Gate.io AMA with Ethermon-Adventure with your Mons in Decentraland, battle other legends, and earn as you play

2023-06-05, 06:51

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**<font size=4>Time: Jan 31th, 2022, 13:00 UTC
[Gate.io](https://www.gate.io "Gate.io") hosted an AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) session with Ryan MacDowell,CMO of Ethermon in the [Gate.io Exchange Community](https://t.me/gateio "Gate.io Exchange Community").
Official Website: http://ethermon.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethermon_NFT
Follow Ethermon on [Telegram](https://t.me/ethermon "Telegram") and [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/p7wBXc9 "Discord")
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**Ryan MacDowell — CMO of Ethermon**
## Q&A from Gate.io
### Q1: What is Ethermon and what makes it unique in NFT gaming?
**Ryan**: Sure! Ethermon is actually one of the first NFT games, minting its first digital Monsters (we call Mons) in 2017. You can play and earn $EMON while battling other players on our site ethermon . io or in Decentraland where we own a 668 LAND district (8th largest in DCL). Apart from being one of the only projects to be building in this space for over 4 years, the MMO that we are building in DCL is what really makes us unique. You can see your Mons in 3D and battle PvE for a huge range of loot drops, including rare NFTs.

### Q2: Ok and how can you collect and play with Ethermon?
**Ryan**: You can start playing to earn for free on ethermon.io by creating an account, which will give you 3 free "offchain" Mons to start. We want everyone to be able to play, even if you're starting with 0 investment in Ethermon. Then you can join a PvP battle ladder tournament or of course dive right into Decentraland.
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For the PvP battle ladders on Ethermon . io , we now distribute over 80k EMON every week to the top 100 players of 6 ladders, as well as 2 ladders that reward EMON every time you win a battle. You can also earn Mons and other rewards/prizes there through completing quests.

We're actively developing new ways for you to farm our game on both the ethermon.io PvP modes and in DCL.

### Q3: What is the difference between Ethermon Classic and Metaverse?
**Ryan**: Right! So the biggest goal in NFT gaming is to allow your NFTs to be used across as many game modes and settings across metaverses, etc. as possible. We're just getting started with these 2 game modes that you mention: Classic (ethermon . io) and Metaverse (in Decentraland only, for now).

So, both are part of the Ethermon environment. The classic game is a browser 2D version where the most important aspect is collecting mons, forming strategic teams, and battling PvP.

And again, the Metaverse version is hosted in Decentraland, where there's a massive open world for you to explore through different "biomes" which are like  mazes you battle through with different PvE enemies and bosses to beat, unlocking the next one of 6 biomes. Beyond our own district, we also allow any LANDowner to deploy "Metas" where they can profit from visitors playing Ethermon on their own land.

We're very excited for what's about to be released for DCL.

### Q4: This is amazing! Definitely not many projects doing this. That is good to have but innovation comes with having the want to try something new! So it seems you have been very busy… is there more to come? Do you have some exciting developments coming in soon?
**Ryan**: We're definitely pushing boundaries with what's possible with DCL, but the foundation has been super supportive as we try things that have never been done before.

After 4 years of build, it actually feels like we're still just getting started. This space is so fresh sometimes we forget how early it is.

For our Metaverse game in DCL, you’ll soon be able to battle enemies and bosses using a whole new range of 150 unlockable battle moves to win valuable loot drops and NFTs. Up until now we were in alpha testing with just 8 random moves assigned to your Mons so you could get a sense of what's possible.

We already have almost 50 Mons modelled for 3D gameplay and are constantly adding more 3D versions from our growing collection of over 300 "2D" Mons.

Aside from that, we’re introducing a new loot drop and item crafting system, special player houses (that you'll be able to upgrade over time and get passive benefits from), and player guilds so you can team up with your friends to take on bigger bosses and challenges requiring you to work together.

At its core, DCL is meant to be social and collaborative, so that's the direction we're headed as development there makes it more and more possible.

https://play.<a href="/price/decentraland-mana" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Decentraland</a>.org/?position=78%2C53

Here is an entry point into our district so you can see the amazing work of our devs and partner studio Polygonal Mind.

I'm always in awe of what these artists and devs come up with.

Before we move on, a couple more things:
$EMON is the currency that fuels our game, and we're constantly looking for more ways to increase the value of it for our investors and players who farm the token.

First, you will continue to need the Ethermon currency $EMON in order to buy all new Mons, which we will be consistently releasing in https://ethermon.io/store. All Mon NFTs are soon getting a visual upgrade with new card designs.

Big new things will include: EMON single asset staking, massive EMON burns such as requirement to start a guild, and a range of new in-game assets like moves, customizations like skins and backgrounds, and we are working on an entirely new tokenomics that gives EMON holders more power to influence the direction of the game.

To the last point, we are exploring what an Ethermon DAO would look like and how to be even more community led.

I forgot to mention, but this project was actually taken over by the top players and community members in 2019. I was originally a player in early 2018 and left my work at MIT to join the team full time this past December. We're true believers you could say and the power of this space is that it doesn't require top down centralized leadership to run an earth shattering project. We're successful because we draw from the knowledge of many passionate people in our communities.

### Q5: Can you tell us more about your upcoming PFP release?
**Ryan**: Yes! Thanks, I almost forgot about our most exciting upcoming release.

So for anyone unfamiliar, PFP means profile pic or sometimes picture for proof. You’ve probably heard of Cryptopunks or Bored Ape Yacht Club — or any of the many new PFP projects getting shilled in your DMs.

Most of these are just a series of 10k similar looking collectible digital art pieces and don’t have any utility. Some might promise games, but few truly deliver what's written in their roadmaps.

To take our game to the next level, we're releasing 10,000 Ethermon trainer PFPs that will also be playable immediately in-game (both in PvP and PvE game modes)

We’re going to be the first project launching PFPs with a game ALREADY in place for several years.

### Q6: Sounds super exciting! And where can people get them?
**Ryan**: We are about to launch a site to promote the series, but I can give a first look at 3 of the 10k trainers here. We have some amazing artists on board.

In the meantime, you can also join us on Twitter and Discord to stay tuned about how to get whitelisted.
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We're super stoked to get these launched and give a whole new dimension to the Mons. Our lore revolves around something very real — that all of us have a Mon or Monster or dark side, but that we can either let it overpower us or we can draw power from our communities and collective spirit instead to find a way forward. This game is about coming together and solving collective problems, which sometimes are as simple as a boss battle.

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<div>Author:** Rio Fu.**, Gate.io Community
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