00.5 Brainstorm Log

8 June, 2025 First Brainstorming (Plex)¶

Consider a system to regulate the number and value of quests per guild to ensure leaderboard fairness. Guilds should be able to create their own quests, but the total available points per guild should be balanced globally each season.
Explore a mechanism to separate quests by lifecycle: New users should still be able to access “legacy” quests (e.g. intro quests for older factions or guilds), while seasonal competition is driven by newly introduced quests only.

Develop a multi-tiered achievement system:
- Guild achievements (e.g. “Top Guild of Season 1”).
- User achievements tied to guild performance (e.g. “Member of Top Guild in Season 1”).
These should persist across seasons and be viewable via public profiles.

Plan to build a public leaderboard system (visible without login) that displays:
- Top players, guilds, and factions.
- Archived results of past seasons.
- A persistent profile directory or ‘arsenal’ (like WoW Armory) showcasing individual users, guilds, and faction histories.

Implement a model where admins can pre-create passive Factions representing major Cardano projects.
- These Factions remain dormant until claimed by the project team.
- Passive Factions may still offer a set of starter quests curated by the game team.
- This ensures broader representation of the Cardano ecosystem from day one.

Strong stance: No pay-to-win mechanics allowed.
- All quests must be accessible without financial obligation.
- No rewards should be locked behind forced token purchases or donations.

Consider mechanics to show alliances or relationships between projects.
- For example: visual indicators, shared quests, or joint events.
- Could introduce meta structures like “Project Alliances” or “Coalitions.”

Introduce categories or tags for factions/projects, such as:
- “DeFi”, “RWA”, “AI”, “NFTs”, “Wallets”, “Governance”, “Infrastructure”, “Community”, etc.
- Could influence quest filters, badge types, or leaderboard segmentation.