Hey, Lunacian,
Did you know that almost 10 million axies have been bred? The population of Lunacia is growing rapidly and has already outgrown more than half of all countries! Mindblowing.
🕹 Axie Infinity Updates
Before we slide into the breeding event, I want to mention another very important update this week. It came out of nowhere, to be honest, and it delivered some questionable decisions.
Axies gifted will no longer be eligible for SLP from arena or adventure for 24 hours after gifting. Just having one gifted axie on the team makes the whole team ineligible. - Sky Mavis
I mean, nothing against this. It is another way to fight bots and people with bad intentions. It is a bit inconvenient when you build teams for scholars, but this is practically not worth mentioning.
Bone Sail will only trigger once per round.
In an essence, everyone agrees that this is a good decision. Bone Sail / Bumpy was broken since season 2. I did not find one reliable Lunacian saying this was a bad nerf, but there are a LOT of people who disagree with the timing of this change. I must say that I agree with them. The right thing to do is to keep all balancing changes for the offseason or just before the season starts. Since there are so many breeders who look into the potential winner Axies for the season. They invest a lot of money into breeding specific types of axie, after the season updates. Then just a few weeks after the start of the season, they find themselves in the mud, because those axies are now worthless and potentially they are losing money. Sky Mavis needs to learn to communicate these changes better and schedule them properly. Even if they didn’t notice this before, it needs to wait for the next balancing patch in the offseason.
The countdown to axie 10M is coming to an end soon. We will probably see it at the end of this weekend! Who will be the winner of this amazing land item?
- Mr.Kepolas
💰 State of the Economy
Seems like a lot of people are talking about the $SLP price these days. So let’s address this conversation here. Yes, things aren’t looking great, $SLP hit an all-time low since May (when we saw a price of $0.3 per token). And no, there is no quick way to “fix” the price. At the end of the day, it’s all about supply and demand. $SLP supply is indefinite, which is fine as it is a game-generated token. The problem is a lack of demand. Back in May, we have seen a lot of demand for $SLP as breeders were barely able to keep up with the rising number of new players. Right now, the marketplace is overpopulated. A lot of $SLP is minted every day and not enough burned. Land gameplay is going to be crucial for Axie Infinity economy. Moreover, the game must become even more entertaining and interesting, so that more players would be incentivized to spend their cash in the game. If your goal is to make money with this project, you have to remember that someone needs to spend it first. - Sewon
👨🏽🤝👨🏽 Community Spotlight
We talked about Axie Spike once before but his newest initiative to help bring TOYS to the children in need over at the Philippines for Christmas is just amazing!
Christmas is the season of giving. I have partnered up with @AXIEMONS @AxieCoop @LunaciaAcademy @SpikeSquadGG, and @nosleepgangxzg to host the first-ever Axie-mas toy drive. The goal is to fundraise as many toys for kids in the Philippines.
There are many charities happening through Axie Infinity just before Christmas but this one stood to me the most, as it’s aimed directly at kids in need. If you are interested in joining the effort, donate, or help in any way you can, make sure to JOIN THEIR DISCORD! - Mr.Kepolas
🎨 Lunacian Art Scene
I mentioned this artist once, but here is another great artwork, I simply couldn’t ignore. He is super talented and definitely deserves more attention. Go and support here. - Sewon
⚔ eSports Overview
This week we will witness Axie Infinity Creator Cup.
For the first time ever, a live Axie Infinity Creator Cup will be held in Quezon City, Philippines. This Axie cup will be a live studio event with eight content creators battling it out. The prize is 200 AXS or $26,000 worth of prizes.
- AxieNews
The event will be broadcast on the Axie Infinity Twitch channel with commentary from Zyori and 1437. I always like those two in tandem shout casting, great synergy, and expert knowledge. On top of that studio, hosts will be Een Mercado and a local actress, Yassi Pressman. A great show in the Axie Infinity eSports this week, first-ever produced in a studio. You definitely don’t want to miss this! Here is the COUNTDOWN timer. - Mr.Kepolas
❓Question of the week
Wen land gameplay?
We haven’t seen any official announcements from Sky Mavis, no exact dates were revealed. But here is a screenshot of the roadmap:
We have seen $AXS staking and Katana release, the land gameplay is the next big thing in the pipeline. So far, Sky Mavis team was on time when it comes to releases and updates, which means we can expect the first version of the Land gameplay this month! Keep in mind though, it’s going to be a community alpha version. So not everyone will be able to play. The full version is going to be released in 2022. - Sewon
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