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A letter from Steve - December 2024

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December 10, 2024

Dear Voxies Community,

It's Steve here and I hope everyone is wrapping up their year healthy, happy and excited for the holidays! As 2024 draws to a close at AlwaysGeeky Games, we find ourselves in a great place as we approach a new year with Voxies.

I wanted to take a moment to personally connect with you and share some exciting updates about the Champions Tournament and the future of Voxie Tactics.

Wen Mobile?

In recent weeks, we’ve been preparing for the release of Voxie Tactics on Mobile! This is super exciting for us and represents a major milestone for everyone this year.

We’ve had a chance to play as a team and I must admit, it is so much fun playing Voxie Tactics this way! We’re all excited for community members to start playing with us; it's truly a levelled up experience when you are able to play anywhere and on the go!

Starting today, we plan to roll Mobile out in test phases to our Voxies community! This will be released as a Closed Beta through special invitation.

We're moving fast with the official mobile release of Voxie Tactics, working to bring our game to the App Store and Google Play as soon as possible. The Closed Beta release coming today is another step in making it available to players worldwide!

If you are keen to be one of the first to sign up, you can now register to participate in the Voxie Tactics Mobile Closed Beta via the official registration form.

Voxie Tactics Champions Tournament and What Comes Next?

As we continue on with the final days of the Champions Tournament and explore the new mechanics and features that have been launched, we look ahead to modifications we want to make to improve Voxie Tactics next year and beyond.

I want to take this moment to open up the hood and give you a view into the new goals we have set towards improving different aspects of our ecosystem in 2025. More on that next!

I’d also like to use this letter to speak more on VOXEL rewards and highlight modifications being made that we know are critical to our economy and its sustainability. This is one area that I am personally very passionate about.

As the tournament comes to a close, I want to provide you with some key updates as it relates to what comes next:

  • The Champions Tournament will officially end on December 17th, 2024, at which point the final leaderboard results for the Pro Arena and the Extreme Arena will be captured for evaluation

  • We will announce the final list of winners and their positions on the leaderboards during the week of January 20th, 2025

  • Results and Prize distribution will also commence during the week of January 20th, 2025

  • Additionally, we expect to see leftover VOXEL rewards from the prize pool due to tournament disqualifications. The excess reward pool will also be allocated among qualified players and distributed the week of January 20th, 2025

  • As a friendly reminder, Champions Chests will no longer be rewarded in battles after the tournament. Not to worry, players can still open Champions Chests on the Voxies Marketplace

Winter Forge Update

As the Champions Tournament concludes, we’re happy to follow it up with an exciting Winter Forge update expected to go live beginning December 17th, 2024.

During the Winter Forge event, the forge will feature a collection of new winter gear for your Voxie Teams including winter themed items such as a Puffy Coat Chest Piece, Ski Goggles Accessory and a Snow Man Pet.

In addition, for the duration of the Winter Forge event, we’re introducing Ice Cube Loot Boxes that may appear in the middle of battles, offering you all a chance at earning exclusive rewards.

Stay tuned for our Winter Forge update, which is coming next week!

What Was New With the Champions Tournament?

This Champions Tournament has been an exciting event that allowed us to explore new features and modify many different aspects of our game. One of our big goals was to enhance play by introducing new ways for players to interact in our ecosystem and strengthen Voxie Tactics' overall tokenomics.

For example, we made a significant stride in moving away from a VOXEL token farming model and the playstyle that favours that. In the long run, we are committed to actions that contribute to a broader ecosystem, ones that foster competitive play and favour strategic team setups.

Additionally, we set up the tournament in such a way to discourage win-trading and ensure that the rewards that are won and sent out to winners will go to players and owners that played the game with this competitive and strategic approach in mind!

What We’ve Learned So Far?

We have learned lots! I have personally loved discussing many of these topics with our community and players in Discord, and also hearing all your feedback and suggestions during this time.

Thank you to everyone that was vocal and provided information, suggestions, questions and a generally engaging conversation while this event was ongoing.

Here are some of the actions we learned from:

  • The mistake of including managers and players on the same Leaderboard
  • The consequences on the Upfront Rental Market
  • The size of the leaderboard
  • The grinding that was needed from players to be successful during the event
VOXEL Rewards Revamp

After the Champions Tournament concludes, players who win matches will experience a revamped VOXEL reward system, which will go live on December 17th, 2024.

Here are the Highlights!
  • VOXEL Bonus Bags will have a larger place in the reward experience
  • Direct VOXEL rewards for battles will be re-enabled and won after each battle
  • The amount of VOXELs won after a battle will be fine-tuned and strongly impacted by Voxies Rarity
  • VOXEL increases will be more rewarding at the top of the leaderboards, making it much more important to focus on Player Rankings to get the fullest rewards
  • Trainee rankings will no longer be eligible for Direct VOXEL rewards
Here are Key Numbers Regarding VOXEL Rewards
  • Pro Arena will be 2x more rewarding than Draft Arena
  • Extreme Arena will be 3.5x more rewarding than Pro Arena
  • In any arena, a player can expect the next rank above to be 30% to 60% more rewarding. For example, the Tactician Rank will be 60% more rewarding than the Master Rank
Here Are VOXEL Bonus Bag Details
  • The VOXEL Bonus Bags will only be won in Pro and Extreme Arenas
  • In the Pro arena, the Bonus Bags will be awarded in quantities of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.25, 2.5, 12 and 25 VOXEL
  • In the Extreme arena, the Bonus Bags will be awarded in quantities of 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 50 and 100 VOXEL

Overall, the higher the Player Rank and Voxie Team Rarity, the more Direct VOXEL Rewards, VOXEL Bonus Bags, and Voxie Items can be won.

Looking Ahead to 2025

In the new year and coming in 2025 we have tons of exciting new features planned for release! We have hinted at new game modes and different ways to play and earn and this is going to be expanded in 2025.

  • You might have heard or seen leaks of a Titan game mode... While we don't want to spoil all details on this too early, we can share that this will be a totally new game mode that provides different ways for players to use our digital assets
  • Additionally, this will introduce and feature new Voxie characters and lore to the battle! Stay tuned for more info on this in the future!
  • We also have new updates for our out-of-game experiences and forge products too!
  • We will be going full steam into 2025 with the full mobile release on our immediate radar, directly following our initial 2024 closed-invite release, as mentioned at the top of this letter

Stay tuned for these exciting developments as we continue to build a game that's fun to play and a delight to explore and experience!

In Closing

As we close out 2024, I want to thank you once again for being a part of the Voxie Tactics community. Your passion and dedication drive us to work towards providing you with the best possible gaming experience.

We're excited about the future of Voxie Tactics. Let's continue to celebrate competitive play, strategy, and the joy of gaming. Let's make it a great 2025 and as always, see you all on the Voxies Battlefield!

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2025,

Steve and the AlwaysGeeky Games Team

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