https://astar.subsquare.io/democracy/referenda/37
This is a new proposal to fund the first of three milestones, previously submitted by the SFY Labs team.
The last referendum passed, but since an absolute majority was missed by just a few votes, SFY has decided to resubmit it. In the previous vote, many supporters of the team’s work had their funds locked in Neemo due to the hack.
With this new proposal, we hope to finally achieve new supporters an absolute majority.
https://forum.astar.network/t/lets-try-again-age-of-chronos-proposal/8446/224?u=sfy_labs
Please note that the work is not yet complete; the milestone has already been submitted and explained in detail.
We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate how this game—developed entirely in 3D on Unity using the RMRK protocol—can help the Astar community revive its gaming initiatives.
Our Response to the Concerns Raised by the Main Council - Go to Market problem
Thank you for the feedback and for recognizing the progress we’ve made. We’ve carefully considered the Council’s points on go-to-market and sustainability, and here’s how we plan to address them:
Our Sustainability Plan
Free first saga: The initial release will be fully free to play. With UCG support we can cover even minimal network fees for an easy onboarding experience.
Evolutive NFTs: Using the RMRK protocol, NFTs from the first saga will gain real in-game utility and on-chain level progression, creating organic secondary market value.
Future content without new funding: After launch, new levels and events (e.g., weekend tournaments) will be funded via dApp staking and occasional low entry fees.
Why This Can Work
User growth: Reaching ~500 active Astar users and improving our dApp staking rank makes sustainability realistic. Operational costs are manageable, and account abstraction/paymaster via Thirdweb (Astar partner) will simplify onboarding.
Scalable production: As outlined in milestones 2 and 3, our structure makes adding content simple, with future environments possibly created by the community.
Ecosystem collaboration: We are working with NFT Bridge for exclusive initiatives.
We plan to offer exclusive events and rewards to AD holders as well, given their support for our work. If they accept, we'd be happy to do so.
Why We Need Initial Support
Aside from UCG and dApp staking acceptance, SFY Labs has not yet been given a real chance. Within one month we delivered a milestone originally estimated for four months. To fully showcase Astar’s tech and gaming potential, we need a starting push.
We have the technical capabilities and the drive. Give us this chance and we’ll deliver results.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Many reasons have been mentioned before for voting against this proposal, and they are all still true.
SFY Labs is dishonest, manipulative & toxic for the ecosystem.
They were part of dApp staking before, left for Moonbeam since they got some money there, and now that it has dried up, they are back here again.
The grandiose claims of what has been built are just lies, exaggerated reports, with most of positive support comments sounding like they've come from coinmarketcap's community sentiment bot comments.
Bottom line is if Astar funds whatever this is, token holders will be paying for something that was already built with Moonbeam's grants/funds (and some dApp staking money from before and now).
EDIT:
To demonstrate what I mean by exaggeration & lies, I advise readers to check their proposal description.
To quote:
Within one month we delivered a milestone originally estimated for four months.
It is they who estimated it at 4 months. But the way it's presented is as if something grandiose was done. Truth is that it's either poor estimation or just usual lies.
Edited
True professionals, a rare commodity in this world. Once again, you have my full support. An Italian supporter