Join Piers Kicks as he hosts BEN.ZZZ, founder of Cambria, for an insightful conversation about building high-stakes, risk-to-earn MMOs inspired by Runescape. Cambria is pioneering unique game worlds like Duel Arena and Gold Rush, recently concluding a season with a $1.5 million prize pool.

Cambria: https://cambria.gg

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ Ben's origins in the Runescape private server scene and the journey to founding Cambria.  

▸ Cambria's "risk-to-earn" MMO model with massive on-chain stakes.  

▸ Deep dive into Duel Arena (high-stakes 1v1) and Gold Rush (risk-to-earn MMO).  

▸ How Season 2 generated a $1.5M+ prize pool and saw massive player engagement.

▸ The emergent player behavior, guild strategies, and exploits seen in high-stakes environments.  

▸ Challenges of managing on-chain game economies: botting, exploits, and security.  

▸ Cambria's approach to balancing casual vs. hardcore players and "pay-to-win" mechanics.  

▸ Roadmap insights: Season 3 plans, Duel Arena V2, and the strategy for a potential token launch.  

▸ Cambria's multi-chain strategy and experiences deploying on different ecosystems.  

▸ The long-term vision for significant, high-stakes on-chain game economies and guild wars.  

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▸ Piers' Twitter: @pierskicks

▸ Ben's Twitter: @cyberpunk

▸ Cambria's Twitter: @playcambria

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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to Ben & Cambria  

01:00 - Origins in Runescape Private Servers  

03:00 - Discovering Crypto & Early Web3 Gaming  

05:00 - Cambria Overview: Duel Arena & Gold Rush  

06:30 - Thesis Formation: Player Archetypes & Appeal  

09:30 - Duel Arena Launch & Success ($100M+ Volume)  

12:00 - Season 2 Deep Dive: Mechanics & $1.5M Prize Pool  

16:00 - Season 2 Player Stats & Engagement  

17:30 - Emergent Behavior & Exploits in Season 2  

22:30 - Challenges: Botting, Dupes & Managing On-Chain Economies  

29:00 - Balancing Risk/Reward, Casual vs. Hardcore, and Pay-to-Win  

32:00 - Roadmap: Season 3, Dungeons, Scaling  

34:30 - Duel Arena V2 & Excalibur  

36:30 - Token Launch Strategy & Considerations  

39:30 - Multi-Chain Approach (Ronin & Blast/Abstract)  

42:30 - Vision for the Future of On-Chain Game Economies  

47:45 - Evolving Thesis & Learnings  

51:00 - Most Impactful Digital Experience (Runescape)  

53:00 - Favorite Games & Recommended Reads/Media

Disclaimer

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