‘Match Made in Heaven’: Why Ethereum RPG Kaidro Migrates to Ronin

Kaidro, an anime-inspired role-playing game, has already made waves Ethereum Measurement network Ronin Since Announcing the migration plan In February.

A Buzzy free mint in March Ronin Wallet claims to have seen nearly 350,000 NFTs, Kydro's first premium mint at Ronin this week Some 9,999 Spark Suit NFTs were sold-With 2,400 sold at public auction In just 10 seconds-Greating $2 million in the process and pushing Kidron to become the third best-selling collection of all time. Mavis Market.

Kaidro plans to launch on one of the Imitable game-based Ethereum scale networks It was first announced last year. But, in February, the webcomic-inspired game turned to Ronin instead—a major turning point for the project, the collaborators said. DecryptGG.

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Polygon was originally planning more game pushes by itself, Kaidro co-creator Robert Simmons – but after the network team felt that Kaidro was a static “given.” While he said he had “very good people” who were consistent and had “good energy” around the game, Kaidro's team felt a shift in momentum amid the transition.

“We personally don't feel like we're getting the same level of engagement as we've had with Polygon in the past.” Simmons They spoke Decrypt. “It was a little disappointing on our part.”

Around this time, the group met Sky Mavis co-founder Jeffrey “Gihoz” Zirlin in Japan. Fans of Sky Mavis' Ronin Network and Axie Infinity, the team started talking and realized they really agreed on the blockchain game and the future of that space.

Zirlin agreed DecryptSeeing potential in the creators and their project, Kaidro was initially disappointed to learn that he was building on another chain.

“There were experiments on anime. Pfp/gaming crossover, but we felt there wasn't a team that was really fair, he said.

He went on to praise Kaidro's team and highlight their communication skills. “You can tell when you meet them that they're genuine and that they love what they do,” he said.

“It was a match made in heaven,” Simmons added. This may sound romantic, but in conversation, it was clear that the two parties felt very similar about their common path.

Fortunately, the honeymoon period wasn't over yet, as Kaidro felt “very infatuated” with Ronin—different from what he felt with Mimetable a few months ago. Now, they work with various Sky Mavis departments on a “day-to-day” basis, supporting Caidron with strategy, marketing, social media and more.

“It really feels like an extension of our team,” Simmons explained. “It's really this big, symbiotic relationship that feeds into every ‘vein' in their company and our company and partners outside of them.”

Kaidro's next activities

With this newfound marriage injecting new life into the creators, Kaidro is gearing up for a closed alpha for the Clan Battles game “in the next couple of weeks” and will be available first to Spark Suite NFT holders.

As it stands, the developers are focused solely on nailing down the game's mechanics, even if it's a story-driven RPG—something that won't be available until Kaidro's launch.

Unlike most Web3 games, Kaidro is available on Steam. The game store owned by Valve is well known. Blockchain games banned in 2021The reason for the launch of many Web3 games Epic Games Store Instead, or launch via blockchain-based startups.

Kaidro game will be free to play without any web3 integrations. Because of this, players can download the game on Steam and play without touching a crypto wallet. A world of Web3 benefits was opened by installing the Kaidron website.

“Our website is somewhat similar to our own Xbox Live hits,” Simmons said. Decrypt. “Those achievements are being unlocked on the website as you play the game, and now you're getting rewards for doing it. When you stake your NFT, you stake your NFT on the website and get skin in the game.

With this growing excitement, the creators want to tease the hopes that Kaidro's animation project is just around the corner following the February trailer launch. In fact, it's been over a year since that part of the Kaidro project was ready for release. But the game launch is poised to help bring the comic-based IP to a wider audience in the meantime.

“We feel like this year and next year are going to be really big years for Kaidro, as he continues to step up and start to get into the game. We've got seasons coming up for him and things like that,” Simmons said. “We're excited.”

Edited by Andrew Hayward.