While I do agree that one ought to have more caution when releasing a game that presents an in-game economy and invites speculators to make decisions based on the expressed rules, I still think it was clearly expressed that this was still an alpha version and that the 1.0 version of the game was still ways off. As a result, I think people looking to "invest" at that early stage should view it more as a time period to support its development by joining the trial and error process. One positive part of Steem imo is that it gives developers the opportunity to launch a minimum viable product early and harvest feedback from the community on what works and what is broken. So while I do agree with your criticism, I'm not sure I would choose to be this ruthless.
Edit: I am also putting some devs to work on our own game that will carry similar traits but in a different setting and some other elements that will hopefully spice up the mechanics. If you have any further suggestions for how you would like a game like Drugwars to be then I'm all ears.
Something that is very obvious from this present situation is the nature of the whales of Steem, and their relation to actual investors.
There seems to be some lack of intersection, and the degree of difference between the two is being revealed by DW. It seems certain that this will not be the last educational opportunity for whales to grasp the difference between having had an opportunity to mine up some Steem, or rake in some returns, early, and investing in an appropriate vehicle to generate capital gains.
That some folks have seriously considered plunking down cold, hard cash for ingame assets an investment will prove highly educational for all concerned, and not merely those that did so. Certainly what the DW devs are learning will be applicable in future endeavors, and by other teams as well, both developing games and other apps. The general community will certainly learn from this too. We see similar educational opportunities arising in Steem Monsters as well.
It is exactly the furor and upset that will best provide incentive to those who might benefit most from it. This is the way to learn what due diligence means. I hope you are able to profit from this situation in your development efforts. Were I you, I'd give @broncnutz pursuit of legal remedies particularly careful consideration. Even frivolous tort actions are undesirable, particularly for a developer without significant legal counsel and depth of pocket.
Hi @fredrikaa, we are a smal group of players that would gladly help put with the project:-)
Tbh... people “investing” should at the very least have to make sure that there’s a smart contract (or at least an oracle) and not a database.
Yet, in an environment where people knowingly calculate ROI... this game’s early launch was absolutely mediocre. This type of backlash was expected, it was written on the wall even.
There’s [closed] betas to gather feedback. They prevent possibly burning your own rep and experiencing heaps of unnecessary headaches. They have always existed, for eons. That shouldn’t need people to invest actual crypto.