Ark Rivals

About Ark Rivals

{"time":1704988780000,"blocks":[{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Highlights"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"items":["Ark Rivals is an epic sci-fi action strategy NFT game of resource wars, global economy control, political domination and is based on user-generated content.","One of the few crypto games that are Apple Arcade candidates, providing engaging gameplay and high-quality NFTs.","The team has raised $3.5M in a private round from top VCs, such as Kardia Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, Infinity Ventures, Bitscale, Formless Capital, Youbi, Axia 8 Ventures and others."],"style":"unordered"},"type":"list"},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Product"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"A Sci-fi action strategy game based on user-generated content."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Taking inspiration from the modern action-strategy gameplay format combined with some unique tweaks and sci-fi art, Ark Rivals is about gaining power and resources to establish domination in the galaxy. Ark Rivals is a Sci-fi action strategy NFT-game based entirely on user-generated content. The game combines elements from highly successful games such as Clash of Clans and Rise of Kingdom."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The core game loop of Ark Rivals involves purchasing NFT land, building up a base for defense and resource mining, raising an airship army (Arks) to wage war against other bases, and looting all the resources to show dominance among the five factions in the solar system."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The project’s goal is to attract mainstream users playing traditional mobile games as well as crypto-savvy gamers familiar with play-to-earn games. Ark Rivals takes the free-to-play approach and removes barriers of initial payment, investment in in-game tokens, and doesn’t require high skills to begin playing.\r\n"}},{"type":"image","data":{"caption":null,"stretched":false,"url":"https://assets.polkastarter.com/i5024ya74n3fn6vx6ifo77m819k1","withBackground":false,"withBorder":false,"file":{"url":"https://assets.polkastarter.com/i5024ya74n3fn6vx6ifo77m819k1"}}},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Problem"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"Crypto games aren't built for casual gamers."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Most of the NFT games emphasize the play-to-earn aspect while neglecting sophisticated gameplay design. This requires players to have knowledge of NFTs and crypto and thus excludes most of the current mainstream players."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Also, there are many crypto games experiencing financial problems, so it’s hard to sustain a long-term project. This was made evident when tons of crypto games launched out of nowhere and got billions of dollars in market capitalization."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ark Rivals will prevent this issue by protecting the interests of users. It will be completely free to play, so more people can enjoy it. Ark Rivals wants to build a massive community of loyal gamers."}},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Solution"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"Create a fun-to-play game that's engaging and integrates with NFTs."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ark Rivals delivers beautiful gameplay and high-quality NFTs by balancing fun with earning potential. Unlike other Play-to-earn games, Ark Rivals introduces digital ownership to mainstream players, returning to gamers their contribution accordingly."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The team wants to build the largest faction wars in NFT gaming, creating the optional model for Game-Fi that allows for long-term collaboration. Ark Rivals will introduce its users to the play-create-earn mechanism."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"With in-game resources like gold, users can create and build out their defensive bases to protect themselves against other players. Also, they could attack their opponents with their army to get more resources. Ark Rivals allows you to earn crypto by mining in-game NFTs and staking the governance token."}},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Business Model"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"A self-sustaining game with both crypto and non-crypto revenue."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ark Rivals wants to avoid the problems that most crypto games go through, so they have figured out two different revenue models."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Their crypto revenue consists of:"}},{"data":{"items":["NFTs sales","Minting NFTs from non-NFT items","Upgrading Arkana mines","Transaction fees"],"style":"unordered"},"type":"list"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Their non-crypto revenue will come from:"}},{"data":{"items":["Time monetization","Selling Gacha stone","Promotion packs"],"style":"unordered"},"type":"list"},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Market"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"Ark Rivals is a one-of-a-kind game going after a huge target market."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"There’s already strong interest in similar games, judging by the time people dedicate to playing Clash of Clans and Rise of Kingdom."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"NFT faction war games have made significant contributions to the crypto gaming market. ArkRivals stands out as the first NFT sci-fi strategy game to use user-generated content."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It strikes a balance between the fun \u0026 the earning part of the game to enable both mainstream and crypto players to enjoy and earn. Through its sustainable business model, Ark Rivals is aiming to be a long-lasting game."}},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Investors"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"Raised $3.5M in a private round from top investors."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ark Rivals secured $3.5M in a private round from Kardia Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, Infinity Ventures, Bitscale, Formless Capital, Youbi, Axia 8 Ventures, Jsquare, Good Guild Game, Master Ventures, Spark, Fomocraft Ventures, DFG, Formless Capital, CPC and Hashkey Capital.\r\n"}},{"type":"image","data":{"caption":null,"stretched":false,"url":"https://assets.polkastarter.com/hb9nrtwodxdqkpheg05qyx9i8lc3","withBackground":false,"withBorder":false,"file":{"url":"https://assets.polkastarter.com/hb9nrtwodxdqkpheg05qyx9i8lc3"}}},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Team"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"A joint development by game publisher Topebox, incubator Whydah and strategic partner KardiaChain."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Topebox has published smash-hit titles such as Sky Dancer with over 20 million downloads and was featured both in Google Editor’s Choice in 2019 and as “game of the day” on the Apple App Store. It is incubated by Whydah, a Vietnamese blockchain-based game hub helping game studios apply blockchain technology, backed by Morningstar Ventures, Bitscale and others."}},{"data":{"items":["\u003cb\u003eDo Thanh Nghia (CEO)\u003c/b\u003e He has been working on video games since 2002. At Gameloft, he worked on many titles such as Asphalt, Rise of the Lost Empires, Hero of Sparta and Assassin’s Creed Mobile. At Topebox, he created the in-house Pine Engine, which is the multi-platform engine that Topebox was using to develop most of its games before moving to Unity in 2018. Before Topebox, he worked with Microsoft, Gameloft \u0026 Colorbox.","\u003cb\u003eNguyen Nhu Thien Y (Art Director)\u003c/b\u003e Having more than 3 years of experience in the graphic design industry, he was part of the production of many console games and movies under the Industrial Light \u0026 Magic team, an American motion picture visual effects company founded by George Lucas and a division of the film production company Lucasfilm. He also has 5+ years of experience in game management and production."],"style":"unordered"},"type":"list"},{"data":{"level":6,"text":"Token Utility"},"type":"header"},{"data":{"level":1,"text":"The $ARKN token is at the center of the Ark Rivals ecosystem."},"type":"header"},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"$ARKN has four main purposes: It’s the game’s payment currency that players can use to purchase or upgrade their NFTs, it’s used to reward gamers, thus improving retention rates, it regulates and protects the play-to-earn economy against bots, and $ARKN holders can participate in Ark Rivals’ governance by creating and voting on different proposals.\r\n"}},{"type":"image","data":{"caption":null,"stretched":false,"url":"https://assets.polkastarter.com/fw255thram9varyhlhmdwrsv6g4o","withBackground":false,"withBorder":false,"file":{"url":"https://assets.polkastarter.com/fw255thram9varyhlhmdwrsv6g4o"}}}],"version":"2.27.2"}