There seems to be quite a bit of hype about the ‘new to me' game Rising Star that is gaining popularity within the HIVE world.
Does it deliver any kind of entertainment value?
It does have my attention for the moment and looks to have more potential than Holybread.io which was the last one I tried a few months ago.
Holybread.io died a death but has been resurrected and is still going, though I rarely log-in anymore.
What concerns me about Rising Star is that it is a dev-game again. What happens if and when 
I have to raise this concern as this is just what happened to holybread.io
Now that I have gotten over the negatives, let me resume my opinion of Rising Star.
It takes little time to play and is along the lines of holybread.io and our old friend drugwars, which is also still going.
The game places you in the position of becoming a rock, punk, pop, goth idol with fans, ego, fame, and skill to juggle and deal with.
Missions start without having to cost you anything as a player with the special mission, 'BattleGame Friday Gig' which will earn your 100 BATTLE tokens.
I started doing this mission thinking, 'free tokens' but realized it uses 65% of your Energy.
...'the energy bar is at the top, clicking the yellow plus symbol allows you to use stored pizza or coffee for a boost!'...
Energy in HIVE terms is voting power and with it, the same replenish of time effect which is 8 hours until full again.
Illegal Busking is the repeatable mission I would recommend to the new user as it only uses 15% of your energy, takes only 5 minutes, and gives you a chance of receiving some pizza or coffee.
Pizza will completely refresh your energy back to 100% while Coffee makes it refresh quicker over time. Both are very useful.
The game needs to generate some money (crypto) and it does by having a player marketplace.
I have bought a pizza box (for storing pizza), a coffee cup (for storing coffee), 10 fans, and an R7 Vintage Synth giving me 50 fame.
Larger fame increases the chance of free prizes after each mission, these being coffee and pizza. I am now at the stage where I can keep going as I get these freebies often enough that my energy keeps refreshing.
Each mission yields Starbits as a token (similar to DEC – Splinterlands). These can be used to trade on hive.engine, or to buy items such as what I have described.
Other tokens can be used to buy items such as BATTLE, CCC, ATOM, and even BEER. It depends on the seller and what he/she wants in exchange for the cards.
As well as Starbits, levels are earned and these are what restrict the better quests and you moving up to become that rock icon.
It's not just levels, but fans and skill are also needed.
On gaining level 10, one can take singing lessons which will give you skill points. As well as these, you can buy skill cards which will permanently raise skill.
Booster packs can be purchased for 5 HIVE or Starbits (if you have enough). Each pack contains 3 cards, one being rare or better.
It takes a couple of hours to settle into Rising Star, but there is a lot of potential if it can keep going.
Early adaptors gain a free avatar card, and you just need to ask to get one. Mine is the Bedroom DJ who gives me 10 fans.
It is worth getting one of these, as they are limited and will no longer be given out once the game officially releases.
Ask
This game is very passive, it doesn’t need an active browser tab to run and is quite good fun.
I would say, invest a little for now as I am concerned about the longevity of the project. You can make a little BATTLE, but don't look at it as some kind of cash cow as it's not.
Please use my referral link as I haven't even got one so far, its here thank you.
https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=slobberchops
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