NFT critics are “brain dead headline followers”

by James · March 6, 2023

Calling a subset of the potential audience for your new video game a bunch of idiots is a bold strategy (Image: Dr Disrespect)

If you think in-game NFTs are a bad idea, then you’re an idiot according to Dr Disrespect, who continues to promote them for his new game.

Although the video game NFT craze was over almost before it began, you can still find plenty of people who think they’re a good idea.

Square Enix is perhaps the most prominent company dedicated to bringing the concept into mainstream gaming, with at least one such project already planned for 2023 and soon to be former president Yosuke Matsuda (a vocal champion of NFTs and blockchain games ) who promises that his departure will win. t affect Square Enix’s plans.

Elsewhere, streamer Dr Disrespect announced that his upcoming extraction shooter Deaddrop would implement NFTs and blockchain technology, and despite the backlash he’s received, he recently confirmed his commitment while insulting critics.

As a quick reminder, Deaddrop is billed as a vertical extraction shooter. Think something along the lines of Escape From Tarkov or Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0’s DMZ mode.

From the sounds of it, the game will allow players to actually own items they pick up while playing, which Dr Disrespect claims could be worth a lot of money. At least on the blockchain.

“Imagine trying to ‘unpack’ an item you discovered worth $100,000 on the chain,” he tweets. “Think of the entertainment value as a viewer let alone a player.”

He also admits that he is very excited about the possibility of an online game, especially a mining-based one, that includes digital collectibles.

The concept of digital collectibles in an online game is so exciting to me. Especially an extraction type game.

People who say scam and “ugh” are just brain dead headline followers. The same people who spend tons on skins for an annual release game. Everyone also has the same skin.

— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) March 5, 2023

At the same time, he derided NFT critics as “brain-dead headliners,” and even called one fan, who says they were excited for Deaddrop but have now lost interest, an “idiot.”

“People who say fraud and ‘yikes’ are just brain dead headline followers,” said Dr Disrespect. “The same people who spend tons on skins for an annual release game. Everyone has the same skin too.’

At least he’s honest. Ubisoft made similar comments last year, but wasn’t nearly as blunt, saying critics simply didn’t understand NFTs. Which was still a detour to call members of his own audience stupid.

Ironically, despite Ubisoft tripling NFTs and promising to put them in more games, the company has been very quiet about them lately. It used Ghost Recon: Breakpoint as a testing ground, but a couple of months after its implementation, Ubisoft announced that it was ending support for the game after launch.

No other NFT-related projects have been discussed since; it even promised that a leaked multiplayer game – Project Q – would not include NFTs. Not that it mattered since the game was soon cancelled, but everything seems to indicate that Ubisoft has done a 180 on the concept.

It’s clear that Dr Disrespect is aiming to be a trendsetter, and while he has a dedicated following who are as eager for his NFT game as he is, no one will know for sure until Deaddrop is actually out.

The game still lacks a release date, and while an early version was made available to the public (albeit as a paid demo), it drew some criticism for only consisting of a basic shooter and no indication of what the full game will be.

This also came not long after Dr Disrespect boasted that his game, even at this early stage, looked better than Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Deaddrop boasts a team of renowned and experienced developers behind it, including former Call Of Duty staff, but all of Dr Disrespect’s promises so far are simply that, with very little tangible evidence that Deaddrop will be a worthy Call Of Duty- rival or what eventually brings NFTs into the mainstream.