GM GAMERS
An AMA was held on the @Thousandsxyz Discord with
@paulbettner and @KatyjustCANnot.
Paul answered many important questions about the future of Wildcard and Thousands.
Also, today is Early Access Day for Wildcard, which makes this a very important day. We can now say that the
$WC and
$THOU listings are just around the corner.
You can read the AMA summary here:
Game Development and Launch Priorities
▫️ Top priority is a stable Early Access launch, followed by releasing high-quality seasonal content to boost retention, reactivation, and revenue.
▫️ The game exceeds initial visions, with an exceptional team pushing it further; Early Access is the first market step, leading to 1.0 release and multi-platform expansion.
▫️ Early Access is expected to last up to one year, incorporating community feedback, bug fixes, balance tweaks, and additions like new factions, champions, summons, and arenas.
▫️ Content at launch includes 6 unique champions, 3 factions, 3 venues, 2 map layouts, and over 220 unique cards.
▫️ Players can expect a complete play loop with matchmaking, team-based battles, progression via challenges, pack rewards, and a battle pass. The free-to-play model remains post-EA, with exclusive rewards for early adopters.
▫️ Servers have been tested up to 100k concurrent users (CCU), anticipating organic growth potentially accelerated by upcoming features. The demo during Steam Next Fest achieved strong performance for a new multiplayer IP.
▫️ High satisfaction with Steam Next Fest: thousands of players participated, the game broke into the top 10 upcoming games, and is highly polished for EA standards.
Monetization and In-Game Economy
▫️ Tailored for F2P PC players (distinct from mobile), including a card-pack system with transparent odds (inspired by TCGs like Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone), a battle pass (like Helldivers), a rotating cosmetics store, and upcoming spectator-driven features.
▫️ Two currencies: Fame (soft) and Fortune (hard), following modern PC F2P best practices.
▫️ Expecting healthy ARPU and LTV from seasonal Wildcard releases building on this foundation.
▫️ The
$WC token is deliberately excluded from the game to broaden appeal, with better integrations planned for the Wildcard and Thousands ecosystem.
Marketing and Community Building
▫️ Intentional focus on small to mid-tier streamers for authentic, engaged growth; avoids paid big-name activations until funnels are optimized for better ROI and retention.
▫️ Benefits include allowing games to take root with mid-size audiences before attracting larger streamers, with larger UA budgets deployed post-optimization.
▫️ Continuously sourcing new marketing groups, streamer agencies, and UA partners; limited international (e.g., CIS) integrations as a Western studio, but planning global growth during EA for broader hit potential.
▫️ No emphasis on promoting airdrops as core marketing; instead, Web3 is used for user acquisition and conversion challenges, not in-game assets.
▫️ Not increasing marketing to Web3 audiences; designed for smaller crypto enthusiasts to support broader Web2 scaling.
▫️ Twitter is not effective for gaming UA; focus remains on YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. No plans for Web3 Twitter bots, prioritizing actual impact over vanity metrics.
▫️ Ongoing engagement with investors like Paradigm, gaming projects, and influencers, while focusing primarily on core gamers via Steam EA.
$WC Token Updates
▫️ In final development stages: contract upgrades, Thousands integration, final audits, and compliance. No precise launch date yet, but potentially before the end of November, with more info in the coming weeks.
▫️ Trading availability not confirmed yet; team is navigating regulatory concerns as a high-profile Western company with Paradigm investment.
▫️ No plans to increase acquisition costs in future meta predictions or livestreams, and no guidance on future value.
▫️ Community distributions have no vesting or automatic locks; all unlock at the same time, with opportunities to use tokens in protocol features soon.
▫️ Feedback is influencing airdrop model changes: adjustments will even out past distributions, reserve portions for events/listings (e.g., Buildpad, YGG), and introduce new ideas aligned with community input.
▫️ Remaining undistributed tokens are being tracked closely; upcoming announcements will clarify timing and impact.
▫️ Utility extends beyond WFL: upcoming protocol features will leverage Web3 strengths for user acquisition rather than traditional in-game integration, aiming to align Web2 scale with Web3 resources and set new standards.
▫️ No new fundraising announcements at this time.
Thousands Network and
$THOU Token
▫️ A separate, independent entity from Wildcard with its own leadership. Details on the network, foundation, and
$THOU are forthcoming; no information yet on ICO, airdrops, allocations, or utility.
▫️ Built for broad digital products, with Wildcard/$WC as the debut project. Features like
Thousands.tv, WFL, and Metaoracle serve as reference implementations.
▫️ Streamers are engaged where they already are (e.g., Twitch). Initial tests refined UA features, and rewards are planned for organic Next Fest streamers post-audit/deployment.
▫️ WFL launch is tied to
$WC details; more info soon, including the token sink (in final dev/audit) and upcoming KYC implementation.
▫️ Risks if
$THOU launches first are undisclosed, as timing is independent. Focus remains on Wildcard’s game performance to ensure strong metrics and avoid pitfalls like Pirate Nation.
▫️ Other projects may onboard for token distributions via Thousands.
▫️ Metaoracle engagement and revenue are increasing, with recent forecasts reaching an ATH over $200k credits, reflecting community contributions to Wildcard’s EA success.
Other Notes
▫️ Wildpass: A significant retroactive airdrop has been allocated. The next stage is not ready to reveal, but holders are appreciated and not forgotten.
▫️ Mobile potential: The game plays well on touch screens without changes, representing a major opportunity in Eastern markets, with separate matchmaking pools.
▫️ Community feedback remains crucial to direction, influencing token distributions, airdrops, and overall plans; the team is grateful for ongoing input.
▫️ No plans to onboard other investors publicly yet; announcements will be handled separately by Wildcard and Thousands.