Jan 31, 2022 19:00:00

Development manager answers interview after criticism of Ubisoft's NFT trading platform 'Quartz'

In December 2021, Ubisoft, a game development company that handles '

Assassin's Creed ' and others, introduced a platform that allows non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be traded in-game. Following the great criticism of this matter, the development manager is answering the interview.

Ubisoft responds to angry NFT Digits and Quartz reaction – Interview
https://www.finder.com.au/ubisoft-interview-nfts

The NFT platform introduced by Ubisoft under the name 'Quartz' allows you to trade using a dedicated item called 'Digit'. Digit has the same functions as regular items and equipment, but it has its own serial number and player names of current and past owners, so players can buy and sell freely.

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Quartz was introduced as the next step in Ubisoft's long-standing blockchain technology, but some gamers have criticized the mechanics of confusing games with investments. So, Chris Stead, a journalist at the cryptocurrency comparison site Finder , interviewed Nicolas Pouard, Head of Development at Quartz, to find out how he perceives the criticism.

According to Pouard, the criticism was 'anticipated,' and 'although the reaction of players who are passionate about the game is great, we strongly believe that the NFT efforts we are making at Quartz are heading in the right direction. I'm doing it. ' 'It's really beneficial for players to be able to sell items when they're done with them or quit the game, but it's not understood so far,' said a gamer who criticized the introduction of NFTs.

In response to concerns that the presence of Digit may raise the price of game software, 'Digit is used in economic markets built separately from game software and is only an option. Digit is always available to players. And will not force you to use Quartz. ' In response to concerns that the price of Digit itself could cause inflation, he said, 'We are currently focusing on adjusting to prevent inflation from accelerating.'

Quartz was introduced in the shooting game ' Ghost Recon Breakpoint ', but the observation results after several weeks have passed since the introduction is 'everything is as expected'. Mr. Pouard said that he was afraid that investors would dominate the market, but there is a restriction that 'experience value has reached XP level 5' to trade in the game, this It seems that the hurdles prevented the participation of players who disregarded the content of the game. Most of the transactions made in the first two weeks were made by 'people who have been playing the game for a very long time'.

by Marco Verch

We do not deny the possibility that Quartz will be introduced in games other than Ghost Recon Breakpoint, 'We are a very decentralized company, so it is up to the person in charge of each project to introduce Quartz and Digit.' I answered.

'There is a lot of value you can get from playing games. You can learn history and software skills through play. We get the maximum value you can get from games as much as possible. The addition of real-world rewards could be the next'value'. '' Quartz is the first step leading to something bigger, with features and services centered around this. Continuing. It's not easy to understand the concept of NFT, but our efforts and beliefs will gradually be understood by players, and we hope they do. '