Greetings Voxies Community,
I’m thrilled to connect with you all once again and share a few exciting new updates from AlwaysGeeky Games. Each month, I value this opportunity to communicate with you personally and provide a behind-the-scenes look at our progress.
Reflecting on our journey so far, I’m appreciative of the support and enthusiasm you have shown us. Your feedback and engagement have been invaluable in shaping our vision for the future of Voxies and I can't wait to see where this journey takes us next!
Today in this letter, I want to share some of the developments and milestones we've achieved from our Roadmap and most recently related to Dragonfest and PvE.
I would also like to officially announce that we're launching a larger marketing partnership with Binance Academy on May 25th.
And finally, take this opportunity to highlight several new team updates as we continue to build and grow.
So let’s get into it!
We have been completing some exciting new projects since the last time I wrote. Projects like the Sandbox NFT avatar launch and the addition of Infusion to our marketplace. We have also been making progress on projects like the marketplace UI revamp and our game optimization with Unity.
Here are more details on all the latest updates.
Next I’d like to take a moment to recap Dragonfest. First off, it's worth acknowledging that this event was a monumental undertaking from the entire team and I would like to personally recognize the team's hard work and dedication. Secondly, this event was an opportunity for us to explore various aspects of Voxies Tactics and the wider Voxies ecosystem. As with any new endeavor, some things were positive, while other aspects require critical assessment. The important thing is that the team is constantly learning and growing as a result.
The introduction of The Necromancer and the Bone Dragon Boss brought new lore and story elements to Voxie Tactics that were well received by the community and players. The intro cinematic trailer for Dragonfest had the "wow factor" we were aiming for.
Overall, the mechanics of the Bone Dragon Boss map were successful in achieving their goal. However, there are still areas that need additional cheat protection to prevent bad actors from abusing our game. We are continuing to work on this and improve the related tech and services.
We expanded the economy mechanics in Dragonfest, introducing virtual Bone Fragments and Bone Chest conversions, and building on the holiday gift box concept from The Winterverse. However, it became apparent that some players were not pleased with this larger economy and item shake-up. In hindsight, we should have toned down this aspect or focused the reward structure for this event. We appreciate all the feedback we received regarding this economy and item topic.
During the event, the accumulation of player rewards and the leaderboards were hot topics. While we applied many improvements we learned from the Season 0 tournament to fix technical leaderboard issues, we failed to account for the determination and "farming" aspect of certain play styles. This highlighted opportunities that we want to explore prior to the next PvE event like potentially introducing a daily limit or additional safeguards around the cumulative damage leaderboard. Overall, this was a good way for us to gather valuable data that we will use to improve Voxie Tactics before releasing Adventure mode!
Despite the ups and downs, I’m proud to present some of the statistics and figures achieved during the event. It's safe to say that the player base is amazing and dedicated, and events like this are highly participated in. Special call out that all top 10 players did over 10 million damage to the Bone Dragon on their own, wow!
The Marketing team has been working closely with The Binance Academy team on a new Learn & Earn campaign set to launch on May 25th.
Anyone who participates in The Binance Academy Learn and Earn program is awarded VOXEL which will help continue to grow our tokens footprint.
As part of this project, considerable marketing effort has been put into developing new creative and educational style content around our VOXEL token.
We will be launching a new article, video and an academy quiz as part of the co-marketing. Binance will amplify across all their marketing channels and we will be doing the same with ours including a revamp of our VOXEL landing page on our website with all the great new content!
I can’t wait to see this go live!
Last but certainly not least, I’m pleased to say that we're adding 3 new members to our team this month and here are the roles!
Senior QA Analyst
I’ll start things off with the new Senior QA Analyst who has already joined us. This is a crucial role as we continue to work towards providing a more seamless and immersive experience for you. They will lead the testing of our Unity game version by implementing automation and improving our internal processes as we work towards releasing the next phase of Voxie Tactics.
Senior Frontend Developer
We’re also expanding the developer team with a new Senior Frontend Developer. They will be joining an already amazing core group and will play a key role in expanding our web offering. Our new Senior Frontend Developer will lead the charge in building new features for our platform, helping us to deliver on our commitment to provide the best user experience and highest quality frontend solutions. They will also help us speed up the release of features that we have promised to build, ensuring that our platform remains cutting-edge and ahead of the curve.
Game Economy Manager
Finally, a new Game Economy Manager will join us and bring with them extensive experience in designing and delivering games across platforms. With their expertise, we know we can bring our Voxies economy to an even higher level. The Game Economy Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Voxies economy is competitive within the industry. They will also lead the design, maintenance, and development of the reward system, incentives, and progressions in Voxie Tactics and work closely with our development team to ensure that the game's economy is optimized for the best possible user experience.
Well that’s it for May!
We covered a number of important topics in this letter, from significant milestones to lessons learned to a few key announcements. I feel together we can continue to build something great and push the boundaries of what we can do, so I appreciate you and your continued support and feedback. Thank you for reading and I look forward to writing my next letter.
Keep playing, keep having fun, and we'll see you in the Voxiverse!
Best
Steve and the AlwaysGeeky Games team
