the KITTIES take over the blockchain
It was high time for CATS to be all over the blockchain.
But who knew that they would clog the network and create a new obsession in less than a day? ( and make a few people rich while they are at it..)
Let a bunch of kitties play and you get a mess so at least that's par for the course. Now they have a new playground! the blockchain!
I'm talking, of course, about CryptoKitties game. What the heck is all this about though?
I'm gonna quote a lot from their FAQ as it is a very well put and easy to understand and I recommend everyone to read it all. But basically...
So yes, KITTIES that reproduce on the blockchain. Breed them, sell them and...well, that's about it. But the craze was on yesterday and going today and people kept buying and making new kitties and selling for profit. No kidding, a brand new - so called generation 0 - kittie was selling for as much as 10eth. 4000$ for a cat!
Besides this, there a few cool things on the site. The graphics are fun, reminds me of NeoPets and Tamagochi though they do not move. They are nicely drawn and fun to look at and each cat is slightly unique. Each has a fun description as well. I am a bit impressed with the copy on this site to be honest. Whoever did that and set the mood for the game did a very good job! ( he also might be rich as the gen 0 kitties income go to the devs and the team and they generate a new one every 15 minutes x 7eth or so....)
You can buy kitties in the marketplace and breed them and sell the new ones. If you are lucky you might get a FANCY cat that goes for a lot more money though I am not sure how you know what to breed to get FANCY or if it is even possible to guess. Maybe if you study the game hard.
Each cat starts with the possibility to bread fast and with each new kittie bred you need to wait longer and longer until she can bread again - a so called cooldown period. Each period has a name and you can identify and see it in the marketplace. Here;s how it looks when you see a cat and where to click to see the full list.
The purpose of the game could be to create FANCY cat that have special attributed that "emerge" from breeding. Which si really cool that there is a genetic algorithm at work. Right now, the purpose of the game seems to be:PROFIT!. People buy cats so they can breed and sell the offsprings. I don't think they pay much attention to attributed, but only to cooldown period and generation.
I suppose when the game will mature and the craze goes down we will see a real generation of "breeders" who will make a lot of money from Fancy Cats. For now, it's all about the ETH!!
With a cat with no cooldown going for so much ETH, it's difficult for new players to get in at a high level but I think this will pass.
It is easy to discount this as a fad, mass insanity, exploiting people's stupidity or a lot of others patronizing take on the fact that this is happening and that people pay money for something like this. But I think this is missing the point. This is an amazing idea and the first one reaps the profits but also shows new ways to use the blockchain and allows for much more creativity then maybe we thought possible. This will get new kind of people into the crypto-world and that is a good thing in my opinion.
No argument that it is kind of insane to experience.
Who knew this would be THE NEXT BIG THING? But now that we know, expect a lot of copy..uhm..cats to appears, games that take advantage of the technology and see the insane profits they could be making if they go viral. ETH networks, be aware, if ICOs put a strain on your tech..imagine 5 cryptokitties game in the same time! [ VITALIK to the rescue?! ].
I'm looking forward to see what's coming next.
The future is indeed meow.
About 37% of American homes today have at least 1 cat.
That is quite relevant .
Miacis, the primitive ancestor of cats, was a small, tree-living creature of the late Eocene period, some 45 to 50 million years ago.
can this go on forever?
In an average year, cat owners in the United States spend over $2 billion on cat food.
That's 10% of Ethereum's market cap . Wouldn't be wiser to buy 4.4 million Ethers with that money ?
A cat's brain is more similar to a man's brain than that of a dog.
Is that wisely spent ?
A cat's normal pulse is 140-240 beats per minute, with an average of 195.
This bot is smart as a cat
Of all the species of cats, the domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. All species of wild cats hold their tail horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking.
please stop now.
Cats come back to full alertness from the sleep state faster than any other creature.
I'm afraid to install because of :
I'm on Telegram with @steeemit
don't worry dude, Is metamask!!
It can't be tampered with ? I seriously doubt it. Why the f does it have to "Modify data you copy and paste" ??
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/566pot/are_the_new_metamask_permission_safe/d8grlh8/
while it is defenitly nice to see something so new and creative it is also a bit frightend that people are willing to pay 10 eth for a cat eth tamagochi frankenstein mix.
Well we are early still so lets see what will develop out of this
yes but it is a tamagochi that will be yours FOREVER.
that makes it even worse :-)
The richest cat is Blackie who was left £15 million by his owner, Ben Rea.
Wohh awesome post dear friend.... I had one Cat also.... Now i live in faw away from my lovely Cat.. But still i miss my Cat every moment.. yeah i would like to buy this awesome game soon.............
Thank you for sharing, this looks really interesting I will definitely test it out! I never had an Ethereum account till now, but this is worth creating one! :)
Is there any way to get a free cat?
unfortunately there is not :(
What the FUCK?!
It happens every time. If someone finds something that works, then copycats come out of the woodwork. Some will succeed, others will fail. Choosing to go with the right one is the key to making money, if your thing is making money.