YGG AMA: Gaining Recognition in the Web3 Esports Scene
Celebrating the Superquests Tournament launch, spamandrice, Mike Ovecka, Fallencorpsez and Giyu discuss why the bear market presents a prime opportunity to establish a presence in web3 esports.
A recent AMA hosted by the Yield Guild Games (YGG) community discussed the single-elimination Superquests Tournament. Held on September 10, 2023, the tournament saw 64 players compete for YGG achievements and $RON tokens.
In this AMA, YGG Head of Esports Mike Ovecka and YGG Elite member spamandrice join Game Operations Manager Fallencorpsez and Upper Moderator Giyu to offer practical advice for tournament players. They discuss strategies like using two Axie teams to climb the ladder and utilizing tools like axies.io for analyzing top team compositions on the leaderboard to gain an edge.
The following excerpt highlights spamandrice and Mike's insights on the Superquests Tournament, which featured numerous players representing the guild on the Axie Infinity: Origins leaderboard. Mike also outlines his plans for hosting weekly and monthly Axie tournaments on Discord to address the need for more competitions within the guild. Together, they emphasize the importance of YGG members actively participating in tournaments and climbing the ranks to get ahead of the influx of players expected in the next bull run. Watch the full recording on YouTube.
YGG AMA ft. Superquests with Spamandrice
Fallencorpsez (29:44): I was just going to ask if you guys do scrimmages with all of those other leaderboard players to keep you guys fresh. Do you guys all work together on comps for that? Or is that more like, “No, I have to keep this to myself so I can be competitive on the leaderboard.”
spamandrice (29:59): No. As a streamer, I am always in touch with my community. For the past two years, I've been doing free content and free advice when it comes to Axie. For anyone who reaches out and messages me, I don't gatekeep much. There are competitors out there — for example, recently, Remzi, who's repping the YGG tag right now for Superquests. We talk on a daily basis, despite being in different guilds, competing against each other. It's just really cool. The Axie community is really nice. We're all really passionate about the game. We just love discussing meta. It’s great. It feels like a big family.
Fallencorpsez (30:40): Excellent, so it's all friendly competition. At the end of the day, there are no heated rivalries. It's all friendly. Mike, do you have anything else that you want to touch on for tournaments or that you've been seeing on the esports side? I know you're really tuned in to esports. Is there anything that you're seeing within the esports side for Axie that excites you, maybe that me and spam haven’t seen?
Mike (31:22): To be honest, what I'm most excited about is actually creating a bunch of regularly occurring Discord tournaments within the YGG Discord. I want to build up on the momentum of the Superquests campaign. We're going to have this tournament next week, next Sunday. And then after that, it's not announced yet and I'm still working on it. But I would love to do a series of competitions that are open to everybody.
They're not going to be gated by any levels. Anybody who has a YGG account on the website will be able to go into a tournament. And then hopefully, they also qualify through one and into a final. That's another one. So weekly tournaments into the monthly final. That’s something I'm still working on. But that's the one thing I'm most excited about, to be honest. Just a bit of an alpha leak here for you guys.
spamandrice (32:17): Oh, that's dope. That's really nice to hear. Because, as you guys know, with the esports scene right now, there are not very many tournaments. I'm super proud of being in a guild that's still passionate about esports and still hosting tournaments and whatnot. I'm excited. I want to sign up for the future ones.
Mike (32:34): Yeah, for sure. It's going to be open for everybody. And I want to make sure that we start a little small and then make it bigger as they grow. There’s going to be a proper competitive format. And there's going to be a balance. There are going to be ones that are more casual, more open, and then there are going to be ones that are going to be super sweaty, try-hard competitive players. That's what we love.
spamandrice (33:46): Yeah, for sure. Another tip I have for you guys is this. Despite being in a bear market, despite some esports players complaining about the lack of tournaments and whatnot — for all the people who are still here and are still bullish, I wanted to give a piece of advice. This is the best time to build a name for yourselves. Some of the best players are currently taking a break. This is your chance to be active in the community, join all these tournaments, get your names out there, and be on the leaderboard.
Just put in a lot of effort, and I promise you — the next bull run that comes along when the momentum starts picking up, they're going to be like, “Hey, I remember this guy's name.” This is the best time to build. As corny and cheesy as it sounds, this is your opportunity to put yourself out there and make a presence in the scene.
So join all these YGG tournaments. Be active in all the activations, the streams, Twitter, social media, and get your name out there. This is a great chance, because later on, when things get more popular, you might be more diluted in a big sea of people. Build and develop your community and your support now while you can.
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