Stalker 2 devs cancel NFT plans immediately after backlash from deleted post GSC Game WorldStalker 2 developers, GSC Game World, cancelled plans for NFT tie-ins to their game shortly after receiving backlash from defending its in-game \u201cbonuses\u201d. The developers offered an explanation reinforcing its intent to include Stalker 2 NFTs but immediately deleted the lengthy post after it faced mounds of backlash. About an hour later, GSC posted another image with a brief statement indicating they would \u201ccancel anything NFT-related in Stalker 2.\u201d \u201cWe hear you,\u201d GSC said. \u201cBased on the feedback we received, we\u2019ve made a decision to cancel anything NFT-related in Stalker 2. \u201cThe interest of our fans and players are the top priority for the team. We\u2019re making this game for you to enjoy \u2013 whatever the cost is. If you care, we care too.\u201d Stalker 2 NFT plans scrapped On December 15, GSC unveiled its plans for a \u2018Stalker Metaverse\u2019 where three players would be able to appear in-game as an NPC, complete with their likeness attached to them \u2014 but gated behind NFTs. In defending the move, the studio would later say it was \u201ceager to do NFTs right\u201d and then revealed more NFT content planned for Stalker 2 like gloves, tattoos, skins, etc. These developments invited a flurry of discontent from the Stalker 2 fan base, including popular voices in the community like YouTuber CohhCarnage. \u201cAs a long-time fan of this franchise and someone who is incredibly excited for Stalker 2,\u201d CohhCarnage said. Please consider removing NFTs from your product. \u201cThere is simply too much misunderstanding, negativity and skullduggery associated with NFTs. It is not worth this.\u201d As a long-time fan of this franchise and someone who is incredibly excited for Stalker 2.. Please consider removing NFTs from your product. There is simply too much misunderstanding, negativity and skullduggery (yep, I said it) associated with NFTs. It is NOT worth this. Thanks. \u2014 Cohh Carnage (@CohhCarnage) December 16, 2021 More sentiments pointed to concerns of NFT\u2019s environmental impact as well as its unregulated market which some believe is susceptible to scams. GSC were adamant about incorporating the items in Stalker 2 as a new source of revenue but quickly backed down after its decision overwhelmed them with opposition to the idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stalker 2 devs cancel NFT plans immediately after backlash from deleted post GSC Game WorldStalker 2 developers, GSC Game World, cancelled plans for NFT tie-ins to their game shortly after receiving backlash from defending its in-game \u201cbonuses\u201d. The developers offered an explanation reinforcing its intent to include Stalker 2 NFTs but immediately deleted the lengthy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}