<p>Neopets, the online virtual pet game has recently made a life-changing decision. The team ditched both NFT and Web3 technologies, meaning there will not be Neopets Metaverse anymore.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Neopets Metaverse Transition: A Message from The Neopets Team<br><br>Greetings, Neopians!<br><br>Change is in the air, and Neopets is entering a new era!<br><br>But what exactly does that mean?<br><br>Well, for one, Neopets has new leadership, which is working as a new, cohesive unit with TNT to ensure…</p>— Neopets Metaverse (@NeopetsMeta) <a href="https://twitter.com/NeopetsMeta/status/1680942260798767104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><strong>Community Protests</strong></span></h2><p>Many news media have reported how the reason behind the decision is not clear. However, this article will prove the strong motives that encouraged Neopets to leave the gaming blockchain space. The community requests to cancel the usage of NFTs in Neopets is the main factor for such actions. The fans of the game have made it clear why NFTs are harming the Neopets ecosystem. Here are a few statements:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Get your NFTs out of our childhood nostalgia”</li><li>Cynical Cash Grab</li><li>Environmentally destructive decision&nbsp;</li><li>“You can’t feed your NFT, read to it, battle with it, or customize it. It’s the #AntiNeopet,”</li><li>Community members have also accused the Neopets Metaverse of stealing fan-made art for its examples of the randomly-generated NFTs, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jellyneo.net/">Jellyneo</a> page.</li></ul><p><br>Even on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/neopets/comments/q7vi1m/nfts/">Reddit</a>, the community has made negative statements related to NFTs in Neopets. The statements made above may only be true for Neopets, but not for the entire Web3 gaming ecosystem. There are crypto gaming projects that have correctly implemented Web3 and NFTs, clearly showing their in-game utilities along with sustainable economic models and additional game safety thanks to blockchain technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Nevertheless, what makes the Neopets story even more interesting, is the fact that its community already had an overwhelming reaction to using NFTs in the game in 2021. Therefore, someone is wondering why the team behind the game has not listened to the community back then.</p><p>This has led to some suspicion that Neopets Metaverse is a rug-pull. In the recent&nbsp;Tweet announcement however the team seems to have provided a statements, showing how all the operations and intentions behind the NFT game were all legit.&nbsp;<br><br>Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Co-Founder &amp; COO of <a href="https://funjible.games/games/axie-infinity">Axie Infinity</a> took to twitter and said <i>“Succeeding in this space requires long term conviction and grit”.&nbsp;</i><br>&nbsp;</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Neopets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Neopets</a> just gave up on their web3 game after raising money from crypto VCs and selling NFTs<a href="https://t.co/wS9WQ5Rit6">https://t.co/wS9WQ5Rit6</a><br><br>Succeeding in this space requires long term conviction and grit<br><br>The teams that are consistently shipping in the bear market will surge in the bull<br><br>Find them</p>— Aleksander / Psycheout - Axie Infinity (@Psycheout86) <a href="https://twitter.com/Psycheout86/status/1681560677507297283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2><span style="color:hsl(0,0%,90%);"><strong>Lack of Purpose with NFTs</strong></span></h2><p>Another issue with Neopets back then was the lack of purpose and clarity during the implementation and communication of NFTs within the game. For example, when a fan mentioned that NFTs are not environmentally friendly, the team had a weak response, stating that one of the reasons why Neopets has partnered with Solana is due to sustainability.&nbsp;</p><p>Furthermore, once they questioned JumpStart (partner) of Neopets Metaverse why the game needs NFTs, another demotivating answer has been provided, mentioning how the company is ‘looking for new opportunities to drive their brands and product forward into the future.’&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:hsl(0,0%,90%);"><strong>Contradictory News</strong></span></h2><p>When comparing announcements from two years ago and today, the stories are contradictory and bring confusion about what Neopets wanted to achieve with NFTs. In the Neopets Metaverse&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22703881/neopets-nfts-crytpo-trend-raydium-solana">news</a> from two years ago, the company reported that it had to bring innovations due to a large fall in unique active users. While in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/20/23801855/neopets-team-dominic-law-interview">recent news</a>, Neopets mentioned how they do not need NFTs as they have managed to keep a consistent fanbase averaging 1 million Active Users a month on average for the last couple of years.&nbsp;</p><p>The fact Neopets has not managed to listen to its community requests two years ago, matches well with their recent announcement, with the team being not sure whether it will able to refund its NFT holders in their new non-crypto game.&nbsp;</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/Neopets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Neopets</a> , can you please confirm if the NFT partnership at <a href="https://twitter.com/NeopetsMeta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NeopetsMeta</a> is real or a scam? (The friend who DMed you in this screenshot wanted me to post this for more reach as their account is locked.) <a href="https://t.co/m4cISxW5BZ">pic.twitter.com/m4cISxW5BZ</a></p>— Lucky Zelle ✨ https://mastodon.nz/@lucky (@tenderhooves) <a href="https://twitter.com/tenderhooves/status/1440790113911390208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Another eye-opening situation is when someone&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tenderhooves/status/1440790113911390208">Tweeted</a> whether the Neopets Metaverse project is a scam or not. From the original Neopets account with the yellow logo, the answer says that the partnership announcement is a scam. However, just one day after, the same Twitter username posted how the partnership with Solana, Raydium, and Moonvault is legitimate.</p><h2><span style="color:hsl(0,0%,90%);"><strong>The New Path for Neopets</strong></span></h2><p>Since Neopets Metaverse is now gone, the social life-simulation game is now recognized as the ‘World of Neopets’. Users can decorate their&nbsp;Neohome, explore iconic Neopian lands in 3D, discover secret treasures and knowledge, or play mini-games while they party with their Neofriends. In a recent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emPAQQl_yug">video</a> shared by Neopets, users can find all the plans the Neopets team has in store for the fans. These include:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>New Leadership Team&nbsp;</li><li>Bringing more community involvement</li><li>A new plot, a new unified homepage</li><li>Regular team AMAs&nbsp;</li><li>New ambassador program</li><li>Full transparency on their podcast&nbsp;</li><li>A unified website with all their content in one location&nbsp;</li><li>Modernize the site, convert pages, fix bugs, and make Neopets more mobile friendly</li></ul><p>Moreover, July 25th was a big day for Neopets, because&nbsp;older games built on Adobe Flash will be up and running with the&nbsp;<a href="https://ruffle.rs/">Ruffle emulator</a>; Neopets says more than 50 games will be playable.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Finally, with the new direction presenting cautious optimism for Neopets, Dominic Law hopes the new Neopets games will be interesting for players who come back and feel a certain level of nostalgia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><strong>More on this story and other recent crypto gaming news from Funjible Games YouTube Channel -</strong></span></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BsA7RF_iCiE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><br><br>&nbsp;</p>

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