Hello,

I have been researching about blockchains and stuff and it all seems like a big scam. It’s not sustainable and can be replaced by a simple database.

is there any legitimate use cases of blockchains or it is all just a big scam?

  • golli@sopuli.xyz
    4·
    18 hours ago

    Could you elaborate a bit how blockchain enables something unique here? I see that it enables trade between users, but if a single company controls the game and I assume supply of new cards, does the blockchain aspect for trading really matter?

    Trading itself is basic and doesn’t need a blockchain. I guess with it you have it implemented in a public and tamper proof way, but that second part doesn’t seem to matter to me if the source is centralized.

    So what exactly is gained from this approach over just your average ingame auction house?

    • papertowels@mander.xyz
      1·
      8 hours ago

      but that second part doesn’t seem to matter to me if the source is centralized.

      That’s the thing, it’s not centralized - in this game, for the first time ever in a digital TCG, if the company hosting it closes it’s doors, you still have something in your ownership that corresponds to your cards, opening up the possibility of others re-implementing everything.

      It ain’t much, and it’s a long shot, but for the first time ever it’s possible.

    • BussyGyatt@feddit.orgEnglish
      8·
      18 hours ago

      i feel like the only real ‘advantage’ here would be that the cards couldn’t be proxied which sounds like only an ‘advantage’ to the people on the rent-seeking end of the bargain.