A new shooter promises you cash rewards for good performance, but the gameplay is controversial – not least because every spawn is associated with costs.
What kind of game is this?
- The American development studio Bravo Ready is developing an extraction shooter called BR1: Infinite, which places an even greater focus on “risk”.
- The developers advertise that you can earn real money by playing the shooter – but you can also incur losses.
- The actual game takes place on so-called risk servers, participation in which costs money. There are also free servers, but those are only for training and leveling.
Back to the year 2022
How does it work? BR1: Infinite virtually travels back 4 years into the past: We are back in the year 2022, and new games featuring blockchain technology are popping up. BR1: Infinite also relies on the controversial technology – deposits and withdrawals are processed in USDC-SPL via the Solana blockchain.
If you want to start a match on risk servers in BR1: Infinite, you need to pay money. There are different tiers you can select, but regardless of the tier, each spawn costs money – whether you died in the previous round or successfully extracted. Depending on the tier, for example, you pay $0.25, $0.50, $1.00, or $5.00 per spawn.
Then you earn money by getting kills or collecting so-called cash drops, defending against other players, and extracting with them. If you join the $1 server, the spawn costs 1 US dollar and each player kill theoretically earns you one dollar. Practically, according to the developers, they take a “service fee” of 10-15% from each kill, meaning you need at least a 1.3 K/D to make a profit.
Additionally, you can only withdraw your earnings via the Solana blockchain once you have exceeded the minimum withdrawal amount of $25.
How is it being discussed? Extremely critically. On social media, users wrote that it is a hopeless game concept. The anti-cheat system must be extremely good, and even the largest studios in the world have been struggling against cheaters for years. One user stated on X: “Paying real money per kill is like paying cheaters a salary.”
Another user asked on X: “Wait… isn’t this technically just gambling, with the added bonus of losing more money to cheaters?”
What do you think of the gameplay concept? Do you think it can work, or do you consider it absolute nonsense? Are you bothered by the thought that studios are still trying to integrate blockchain into gaming? Let us know in the comments!
If you want to do your wallet a favor and play a really good but affordable shooter without blockchain on Steam, MeinMMO editor and shooter fan Dariusz recommends the game Lucky Shot, inspired by balatro: A €10 shooter on Steam captivated me from the first round, it’s an absolute banger with guaranteed dopamine rush
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