Let's talk about what has been on my mind lately — rather than calling it a gaming guild, it is more like a virtual city built by players themselves. What I experience here is much more than just 'play-to-earn'.
Many people know that YGG is a DAO for investing in blockchain games' NFTs, but for me, what is most fascinating is the process of participating in the growth of games. For example, last week, the maritime-themed SubDAO I belong to collectively discussed whether to fund a new ship design from an independent development team. We not only looked at the strengths and weaknesses of the numbers but also debated whether the design style fits the game's worldview — that feeling is like being part of the game's planning team.
YGG's governance framework turns 'player suggestions' into 'actionable proposals'. In the past, we could only complain about game settings by posting, but now we can actually vote to decide the allocation of treasury funds for the development of a new feature. This shift from 'passive playing' to proactive building is something traditional games cannot provide.
Recently, I have been trying to accumulate 'contribution points' using YGG's achievement system. Completing game tasks, helping newcomers with questions, and even translating documents can accumulate these points. These contribution points do not convert directly into tokens, but they can unlock more governance rights, such as participating in exclusive AMAs and testing unpublished games in advance. It rewards not 'grinding' but your genuine contributions to the ecosystem.
Speaking of the ecosystem, YGG's recent push for 'game incubation voting' is also quite interesting. Several early projects pre-selected by the guild are decided on for key support after being tested by various SubDAOs. The pixel-style RPG I voted for was actually selected, and now seeing it take shape step by step in the development log gives me a 'I watched this child grow up' fatherly feeling.
I am not worried about safety. All proposals and fund flows are on-chain, and every allocation can be traced back to who voted in favor. This transparency forces everyone to take each vote seriously - after all, if you ruin a project, you lose your own credibility.
If you are just looking for quick money, YGG may not be suitable for you. But if you want to enter the backend of games and influence the direction of the virtual world together with a group of people who also love games, this place is probably the closest to a 'home' in Web3. It does not guarantee you will become rich, but it can give you a solid sense of 'ownership'.
Recently, I have been guiding three newcomers to familiarize themselves with the proposal process of SubDAO. Watching them transition from simply taking on tasks to actively researching game economic models, I suddenly felt: YGG's best product might not be the treasury, but the mechanism that cultivates ordinary players into game ecosystem builders.
In today's world where everything is recommended by algorithms, having a place where players' voices can directly become part of the game - this is probably the reason I stay in YGG.
