(Initially posted on Medium)

 

Hello Survivors! We want to personally thank you for all of your support — we would not be where we are today without our amazing community. The Beta Bootcamp has been delivered to the first round of beta trainees with more trainees joining every week. We are getting close to delivering our closed beta to all of our Armed Survivors!

In this article we will cover an exciting new way to compete & earn during the closed beta, introduce our two-tiered reward currency & explain how our daily leaderboards will operate for full game launch.

It’s time to kill to earn.

Beta Tournament: $25,000 Pistol SpeedRun Competition Launching May 27th, 2022

Undead Blocks introduces a new way for NFT holders to compete & earn during the beta phase.

Remember when we said that Armed Survivors couldn’t compete in our beta?

Yeah, we changed our mind.

While the team at Undead Blocks is focused on improving the beta version before the full game launch this summer, we also want to gamify and reward our Armed Survivors during the beta phase.

Today, we are introducing a beta-only tournament called Pistol SpeedRun.

 

What is Pistol SpeedRun?

Pistol SpeedRun is a fast paced game mode that will give every weapon NFT holder an equal chance at $25,000 in cash prizes. The objective of Pistol SpeedRun is to complete 5 waves of zombies as FAST as you can with a pistol & knife.

Sheesh.

The tournament will last through the weekend of May 27th–30th, giving Armed Survivors 72 hours to clock their best time!

Note: Armed Survivors cannot lend their weapon loadouts during the competition or the beta phase as the Undead Blocks Marketplace is currently under construction.

 

Who Can Participate?

All Armed Survivors may participate in the SpeedRun competition with 250,000 Gold ZBUX being distributed to Armed Survivors. First place will receive a guaranteed 10,000 Gold ZBUX ($1K USD) and the additional 240,000 Gold ZBUX ($24K USD) will be distributed exponentially dependent on the amount of Armed Survivors that participate.

Note: Every Armed Survivor will earn Gold ZBUX for participating in the Pistol SpeedRun Tournament. The player’s winning amount will be determined by their ranking on the leaderboard. We are anticipating thousands of players for the tournament — streaming your SpeedRuns is encouraged!

 

Introducing Gold ZBUX: The New Gold Standard in Reward Currency

Undead Blocks Introduces Gold ZBUX.

Introducing Gold ZBUX, the holy grail currency of the Undead Blocks in-game reward ecosystem. Gold ZBUX will be a stable in-game reward currency, valued at $0.10 and can be redeemed for your choice of cryptocurrency on the Wagyu Games website. Upon full game launch, Undead Blocks will reward Gold ZBUX to every Armed Survivor who participates in the Daily Leaderboards.

 

Gold ZBUX Breakdown

• Earned through ranking on daily leaderboards (thousands of winners each day) and by completing Gold Challenges.
• No withdrawal limits
• Can be purchased on the Wagyu Games website
• Cannot be spent to upgrade weapons, significantly reducing “pay to win”
• Purchase exclusive weapons skins, Survivor skins & perks

 

No Withdrawal Limit

Armed Survivors will have complete control over their Gold ZBUX with the authority to withdraw all of their earnings from daily leaderboards and Gold Challenges. Gold ZBUX earned through daily leaderboards can be instantly withdrawn from your Wagyu Wallet.

 

Gold ZBUX-Exclusive Skins and Perks

In addition to withdrawing Gold ZBUX for other cryptocurrencies, Gold ZBUX can be used for purchasing rare weapon skins, Survivor skins, and even perks! Reload Rootbeer, Macho Dew, Diet Sprint, and Dr. Helper will be purchasable for 5000 Gold ZBUX ($500 USD) each. Pricing for weaponry and Survivor skins will be released at a later date.

 

Standard ZBUX — Asset Upgrading Currency

The standard currency of asset ownership, ZBUX is used to upgrade weapon assets in-game.

Standard ZBUX will serve the purpose of increasing the value of players’ weapon loadout NFTs. Allowing players to upgrade weapons as well as add new weapons to their loadout will allow players to build sweat equity into the assets that they own! There is no limit on how much Standard ZBUX that players can earn.

Note: 100% of the Standard ZBUX earned through lending will go to the weapon loadout owner. Scholars may only generate earnings through Gold ZBUX.

 

Standard ZBUX Breakdown

• Earned by slaying each wave of zombies
• Standard ZBUX earnings are uncapped
• Upgrade weapon stats in weapon loadout (damage, accuracy, fire rate, ammo capacity, etc.)
• Purchase new weapons for weapon loadout
• Standard ZBUX earned will be attached to each loadout, ZBUX cannot be transferred between loadouts or player accounts.

Note: The ZBUX that will be airdropped to Genesis Weapon NFT holders for completing the closed beta & easter egg will be credited as Standard ZBUX so they can begin upgrading their Loadout NFTs on day 1 of full game launch.

“Pay to Win” Significantly Reduced

Since Standard ZBUX cannot be purchased on the open market, weapon upgrades and weapon purchases will have to be earned through extensive playtime and engaging with our in-game content. Standard ZBUX earned will be attached to each loadout, so Standard ZBUX cannot be transferred between loadouts or player accounts in order to game the system and use stronger loadouts to level up weaker loadouts.

When weapon packs are lent via the Undead Blocks Marketplace, the lender will keep 100% of the Standard ZBUX that the player earns, which they can use to upgrade and add to their NFT weaponry!

 

Thousands of Winners: Every. Single. Day.

Showcasing the Undead Blocks Leaderboard.

 

Undead Blocks is excited to announce that upon full game launch this Summer, we will be implementing daily leaderboards that will allow thousands of players to compete & earn Gold ZBUX in multiple different game modes every single day. Leaderboards will be reset and daily winners will be updated every 24 hours.

Players on the leaderboard will earn between 10–10,000 Gold ZBUX* per day with no withdrawal limit. A minimum wave requirement will be in place that guarantees a spot on the leaderboard for every qualifying player for to earn at least 10 Gold ZBUX.

*Dynamic leaderboards allow for thousands of daily players to earn each day based on how they rank against other players that day.

 

Value Proposition

By offering Gold ZBUX and daily leaderboard challenges, Undead Blocks accomplishes our ultimate goal of building the most sustainable play-to-earn game on the market by:

Keeping the amount of potential liquidity drain from our ecosystem fixed, providing Treasury Management the flexibility to maximize Gold ZBUX distribution by knowing exactly how much will be needed to reward players for their in-game conquests.

Providing Armed Survivors with complete control over their Gold ZBUX with the authority to withdraw all of their earnings from Daily Leaderboards and achievements!

Rewarding Genesis Weapon holders that will benefit from already securing their weaponry, skins and Standard ZBUX from completion of the Beta Bootcamp.

Incentivizing asset ownership by allowing lenders to keep 100% of the Standard ZBUX that are earned by the individual to upgrade their weaponry while providing scholars a % of Gold ZBUX that they can withdraw immediately!