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by mijamo 1192 days ago
I don't see how any of this is better using NFT. You have had digital tokens for a very long time without Blockchain. If I make a game with skins I have 2 possibilities: the first one is to only use the in game money system (no real money) at which point there is no point using Blockchain, or use real money to buy skins, at which point I will also have to implement refunds, KYC, reverting transactions, because that is always needed in the real world, and there the convenience of an NFT just disappears.

NFT seems only useful if there is a zero trust situation and irreversibility is wanted, but I see nearly no situation where this is the case.
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trophycase 1192 days ago
All of those things you mentioned can probably be solved with Account Abstraction and Application Specific Rollups. These technologies are still in the early stages but are moving along. Not trying to attack, but like a lot of people here, it seems that most people's understanding of Blockchains is stuck in like 2014. There are levels of trustlessness, and levels of irreversibility. None of the things I mentioned (when fully implemented) are going to be happening on the main Ethereum chain.
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illiarian 1192 days ago
> None of the things I mentioned (when fully implemented) are going to be happening on the main Ethereum chain.

The ability to say this with a straight face and realise nothing is amazing.

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trophycase 1191 days ago
???? I'm not sure what you're implying but look up the idea of the modular blockchain and educate yourself. Ethereum won't be the main execution layer for most transactions.
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illiarian 1191 days ago
> Ethereum won't be the main execution layer for most transactions.

Then there's no need for Ethereum.

I mean, knock yourself out, and build your tower of Babel where every next layer is an increasingly complex patchwork of workarounds, but don't pretend that this is somehow good, great, fats, amazing, better than grilled cheese etc.

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UncleEntity 1192 days ago
> All of those things you mentioned can probably be solved with Account Abstraction and Application Specific Rollups.

Or a database on the game server…

People keep trying to shoehorn blockchain whatever into places where a simple database would suffice and already exists.

Nobody is going to save in game character state in a Account Abstraction and Application Specific Rollup.

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