Imagine being military personnel who has suddenly been ordered to go to a battlefield where new resources are present, forcing various authorities to fight for it. Will you obey the instructions and arm yourself right away or will you refuse and flee, leaving your tail behind? Come learn about "Shrapnel" if you’ve the will to fight to secure new resources no matter the cost.

What is Shrapnel?

Shrapnel is an Avalanche Protocol-based Extraction FPS and creative multiplayer game. It includes maps and weapon creation in addition to its survivor and looter type of gameplay. Planned to be released for desktop, but it’s still unclear if they will create a mobile version to make it more accessible. 

The Shrapnel crew is composed of accomplished former employees of HBO, Xbox, and EA to name a few. With the experience stacked on their team it appears they’ll be able to do a decent job of developing a promising title even in a space as new as blockchain gaming.

Tokenomics and Earnings

Shrapnel is planned to use a single token at the time of this writing. The governance and utility token $SHRAP aims to maintain market value and economic stability in Shrapnel. This will therefore serve as the player's reward and prize. We’ll still need to wait for more information because there isn't much available at this time.

The game is more interesting and engaging for all different types of gamers because there are numerous ways to earn money in it. The simplest method is to play and gather resources. A player or investor will also make passive income from creating a map to be played. Player awards, including in-game boosts or new modding features, can be sold off. In addition, the player's profile and content will be easier to find on the market the better their overall reputation score is. The way the team is handling this is pretty clever because they're attempting to encourage players to participate more in the game's entire ecosystem.

Gameplay

Players can pick between the Assault, Survivalist, or Infosec combat classes. Before entering the zone, players can equip their operators with numerous pieces of gear that’ll suit their preferred playstyle. Each piece of gear is an NFT and dropped as full loot upon death. Aside from NFTs left by other players, you can also gather compound sigma, which is highly prized and the main reason the team enters the zone. As a result, each time you wish to enter the zone you will need to decide whether you want to gear up to become more formidable with the risk of other players potentially taking it all away.

Players can also create weapons and skins to add to the thrill of the game. Through the usage of Shrapnel's created assets that can deliver high-quality content, gamers will also be able to develop their ideal gameplay and map that can host other players. This idea is somewhat similar to Roblox, where users can create the game mode and map they want. Players who create amazing content will receive a satisfying reward. We might be swimming in a sea of content if the team is successful in finding a group of talented and dedicated players in this game. But if no one contributed content, then this whole feature would be a flop. 

Conclusion

Even though Shrapnel is still in its alpha stages of development, it is a highly anticipated AAA FPS game that is receiving a lot of attention from the web3 community. It is undoubtedly intriguing since as players, all we want is rock-solid great gameplay and this game is showing a glimmer of potential. Despite the absence of a gameplay video, more may be on the way. It's still fascinating to look forward to future releases to further fuel the idea of what the game will be. Overall, as an FPS gamer, I hope that Shrapnel can make these hopes into reality.