A New Attempt by Blockchain Game Developers: The Founders of Neo Pets Create Web3 Game Dragginz

Adam Powell and Donna Williams are the founders of the famous web game "Neopets." The couple is now developing a Web3 game called Dragginz, which combines the elements of "pet raising" and "open world."

Dragginz is a massive multiplayer online game based on the Internet Computer Blockchain. The goal of the game is to attract players from around the world, allowing participation without any cryptocurrency knowledge. The reverse Gas model of the Internet Computer means players do not need to pay Gas fees, and they cannot perceive that the game is built on the Blockchain.

Dragginz will maintain a free game model, but there will be no sponsorship or advertisements. The only reason players stake tokens to participate in DAO governance is their optimism about the game's future and their desire to contribute to the game's development.

Adam and Donna started researching Blockchain technology a long time ago, considering the development of Blockchain games as early as 2014. They chose Internet Computer as the development platform because it far surpasses other public chains in terms of efficiency, transaction speed, carbon footprint, security, and scalability.

In terms of gameplay, each player will have a dragon egg after entering the game world, which can be used to craft items to hatch and evolve pets, and then adventure or trade in the vast game world. The game offers a variety of gameplay options, allowing players to choose different development paths based on their interests.

The NFTs in Dragginz are different from ordinary image NFTs. For example, each part of a pet is an NFT, and players need to collect all the parts to unlock and use that pet. Players can also create spell NFTs for trading that have multiple uses.

The development of Dragginz is progressing smoothly and is expected to launch in the second half of 2024 or early 2025. The development team plans to conduct a small-scale concept test by the end of this year.

Adam and Donna hope that Dragginz can provide a seamless experience, allowing players to not even realize they are playing a Blockchain game. Their goal is to create a game with outstanding content that attracts players from around the world without requiring knowledge of cryptocurrency.

The founders believe that the shift of games to Web3 is a natural trend. If truly attractive high-quality games can be developed, rather than merely relying on tokens or NFTs for quick profits, mainstream players will naturally turn to Web3 platforms.