Many gaming companies see the future of gaming in NFTs, Blockchain and other crypto elements. Much to the chagrin of gamers, many of whom want nothing to do with the technology in their games. The Autobattler Storybook Brawl, which was punished by the players after being taken over by a crypto company, also had to experience this recently.
Players of the successful free-to-play autobattler Storybook Brawl are currently demanding that the game be banned from Valve’s Steam platform. But that has nothing to do with the game itself, which some users have called “one of the best autobattlers out there”. Storybook Brawl developer Good Luck Games has been acquired by crypto exchange FTX US, which touted that the acquisition was a way to pioneer the ethical integration of games and crypto transactions.
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Following the announcement of FTX US, Good Luck Games founder Matt Place asserted that the acquisition means increased funding for the studio. He said he’s not sure how blockchain technology will be integrated into Storybook Brawl, other than to be “ethical” and “fun for players.” However, many of the users do not believe the assurances of the two companies.
Storybook Brawl, which is currently still in Early Access on Steam, had previously garnered thousands of good reviews and was rated “very positive” on the platform. However, just under a week after the crypto firm announced its acquisition, the ratings turned to “extremely negative”. Only 17 percent of the reviews from the last 30 days were positive (as of March 31, 2022, 1:20 p.m.).
Storybook Brawl players make no secret of the fact that the negative reviews relate solely to the takeover by the crypto exchange. “NFTs or cryptocurrencies in any form are absolutely unacceptable,” writes one user. “The developer was recently acquired by a crypto company (FTX) that wants to use the game as a test bed for NFT monetization strategies. No thanks,” writes another.
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