♂️

I asked 5 gamers from completely different genres about NFTs and owning their in-game assets.

Guess what?

They were OPEN to it.

But then imagine telling them:

“Yeah, you can own your assets… but you need to buy our token first. It might pump. It might dump. You need a wallet. You need gas. You need to understand the ecosystem…”

Their response?

“Scam.”

And honestly, can you blame them?

Gamers aren't rejecting ownership.

They're rejecting the financial circus attached to it.

The problem isn't necessarily Web3.

The problem is that we've taken something gamers might actually want—ownership—and wrapped it in tokens, speculation and financial jargon.

Build the game first.

Make people WANT to play.

Give them ownership.

Then let Web3 work quietly underneath.

Stop trying to convince gamers that Web3 gaming is inevitable.

Make it inevitable by building something they can't imagine gaming without.

NFTs in Web3 gaming should be more than digital collectibles. They should have actual utility within the games they represent.

I've seen this through games like @metaspace_verse and @OSP_TD

In MetaSpace, NFTs aren't just assets sitting in your wallet. They are playable items. Weapons, equipment and characters you can actually use in-game, each contributing to your experience.

In Operation Safe Place Defence, Turret Card NFTs have functional roles in gameplay and can unlock more gameplays.

This is what I want to see more of.

Give players a reason to own NFTs beyond speculation. Let them equip them, use them, trade them and make them part of their gaming journey.

An NFT shouldn't derive its entire value from someone else being willing to buy it.

Its utility should be experienced, not just advertised.

That's where I believe NFTs can make a real difference in Web3 gaming.

If your Web3 game is mint-to-play, how exactly do you plan to onboard non-Web3 gamers?

You're asking people who have never interacted with blockchain to understand wallets, acquire crypto, pay gas fees and mint NFTs before they can even experience your game.

Here's the problem: gamers lose interest easily when a game feels unnecessarily complicated. Some won't even bother with tutorials. 😭

So why make understanding blockchain a prerequisite for enjoying your game?

Your game can be Web3 without making every aspect of the player experience technically complicated.

Integrate blockchain into the experience. Make ownership meaningful. Make NFTs useful.

But don't make the learning curve a barrier to entry.

The goal should be to onboard gamers into Web3 through gaming, not require them to understand Web3 before they can become gamers.

Something web 3 gaming needs to work on!

One thing I've noticed about Web3 gaming is how heavily concentrated we are around farming games.

Farming games have their audience, and there's nothing wrong with that. But farming is largely an individual gaming preference.

Competitive gaming, on the other hand, has a much broader appeal.

Think about multiplayer games, esports, rivalries, team competitions, tournaments and leaderboards.

These are some of the experiences that pushed gaming into mainstream entertainment.

Yet, Web3 gaming seems to be paying far more attention to resource gathering and earning loops than competitive multiplayer experiences.

Where are the Web3 equivalents of MLBB, PUBG, COD, FIFA and other competitive games?

We need more than games where players spend hours farming resources.

We need games where players want to challenge each other, improve their skills, compete, form teams and build rivalries.

Web3 gaming shouldn't just give people something to farm. It should give people something to compete for.