"STEPN" is a popular Web 3.0 game that established Move to Earn.
We interviewed Mr. Yawn, co-founder of FSL, which released the follow-up title “STEPN GO,” about its features, future prospects and its development in Japan.
What are the features of "STEPN GO", which was released in June, and how do you differentiate it from "STEPN”?
Yawn Rong (hereinafter, Yawn): The base is similar, but the content is different. First of all, in "STEPN", the energy needed to play and obtain the utility token GST was restored every six hours. However, the utility token obtained in "STEPN GO" is GGT, and you need to burn sneakers to recover it. Therefore, more sneakers are required than ever before, which I think is the biggest change compared to "STEPN". At the same time, the introduction of this mechanism makes it easier to maintain the value of sneakers at a constant level.
Next, "STEPN GO" introduced the "Haus System", a sneaker rental function. This will help users who are not veryfamiliar with Web 3.0. "STEPN" had challenges with user onboarding. Users had to purchase NFT sneakers and memorize the seed phrase of their wallet in order to play, which created a high barrier to entry for beginners. In addition to these, in order to start playing STEPN, you need to get an "activation code" from your friends, which is a referral code, so the path to playing is not simple. That's why our team spent a lot of time discussing this issue many times.
That's how we invented the “Haus system”. In addition, in STEPN GO, you can obtain an "FSL ID" using your email address, so you don't need a seed phrase. This has made it possible to significantly increase the number of potential users.
In addition, we have also introduced new social functions and interactive maps. Users can customize their 3D avatars and outfits to show off their individuality to other users on the interactive map. I believe this will also leadto increased user participation and become another fun part.
In addition, GGT is required to create costumes. This is also one of the mechanisms that can generate long-term demand for tokens. I think that Japanese users, especially those with a cosplay culture, will really enjoy it.
Currently, STEPN GO is holding "Alpha Draw" (June 17th to July 16th), which is a campaign where you can win three NFT sneakers by lottery. The alpha and beta tests will start after this campaign ends. They will probably have already started by the time this interview is published.
In addition, various features have been added to "STEPN GO". For example, we realized that the specifications ofthe mystery box also needed to be changed, so we developed and implemented "Raw Stone" in "STEPN GO". This affects "Luck", which affects the drop of the mystery box, so "Karma" and "Charm" have also been newly introduced from "STEPN GO". Karma is an attribute that affects the amount of rewards earned in the newly introduced player vs. player (PvP) mode, and the higher the karma, the more rewards you will receive. Charms arealso an element used to collect costume pieces needed to create costumes.
