Welcome to the "Shiny" quality card forge

After a long hiatus, The Forge was back available on November 30, 2021 , making it possible to merge two non-NFT copies of Core Set cards into a Meteorite-quality copy of that card. This marked a turning point, as this process is one of the keys to Gods Unchained's economic ecosystem: without Forge there is no Play and Earn .

This post is dedicated to a new milestone since since May 26, 2022, the Forge offers a functionality that we have all been waiting for a long time: the forge cards of higher qualities than Meteorite ; that is, Shadow, Gold and Diamond. You can check the official announcement, if you wish, through the following link: "Shine fusing is now available in the Forge" .

The Gods Unchained team has enabled this functionality for Core Set cards, but once this testing stage is successfully passed, the "Shinies" forge will be available for all expansion cards . [Edit 02/06/2022.- The forge of "Shinies" of all expansions is now available!]

Why is Shiny quality card forging important?

The ability to convert substandard NFT cards into higher-quality NFT cards is crucial, without a doubt. The reason is that it is a A key step forward for model development Play and Earn by Gods Unchained , as it precedes key functionalities such as the activation of $GODS staking and the implementation of rewards conditional on the use of quality cards Shiny .

How does Shiny quality card forging work?

The operation of the Card Forging Shiny It's very simple. It is about Merge five copies of the same quality to create a card of the next higher quality . For example, five quality cards Meteorite to generate a quality letter Shadow .

Next diagram , created by the Gods Unchained team, reflects this system with complete clarity:

As you have seen in the image, to forge a letter Shiny you're going to need five copies of the same NFT card, but not only that. Depending on their rarity, you will also need a greater or lesser amount of Flux and $GODS . This means that in order to use the Forge, it is not enough to acquire $GODS, but it is also necessary to win games. This is a measure intended to make the economic ecosystem healthy, promoting players to be active and nurturing the Pool for strike .

Would you like to know how much it costs to forge a Shadow, Gold, or Diamond quality card from scratch, depending on its quality? You will find the calculation Next:

Common

• Meteorite: 0.1 $GODS
• Shadow: 0.6 $GODS
• Gold: 3.1 $GODS
• Diamond: 15.6 $GODS

Rare

• Meteorite: 0.3 $GODS
• Shadow: 1.8 $GODS
• Gold: 9.3 $GODS
• Diamond: 46.8 $GODS

Epic

• Meteorite: 0.7 $GODS
• Shadow: 4.2 $GODS
• Gold: 21.7 $GODS
• Diamond: 109.2 $GODS

Legendary

• Meteorite: 1.5 $GODS
• Shadow: 9 $GODS
• Gold: 46.5 $GODS
• Diamond: 234 $GODS

What effects should the forge of "Shinies" have?

First of all, merging cards of inferior quality will help decrease the number of cards in circulation , increasing its value. The effectiveness of this approach will, of course, depend on the incentives that are put in place to encourage the use of higher-quality charters. If the bonus for using Shiny quality cards is attractive enough, it will become a powerful incentive to collect and use these types of cards.

Second, it should also increase demand for $GODS , as it is one of the key utilities for this token. Thus, it should encourage their appreciation (an effect that will be noticeable as the number of players increases).

And you, have you already forged your first Shiny card?

Although the mechanics to forge a card Shiny It's very simple, having all the resources to achieve it is not so easy. Think that to generate five NFT copies of a Core Set card you will need 10 non-NFT copies of that card... And this is not trivial, especially in the case of the cards of higher rarity. Upgrading your collection with better quality versions of your cards is always a pleasure. Hope you enjoy it .

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