Another game offering NFT is STALKER 2 -apkrig
Yes, it seems that the NFT in games is starting to be a new trend that we will face in the coming months and the view of some companies probably even years. Ubisoft and their Quartz network. Peter Molyneux and the sale of land in a still non-existent game, to which we will return soon with further information. And now the developers from GSC Game World, who have decided to link the NFT with the upcoming sequel to the atmospheric action of STALKER, but first it was necessary to declare that the release of the game will create a new metaverzum, which will include not only other potential game additions, but also all other digital content, not excluding the NFT. The combination of a real and virtual world, capable of reaching “millions of players worldwide” according to the GSC, will take place through an auction of three tokens, which will guarantee owners the opportunity to be implemented in the game using the latest technologies and themselves own.
To all the hunters, seekers, scavengers…
To all the stalkers.
Time to go deeper into the Zone ☢️
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse (@stalker_meta) December 15, 2021
“We are launching our metaversive bridge, which will offer three lucky fans the opportunity to connect with more than ten million (or even more than hundreds of millions) players around the world,” the developers promise. They are much more specific in the description of how a real person gets into the game, but even here this is nothing that other titles would not offer in the past. “The player appears in the game as an NPC – an unplayable character who is part of the story and online experience. Whether it’s a bartender, a comrade-in-arms or an enemy, the NFT owner will be available to all players in the game, ”say the developers. They promise that the winners of the upcoming auction of three tokens will then take pictures and, with the help of photogrammetric data, bring them into the game as faithfully as modern technology allows. “High-fidelity animation with personal facial expressions brings a new digital era and a unique meta experience that you have never experienced before,” reads the end of the strange advertisement on the official website.
Welcome to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse!
– S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is not a blockchain-based game
– No influence on gameplay
– Completely optional
– There will be free giveaways for the community members
– All tokens to be activated before the release https://t.co/gZVUEJ5swe— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) December 15, 2021
Following criticism that began appearing in social media shortly after the announcement of the initiative, the GSC developers issued another brief statement explaining that STALKER 2 was not a game that would be associated with any blockchain in terms of gameplay. By doing so, they wanted to emphasize that the NFTs issued would not affect the gameplay in any way, and this is a purely cosmetic matter that can potentially only enter the experience and atmosphere of the game world. According to the GSC, everything is completely voluntary and the tokens for creating your own character in the game will be activated before the release. In response to further negative comments, community game managers assure that STALKER 2 will not contain any form of lootboxes or anything that would affect gameplay, and confirm that the team is fully focused on completing the game and that the NFT initiative does not disrupt development. However, this is at least a controversial statement, if we are talking about creating three faithful models and putting them into the game, so that’s why players look at the GSC’s interest through their fingers and unison tries to pass the information to the authors that they don’t want any of the NFT.
We are totally focused on the game. NFT’s won’t affect gameplay, and everyone, who get the game, can play and have the complete experience, because all NFT’s is fully optional.
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) December 15, 2021
Of course, this is not the opinion of the entire spectrum of fans, but few people in the available comments welcome the progress of the developers or show interest in getting into the game in this way. On the contrary, as in the case of Ubisoft and their Quartz network, in addition to the general criticism of the rather nonsensical involvement of the NFT in video games, there are comments that the NFTs are unecological by their connection to the blockchain – in this case DMarket – and warn against environmental impact. “So no, it’s not an optional matter. We are all forced to deal with your carbon footprint. Even if we don’t play your game, “says one of the outraged discussants, and he’s not the only one with a similar opinion.
If you are interested in NFT in STALKER 2, your steps should go to the official website of the game, where you can register as a member of the described universe – there are currently over a hundred thousand such players – and then link your crypto-wallet to the game account. The described token for self-digitization of the token should take place in December and the first wave of larger distribution of other tokens, which the authors currently describe as top secret packages without acquaintance
