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2020 Predictions #9: Newcomers Will Reimagine Card Battlers

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Hearthstone’s recent sets have also caused balance problems for the game, and in the time it takes to adjust, players churn at higher rates. Magic is trying to establish itself as a premier esport, so we can look to Twitch to gauge Magic’s success in that arena: From sullygnome.com, daily average viewers for Hearthstone and MTG on Twitch.

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Axie Infinity: Infinite Opportunity or Infinite Peril?

Deconstructor of Fun

Also in 2019, land sales began (an extension of the Axie Universe, which we’ll break apart in a later section), the marketplace shifted over to the Loom Network (a Layer 2 on Ethereum), and the card battle game community alpha released. That naturally makes balancing the SLP economy for long-term token sustainability even more important.