In 2021, crypto gaming solved problems for people. Many of these were short term problems. People needed income during covid. People wanted a fun/easy way to learn about crypto. But now that the pandemic has passed, and the desire to learn about crypto has subsided (either because the low hanging fruit adopters have been onboarded or because interest is lower), crypto gaming must ask more difficult questions of ourselves. Fundamentally, it revolves around this (I believe): How does web3 economics or the benefits of blockchain turn this game into a 10x better game than it would be without crypto? You can actually ask this question about Eve Online right now and get some inspiration: 1. Loss is real. Ships are player-built and don't respawn. Every fight risks real production time. That's why EVE PvP has stakes. 2. Destruction drives demand. Players destroy, industrialists rebuild. War funds the economy. Every role has real customers — remove the economy and mining, hauling, and trading die. 3. Prices carry information. A war shows up in mineral prices before the first shot. This creates whole playstyles: traders, manipulators, spies. Some of EVE's most engaged players never undock. The economy is content. 4. Politics become real. Territory has income, so wars over it matter. Theft and betrayal work because there's real value to steal. 5. Free stories. CCP doesn't script EVE's best moments. B-R5RB made headlines because $300k of player value burned. The economy turns player activity into history.(Jihoz.ron)