Big Time is a free-to-play game that combines fast action combat, NFT collectibles, and time-traveling adventure. This game puts playability first. Players can truly own their own items, identities and other information in the game, and can also use their identities in multiple virtual worlds. This enhances interoperability between gaming platforms.
In addition, as an RPG game, its storytelling method is quite different from existing games of the same type. Big Time uses multiple time and space narratives, and game characters will travel through multiple time and space to achieve certain narrative purposes. Through the interlaced comparison of different time and space, the game will give people a mysterious and illusory feeling, with deeper narrative potential.
The following is a transcript of the community conversation:
The following is a transcript of the community conversation:
Odaily: Please give a brief introduction to Big Time first.
MARK：Big Time is a AAA game using NFTs and other crypto assets. Big Time is widely used - because you dont need to have prior knowledge of encryption or prepare hundreds of thousands of dollars before playing the game. Its a familiar experience for traditional gamers, and anyone can download it and start playing right away.
We loosely describe Big Times gameplay as 80% Diablo 2 and 20% World of Warcraft time travel theme. 20% of World of Warcraft is about the core part of the MMO format, centered around interoperable and combat-oriented classes (tanks, healers, mages, damage) and large common areas on large maps that can be used to display or show off your Earned gear, mounts, and other loot. 80% of Diablo 2 is about the core loop of killing harder monsters by killing them for better loot, with additional loot systems and dungeon generation.
Odaily: Who are the team members of Big Time?
Rice cake sk:Were lucky to have some of the best developers in the world on board.
We have Ari, the CEO who founded DCL (Decentraland).
Thor, our Chief Product Officer, pioneered MMOs at EA and helped grow Zynga from a small startup to the largest IPO since Google while expanding the game portfolio to over 20MM MAU.
Matt, our CTO, has worked on some big games like Fortnite, Gears of War, Epic and EAs Medal of Honor.
Tom, our Lead Concept Artist, previously worked on Riots League of Legends.
TJ, our lead level designer, has worked on some of the biggest Call of Duty games at Infinity Ward.
Aaron and Martin, our art director and lead engineer respectively, have both worked on Fortnite and Gears of War.
Collectively, we have a team of seasoned video game industry veterans.
Odaily: Why build the second generation of P2E?
MARK：The traditional generation of games often has poor playability. Before the game is launched, the tokens will return to zero first. The concept of Fi is much larger than that of Game. The playability is poor and it is difficult to maintain for a long time.
We want our users to play games because its fun, not because it feels like a job, because only studios can play the first generation of P2E.
Big Time wanted to create an immersive gaming experience. We have heard feedback from many players that they dont like the way existing blockchain games are played. So we use their feedback to improve, and thats what we think the future of blockchain gaming is going to be.
That means tackling the high barrier to entry and making a free-to-play game.
It also means building a game where players actually own their items in the game. When you get item upgrades in Big Time, users can use them, sell them on the market, and mint them onto various chains. Players will own their stuff.
Odaily: Compared with the first generation of P2E games, what is the improvement of Big Time?
Rice cake sk:First, we pay tribute to other blockchain games. Theyre all unique, and many have done incredible things to improve the gaming experience for millions of people.
At Big Time, we believe the future of gaming will include ownership, identity, and interoperability. Ownership, allowing players to actually own their items in the game. Identity, players own their own information, rather than being monopolized by companies. Interoperability, where players can use their identities in multiple virtual worlds. So Big Time is building something that does all of that, with the goal of building interoperability with other platforms.
Odaily: What plans do you have for the game guild? Is there a guild that cooperates with you?
MARK：We are currently cooperating with the Web3 community OpenDAO. OpenDAO has completed the first land transaction with the highest value in human history, the purchase of Space land for $5 million.
Weve worked closely with several of the worlds top guilds. They already have a plan on how to use their SPACE (land) to attract interest from gamers.
12% of SPACE is used for guilds.
Odaily: What kind of game level can you play this game? Are there any requirements for computer configuration?
Rice cake sk:Anyone can play! Its completely free. Big Time is designed for everyone, a standard computer can play the game.
The minimum specs for our game are:
GeForce GTX 1060 or higher / Radeon Rx 580 or higher.
8GB RAM.
DirectX 11 or higher.
Intel Core i5 4430/ AMD FX 6300.
10GB of free drive space.
These specifications may be adjusted according to game development.
Odaily: Will there be different game modes for different skill levels?
MARK：Yeah, procedural generation is one of the coolest parts. We can basically create infinitely different unique environments for players to fight in. That means, every time you go into an ice dungeon, its different from the last time.
In the play zone section, we also have a lot of different locations, which we call timeshares. So far weve had maps like Times End, Samurai City, and Dinosaur Canyons, and there are many more. In Early Access, youll be able to play the Times End map.
In Times End, there are the Paradox Forge, the Infinity Dome, and the Siphon, all different landmarks.
Odaily: What if I want Game Pass but I cant afford it?
Rice cake sk:If youre a creator, artist, or loyal community member, were giving away Ruby passes.
16,000 Ruby Pass holders will become Gold, Silver, and Jade members at the start of EAL week 10, and the drop rates will revert to normal drop rates.
Bigtime does not sell Ruby passes.
They are gifted to creators, gifted by creators to their social media followers, and loyal community members on Discord.
If youre part of our Discord community...weve just announced a new quest channel where you can complete quests to earn points and redeem those points for Ruby passes.
Odaily: For those players who cannot afford Exalted and Mythic, can they find Exalted and Mythic in the game?
MARK：We expect a very high percentage of Space NFTs to be found in the game in a way that is accessible to all players, meaning that some Spaces will drop from the game.
Odaily: Do characters in game levels go up after clearing some floors/spaces? Do all characters have the same stacking skill trees/attack patterns? Or are you implementing a larger scale skill. Like skill tree evolution?
Rice cake sk:Check.instagram.com/playbigtimeCheck.
Odaily: What do armor and weapon NFT skins do?
MARK：They are for decoration.
They wont give you any edge, but they will make you look cool.
Exclusive skins can be crafted at the forge and armory.
This skin will be highly sought after and collected.
Odaily: Can you tell us about your NFT market, and what are its functions?
Rice cake sk:When we first announced Big Time, we promised to revolutionize NFTs in games. Over the past few months, we have shared our first AAA game, which raises the bar for entertainment on the blockchain. But thats only half the story. One of our main goals is to simplify the actual exchange of NFTs and make this exciting new technology accessible to everyone.
To make the experience as friendly as possible, our patented Vault technology keeps your NFTs safe and yours alone, eliminating lost passwords, wallets or assets. Players can enjoy benefits such as instant transaction settlement without having to set up and manage their own crypto wallets or incur network fees.
You can freely buy, sell and trade NFTs within Big Time Marketplace without having to manage a separate wallet. However, for experienced users who prefer to keep their own, withdrawing your items from the Vault is as easy as sending them to your own wallet address. Big Time Marketplace accepts debit and credit cards, wire transfers, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and USDC. When youre ready to checkout, choose your payment method, and... DONE!
Odaily: Can you tell us something about tokens? Where can we buy tokens?
MARK：We plan to launch in-game tokens towards the end of early access, hopefully by the end of June, currently you cannot buy tokens.
This token is only available in-game.
You have to play the game to collect tokens.
No investors or employees will be able to receive grants or purchase tokens.
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Community free QA session
Community question 1: What is the next plan of Big Time? Any good news recently? How to solve the problem of selling pressure by some large investors?
MARK：There are no big players, Fairlaunch, playing games to play tokens.
Community question 2: Does that mean the Token belongs to Fairlanch? How many NFTs do I need to buy for gold? Is there a pre-sale price?
MARK：NFT is currently available at Opensea.
Community question 3: How long is the payback period for new players?
MARK：This game is free to play, anyone can play, there is no payback cycle, just like lol.
Community question 4: Are your game content updates and gameplay richness more biased towards players or operations?
MARK：Focus on play.
Community question 5: Is there a whitelist mechanism for internal testing? When exactly in April?
MARK：There is no whitelist, just get the gold pass to be the first to enter the internal beta of the game.
Community question 6: At present, it is only on the Ethereum chain. Will you develop your own side chain in the future?
MARK: No, Polygon has it too.
Community question 7: Is it possible to create a character for free and play the game as long as you register an account? NFT and gold cards are just empowerment?
MARK：Open beta, just register to play.
Community question 8: Can you introduce Space, can you play closed beta games after buying Space?
MARK：SPACE NFTs come in different sizes and scarcity. The rarer and larger it is, the more functions it can support. Larger and less common SPACEs allow you to build more Forges and summon more Guardians of Time - key steps to earning more Tokens.
But all types of SPACE allow you to expand the playable area of your time machine, and you can decorate and redesign the theme according to your own needs. You can link multiple SPACEs together to customize the layout of your time machine, and we hope most players will be able to mix and match SPACEs of various sizes and rarities.
SPACE is a finite resource. The first public sale, 60,000 units will be produced, or 10% of the total supply. SPACE is also a very rare loot drop, and the entire supply will last for several years. SPACEs are available as in-game loot, or purchased through our sale or the secondary market.
Community question 8: Which institutions have invested?
MARK：FBG, Binance, Alamanda Research, and more.
Community question 9: Now the internal test must buy a gold card to experience it in advance, right?
MARK：Gold card experience internal testing one month in advance.
Community Question 10: When will the game be officially launched?
MARK：At the beginning of April, the specific time is waiting for the official announcement.
