Jeromeoh.eth@Jerome_wu
@SpaceNationOL Soft Launch is Scheduled for 9/27!
Great Nations Aren't Built Alone — Join Us in Co-Building the Greatest Virtual Economy.
Roughly a year ago, we launched the first Alpha Test of Space Nation Online, with around 300 Alpha Gate holders participating. Over the course of two Closed Betas in 2024, we welcomed 24,893 unique users from 110 countries, reaching a peak of 8,101 DAU and 2,373 Peak Concurrent Users, with impressive and almost unbelievable retention numbers.
Beyond the user data, we’ve demonstrated the potential of integrating an MMORPG’s economic system with Web3 technology and tools. The results were both stable and vibrant. During the two Closed Beta tests, we witnessed an in-game transaction volume of 180 billion CHR, with astonishing velocity (If any game tracks in-game currency velocity, we would love to exchange insights).
From the very beginning, Space Nation has been dedicated to building a long-term prosperous virtual economy — not a Ponzi-like bubble. The design of the fuel system introduced a significant entry barrier, but it also laid a solid foundation for long-term stability and prosperity. Across the two Closed Betas, a total of 9,376 users purchased fuel, generating over $500,000 in revenue for the company, even with fuel being free during the early stages of CB1 and the fuel refund policy in CB2.
We must express our deepest gratitude to all the players who participated in our Closed Beta tests. Your trust, support, and contributions have provided us with vast amounts of data and insights essential to the game’s underlying framework and economic cycle. This has been invaluable in our ongoing development. The economic activity among tens of thousands of users — whether during periods of initial growth, prosperity, stagnation, or recovery — has remained vibrant and resilient. This further proves that building a virtual economy within an MMORPG, empowered by Web3 technologies and tools, is the right path: The content and gameplay can attract a large number of Web2 players and Web3 users. Continuous and stable external value input from some or all players. Players can take on different roles to exchange value within the game and ecosystem. Both in-game currency and NFT assets will exhibit liquidity higher than that of traditional MMORPGs. This gives us a glimpse of an embryonic, stable, durable, and resilient virtual economic system. More importantly, it proves the potential for Web3 games to break free from the Ponzi-like structures.
Are we fully ready? Not really. By the standards of a mature MMORPG, we are not fully ready. There’s still a lot of content, systems, and gameplay to be added and polished. By our traditional standards, Space Nation Online might be fully ready and become a fully qualified MMORPG by the end of the year, prepared to be released to all Web2 MMORPG gamers.
But are we ready to go? Yes, definitely. Last year, it took me several months to realize that the core of a Web3 project isn’t the product but the community. This year, through the two Closed Betas, I’ve come to understand just how crucial the community and core users are to the growth and development of a Web3 project. During the two Closed Beta tests, whether we were experiencing rapid growth in data, persistent technical issues, or when the economic system temporarily stalled due to design flaws, there were always many calm and clear-headed players providing us with detailed test data and timely feedback, while also offering stern advice, encouragement, and solid suggestions. I gradually realized that if handled properly, our team isn’t just 100 people, but hundreds, or even more.
Furthermore, CB2 revealed not only issues with system design and numerical balance but also a deeper issue inherent to Web3 MMORPGs: the virtual economy is slow to heat up during the initial accumulation phase, with limited demand in the game. This imbalance is exacerbated by the influx of early assets and the strong short-term profit expectations of some Web3 users. Without the community's involvement in testing and identifying these conflicts, we wouldn’t have been fully prepared for the Soft Launch, as such issues don’t typically arise in Web2. Thanks to the community's support, we not only addressed these challenges during CB2.0 but also laid a strong foundation for the Soft Launch.
Based on these considerations and plans, we aim to actively push forward with the project, engaging the community and core users in meaningful co-creation, while maintaining strict control and management in the early stages.
Space Nation will officially Soft Launch on September 27.
The Soft Launch will be divided into two phases:
1. The first 6 weeks: CB2 game content with a level cap.
2. The next 6 weeks: Level Cap 60. The first season of Guild Planet Occupation.
After the Soft Launch, we will proceed to the Global Launch, during which the Space Nation DAO will begin to form.
Since the very begining, Space Nation has been more than just a game project; it’s a franchise, encompassing multiple games and transmedia projects. Space Nation Online will evolve into more than just a Web3 MMORPG — it will become a virtual economy within this vast virtual universe. We firmly believe that the advent of Web3 technology will make the growth, construction, development, prosperity, and even the external expansion of virtual economies more efficient and stable, with MMORPGs as the best incubator for this.
Over the past two years, this direction has been understood by few and agreed upon by even fewer. But as we stand here today, the users who participated in our Closed Betas should have a sense and recognition of this. We eagerly anticipate more people joining us to co-build the first true virtual economy empowered by Web3 technologies and tools in history.
Not just to witness, but to co-build.
Assemble, Space Nation Captains — on September 27th, board your spaceships and set sail!
一年前，我们开启了Space Nation Online的第一次Alpha测试，当时仅有大约300位的Alpha Gate持有者参与。而在今年的两次Closed Beta中，我们共吸引了来自110个国家的24,893位独立用户，最高DAU达到8,101人，最高同时在线用户数达到2,373人，更是创下了不可置信的极高的留存率。
除了用户数据之外，两次的Closed Beta还充分验证了MMORPG经济系统与Web3技术和工具结合的可能性和潜力。这种结合居然可以是那么地稳定又充满活力。两次Closed Beta测试中，一共实现了超过1800亿CHR的游戏内虚拟货币的交易量，CHR的货币流速也达到了令人惊叹的水平（这一数据无法比较和参考，如果哪个游戏有追踪货币流速，希望能交流）。
从项目成立之初，Space Nation Online就致力于构建一个虚拟经济体并实现长期繁荣，而不是庞氏结构的泡沫和虚妄。燃料系统的设计虽然提高了游戏的进入门槛，但也为游戏的长期稳定和繁荣打下了坚实基础。两次Closed Beta测试期间，共计有9,376位用户购买了燃料，为公司带来了超50万美元的收入，这还是在CB1前期燃料免费和CB2燃料返还的前提下。
我们要再次郑重感谢所有参与我们Closed Beta测试的玩家。正是你们的信任、支持和付出，使我们能够通过这两次测试，收集到大量关于游戏底层框架和游戏内经济循环所需的关键数据和信息，并将其落实到我们并行开发中的版本之中。这由数万用户所参与的经济循环，无论处于什么环境和哪个周期（初期、繁荣、过热、衰退、复苏），都保持着充分的活力和弹性。很庆幸，这两次的Closed Beta证明了，在MMORPG中构建虚拟经济体并依靠Web3技术和工具进行进一步赋能的路径是正确的：题材和玩法吸引了众多Web2玩家和Web3用户，部分或所有玩家的持续和稳定的外部价值注入，玩家分饰不同分工在游戏和生态中交换价值，游戏内货币和NFT资产均展现出高于传统MMORPG的流动性。这让我们看到了一个稳定、持久且富有韧性和弹性的虚拟经济系统的雏形，更重要的是，证明了Web3游戏可以摆脱庞氏结构的可能性。
我们完全准备好了吗？还没有。按照一个成熟MMORPG的标准，我们还有很多内容、系统和玩法需要填充和改进。按照我们传统的标准来看，Space Nation Online可能要到年底才能成为一个合格的MMORPG，以面向所有传统MMORPG用户推出。
我们准备好启动了吗？是的，因为有社区的支持。去年，我花了数个月的时间才真正意识到，一个Web3项目的核心不是产品，而是社区。今年，这两次的Closed Beta，更让我更理解到，社区和核心用户在一个Web3项目的成长和发展过程中，可以扮演多么重要的角色。在两次Closed Beta测试中，无论是在数据快速增长、经济走势如虹的顺境，还是在技术问题频发或是经济系统因设计问题暂时停滞的逆境，总有许多冷静且清醒的玩家，一边为我们提供详实的测试数据和及时反馈，一边适时地给我们以当头棒喝或是鼓励加油，一边还不停地为我们脑暴和给我们支招。我逐渐意识到，如果处理得当，我们的团队其实不止100人，而是几百人，乃至更多。我非常期待这样的Community Dev的潜力，特别是在Space Nation DAO成立之后。
CB2.0测试中，我们遇到了当前版本的系统设计和数值设计上的问题，还揭示了一些颇具挑战的生态平衡性的课题，同时更深层次地暴露了Web3 MMORPG的一个底层问题：一个Web3 MMORPG的虚拟经济的前期积累阶段是慢热的，需求是有限的，这与Web3模式下早期资产大量涌入以及部分Web3用户对短期收益的强烈需求之间，存在明显的供需失衡。如果没有社区的参与和反馈，我们很难在Soft Launch前充分应对这些问题，因为这些矛盾在Web2环境中并不常见。正是因为社区的支持，我们不仅在CB2.0期间积极处理这些挑战，还为Soft Launch阶段做好了充足的准备。
基于上述考虑和规划，我们计划积极推进项目进程，鼓励社区和核心用户积极参与，实现真正意义上的共建，但同时在早期阶段做好严格的控制和管理。
Space Nation将于9月27日正式进行Soft Launch。
将分为两个阶段：
1. 前6周：CB2的游戏内容+等级封顶
2. 后6周：开放至60级，公会星球占领战第一赛季
Soft Launch结束后，将进入Global Launch阶段，届时Space Nation DAO也将开始组建。
自创业之初，Space Nation就不仅仅是一个游戏项目，而是一个Franchise，包含了多款的游戏和Transmedia项目。而Space Nation Online的未来，也不仅仅是一个Web3 MMORPG，而是这个虚拟世界中孕育和成长的虚拟经济体。我们坚信，Web3技术的出现，将使虚拟经济体的成长、构建、发展、繁荣乃至外部扩展变得更加高效和稳定，而MMORPG则是最好的母体。
这个方向，在过去两年里，鲜有人理解，少有人赞同。然而，走到今天，参与过我们Closed Beta的用户们应该都已经感知并认可了这一点。我们期待能有更多的人能参与进来，和我们一起共建历史上第一个由Web3赋能的真正虚拟经济体。
不是来见证，而是来共建。
Space Nation宇宙舰队的各位舰长，9月27日，登舰启航！
