NFT Worlds Team to Create New Game After Minecraft NFT Ban
Last week, Mojang, a company owned by Microsoft, made an announcement that was a massive blow to NFT Worlds. The announcement made it clear that NFTs and blockchain technology would no longer be allowed to be integrated with Minecraft. This decision was particularly bad for NFT Worlds, a company that had been building an entire crypto-economy on top of a collection of the randomized seeds that were required to create specific Minecraft maps.
Creation of a New Game by NFT Worlds
In response to this ban, the team behind NFT Worlds decided to create a new game that would be based on many core mechanics of Minecraft. This new game would be completely independent from the policies enforced by Microsoft and Mojang. The team at NFT Worlds promised that this new Minecraft-style game would be familiar to players, but would also include modernization and active development that Minecraft has been missing for years.
The Impact of Minecraft Ban on NFT Worlds
The value of the NFT Worlds token plummeted by over 60% following the announcement by Mojang. However, the team at NFT Worlds assured users that their game would remain free to play without having to make any additional purchases through a credit card. Instead, users would be able to make purchases using the NFT Worlds token.
Current Status of NFT Worlds
Despite the ban, players who own an NFT world issued by NFT Worlds can still use their random seed to play Minecraft or host multiplayer sessions in a specific map. However, this is not a significant benefit as the NFT itself does not provide exclusive rights to a map any more than writing “World 1-1” on a piece of paper provides ownership rights to the iconic Super Mario Bros. level.
Furthermore, Microsoft’s new rules will prevent NFT Worlds’ blockchain from linking into Minecraft’s API, which means that players cannot make in-game crypto payments denominated in NFT Worlds’ $WRLD token, or utilize other features that were previously available using the NFT Worlds API.
Moving Forward for NFT Worlds
The team at NFT Worlds has stated that they will prioritize backwards compatibility with existing Minecraft server development plugins and practices in their upcoming clone. This means that creators should continue building NFT Worlds content on top of Minecraft, and they are confident that it will work with the new, rebranded NFT Worlds game whenever it is launched.
The Future of NFT Worlds
Despite the ban, NFT Worlds developers are optimistic about the future. They plan to continue building NFT Worlds content on top of Minecraft until their new Minecraft alternative is available. Mojang’s new EULA will prevent any further NFT Worlds-related development in Minecraft from involving any “blockchain-based functionality, NFT support, or game currency” for the time being. This creates uncertainty about the developers’ activities until their new Minecraft alternative is launched.
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