DragonMaster Community AMA Recap (Jan 6, 2023)
DragonMaster Core Members:
- Ethan Brown
- ChuckRRR
- Daniel | Magic Hat
@TIGERシGULZAR
When breeding V2
Breeding V2 was officially released on September 23rd,2022.
Please check it on https://dragonmaster.medium.com/new-breakthrough-breeding-version2-officially-launched-a23db18d1df4
@it’s me
Add 2v2 mode too.@hype the game with land
2v2 is not a good thing to prioritize when there is only a few number of players playing DM game
bringback the old system.. no battle mode, rank game only.. dont split the numbers of player.. add pve mode so newbie can practice there and players wont be divided into two modes because of the battle mode.. because of what you’ve done with this season, number of players are divided and we lower ranks are suffering from continuesly facing higher ranks with SD.. this unfair matchmaking is one of the reason why most players are quitting besides the price of token..
After S7 ended, we had a quick discussion with the community and finally decided on the present mode of S8 after a majority vote was agreed.
At that time we added that S8 is not the final system, it is a group optimal solution based on S7 issues in a short period of time. After S8 runs for one season, we will continue to improve the system based on the issues that emerged from S8.
Issues with S8.
1. The daily limit on the number of challenges in ranking mode, it is fair from the players who have been participating in the game all the way, but unfair to new players who join later.
2. The unfair match between low mmr players and high mmr players is actually an issue with the rules we have been using for the ranking system. Visually, the two players’ points are very different, and the first impression is that their powers are also very different, which psychologically has caused this feeling to be bad. However, if you add the reference object of time, the player with 0 points and the player with 1500 points, their power only differs by two days of energy time, from the psychological point of view it may be better to accept this matching result.
3. The competition between battle mode and ranking mode leads to a lower matching rate in ranking mode.
To address these issues, we will see the following new changes in S9.
1. S9 will use the new ELO ranking system:
2. S9 will cancel the battle mode, only ranking mode.
3. Add practice mode.
-No energy consumption
-Can’t get trophies and TOTEM
-Support invite friends to play against each other
-Support PVE, beginners can easily practice
We believe that S9 will be a brand new journey!
@CoolmanYH
Please make more dmt burning utilities, dmt cant only be use for burning which is not enough , the coin price will eventually drop over time
We are working on more game content.
1. Dragon skin (expected to be available next week), props, emojis, avatars…
2. Social system: pay DMT to get more enhancement services
3. Tribe system: pay DMT to create a tribe and make more tribe burning features
We are methodically advancing DragonMaster’s ecosystem, which needs to combine each game system to make burning utilities so that it is a healthy TOTEM and DMT burning scenario.
@kingkorg
it would still be a problem if the game is imbalanced. before this season, newbie struggles to compete as well since they always meet higher ranks enemy with the special dragons. meanwhile, most of newbies play with rented dragons. I dont think practice mode could make them stay. if devs decide to make one battle mode, please consider Debuff and Rebuff the dragons speciality like lucky dragons. it minimizes the gap between newbies and older player. it also could affect the marketplace, like what happened with lucky dragons, m and s dragons was unwanted before, and then transactions changed, they got better prices and a lot of transactions happen (which benefits the devs for sure, so you can keep the game better)
Game balance is an important issue, in addition to player feedback on trophy count matching balance issues, there is also the balance issue of having special dragons and not having special dragons.
In order to solve these problems, our development team is planning to
1. Solve the matching balance problem,we give a detailed answer in the 2nd question.
2. Solve the special dragon balance problem, we will recreate the beginner tutorial system, as well as add a beginner growth system, setting game growth goals for beginners, and giving unsaleable special dragon experience cards as rewards after completion.
Through this growth system, all beginners have a chance to stand in the same position as paid players. This design is also reasonable, for free players, they need to pay more effort and time to have the same game resources as paid players. For paid players, they can skip this growth system and save more time.
@CoolmanYH
Please allow bot to do public rental, all our dragons on public rental is not rented out!!
We don’t use bots to rent, it goes against the principle of real players.
If we allow bots to be rented, it will be harmful to the game, and the bot win rate will determine the revenue, and players will ask the development team to increase the bot win rate to ensure the revenue, which will be a vicious circle.
@˗ˏˋ烫 ˎˊ 🍗 HDC
Please prepare a backup plan. If ELO still cannot run well, you can switch the backup plan in time. You don’t have to wait a month every time. We have to cherish the 12 months of the year. I’m not just talking about the matching mechanism, I’m saying it’s a habit, everything you have to have a PlanB when you release it. Please like it if you agree!😁
If a bucket has a leak, sooner or later the water will run out. Just like the current number of servers is slowly losing. So where is this loophole? I would like you to share your views?
I offer some advice of mine: Share.
1.To share wealth： you must be willing to spend money on high-quality communicators, they are creating blood for us.
2. Share content. ：Share the DM game. Live broadcast: @are_you_sure I have watched this player’s live broadcast several times, and it is very good. Game video: This question has been raised at least three times before, and you said that the priority is not high. How to share the video of the game in a high-definition and light-weight manner is a technical problem that you have to solve.Sharing leads to growth, if you agree.
This is a big trend, and we follow it.
You may think that this matter is not urgent. But the time window is an issue to consider. Can you guarantee that players will choose us when the bull market comes? If not, that’s a problem.
Because I see that your social media sharing and dissemination are very inactive compared to before. And that’s with the 10-day holiday between the current seasons. You have more time than ever before. right?
Bottom line. We lack User Experience, hope you can really pay attention to the opinions of players. I give a recent example about the ELO white paper. I’m sure you put a lot of effort into making it, but it’s not particularly important to users. Empathy, consider what users need? Instead of standing on your own point of view: technology first. Then it’s over. right?
Thanks for the questions.
1. The ELO ranking system is based on the issues that happened in S8. It is the best solution for now after the research, we are confident to ensure the smooth operation to make the S9 ranking system better. We have two backup plans in case of any unexpected situation.
-Minor issue: fix the issue by adjusting the ELO formula parameters
-Severe issue: fix the issue by rolling back the previous season system
2. Before S8 opened, we have mentioned in the community channel that this is not the final solution, and we will observe together the problems that happen during the period so that we can improve and refine in S9.
In the middle of S8 season, we still keep it running as long as we don’t encounter serious issues that cause the game to crash. Because once the rules are changed midway, it will affect all players and the result will be worse.
3. We recently made some gameplay videos and put them on Youtube and Facebook, which is a new start in our marketing. In the future, more game videos will be made for promotion.
4. We will definitely implement the game replay feature for better promotion, please rest assured.
5. I agree with you that we need to pay more attention to the needs of players, as well as stand in the perspective of the market to think about the problem and solve it.
Technology is for the users and the market. Please trust us to bring more new changes to the community and the market, and get other players to pay attention to us before the bull market comes back!
When will the DMT staking be available?
Also the land auction 😄
2023, TOTEM and DMT aim to go live on mainstream exchanges, followed by plans to staking
We have a preliminary plan for the land plan, and we will publish a white paper on the land in 2023
Would you know how many shelves are allowed for us to have? I mean when the selling of items is finally implemented. Thanks
We are developing the function of selling props, January can be online
When special task?
It opens together with the new player growth system
Plan to bring back bot in match to have faster queue? Can the team just combine the normal mode and rank mode then just limit the trophy to first 30 battles?
On the option of combining normal and ranked modes and limiting trophies to the first 30 fights. We have thought about it, but think it is not the best solution because the rules are too restrictive and not friendly for players to understand.
ELO white paper point 5 has written that the number of trophies for all players in the first stage is with robots, pve and pvp mixed mode.
Phase 2 and 3, will take pvp mode, the white paper mentioned inside the match range is -512 ~ 512, we believe will improve the match success rate!
@Ethan Brown sir, using of special dragon trial card in rental teams wen?
If all goes well, the feature should be live and updated this evening.
Many player just leaving the game because it is not profitable anymore and the matching time is very long. Any plan to bring back more players because no one investor will invest anymore if there are low tokens and daily player.
S9’s ELO ranking system will improve the matching time issue, allowing players to fight better and avoid waiting too long.
Secondly, we expect to launch the dragon skin feature next week, some skins will be redeemed through the game’s lucky crystals, and some skins will be purchased through the PC official website using WETH.
In the future, the income from the pre-sale of new dragons and skins will be used to buy back TOTEM and DMT to alleviate the problem of falling token prices.
signing up using refferal link is a pain, and as a result we miss out on many potential players who are willing to give the game a try only if they have referral benefits. Please add the referral code field into the sign up form
Yes, the registration referral code issue was updated along with the special dragon joining the rental team.
How are you guys gonna gain trust for the new investors(if there’s one) if you guys are completely unknown
Our team’s core leaders have already started actively approaching new investment institutions after the New Year, presenting our team information, as well as project vision and data with them face to face.
We got the information that most of the projects in web3 are now cost-saving and have a serious drop in users, and they appreciate that our team continues to develop DragonMaster, which will have a great opportunity in the future!
