It has become painfully clear over the past few years that I have been severely limiting the game's progress as a bottleneck. I have inquired and been approached about selling the game, but in each case, their intention was to cannibalize and relaunch it to grab more money from existing players. If I sold it, the game that we love would certainly die.
Paying close attention to the rise of digital currencies and new funding options, there's now a way to sell the game directly to the players, through Shadow Tokens.
What is a Shadow Token?A Shadow Token (ST) can be considered as a share of the game. Owners of ST will vote on major decisions and receive a share of the game's profits.
10,000,000 Shadow Tokens will be created and offered in a crowdsale, at a fixed rate of 1
ETH = 3,000 ST with the following distribution:
60% Public sale
10% Development reserves
2% Bounty for promoting the sale
28% Development team
Based on
Ethereum blockchain technology, Shadow Tokens will create a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) using Smart Contracts that transparently and securely allows Shadow Era to operate. The tokens are listed on public exchanges for sale and trade without any outside interference, allowing their value to grow over time.
When the tokens are listed for sale, they will be available by purchasers sending ETH directly to the crowdsale address (TBA). This method is automated by the Smart Contract code, which is publicly viewable. Other methods such as PayPal will be supported, with a rate tied to
USD->ETH, but an
Ethereum Wallet will still be required to receive the tokens.
We expect to announce the exact start date of the crowdsale mid June. The beauty of this system is that it is a crowdsale and not funding, no minimum goal is required for the new management system to work.
Positions AvailableWe will soon be taking applications for the following positions, hiring from the community that knows the game best. Payment in ST will ensure investment in Shadow Era's future, or it can be traded on public exchanges for other digital currencies or cash.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors will be responsible for the overall direction of the game, management, and hiring. They will put forth proposals to the token holders to vote on.
Game Designers
The Game Designers will create new cards, balance the game, and create content such as campaign quests.
Game Developers
Game Developers write the code for the game and program new features. The game engine is Unity3d coded in C#.
Artists
Artists make the card art and other graphics for the game.
Community Leaders
The Community Leaders will be active on the forums, in-game chat and social media promoting the game and growing the community.
Support Staff
The Support Staff will be responsible for taking bug reports, answering questions, and providing player support through the support ticket system.
How Will It Work?Each month, income from the game from sources such as Apple and Google will be deposited to a bank account controlled by a publicly audited holding company. After fixed expenses such as server costs are paid, the remaining will be converted to ETH and put in the Smart Contract. The Board of Directors will propose a budget to spend that money, for example hiring developers or artists, and token holders will approve it through voting. In this way, control over the game's income and expenses will be transparent.
The main source of payment to workers is desired to be ST, which has a limited supply. If the Smart Contract has no ST left in the Development Reserves then it will buy ETH->ST on public exchanges, ensuring liquidity for those that wish to sell.
The Board of Directors can also choose to pay rewards as a dividend, which will be distributed in ETH directly to all token holders.
In this beginning phase, I would like to hear feedback from the community and answer any questions. More technical, financial, and legal details are available but have been simplified for the sake of this introduction.
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