‘Extortion’: Why Web3 is making a lot of software developers angry

Re:‘Extortion’: Why Web3 is making a lot of software develop... by web4 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @11:24AM (#31469148)

yes, games and game stores hold records of ownership under your account. some of that may be purchased, some of it may be acquired through another means like an in-game achievement.

nfts are literally just records of ownership of a digital asset that are upheld without a central entity.

“it’s a lot like owning assets in a game” is exactly correct with the distinction that it’s decentralized

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Re:‘Extortion’: Why Web3 is making a lot of software develop... by dmitriid on Sunday May 22, 2022 @02:54PM (#31471495)

> nfts are literally just records of ownership of a digital asset that are upheld without a central entity.

Again. Above you literally described how games already work, with no need for NFTs. Why the hell would games need NFTs?

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Re:‘Extortion’: Why Web3 is making a lot of software develop... by web4 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:27PM (#31472388)

the only need for NFT in a game is decentralization and disintermediation of payment and ownership. if you wish to distribute game assets and give players a form of transferable and scarce digital ownership that is not locked into a walled corporate garden, CC0-licensed NFT represents one approach.

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Re:‘Extortion’: Why Web3 is making a lot of software develop... by dmitriid on Monday May 23, 2022 @01:19AM (#31475553)

You don't need NFTs for CC0-licensed assets.

You don't need "decentralized ownership" for something that is literally only applicable in a single game.

On top of that, the myth that people clamor for digital scarcity is also the invention of crypto bros.

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