The Future of Blockchain-Based Gaming: Luck or Skill?

Blockchain-based games completely redefine the gaming experience with their added perspective on the traditional gaming industry.

In this new game world, success has become dependent on luck as much as the players’ skills. However, an important question comes to mind at this point: Is success in these games really luck, or does it depend entirely on the players’ strategic moves?

Blockchain-based games offer players the opportunity to play in a decentralized environment, and thanks to this, everything works transparently. However, most of these games include an element of randomness in the distribution of in-game rewards or in the determination of game events. For example, minting a rare NFT or winning a special in-game item can be based entirely on randomness. This is where the role of RNG (Random Number Generator) technology comes to the fore.

RNG creates a balance between players where luck is an element, ensuring that games are fair and unpredictable. For example, from the probability of rare items coming out of games with crate or orb openings to the probability of your hit being critical in a game… Moreover, not only in games, but also the fact that airdrops of assets such as NFTs are carried out according to fair and deserved percentages is another advantage provided by RNG.

However, this technology can only achieve its purpose if it is implemented correctly and reliably. Otherwise, it could undermine the sense of fairness and undermine player trust in this new decentralized gaming world.

Chainlink, considered the most well-known project on RNG, carries out its transactions with a structure that includes centralized elements.

Chainlink’s Verifiable Random Function (VRF) technology is run by oracle nodes, and the random number generation process largely depends on the integrity and honesty of these nodes. The smart contract sends a random number request to the Chainlink network, and the oracle generates a cryptographically secure random number.

This number is sent with a proof to guarantee its accuracy. However, the fact that oracles work in a centralized structure and produce the number in this process means that a completely decentralized solution is not possible.

This centralized approach to Chainlink’s RNG generation process is a disadvantage, especially in scenarios that require instantaneous and rapid response, such as games. The fact that number generation can sometimes take up to 2 minutes almost makes the concept impossible.

This is where Feed Protocol comes in. Feed Protocol is preparing to take its place on the scene as a fast, dynamic, and cost-effective on-chain RNG solution running on Solana.

Feed Protocol generates random numbers with high entropy to ensure that in-game experiences are truly fair and random. Moreover, unlike traditional RNG solutions, it works extremely fast and performs its operations in milliseconds without interrupting users’ gaming experience. Thanks to Feed Protocol, Blockchain-based games have the chance to offer a reliable and enjoyable experience where luck and skill are in perfect harmony.

It increases confidence in the games by showing players that they are actually winning prizes based on luck.

Generally speaking, the future of Blockchain-based games is built on a structure where luck and talent are balanced. This balance is provided by reliable and fast RNG solutions. Innovative technologies such as Feed Protocol provide this balance while offering both justice and entertainment in the gaming world.