Axie Infinity tweaked its rewards and lost 45% DAUWs, MapleStory N has banned 640,000 bots, and Forkast moved to Arbitrum.
- [0:35] Axie Infinity's DAUWs have dropped 45% following to a change in its AXS reward system.
- [3:10] In April 2024, it launched its first Bounty Board, which more than doubled its audience.
- [4:45] There were further giveaways, which further boosted DAUWs to more than 100,000.
- [6:29] Now, the rewards system has been streamlined, with a paid battle pass added.
- [8:34] Over time, these reward systems become increasing complex to understand.
- [10:06] Not directly related but the AXS token is down from $7 to $1 since April 2024.
- [15:00] The good news is web3 games are now more focused on profit and sustainability.
- [17:54] Nexpace has banned 640,000 accounts from MapleStory N for botting and macros.
- [21:20] It's also forced 28,000 KYCed accounts to be reregistered. Only 155 succeeded.
- [25:10] The Forkast prediction market has moved from Ronin to Arbritrum.
- [32:55] Jon is enjoying playing EVE Frontier but likely won't be part of its Winter PVP tournament.