Shiny Star Studios has introduced that their web3 MMORPG, Ember Sword, might be transitioning from the Immutable X protocol to the Mantle Community, a Layer 2 answer on Ethereum.
This strategic shift is aimed toward bettering participant management over in-game property and streamlining the onboarding course of for all customers.
The transfer follows a earlier migration from Polygon to Immutable X, marking one other vital change within the recreation’s infrastructure.
What does this transfer imply for gamers?
The transition to Mantle could require gamers emigrate their in-game property to the brand new protocol.
While particular particulars concerning the migration course of haven’t been supplied, Shiny Star Studios has expertise with comparable transitions, having beforehand moved from the Polygon community to Immutable X and gamers ought to anticipate a structured course of that would take a number of weeks, just like the final migration.
“By integrating Mantle’s superior blockchain capabilities, we’re enhancing how gamers management their in-game property and delivering an unprecedented onboarding expertise for all avid gamers who love MMORPGs, regardless if they’re web3 natives or not, stated Mark Laursen, Founder and CEO of Shiny Star Studios.
Key Options and Enhancements
Key enhancements through the migration embrace the combination of Mantle’s modular Ethereum rollup know-how.
This know-how is designed to make sure safe, scalable, and low-fee transactions inside Ember Sword, making it simpler for gamers to have interaction with the sport’s economic system with out encountering excessive transaction prices or delays.
“Partnering with Mantle permits us to create a extra fruitful and interesting participant economic system,” stated Joris Huijbregts, Founder and Chief Improvement Officer of Shiny Star Studios. “We’re excited to combine with one of the best instruments and companions inside Mantle Ecosystem to create a scalable and sustainable person journey for our gamers. That is the way forward for gaming, the place participant involvement and management of their gadgets in-game are on the forefront.”
The migration can also be anticipated to simplify the onboarding course of, making it extra accessible to gamers unfamiliar with blockchain know-how. This collaboration additionally displays a broader development within the gaming trade towards integrating blockchain know-how to boost participant experiences.
“Their imaginative and prescient to allow extremely accessible, player-centric, blockchain-enabled video games aligns completely with our mission to allow extra avid gamers to get pleasure from experiences enhanced with blockchain know-how,” added Geezee, Head of Gaming at Mantle.
