Fantasy.top Turns Web3 KOLs into Card Heroes!
A game called “Fantasy.top” has recently sparked a craze in the NFT (non-fungible token) gaming world. According to data analysis platform DefiLlama, the transaction fees generated by the Fantasy.top project alone have exceeded $10.6 million since May 1st, indicating a high level of player engagement.
Fantasy.top combines elements of community and decentralized finance and was launched by a developer known as Travis Bickle. It is like a sports trading card game, but instead of athletes, the cards feature influential figures, traders, and creators in the Web3 space.
The card characters in the game are called “Heroes,” and each Hero is an NFT on the Blast platform that players can buy and trade. Additionally, these Heroes are divided into various levels, and players can collect multiple common-level characters and upgrade their cards.
It is worth noting that each Web3 influencer represented in the cards also receives a small portion of additional income with every card transaction. Currently, well-known meme coin trader Ansem, Web3 fashion brand 9dcc founder Gmoney, Blast founder Pacman, and DeGods NFT project creator Frank are all Heroes in the Fantasy.top game.
During the Fantasy.top competition, players must choose five NFT cards from their collection to form a lineup. The score will depend on the “Heroes” on the cards, meaning the community interactions and reach of these Web3 KOLs will be crucial for winning the game.
Through the game, players can receive rewards, including Ethereum, Blast Gold points that affect the BLAST token airdrop amount, and Fantasy.top’s own FAN points.
Currently, players who want to play the game need to purchase at least five card NFTs. Fantasy.top currently offers card packs for approximately $1,200, or players can individually buy specific cards on the trading market.
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Unleashing the Hidden Dangers of “Bots” Manipulating Reach
Despite attracting attention from players, Fantasy.top is still in its early stages of development and faces many related issues that need to be addressed.
For example, since the scoring in Fantasy.top is based on the reach of Web3 influencers on the cards, many players manipulate tweet reach using bots. Content creator Jenn Duong discovered that the reach of a particular video on her page suddenly increased, and she realized that it could be players using bots to manually adjust their scores on Fantasy.top. Jenn Duong even changed her page from public to private as a result.
Due to this issue, Fantasy.top decided to end a major competition prematurely. If the project wants to convert the initial hype into a sustainable game model and prevent artificial manipulation of social media interactions, addressing the issue of bot manipulation will undoubtedly be crucial.
Sources:
Decrypt, DLNews, Nftgators
