Minecraft-linked developers draws up pledge for NFT and digital asset engagement

cointelegraph.com:

Over the weekend, Climate Replay, which comprises of developers from Mojang Group, the maker of the popular Minecraft series, posted a pledge regarding the responsible integration of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and digital currencies, into gaming.

"Games give us hope in a world that is increasingly uncertain. They help us unlock our creative potential and free us of real-world constraints – physical, financial, or otherwise," the team at Climate Replay said. However, they cautioned about the current state of digital assets intertwining with gaming: 

"Thus, it is imperative for the health of the worldwide gaming community, planet, and society as a whole to ensure any adoption of blockchain-based technologies such as NFTs occurs only when they bring demonstrable value to games and their communities," wrote the team behind the gaming entity. To potentially solve the aforementioned problem, they proposed that game finance, or GameFi; developers abide by, among others, the following guidelines:

It also appears that Climate Replay wants to see major changes to the current play-to-earn, or P2E, model associated with GameFi. This includes shifting the primary purpose of such games from P2E to enjoyment. In other words, players should not be earning incomes from such games as an "informal job." Cointelegraph previously reported last year that individuals in developing nations playing popular NFT game Aixe Infinity had been earning incomes higher than the minimum wage of their native countries.

However, players are increasingly becoming frustrated with the steep drop in price of a major in-game token within Axie Infinity, leading to a corresponding plunge in their income levels.