Recently the crypto market took a dump and with it a lot of other crypto projects. One of them was Illuvium, which is one of my favorite projects out there. This project was also recently under attack by a hacker which made the price of the Illuvium Token go down even more. But in this article I want to talk about the game itself and why I can not wait until it finally releases. I will cover the basic overview of this game as well as an outlook of what might happen in the future.
Overview
For those of you who doesn’t know what Illuvium is, I try to make a quick recap of this project. It is set to be the first AAA game in the crypto space and is designed to be a Play 2 Earn game. It is supposed to be a Free to play game in the first stages and if you want to progress further it is possible to buy in game items with Ethereum. As far as I know the release date is scheduled to be late Q1 2022 but it seems like it could be a little later. With that being said, I am very looking forward to this game as it combines the new gaming are with an old favorite game of mine: Pokemon. Essentially, You will be able to catch those Illuvials and will be able to battle and evolve them.
The main aim of the game is to catch Illuvials and make a good performing team out of them. Like I mentioned in a few of my previous articles there are different Tiers, types and trait. The Tiers go from 0 to 5 and the higher a tier an illuvial has the stronger it is and the harder it is to catch. Types are essentially water, fire, earth etc. You all know them and this is not different to any other game there is out there. The trait category includes things like Slayer or Rogue which will define the Illvuials and make them a little bit more unique. Each Illuvial has three Evoultion steps and in order to get to the next one the player has to have three Illuvials of the same type. This will make it very interesting in the long run.
In order to catch those Illuvials the player has to find them first. This is done by traveling to an environment of the players choice. There will be around 7 to 9 different sectors where the player can travel to. They differentiate each other in Tiers and also in types. For example, in a fire type environment the player will be more likely to find fire type illuvials and so on. The travel to Tier 0 environments is supposed to be free and for the new player to get to learn the game. After that each teleport to another environment will cost a small fee in ETH. Now for those of you who are afraid of the big Ethereum gas fees: These fees will not be that high because the dev-Team uses a Layer 2 solution to keep the transaction fees as low as possible. After the player arrives in the area of his choice, he will have a certain amount of “Energy” (I call it that way, maybe it will be called different once the game is out). Each action the player makes from this point on will cost him energy and when the energy is zero the player will return to his base or original spot where he came from.
Now why is this important? The player will have a choice between scanning the environment first and pick the Illuvials he wants to battle in order to find them or he just goes blindly into the world and just runs into battles. The first option will cost more energy but it also gives the chance to encounter those Illuvials which the player is looking for. With the second option the player will have the opportunity to catch more Illuvials. Furthermore, it is important to mention that you have to defeat the Illuvials in order to catch them. That means that you shouldn’t go into a Tier5 environment with a few Tier 0 Illuvials. Additionally, it is important to have a balanced and homogenous team that complements each other so that it can play out its strengths. It is probably not the smartest thing to go into a water environment with just fire Illuvials. Another interesting fact is that the more Illuvials had been caught the harder it will be to catch the same Illuvial. That means that after a certain time it will get harder to catch those Illuvials.
The best part is, that those Illuvials are NFTs. That means that the player has full ownership over the Illuvials that he caught in the game. It is also possible to trade those Illuvials for Ethereum. What is even more interesting is that each Illvuvial will have a Gold and a Shiny/ Holo version. These versions will be more rare and will be wanted by collectors. Their in game stats will not be affected. Which brings me to the next portion of this article.
P2E Aspect
Crypto Games are known for their Play to Earn Aspects. And one of the possibilities to earn profits of this game is to sell your Illuvials since they are NFTs. Further possibilities will be, according to the Discord Channel:
- Sell farmed materials: which can also be found in the environments. Those materials will probably be used to craft some potions or steroids for a particular time.
- Sell Crafted items: Very similar to the previous point. The player can probably sell crafted items like armor or weapons because they will be also treated as NFTs. These weapons and armor is important because the player’s avatar is also participating in the battles which will give you a better chance of winning the stronger you avatar is.
- Play the market place: If you are a trader then you can try to play the market place. I am pretty sure there will be plenty of opportunities to buy items for cheaper and then sell them for a profit.
- Wager on battles: Here comes the PvP aspect into play. Players can either wage ETH against each others or even bet on going battles. This part is personally nothing that I want to participate in but it sounds like an interesting part of the game where a lot of money can be made.
- Tournament rewards: There are also Tournaments planned where players can participate in. This is similar to the previous point but I think it is more “official” and organized than just “street battles” against friend.
Recent Updates
If this was not enough hype, lets take a look at some of the latest artwork that they released on their discord channel. In the following we see two new Illuvials. They seem like already evolved versions and they look more plant and water based.
The finale Illuvial looks either like a fire or a sand Illuvial. I am not entirely sure how powerful those Illuvials will be but I know for sure that I want to have every one of them. I think it is very beneficial to start as early as possible as those kind of games grow very fast and have a lot of potential. With this in mind this could mean that the prices of these NFT based Illuvials could go through the rough very quickly. An additional aspect of this is that it will be harder to catch Illuvials the more of the same Illuvial is already caught. That means that the earlier you start the easier it will be to catch those rare Illuvials. Furthermore, it was said that after a certain period of time new Illuvials will hit the world which means that the older batch of Illuvials will not be able to be caught which will make them rise in value as well.
Conclusion
All in all, I am still very hyped about this project. I can not wait to spend several hours in the world grinding and training my illuvials, winning fights with them and exploring the world of Illuvium. In regards to the recent hacker attacks I am very confident that the team around Illuvium will find a perfect solution to resolve the problems. Once this is done and the trust is gained back the prices of the Illuvium Token will rise again. Like I said before, I think this is one of the greatest projects out there and I just can not wait to get my hands on my first Illuvial. I hope I could give you an inside of a new project to look out for and hope to see you in the upcoming release of this game!
Published by ga38jem on
LeoFinance
On 6th January 2022